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00:30This time on Backroads, I'm taking you to a country ball like no other.

00:38Yes, I've mustered the courage to go to a B&S or a Bachelor and Spinsters ball, a colourful

00:46part of Australia's larrikin bush tradition.

00:53All this fun and mayhem is happening in Lucendale.

00:58Roughly 340 kilometres south of Adelaide, Lucendale also hosts an even bigger event.

01:07It's radically different, but one of the largest agricultural get-togethers in the state.

01:13You only have to tell Lucendale that it's too small to happen.

01:18And then it fuels that fire.

01:21That's it.

01:22That's it.

01:23We need more of the older culture coming through to show us young fellas what it's all about.

01:29How does this tiny community play such a big role in keeping these bush traditions alive?

01:39I'm Christy O'Brien.

01:41And buckle up.

01:43I'm about to find out.

01:45My arrival into Lucendale all seems very normal.

01:58Classic tree-lined road, quiet main street.

02:03But out on the edges of the town, something is stirring.

02:10I've arrived smack-banging to the mayhem of Lucendale's Bachelor and Spinster, or B&S, ball.

02:18It's called the Yakka Whacka ball, and appears to involve a lot of drinking and some rather feral-looking cars.

02:38I've never seen so many utes in all my life.

02:41Now, this isn't a fancy Bridgerton-style ball.

02:45B&S balls are balls like no other.

02:49They've been around for over 150 years, and were designed to overcome the tyranny of distance,

02:57which made it hard for young country folk to find a partner.

03:02Now, I have a secret.

03:04At the risk of completely destroying any country street cred I have, I've actually never been to a B&S.

03:11I now want to find out what I have been missing out on.

03:16What is good about B&Ss?

03:18Just the looseness, how everyone can just do whatever they want.

03:21You can just drink as much as you want.

03:24People that don't judge, it's just a, yeah, a getaway.

03:27You get to be who you are.

03:28Yeah, exactly.

03:29You just be yourself.

03:30There's no rules.

03:32You just have fun, and you just don't be a dickhead.

03:35The Yakka Whacka ball consists of two parts.

03:39There's a formal evening ball, once the sun sets.

03:43Ramping up to that, there's some wild entertainment out in the car park.

03:48And nothing gets wilder than ute circle work.

03:56We've got Matthew doing a run.

03:58Considered an essential part of a B&S ball.

04:03It's just entertainment for the crowd.

04:06You know, the crowd love watching it, and they love participating in it as well.

04:11Bill Crosby is the chair of the Yakka Whacka committee, and heads up the crew putting this

04:17incredible event together.

04:19There's a lot of other balls where nothing happens.

04:22The patrons get bored, and they drink, and obviously get up to mischief.

04:26So we provide the circle work competition, barrel races, and other games to keep them entertained.

04:32Most of the Yakka Whacka crew are young committee members from Lucendale's Lions Club.

04:38Like Luke Farrell, who's volunteered to be the chief timekeeper for the circle work.

04:49You must bring a bit of a youthful flair then to the Lions Club with some of your committee members.

04:55Yes, so our youngest is 19 years of age, and they range to five of us under the age of 30.

05:01So to be one of the younger Lions Clubs around, surely?

05:04I've brought the age down a bit, and then the rest of it, everyone's brought it down even more, which is good.

05:11Lucendale's youthful Lions Club is delivering big results.

05:16And their B&S ball is now the only one still partying on in South Australia.

05:24There used to be a ball nearly every weekend.

05:26And then they died off, and there was a whole generation that they didn't go to balls.

05:31So it's a whole new culture that we're, you know, trying to bring back, I suppose.

05:41So what is the key to an ideal circle work run?

05:47Well, I think you need to commit.

05:50You need to hold it to the floor and be able to control it in the slide.

05:55Why do you guys like, you know, thrashing your cars so much?

06:01Just for a bit of fun.

06:02If it's that much fun, I've just got to have a go myself.

06:08It's good entertainment for everyone to watch.

06:10So, put on a show.

06:11What the Jesus!

06:28Oh, my God!

06:32Woo!

06:33Woo!

06:34Woo!

06:35Woo!

06:36Woo!

06:37Woo!

06:38Woo!

06:39Woo!

06:40Woo!

06:41Woo ha!

06:48Who's idea was this?

07:02Of course, all this petrol-fueled mayhem is not the full story of Lucendale.

07:07Lucendale. I've discovered there's another equally impressive, but perhaps slightly less

07:15wild side to this town. Just a few weeks ago, Lucendale was gearing up for another big date

07:26in the bush calendar, the South East Field Days, a massive agricultural trade show. They're banking

07:34on getting 20,000 people through the gates over two days. That's a pretty lofty ambition

07:40for a tiny town of 600. Lucendale's Field Days has been going for nearly 50 years.

07:47Let me tell you what's happening all day.

07:49And is now South Australia's largest annual agricultural event.

07:53The Lucendale Lions Club are doing free hearing tests in the Lions Pavilion.

07:59Just like the B&S ball, it's run entirely by volunteers.

08:03Test your skill at the laser tag.

08:06Locals like Bill's mum, Lyn Crosby, who's happy to give me a sneak peek into what it takes

08:15to put on an event of this scale.

08:17There are cute puppies at the raised run dog kennels at the Puppy Pound.

08:22Lyn was a Field Days secretary up until a few years ago, but she's still around to help out

08:30on the big day. All that stuff is happening.

08:33Be there.

08:38I'm retired.

08:40Well, I don't think people retire around here.

08:43Now where's the handbrake on this thing?

08:45Hey.

08:46Hey.

08:47And where are we?

08:48Are we?

08:49No, we're not.

08:50Not yet.

08:51Oh, yes.

08:52Just fang it.

08:53Hey.

08:54This is the lifeblood of the community.

09:05And not just Lucendale, it's all around the Limestone Coast, you know.

09:10And the charities and everything else it lives on.

09:14So, Town of 500 will raffle themselves to death real quick.

09:20The town actually has a motto, Small Town, Big Vision, because you only have to tell Lucendale

09:29that it's too small to happen.

09:31And that's it.

09:32That's it.

09:33And then it fuels that fire.

09:34That's it.

09:35That's it.

09:36So, I'm beginning to see how these big events have a meaningful impact on tiny towns like

09:44Lucendale.

09:45Oh, it's incredible.

09:46But it's the whole district, you know, like Robe, Mount Gambier, Narra Court.

09:51All the places are booked out for accommodation.

09:53So, you know, it's just a big thing for the whole district.

09:56Yeah, it's just enormous.

09:58Lucendale's Field Days is also run by the town's Lions Club.

10:03John Motterham heads the Field Days Committee.

10:07You've raised a lot of money over the years.

10:10We've donated over $3 million.

10:14Wow.

10:16To get an understanding of how those large injections of cash can help a community like Lucendale,

10:24John suggests I head to the local public school, adding that I need to get out there very early

10:31in the morning.

10:34Hidden beneath the covers is a prized community asset, a new school pool.

10:42Steph Brooker Jones is this morning's lifeguard, overseeing the regular swimmers known as the Lappers.

10:52Despite the morning chill, the pool looks so inviting.

10:56I just can't resist a dip.

11:06This is an absolutely beautiful pool.

11:09How did you get such a good pool in the town?

11:11Well, it came about through community funding, donations from the Lions Club from the Field Days,

11:18private donations, and I'm very fortunate to have it.

11:24The pool is open to everyone out of school hours and must be the envy of every town in the area.

11:32It's a great example of how events like the Field Days can help fund projects that bring the community together and change lives.

11:43We swim right through winter. It's a heated pool, 25 degrees in the water and, you know, minus two outside.

11:55Swimming is just a different focus.

11:58You know, I've got three farmers in here. I've got an ex-net baller.

12:01I've got a couple of rehabbers and retirees too. So, yeah.

12:05So you don't have to be good.

12:07No, you don't have to be good. I call it the wallowing pool sometimes.

12:10So it's, I'm a bit of a, yeah, wallow around, yeah.

12:14And at 25 degrees, it's good wallowing.

12:16Yes, yeah, no, I'll say.

12:20The Lappers may be finishing up their session, but I'm curious to discover more about Lucendale School itself.

12:30This unique school is known for teaching kids farm-based skills

12:3518.5.

12:36And cultivating their interest in agriculture and country life.

12:44You see these kids.

12:45Yeah, well done.

12:46In a classroom situation where they have to just sit and then you get them out here and it's a whole different side of kids.

12:53You see them excel, they achieve success and they can just take that into life.

13:02We've got some heavy ones back there, Toby.

13:04You guys are efficient. What a team.

13:06Teacher, Bec Samble, oversees the school's agricultural program.

13:10As well as helping out by loading hay for the field days, the students have lots of opportunities to get their hands dirty.

13:21We have aquaculture.

13:23We have biticulture.

13:25Pull him out, put him on his tail.

13:27We have sheep, cattle, goats, alpacas, chickens.

13:32Really, you name it, we've pretty much got it.

13:36They're learning how to work hard and to do these really, yeah, practical and empowering things.

13:43We have a motto of resilience because we really believe that puts you in very good stead for life no matter what you do.

13:49But we show these kids how to do things.

13:51OK, so making sure we're keeping their head nice and high, keep that control.

13:56And then they do it.

13:58And they do it all and they love it.

13:59And I think as an employer, I would want anyone who's got those skills, you know, to be able to push on and get out of bed in the morning and go, right, what are we doing today?

14:08OK, I've got a job for you.

14:11Are you up for it? Back to school I go.

14:13Yeah. What are we going to do?

14:15So Bec is showing me how to best lead a heifer around a ring.

14:19Push your...

14:22She's like, what are you doing?

14:24Come on!

14:25It's evidently good practice if I ever end up in the local show.

14:29Come on, make me look good.

14:31And we're going.

14:34She doesn't like the camera.

14:35And we're not going.

14:36I don't know if you know or not, but you're on TV.

14:38Come on.

14:40Stop!

14:42Now you have to give her a pat and say, well done.

14:44That I can do.

14:46You did do well.

14:47Oh!

14:48OK, this wasn't in the script.

14:52Down!

14:53Down!

14:54PG show! PG!

14:57Good night.

15:04Not the most elegant, but anyway.

15:06In regards to this community, you are in a bit of a dry patch looking around.

15:14It is really dry.

15:16Really, really dry.

15:18And a lot of people have said it's the driest they've seen it.

15:20So it's really challenging.

15:23And I think that's when community is so important.

15:25Everyone bands together and I think that's what gets people through.

15:29And also things to look forward to, like your field day and that.

15:33Is it not just something you can positively work together on?

15:36Absolutely.

15:37I mean, a lot of farmers, and my husband's one of them, he's on the farm all the time.

15:41And, you know, it's easy to just get in that rut.

15:43Whereas you get off the farm and get in and talk to people when it makes everyone feel...

15:47It makes you feel better.

15:49Just go and have a chat and just relax.

15:51And I think that helps you get through sometimes if it's a bit of a tough day.

15:54Lucendale's big events do more than just raise funds for things like the pool.

16:04They also create connections that help unite the community.

16:11Like the Field Day State Yard Dog Championships,

16:15which is equally famous for showcasing old rivalries.

16:20So, I'm heading out to a farm known as the Washpool

16:25to meet a local dog breeder and trainer

16:28who's got a reputation around town as the one to beat.

16:34Hello, Rex.

16:36Hello, Christy. How are you?

16:38Now in his early 80s, Rex Hocking is getting his kelpies ready for today's trials.

16:44I don't know if you know or not, but you're kind of referred to as a guru around these paths.

16:52Tell me what gives you that title.

16:54Well, it's amazing, most of all, that the handlers around you,

16:58they've been out here at the Washpool at some stage in their training,

17:02or started off here, and most dog trials have been to the Washpool.

17:05Because, you know, we just run a lot of training schools here and...

17:10Stay there.

17:11..give them encouragement.

17:13Stay there, Jean.

17:15You've done everything but say you're pretty good at it there.

17:17Very modest.

17:19Oh, yeah, I was pretty good at it.

17:21No, I've been very fortunate. I've had good dogs

17:24and I've had a good trialling career and travelled all around Australia.

17:27Eugene. Back. Back. Good dog. Eugene, come to me.

17:35Rex and his kelpie genie need to keep up the training for the championships.

17:39Eugene, hop up here.

17:40Practising working together to move the sheep through the yards.

17:44Back. Back. Back.

17:48Rex is not only a dog trials guru...

17:51There's a girl.

17:52He's also held just about every volunteer position there is in town.

17:57It's a very communal town.

17:59It doesn't...

18:00Whether you've got two bob or two million, we treat everybody the same.

18:03And everybody's got a job in Lucendale, everybody's got a role.

18:11I'm starting to get the idea

18:14that part of Lucendale's recipe for success

18:17seems to stem from understanding that the work that goes into hosting major events

18:24leads to these positive impacts rippling throughout the community.

18:29Step ups, wall squats over there.

18:32Lucendale's movers and shakers have even managed to save the health centre.

18:38And can we take both arms forward?

18:40It now continues to provide regular doctor visits

18:42and this popular exercise class.

18:46The seconds are nearly there.

18:47Initiatives like this help the older members of the community stay put in town.

18:55Lucendale is also home to young families.

18:59Not a very good shot.

19:00Oh, thank you.

19:02Like Luke's, who I first met helping out at the B&S ball.

19:06Why did you want to raise your family here?

19:11A small community.

19:14Everyone knows who I am.

19:16It was that small community that stepped in to help Luke and his mother

19:22when Luke's father was tragically killed in a car crash.

19:26His mum was left to raise four children on her own.

19:31The Lucendale Lions Club quietly stepped in.

19:37And helped pay for some pressing household bills.

19:41We had a vehicle breakdown.

19:45Right, and it was the main vehicle and, yeah, couldn't afford to get it fixed.

19:51They stepped in and helped mum and us for a bit, so.

19:56You didn't know that though, did you initially?

19:59No, no, no.

20:01Mum did not know that.

20:02She found that out by mistake.

20:04Don't know how she found it by accident.

20:05It's just, it's loose now.

20:09Then mum paid it back.

20:11When she was financially stable, she paid it back

20:13because someone else could benefit from that money

20:15where it helped her.

20:17She believed in helping other people.

20:19I think the tragic accident may have ended up contributing

20:22to Luke's passion for volunteering.

20:26Do you like that you can give back to something that gave to you

20:30in probably one of the worst times in your life?

20:32Yes. Yes, that's a dead set, yes.

20:34Does it make you want to stick in this town, that loyalty

20:38and that knowledge that there is a great care here?

20:41Yes, yeah. I've tried to move away three times

20:44and I'm still here.

20:45That desire to volunteer and give back to the community

20:55means Luke and Bill are also helping out at the field days.

21:00Come on, amateur.

21:02I've been brought up volunteering since about six years old,

21:06pretty much, so I keep telling everyone I quit and handing my badge

21:10but I'm back every year, regardless how much people annoy me.

21:15That's Peter May.

21:17Oh, you've got Pauline there, yep.

21:19My generation, there's bugger all around volunteering.

21:23I just think it needs to be done.

21:30Back, back, back, back, get in there.

21:33Here, get off, get off, here.

21:35The competition is heating up down at Shady Corner

21:39where the Field Days Yard Dog State Championships are underway.

21:43Put your hands together, ladies and gentlemen.

21:45Very solid run, that one, so we'll wait to see what the judges think.

21:48It's the big time for both dogs and their trainers.

21:54Darren Janky is in charge of running today's event.

21:58People say it's not that competitive and they're only here for the fun of it

22:01and all that sort of thing, but it's probably competitive.

22:07Are you competing for sheep stations then?

22:09Oh, it probably doesn't get to that.

22:11Like, it doesn't get ugly.

22:13It doesn't get ugly.

22:14But, you know, like, people want to win.

22:17You can see they want to win.

22:22The man to beat, Rex, and his dog, Jeannie, are already out in the spotlight.

22:27Starting to get the bits pointy now, guys, so the pressure's on.

22:29The judges are looking at how well they work together to manoeuvre the sheep around the set course,

22:37all within a 12-minute timeframe.

22:40So you start off with 100 points.

22:43Easiest way to describe the way of scoring is anything that's not perfect, they take points for.

22:48Ready?

22:50Yeah, look out, Darren.

22:52Yeah, yeah.

22:54So who should we be looking out for then?

22:57Who are the top dogs in both ways?

23:00Oh, Rex is always, um, thereabouts.

23:03Darren's tipping was sadly a bit off.

23:08Unfortunately, Rex and Jeannie didn't make it through to this year's final.

23:13He'll be there again next time.

23:14I was about to say, he'll live in quite another day.

23:16He'll be there sniffing around and giving us grief pretty soon enough, don't you, Rory?

23:23I'm keen to see what Bec and the school have created for their Field Days display.

23:29Finally here. Lots of effort goes into getting here.

23:33And when you have so many things happening at your school, what do you pick?

23:36Well, my favourites, apart from all the clever crafts on display,

23:40are these school-raised chickens on sale.

23:44And then you have to hold their legs so you've got your hairs around their middle.

23:48But they're not quite as cute as this puppy down at the Yard Dog Trials,

23:53whose owner, Darren, has made it to the finals.

23:55Not only is he a competitor, he's the convener of this show.

24:00We'll organise the show and he's done a shitload of work over the weekend.

24:03Mr Darren Jenke.

24:07Come on, Jenke!

24:10You come from beyond, old cop!

24:16He came out as a 14-year-old boy, more or less, and now he's one of the top trolleys.

24:21It's a tight competition and Darren puts it all on the line.

24:26Darren Jenke!

24:27Coming in third.

24:28The Lucendale Field Days traditionally ends with a party,

24:46put on by the footy club to thank all the town's many volunteers.

24:51When the day's done and dusted at Field Day, how do you feel?

24:55I tell you what, it's unreal.

24:58You put in so much work and then when it's all finished, you think,

25:02gee, that was fantastic, you know, and it's just...

25:05Yeah, it is a feel-good thing.

25:12However, there's still work to be done.

25:16The next morning, Steph needs to make sure the kilometres of bunting are rolled up

25:22just right.

25:23Right.

25:24I just want to clarify one thing.

25:25Do you have a bit of a nickname for doing this job?

25:27Well, you know, like I heard it first off, it was bunting queen,

25:30but some of the blokes just call me a bunting bitch.

25:33Okay, let's have a crack, shall we?

25:36Right, this is the trick.

25:37You've got to hold it in your thumb, so don't let it slip.

25:40Yep.

25:42Yep.

25:43Don't drop it.

25:44Don't drop.

25:46You jinxed me.

25:47You jinxed me.

25:48Very stressed now.

25:49This is why I am a bunting bitch.

25:51Because...

25:52And no, this is why...

25:53You probably won't come back.

25:56But come back I did.

25:59There is no way I would miss the BNS Bulls Mad Max themed final gala event.

26:06There is certainly a different crowd to what was here for the field days.

26:15But everyone still turns up to help out.

26:18So, what exactly is Lucendale's recipe for success?

26:28Well, from what I've seen, it's a passion for volunteering

26:35that not only allows the town to celebrate these traditional bush events,

26:39but also unites the community in looking after each other.

26:46So, to see it represented in such an authentic and long-serving way,

26:52it's really exciting and inspiring.

26:55Perhaps it's time for one more dance too.

26:57There's so many people that, you know, they need a lift.

27:06And if they can get a lift by fundraising towards something that's going to change their world,

27:12how great is that?

27:16You drive through it, it's probably not much to look at on a regular day

27:18when you drive up the main street.

27:20There's not much going on.

27:21But, you know, it's just a really friendly, great community

27:25that'll pitch in and do whatever you need.

27:34Next time on Backroads, we're heading deep into wood chopping country

27:38in Northern Tasmania.

27:40We're generations of champions, from legends...

27:44Bill Youn, 85 years of age, world champion many times...

27:48..to new blood.

27:50I grew up watching Dad, always wanted to do it,

27:52and he taught me how to do it.

27:53Have mastered the way of the chop.

27:58Oh, that is hard work.

28:00My ass hurts.

28:01My ass hurts.

28:02How are you doing?

28:07Mhm.

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