text: Parkes Shire Council’s General Manager, Kent Boyd said: “Our local teams are excited to battle it out with our Council counterparts.
  “This year we have teams travelling from Brisbane, Bankstown, Lake Macquarie, Camden, Canada Bay, Willoughby, Port Stephens and Dubbo.”
  Kent said some new teams would be participating, as well as loyal entrants, like Wagga Wagga City Council. They have been attending the Carnival since its incep- tion in 1992.
  Teams will play a round-robin style tournament with two grades in both the men’s division and mixed divisions.
  Set to be a great family-friendly day out, residents and visitors are encouraged to cheer on the teams.
  22 teams competed at the 24th annual Local Government Touch Football Carnival this weekend, with all vying for the title of the fittest and most skilful team. The action began at 9am, with players from men’s and mixed teams batting it out across seven playing fields at Cheney Park. Teams travelled from across the country with some from as far afield as Brisbane. Parkes Shire Council’s Tourism Team Leader, Tracy Ellery said, “The Touch Carnival is a unique opportunity for Local Government and allied organisation staff to network.