More than 20 classic and vintage cars gathered in Hoskin’s Street last Saturday morning, 23 May in support of the Temora Ribbon Run who were running a barbeque to raise money for the 10 October fund raising event. The Ribbon Run is held annually with committee members working throughout the year cooking barbeques at events, selling merchandise and organising the crowning event, a motorbike run running through small towns in the region, to raise money for Temora Can Assist. Last year they raised a massive $25,000. With no entry fee the participants came out to show off their cars and enjoy the comradery of their shared passion. Temora has a long-held love affair with their classic vehicles, the Temora Antique Motor Club, alone, has more than 100 vehicles. As well as car owners, there were plenty of spectators on hand to admire the work and dedication that has gone into restoring and maintaining these reminders of what many regard as a simpler time. No electronics to complicate the repairs, just mechanical know how to keep them on the road. Councillor Narrelle Pellow-Djukic was one of those proudly displaying their cars with her 1948 Plymouth that has always resided in the Temora area and only has 69,000 miles on the clock. It is believed that the car was originally purchased by the Luthern Church in Temora and has only had a few owners since that time, she has owned the vehicle for about 18 months. Although initially there was no prizes on offer a generous donation from Repco of two car cleaning kits meant that a poll was taken on the most popular cars as voted by those at the event and first prize went to Kelsey Farmer and his bright blue Ford F100 ute and second to Bill Cross and his brightly coloured 1956 Holden ute. Temora Ribbon Run president, Chris Watson said it was a great roll up and not only does it get people supporting the Ribbon Run but also gets them down the street to support the local businesses. “We have run these each year since we started the Ribbon Run and it’s good for people to hang around, admire the cars and have a bit of a gossip like we used to do on a Saturday morning,” Mr Watson said. “It doesn't have to be true. As long as it's a good story,” he laughs. “The only things we are making a return on today is the barbeque, raffle, 100 cub and merchandise we sell. “Local businesses do come to the party and always get on board to help out, everyone knows it’s for a local charity and they know it’s for a good cause.” Volunteers were out in force manning the barbeque, selling raffle tickets and taking donations. Mr Watson said that it is a great committee and enjoy giving back to the community. “If we can enjoy ourselves while we're raising money, so much the better.”
