1/22Jill, 78, Denise Stammers, 72, and Jan Mangleson, 84, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
In pictures: Byron Shire’s Mullet Throwing Championships
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2/22Miranda Nelson, 34, with Charlie Nelson, 5, and Teaghan Mills, 31, with Isabelle Mills, 4, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
3/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
4/22Miranda Nelson, 34, with Charlie Nelson, 5, and Teaghan Mills, 31, with Isabelle Mills, 4, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
5/22Miranda Nelson, 34, with Charlie Nelson, 5, and Teaghan Mills, 31, with Isabelle Mills, 4, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
6/22Travis Brown, 29, Andrew Bliszczyk, 62, Helen Bloustein, Natalia Koudrina, 30, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
7/22Jan Mangleson, 84, and Gerry Steward, 67, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
8/22Jill, 78, Denise Stammers, 72, Jan Mangleson, 84, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
9/22Benji Laity, 6, and Mikaeka Schelz, 5, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
10/22Gerry Steward, 67, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
11/22Daminan Mowbray, 47, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
12/22Rainer Eichhorn, 74, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
13/22Court Oakes, 66, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
14/22Jan Mangleson, 84, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
15/22Adam Mangleson, 46, Caleb Mangleson, 9, Harry Nelson, 3, at the Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
16/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
17/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
18/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
19/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
20/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
21/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
22/22Australia Day Mullet Throwing Championship in Ocean Shores on January 26. Picture: Savannah Pocock.
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