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INTRODUCING the Cunnamulla Fella Roundup Festival, a four-day celebration of country spirit that is set to shine the light on this famous country town of just 1,200 people, some 780km west of Brisbane and 140km north of the New South Wales border!

Featuring a three-day rodeo school from Wednesday June 30 through to Friday July 2, and the Roundup, Rodeo, Barrels Circuit and Drought Angels Concert on Saturday July 3, the Cunnamulla Fella Roundup Festival takes over where the Cunnamulla Fella Festival left off. This year stars leading the music line-up include famed country music songstress and multi-award winner Tanya Kernaghan and 2017 Golden Guitar finalist (Australian Country Music Awards) Dani Young, together with Chris Staff and Larry Cann among others.

“We are inviting everyone to join us for the festival you never knew you needed!” said Cunnamulla Mayor, Suzette Beresford. “In today’s fast-paced world of digital personalities, hectic schedules, traffic jams and concrete, the Cunnamulla Fella Roundup Festival stands as a beacon of authenticity, and we look forward to welcoming locals and visitors. Just bring a hat, boots and enthusiasm and we will do the rest!”

Tickets ON SALE NOW:  https://cunnamullatourism.com.au/festival/

Wednesday June 30 – Friday July 2: Junior Rodeo School

Celebrating the true spirit of the Outback, the Junior Rodeo School will be held over three days, led by some of the country’s best stockmen.

Registration details: https://events.humanitix.com/cunnamulla-fella-roundup

Friday July 2: Songwriters Night at Hotel Cunnamulla

Starring 2017 Golden Guitar finalist (Australian Country Music Awards) Dani Young, together with Chris Staff and Larry Cann.

Saturday July 3: Cunnamulla Fella Roundup Festival at the Cunnamulla Showgrounds

  • Morning – Outback Barrells Circuit
  • Afternoon – Rodeo
  • Evening – Drought Angels Country Cares Concert from 6pm starring country music songstress and multi-award winner Tanya Kernaghan, 2017 Golden Guitar finalist (Australian Country Music Awards) Dani Young, together with Chris Staff and Larry Cann.

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Once a town where bullock teams passed through and shearers spilled from bar windows, today Cunnamulla in outback Queensland is known for its natural beauty, outback hospitality, celebrations and as the place where “the handshake’s stronger and the smile lasts longer”.

So, who is the Cunnamulla Fella? He is the essence of the outback immortalised in a song by Stan Coster, and  sung by the legendary Slim Dusty, who spent considerable time in the outback town. Paying tribute to the ‘fellas of the region who forged the way – the shearers, ringers, bushman, riders and more – the Cunnamulla Fella statute stands tall in the main street, a fitting epicentre for this iconic Queensland town.