Spurtles at the Ready
There are many ways to test a community’s mettle—drought, council meetings, the price of diesel—but on the opening day of the Festival, Glen Innes faced its sternest trial yet: the Australian Celtic Festival Porridge Making Competition. Seven groups entered the arena, though one withdrew at the eleventh hour—reportedly after “careful consideration” of the local field, which is widely understood to mean they saw who else had brought oats and made a tactical retreat. That left six determined teams, split into two heats, each armed with their own ingredients, family pride, and what can only be described as an alarming number…
