Highlights of the Highland Gathering, 2005. Massed bands on parade Honour guard heads the procession Parramatta Caledonian Pipe Band Bundanoon Primary School "Scottish Terriers" Canberra Celtics Pipe Band Massed bands at the turn (from left) Glen, Geoff and Ruth McPhee at the Clan MacFie tent Picnic area at the food tents Queuing up for neets and haggis Bass drummer Mick Matus of Scots School Bathurst Competitors limber up at the haggis toss Mitchell Tullio of Sutherland at the hay toss (from left) Daniel Chaumont, Daniel Sawaqued and Matthew Damjancuk - volunteers at the hay toss from Chevalier Cadets Tuning the pipes - Sydney Thistle Highland Pipe Band Piper Lauren Taylor of City of Newcastle RSL Pipe Band Piper Dorothy Michel of NSW Irish Pipe Band Illawarra Pipe Band Highlands Pipes and Drums Penrose Wingello Playgroup float Massed bands at the halt Scottish Country Dancing (from left) Helen, Ron, Nessie and Ron MacKenzie at the clan information tent (from left) Young Scots - Patrick Lewis, Caleb and naomi Andrew, Emily Lewis, Rebecca (in arms) and Hannah Andrew and Brittany Lewis - visiting from Queanbeyan and Gunning. Drummer Catherine McCarthy of the Highlands Pipes and Drums Tom and Will Angel of Bundanoon try out the water toss. Grudge match with the Highland Cavaliers Piper John Post of Hills District Pipe Band Caber Toss Chieftain of the Day Donald MacLeod - chief of MacLeod of the Lewes, and wife Heather Fiddler Chris Duncan NSW Irish Pipe Band Vintage Fordson tractor in parade The Scots School Bathurst Pipe Band Chieftain Donald McLeod inspects the bands Warwick Grigor of the Gaelic Speaking Assoc. (left) and Rex Harding at the Clan Grigor tent. Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band practices in the glen The Brigadoon Information centre tent Members of Scots School Bathurst entertain the audience with a drummers' salute Scrabbling for eggs at the Egg Toss Hills District Pipe Band Racing against time at the Fergie Stones Piper Andrew Pongrass of The Scots College Pipe Band Drum Major Tim MacGregor of Clan MacLeod Pipe Band Highland dancing display Champion Derek Boyer breaks his own record in 2005 with an amazing 19 seconds to lift all 5 stones.   BACK to Index page