No joke, folks … The Sheik of Scrubby Creek, Chad Morgan OAM will headline Wendy Gordon’s first One-Day Muster on April 1 at Ulmarra, just outside the jacaranda city of Grafton.

The April Fools’ Day event will be held on the site of Wendy’s Clarence Valley Country Muster, which has endured three years of cancellations due to relentless flooding and COVID-19 restrictions.

Sadly, all the infrastructure for the week-long country muster has been washed away down the Clarence, so Wendy has teamed with Kross Kut Studios boss Lindsay Waddington to host three one-day events through the year – in April, July and December – in a bid to rebuild the muster site. In October she plans to open up her beautiful gardens for a series of High Tea events during the Jacaranda Festival.

Joining Chad on the April 1 concert are Terry Gordon OAM, Lindsay Waddington, Allan Caswell, Justin Standley and the Kross Kut Showband, along with walk-up artists for the first part of the day. Proceedings begin at 9am and continue through until 5.30pm.

Concertgoers can be entertained from early till late, with food and refreshments available onsite. Self-contained guests (motorhomers and caravanners) are welcome to stay the night via prior arrangement with organisers.

Who doesn’t love to celebrate Christmas in July and what better place to spend it than on a fabulous property in the beautiful Clarence Valley?

Bring your Santa suit and reindeers along to 11 Coulters Lane, Ulmarra. It’s the original long lunch with entry from 9am to 5.30pm. A delicious roast meal will be available.

From October 28-November 5, soak in the purple haze of Grafton’s famous Jacaranda Festival. While you’re in the neighbourhood – how about a spot of High Tea in the garden at Wendy’s working cattle farm?

You can be assured of a delicious spread courtesy of the hostess with the mostest. Again, if you’d like to bring your caravan or motorhome – call Wendy to discuss some options for your stay.

Wendy’s putting the call out for volunteers to help prepare the site for the week-long High Tea events in exchange for self-contained accommodation.

Visitors to the High Tea can browse the variety of market stalls onsite, enjoying a little retail therapy with their tea and scones.

The year’s final gathering is the Clarence Valley Country Muster Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 9. Walk-up artists can take their turn behind the microphone from 9am to noon with the main attractions on stage from 1.30 to 4.30pm.

The Clarence Valley Muster has been severely tested in recent times, but Wendy loves welcoming visitors to her rural retreat and can’t wait to see happy faces in the crowd once again.

Admission for these one-day events is just $40 per person and self-contained accommodation can be arranged for a small donation.

For more information call Wendy on 0432 741 947 or
email wgordon@cvcmuster.com.au www.cvcmuster.com.au