A scarecrow competition is once again underway in a Tasmanian town for another year, with this year’s annual event proudly featuring Tasmania’s own Queen Mary.
The Middleton Country Fair has run the competition for the for the last 25 years, which sees locals and businesses transform everyday junk into artistic creations that line the side of the Channel Highway.
This year around 20 unique scarecrows feature in the competition, including a Star Wars Yoda-themed ‘Crowda’, Sheryl Crow and ‘CROW’ned Queen Mary of Denmark.
Scarecrows will be on display between Kettering and Verona Sands from January 25 to February 25.
People can cast their votes for their preferred scarecrows in both the adult and children’s categories during Middleton on the Green on February 3.


