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Loddon HERALD Vol 4 No 12, THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2024 ISSN 2653-1550
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FROM Wedderburn’s Alice Turnbull sprinting to victory in the race for fiveyear-olds (left) to one-time Rheola Gift winner and current Loddon Mayor Gavan Holt (above right), who caught up with Leesa Catto and Matt Catto, Easter Monday’s 151st Rheola Charity Carnival brought families through the generations back for the iconic country event to enjoy traditional games and activities as dark storm clouds swirled the district but produced barely a sprinkle of raindrops at the recreation reserve. Report - Page 10. Pictorial special - Pages 12 & 12
PUMPKIN PUMPED THE world pumpkin paddling record has been claimed by Boort’s Bradley Haw.
Setting the record ... Bradley Haw
Three days on the Murray River over Easter saw Bradley steer his hollowedout 352kg pumpkin from Torrumburry Weir to Thule Creek, near Ultima. The 67km trip eclipsed the current record set in the United States last October by almost 4km. Bradley and his support crew headed by Fred Assi are now preparing paper-
work to lodge with the Guiness Book of Records to have the feat officially recognised. “The river level was low and I was hitting logs in the river. When we arrived at the river and saw how low it was, the river was barely flowing, my heart sank but we were determined to make the attempt,” Bradley said. “The first day was really tough going and I tipped over a few times, making modifications to the pumpkin and we travelled 13km on Good Friday.
“Things got better on the second day and with more modifications travelled 20km. I was cramping and still working out a way to comfortably sit in the giant pumpkin.” Bradley said the answer to paddling comfort was found - a yoga ball. “We placed the ball in the pumpkin and that had me sitting higher. Cramping and body stiffness was much less on the third day and that meant going on for more than 30km and claiming the record.”
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