1/24Home Butcher Supplies is making sure they are ready for BaconFest with their window display of pigs. Picture: Jessica McGrath
BaconFest Street Window competition
BaconFest Street Window competition winners were revealed on Thursday August 9.
2/24WINNER: Kirstie Schumacher, Debbie Cox, Rob Fitz-Herbert, Kath Stevens and Felicity Cavill admire Lifeline's most creative pigtastic window. Picture: Jessica McGrath
3/24Kingaroy Lifeline was named the 'most creative pigtastic window' in the BaconFest Street Window Competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
4/24CAMPFIRE: Cooper Tires got all pink and piggy with their campfire display for BaconFest Street Window competition, earning them a highly commended. Picture: Jessica McGrath
5/24Kingaroy library has found their favourite piggy books ahead of the festival for the Kingaroy BaconFest street window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
6/24FOR SALE: Raine&Horne Kingaroy assisted the three little pigs with selling their houses in their window display from the BaconFest street window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
7/24WINNER: BaconFest committee members Kirstie Schumacher, Rob Fitz-Herbert, Felicity Cavill and Kath Stevens with Lifeline store manager Debbie Cox in front of the most creative pigtastic window. Picture: Jessica McGrath
8/24STYLISH: Kingaroy Trendsetter Boutique's Leah Kenny, Miss Piggy and Ev Kenny accept their highly commended in the Kingaroy BaconFest Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
9/24CAMPFIRE: Ryley Kaehler, Dion Hetherington and Aaron Holmes from Cooper Tires earned a highly commended with their piggy campfire display for the BaconFest Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
10/24SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: South Burnett Garage Doors got creative with their piggy display for the Kingaroy BaconFest Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
11/24Raine&Horne Kingaroy's Chloe Dennis and Vickie Bells outside their BaconFest street window display of the three little pigs, earning them a highly commended. Picture: Jessica McGrath
12/24WANTED: Kingaroy police admin officer Emmy Cooper accepts the station's highly commended for the BaconFest Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
13/24WINNING CUT: Tonia Gilbert, Rob Fitz-Herbert, Clinton Stretton, Kath Stevens, Felicity Cavill and Kirstie Schumacher outside Kingaroy Little Butcher's winning BaconFest shop front. Picture: Jessica McGrath
14/24TRENDY: A stylish Miss Piggy gets dressed for BaconFest at Kingaroy Trendsetter Boutique as part of the Kingaroy BaconFest Street Window competition, earning the store a highly commended. Picture: Jessica McGrath
15/24BACON CRAZY: Kingaroy Little Butcher's countdown to BaconFest is getting customer's excited for Kingaroy BaconFest 2018. Picture: Jessica McGrath
16/24Glendon St Cafe have proved pigs really can fly with their BaconFest Street window display for BaconFest. Picture: Jessica McGrath
17/24Have you spotted the pigs hanging around the Hit 89.1 South Burnett station getting ready for BaconFest? Picture: Jessica McGrath
18/24The piggy robber runs from the chief pig at the Kingaroy Police station as part of the Kingaroy Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
19/24CAMPFIRE: Cooper Tires got all pink and piggy with their campfire display for BaconFest Street Window competition, earning them a highly commended. Picture: Jessica McGrath
20/24A line of little piggies inspect the toys on show at Kingaroy Toyworld as part of the BaconFest Street Window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
21/24Haly St florist is prepared to assist with all matters of the heart... including a love of bacon by getting into the BaconFest Street Window Competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
22/24WANTED: Baconeers Kath Stevens and Rob Fitz-Herbert, with admin officer Emmy Cooper at the Kingaroy Police station with their BaconFest street window display which earned a highly commended. Picture: Jessica McGrath
23/24Hit 89.1 South Burnett station's Liz Kenny and Jamie Ferguson get into the BaconFest spirit with their shop displays. Picture: Jessica McGrath
24/24Kingaroy library has found their favourite piggy books ahead of the festival for the Kingaroy BaconFest street window competition. Picture: Jessica McGrath
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