THERE'S a buzz around town in Murrurundi today with the annual King of the Ranges Stockman's Challenge and Bush Festival officially underway.
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The very best of Australia’s stockmen and women converged on the Rosedale Complex yesterday for vet and gear checks before competition officially kicked off.
Competitors were put through their paces in preliminary events built to test their overall ability - Whipcrack, Packsaddle and Stock Handling, Bareback and Shoeing.
It will all come down to a heated action-packed final on Sunday morning.
Hundreds of students from Murrurundi, Blandford, Willow Tree and Walhallow Public Schools also were also involved in the action on Friday.
Students participated in craft and bush poetry workshops as well as a whip cracking clinic and a blacksmith workshop.
King of the Ranges president Earl Kelaher said the committee was looking forward to a good night with entry $5 after 5pm.
There is plenty on offer with a sheep shearing competition, trade stalls, food vendors, canteen and an open bar.
After the "Beef and Bush Ballads" dinner there will a flag raising ceremony, liberty horsemanship and whip cracking demonstrations followed by live music well into the night.