PIPPED OFF: Chinchilla Melon Festival cops Covid cancellation

THE iconic community and tourism festival which put Chinchilla on the map is the latest event to have been squashed by Covid restrictions. The Chinchilla Melon Festival organising committee announced the event, planned for February 2021 and expected to have attracted up to 20,000 attendees, has been cancelled. The biennial event will instead be heldContinue reading “PIPPED OFF: Chinchilla Melon Festival cops Covid cancellation”

OBERHARDT: Rothfire, the “Thriller from Chinchilla”, eyes Golden Rose and Everest climb

A CHINCHILLA-bred racehorse’s remarkable group two victory in Sydney has made him favourite for the $1 million Gold Rose and removed any doubt he’ll be a strong chance when he lines up for the world’s richest race on turf.