LateRooms.com - Brunswick Heads Woodchop Carnival to Take Place Near Gold Coast

    GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA, December 03, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The annual Woodchop Carnival is well worth a visit for people staying in Gold Coast accommodation keen to soak up some unique Australian heritage.

Set to take place at Brunswick Heads - 40km south of the Queensland border in New South Wales - between January 12th and 15th 2011, the event comprises four days of competitions that will give visitors a real sense of the skill involved in wood chopping.

Among the contests scheduled for the carnival are the single-handed sawing championship, a round robin challenge for under-18-year-olds and a three-man relay.

A special State of Origin team competition is also scheduled for Saturday January 15th, which could prove to be an especially exciting prospect for people making the journey from one of the 5 star hotels Gold Coast has available.

However, there is more to the event than wood chopping, with a fireworks display planned to take place on Saturday January 8th.

Cheap accommodation Gold Coast customers keen to taste glory can even enter the tournaments themselves, with registration fees costing between A$16 and A$22 per person.

Competition hours vary from day to day, but people who head down to the site should find something going on between 09:00 and 21:45 local time on each date.

For more information on this event, visit the Brunswick Valley Woodchop and Entertainment Committee website.

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