Fun with yabbies on the run

IT MAY not have been a race that stopped a nation, but 10 yabbies in a scramble for the finish line drew a crowd at Gol Gol Hotel yesterday.The race was one of a number of children’s activities held at the pub as part of Australia Day celebrations.Dougie ‘Yabbie Dundee’ Scheele brought the critters, and […]

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