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A million dollars’ worth of horses and harness, an historic wool waggon and three of the nation’s best teamsters captured global attention in setting a new Australian and world record for 62 horses in harness pulling a laden tablebtop wool waggon at The Good Old Days Festival.

At just 36 years of age, Aleks Berzins is at the top of the tree in the world as a horse teamster having been one of the key drivers behind the record team of 62 horses pulling a tabletop wool waggon at The Good Old Days Festival.

The world record of a 50-horse hitch set 30 years ago will be broken in Australia at the 2025 Good Old Days Festival at Barellan by the greatest horse teamsters of the modern-day era.

The Good Old Days Festival is set to not only break the Australian record for the greatest number of draught horses in harness pulling a wool wagon in 2025 but is also expanding to a three-day event.

Raising $150,00 over the past decade for motor neurone disease awareness and research has resulted in Bruce Bandy receiving the Disability Advocate of the Year at the Narrandera Shire Australia Day Awards.

A 5000km round trip with a B double load of camels paid off for Northern Territory cameleer Chris Hill when he was announced as the winner of the most prestigious trophy in the nation at Barellan on October 6.