An 800m swim, 25km ride and 5km run is all it takes. It doesn't sound hard but the blistering outback heat and strong winds makes this Australia's toughest sprint tri. Swim through a murky creek, pedal against the roaring headwind, and run one of the hottest stretches of bitumen around. Then celebrate finishing at the horse races, enter fashions on the field, enjoy a country tastes luncheon, watch a PBR bull ride, enter Australia's Best Butt Competition, topped off with plenty of live music and a firework spectacular - this the 2017 Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival!
Highlights
The 23rd annual Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival was held this weekend, April 7-9
First time competitor Matt Hutchinson, was named winner of the South32 Julia Creek Triathlon - against 365 competitors
Emerald family "The Bennett's", made the event a family affair with father Lance placing third in the Senior Triathlon, mother Mace, placing 4th and four of their six children placed first in their age groups
Jockey Aaron Spradau, riding Anchor Chain, won the Artesian Express Race in what was a nail-biting photo finish
19 year old PBR rookie rider Aaron Kleier from Clermont was the overall PBR champion
Mount Isa's Rachel Thwaites, 24, and Gold Coast's Toby Wicks, 25, were crowned the winners of the 2017 Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival Donohues Best Butt Competition from more than 30 finalists from all over Australia
Local Julia Creek girl, Amanda Stevens won best dressed after racing with her sisters to campaign for "Fresh Water for Life" the Lincoln Cash Foundation
300+ volunteers helped make the event a success for another year
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