Jeepers Christmas Breakup Weekend

Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December

Toogoolawah Showground, Ivory Creek Road, Toogoolawah

This is a big weekend in the Jeepers social calendar and we hope you can all make it along for a day or the whole weekend. You can arrive anytime from Thursday 28th and stay until Monday.  

*****Please note CHECK-IN is from 12 NOON. Please do not arrive earlier than 12 noon as you will NOT be permitted to enter and set-up camp****

To get to site –

Easiest access is via the Brisbane Valley Highway, use either the North or South entrance to town depending on your approach.  The south entrance will take you through the main street then dogleg into Ivory Creek Road. If coming from the northern approach, Ivory Creek Road is 2nd on your left.  Once on Ivory Creek Road, you will see the showground entrance to your right about 1km down.

Campground facilities – Showers & toilets, some powered sites, some with water, recycling bin, Entertainment area for use over weekend, Dump Point, Mobile Phone reception. A short drive to Toogoolawah township for supplies.

Campfires – Provided there are no fire bans in place. BYO your own fire-pit/brazier and tray to catch ash. Ash can be added to the large campfire area. Some firewood available but feel free to bring your own. 

Pets are permitted but MUST be kept on a leash at all times. 

Camping fees - $20/van or site/day - eft/cash (power & water or unpowered – not all sites have power and/or water). If you arrive before Thursday or stay after Monday, the camp fees are $25/van or site/day. The Showgrounds give us a discount for our group booking.

What will be happening over the weekend -

THURSDAY OR FRIDAY – Check in from 12 noon. Last year, some members arrived on Thursday and then went for a pub lunch at the Exchange Hotel on Friday, so we will do it again this year if there is enough interest. Please let me know if you want to do Friday Pub Lunch as we need to book a table.

SATURDAY – Saturday morning our Treasurer will have a deal for you. Bring your money along to his caravan and he will sell you your lucky raffle tickets. Tickets can be purchased any time Saturday up until Sunday morning before the Christmas celebrations start.

Saturday afternoon, activities will start at 1.30pm with the wrapping of prizes and hampers for the Multi-Draw Christmas Raffle held on Sunday. Donations of individual prizes or grocery items for the hampers can be brought over to the Hall from 1.30pm or dropped off to Carolyn’s van if you need to drop off early. If you can’t make it on the Christmas weekend and would like to make a donation, donations can be handed to Des Young, Lloyd Bradshaw or Carolyn Farnell beforehand at the Annual Club Luncheon & Birthday celebration on 3rd November or contact them to make alternative arrangements. All donations are greatly appreciated. If donating foodstuffs, please ensure that they are still “in date” and that their “Use By” date has not expired.

Following the wrapping of prizes, the “Country” Club Meeting will be held around 3pm. Happy Hour will follow around 4.30pm. As we have been doing since the start of CO-VID, everyone brings their own plate of nibbles and drinks for Happy Hour. There will be no communal ‘nibbles’ table.

The Committee have organised with the Show Society President to cater the Saturday night dinner as in the previous 2 years. Cost - $25 per head for a 2-course meal. The Club will be subsidising members $10 per head for the dinner. Dinner will be in pavilion with tables & chairs provided. BYO drinks. If you don’t wish to partake in the catered dinner please advise when you put your name down to attend the Christmas weekend. Don’t forget to pack some Christmas decorations to decorate your van and the table where you will be sitting on Saturday night. This will add to the festive atmosphere of the weekend.

SUNDAY – activities will commence at 10.00am sharp with the arrival of Santa and distribution of presents for children and/or the “Big Kids”. If you are bringing primary-school aged children or younger, can you please advise Carolyn asap – how many children, their names and how old they are.  If you have a “fun” gift for one of the “Big Kids”, please get in touch with “Santa”, alias Ricky 32885867   0437188471  janko54@optusnet.com so Santa knows.

The Club will give each primary-school aged child a small gift and we also ask parents/grandparents to bring a small gift with the child’s name marked on it, for Santa to present to them. These gifts can be handed to Des or Carolyn once you have set up in camp or when you arrive on Sunday. After Santa’s departure, there will be presentation of any Awards and Gifts and the drawing of the Multi-Draw Raffle. Lloyd will be selling Raffle tickets throughout the weekend and I am sure he will have a deal for you.

If you will be attending the Christmas Breakup Weekend, what you need to do now –

• Please advised Des & Judy or Carolyn that you will be attending by email, text or phone; OR

• Go to the website and put your name down; AND

• Make sure you advise when you will be arriving and departing as a Toogoolawah Showgrounds Booking form has to be completed and submitted to the Showgrounds a week prior to the weekend; AND

• Advise if you want to join in the pub lunch on Friday and the catered dinner on Saturday night; AND

• Your vehicle registration number.

• Most importantly, we need to know if you will be bringing any children with you.

Any queries - contact Des Young 0483899525 youngsheldon@bigpond.com or

                                     Carolyn Farnell 0428143146 farnellgc@bigpond.com