Macraes Moonlight farmer Tom McCone won the hearts of the judges with his solo performance as Jimmy Barnes in Tina Turner’s Simply the Best duet.
It was a battle between the bands and there was a winner… but the real winner of the night was the Strath Taieri community.
After more than two years of a very quiet existence, the Strath Taieri Community Center was brought back to life when approximately 150 people attended the Strath Taieri School’s PTA fundraiser, Lip Sync Battle. Eight teams of Middlemarch residents arrived well-prepared to entertain the crowd, dressed in costumes and wigs, mimicking some solid old favorites.
Lighting the stage with a rendition of ACDC’s Thunderstruck is (from left), Shane Houston, Wayne Spence, Tim Stark, John Scott and Jamie Tisdall. PHOTOS: EMILY JONES
PTA committee member Emily Jones said the massive sponsorship from surrounding businesses gave the committee nearly 50 goods and services to auction. Most of the goods were done through a silent auction and 14 key items were auctioned live by Logan Moore of Rural Livestock during the event, raising more than $30,000. “The sponsorship we have received has been tremendous and we are very grateful to the companies and the people who have bid so generously,” she said.
The money goes to a school yard.
“We’re lucky to have a bunch of PTA parents who are all stuck and making things happen. It was a great team effort,” she says.