Mac started his trip to the Yowah Opal Festival 2011 last night with the promise of Video updates along the way. So hopefully we can get a glimpse into what the trip is like. The trip to Yowah is about a thirten hour drive from Bellingen and the landscape is quite a bit different so another interesting thing to look out for. If you are interested in going, there is still time. The Yowah Festival for 2011 starts on the 15th of July and finsihes on the 17th of July. Here are the details: Yowah Opal Festival 2011 Start Date: Friday, 15th July 2011 Finish Date: Sunday, 17th July 2011 The Yow...

YOWAH 2010 July. The rain finally stopped, the bush was spattered with the wildflowers for which it is famous and the July 2010 Yowah Opal Festival opened its figurative doors. Figurative because the 100 stall holders literally set up on the dry red gravel dirt of the Queensland outback, and the great crowd of buyers, lookers and interested ones from overseas bought, sold and swapped opal with alacrity and aplomb. The president was ecstatic with the results as a large amount of monies was raised for the very necessary flying doctor service. Familiar faces abounded from all walks of the opal...