Outback town turns on the fun in one whacky weekend

Updated February 26 2017 - 10:52am, first published 10:43am
Yabbies get a spray at the races to keep them moving. Picture: Simon Grimmett.
Yabbies get a spray at the races to keep them moving. Picture: Simon Grimmett.

FOR most of the year residents of Julia Creek, a town in mid-northern Queensland with a modest population of about 300, lead a fairly ordered outback life.