The 40 year tradition sparked by a header fire

In 1984 local Kulin farmer Fred Davis’s header burst into flames, causing a fire on his property which burnt through hectares of his wheat crop .
He was also left without a machine to harvest the rest of his wheat crop.
That’s when the Kulin-Kondinin Football Club stepped in.
“He approached the footy club … to take his crop off for him, and it’s been an ongoing legacy ever since,” President of the Kulin-Kondinin Football Club Simon Duckworth said.
Now every year the club harvests Mr Davis’ crop, and he pays them for each hectare they harvest.
Ideal farming conditions mean that $60,000 was raised for the club this year.
“It just works well,” Mr Duckworth said.
“As a country footy club we’re always trying to keep ahead I suppose.
“We need to fund running a footy club in the bush … it was one way of trying to say in front of the curve.”
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