TAMWORTH proved it wasn't completely sick of elections just yet with a people's choice vote of another kind drawing plenty of attention over the weekend.
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Tamworth West Rotary Club members held their biggest annual fundraiser on the election weekend with folks making tracks across the country for the Shannon's motor show at TRECC.
With organisers boasting one the biggest crowds in years at the motor show, the votes for best car and people's choice was running hot.
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Rotarian and show organiser Neville Evans said there was a great variety among the 92 prized cars and tractors on show.
The event is the club's primary fundraiser for the year with the donated money to be distributed to a range of Tamworth charities and organisations.
The total money raised will be tallied over the coming days.
The best car award went to John O'Rourke and his is the 1934 Plymouth PE Deluxe.
Mr O'Rourke found the car sitting by the side of the road in his hometown with a for sale sign on it.
Over the last decade, he pulled it apart down to every nut and bolt and installed totally new wiring and paintwork to what we see hear.
He also won the "longest travelled" award as clocking-up 1415 kilometers from Koroit, Victoria to Tamworth, but well worth the trip, he said. He even built a car trailer to transport the Plymouth to the TRECC.
The people's choice car was the 1960 FB Holden which was a family car for Peter and July Beauchamp of Mt Annan.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
