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11 October, 2025

Triathlon filled with fun!

The first event of the Gilgandra Triathlon on Sunday, October 5, was the colour run, along the Windmill Walk.

By Lucie Wightman

Photos by The Gilgandra Weekly: Lucie Peart.
Photos by The Gilgandra Weekly: Lucie Peart.
Winners in the CWA Watermelon Eating Competition: Phoenix Andrews (15-18s); and open winner and now two-time champion, Simon Loevendie.
Winners of the Coo-ee Calling (13-18 years): first Jaxson Dixon and second Imogen Johnson.
Former Coo-ee Calling National Champion, Robyn Howard, showed the crowd how to properly do a Coo-ee call.
2015 Coo-ee March Re-enactment Coo-ee Calling judges Neil Alchin, Robyn Howard, and Margo Piggott with open category winners - third Sharon Piggott, first Shelly Loevendie (nee Nangle), and third Kylie Beaumont (nee Nangle).
Entrants in the open section of the watermelon eating competition; the melons were donated by Carlo’s SUPA IGA and cut by staff member Rob.
Winners of the Coo-ee Calling (nine-12 years).
Chase Hodges (second from right) won the watermelon eating competition for the five-eight-year-olds).
The CWA Markets were also held on Sunday as part of the Streets of Colour events.
Festival Planning Crew Members Brenda Purvis, Tracey Stevenson and Kristina Wendt.
Members of Gilgandra CWA Evening Branch, Jess Reed, Jennie White, and Christine Howchin handing out the watermelon slices.
Entrants practising their Coo-ee calls.
Winners of the Coo-ee Calling (five-to-eight years): second Michael Holgate, first Jack Jeffery
Winner of the colour run was Max Pearson from Orange.
Third placed in the colour run was local Darcy Adams.
Second placed in the colour run was Will Pearson (Orange).
Gilgandra Toyota staffed the colour run sites along the Windmill Walk, and paid extra attention to their boss, manager Mark Walker as he returned to the finish line.
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