Koyuga gets set for yabby races on Australia Day

“The afternoon is a bit of fun, as we all gather around the chalk circle and race our yabbies,” Mrs Souter said.

From 6pm there will be a free barbecue of sausages and rissoles, with the big yabby race kicking off at 7pm.

A very limited number of yabbies will be available to purchase on the night.

After the Koyuga Hall’s annual Koyuga Cup was cancelled in October due to the floods, the monster raffle is the hall's major fundraising effort for this year.

“The Koyuga Hall committee would like to thank all our sponsors that have made this raffle possible,” Mrs Souter said.

HW Greenhams has donated cube rolls of prime beef, valued at more than $500 as part of the first prize, along with vouchers and gifts from various local businesses.

Funds raised at the event will go towards the upkeep of the Koyuga Hall, along with making improvements to the facilities as the committee can afford them.

This allows the hall to be utilised more by the surrounding community.

“We have everything needed to run an event, all the cutlery and crockery, matchy matchy tables, chairs and tablecloths,” Mrs Souter said.

“We are happy to have the hall hired for events, and have had engagement parties here and are about to host another wedding.

“In future planning we would love to get a projector and a screen, so we can do more things for the community with the hall.

“We would love to develop the hall more, and find more uses for the hall.”

The Koyuga Hall is situated on 4.0468 ha (10 acres) of land, which can be used for all types of events.

If you would like to help out Koyuga Hall by purchasing a raffle ticket or going along to what is sure to be a fun family evening, let Amanda Souter know on 0427 591 139.

“It would be nice to let me know if you're coming along, so we know number wise for the night,” she said.

For more information about the event or to see the complete list of monster raffle prize visit www.facebook.com/koyugahallandrecreserve