In the spotlight Posted in Oceania, on February 20, 2011 A little boy waits for the action to begin at the opening rodeo of Chinchilla Melonfest, a bi-annual celebration of the region’s primary agricultural product. The festival was originally founded as a way of rallying the town together in a time of severe drought. With the recent floods, the festival assumed a different yet equally poignant mea ... 0 Fresh Strawberries and Pancakes Posted in Oceania, on February 20, 2011 Some cowboys get dessert at the Chinchilla Melonfest Rodeo, February 2011. 0 Iron Melon Posted in Oceania, on February 20, 2011 Men of Chinchilla compete to be crowned Iron Man at the Melonfest by running through watermelons and later spitting pips at each other. Masculinity comes in many forms. 0 Chinchilla in Flood Posted in Oceania, on December 31, 2010 Heeney Street, Chinchilla, Queensland. December 2010. Unsurprisingly, there’s something deeply unsettling about wading through the streets of a small country town submerged in water. The apocalyptic atmosphere is compounded by a dearth of cars (at least mobile ones), and people sliding past in small boats where only days before a woman strugg ... 0