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From left to right, Bella, Brianna, and Acacia. Their group won first place in the open category. CLARE WATSON THE Tully Showgrounds pavilion was packed out with spectators on Friday for the annual Fashions on the Paddock banana bag competition at the Tully Show, an event unique to Tully. Tully State Primary school, St Clare’s school, and other local competitors displayed their distinctive creations on the runway, impressing the tightly packed crowd of proud families, friends, tourists, and locals. The outfits were all incredibly creative, featuring Disney princesses, TV cartoons, wood fairies, locally inspired tropical dresses, rainbow queens, an astronaut, and more. The wow factor, however, came from the fact that almost every single detail of each costume in the competition was made entirely out of banana farm bunch covers. The event (and all cash prizes) is sponsored by Pakall, which is a packaging company supplying North QLD with bunch cover bags. ‘Fashions on the Paddock’ only happens in Tully, and was started by Melanie Collins, the owner of a local farm called L and R Collins. Six years since then, it has evolved into a fash-
ion statement unique to the tropical North QLD town, with so many participants that they are expanding the event for next year. Sheree Paynter was flown from Brisbane by Pakall with her husband Greg to be a part of the judging panel and said, “From an outsider’s point of view, the fashion show is unique to this area and the community that rallies behind it is really great.” This year’s sponsorship from Pakall was $2000, and next year it will rise to $2500, with an added not-for-profit competitive section. Any not-for-profit organisation will be eligible to enter the competition under this new category, and the prize for winning is a whopping $1000 to go towards the organisations cause. Tully Primary did especially well this year, winning the group section. St Clare’s also impressed, taking second in this category with their Disney Princesses, and a crowd favourite from this group was Moana’s co-character Maui, who gave the authentic Maui call. The Primary school students have been working hard on their costumes for months according to
teacher aid at Tully Primary, Romayne Weare. Weare oversaw the making of the Tully Primary student’s costumes, helping them bring their designs to life. “It was fantastic! The kids did really well. They have been waiting for this day since February,” she said. The day before the event, the students at Tully Primary were so excited working on their finishing touches, so they did a spontaneous show-and-tell for the visiting National School for Travelling Show Children (NSTSC). The visiting students loved the outfits, and it boosted the year-six models confidence for the show. Ultimately, that’s what the competition is all about. “It really gives them confidence, getting out in front of the community like this,” Weare said. Fashions on the Paddock continues to get bigger and better every year, with more young designers getting creative, and opting to work in groups. “Ultimately, it’s the enjoyment that the children get out of it, and the effort they put in is just incredible,” said Collins.
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