Past Events

Walcha parkrun takes place every Saturday at 8:00am.

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5km community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you.

Visit parkrun.com.au to register and print your personalised barcode.

Grab a post parkrun coffee at Café Graze (21N Derby Street)

Contact
E: walcha@parkrun.com

Join in a day of celebration.

9.00am - Local sites open to public, including the hall, school, church, sportsground and cemetery.

11.00am - Grand re-opening of the Woolbrook AIF School of Arts Hall with a re-enactment of the 1920 official opening.
Followed by games for young and the not so young, including sack races, 100-yard dash, egg 'n' spoon race, coytz, hit the wicket, 3-legged races and gumboot throwing.
Then onto the sportsground for a working dog exhibition, horse sporting and the stockman's chop.

A sausage sizzle will be available throughout the day, along with a coffee van.

Share a meal and memories with locals in the evening.
Two-course meal - $30 adults/$10 under 12/Free under 5.
Bookings are required and seats are limited.

Contact
P: 0428 628 327 (Belinda Laurie)

The Walcha region is renowned for its distinct and beautiful seasons. As the landscapes of our region becomes awash with sensational autumn colours, we would like to celebrate, promote and showcase this.  We are excited to announce the Autumn Colours of Walcha photographic competition will be running again in 2025.

Autumn Colours of Walcha photo competition will offer two categories.

Category 1 will focus on a traditional approach and could include (but is not limited to) landscapes, streetscapes, garden images or autumn flora.

Category 2 is all about creativity and could include (but is not limited to) digital manipulation, multiple exposures or humorous photos.

With $500 worth of prizes up for grabs we hope this encourages all those serious and budding photographers to get out and about.

First place in each category with receive a $200 Gift Card and a selection of local products.  Highly commended will also be acknowledged.

To enter simply email your high-res images to tourism@walcha.nsw.gov.au OR upload high-res images to Walcha Region Autumn Photo Competition - Submit Entries

Entries close 24 May 2025. Photos must be submitted in high resolution JPEG or PNG format (minimum 2MB, maximum 10MB). Please include your full name and contact information, brief description of the photo and social media tags (optional).

Judging will be undertaken by Walcha Tourism and the winner from each category will be announced on 5 June 2025.

Photographs must be taken in the Walcha LGA and should prominently show the colours and beauty of autumn in Walcha.

If you have any questions, please phone Lisa or Patrick at the Walcha Visitor Information Centre on 6774 2460.

Full terms and conditions can be viewed at Autumn Colours of Walcha Terms and Conditions.