Susanna Freymark
One thing there was plenty of at the Beef Week Mulletfest was mullets – mullets on children, women and mostly men.
Mulletfest founder Laura Johnson was the Casino RSM Club yesterday, Sunday, May 19 for the first ever Casino heat of mullets.
The winners go into the final at Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley.
Kai Slade, 21, had only had his mullet for an hour.
“They cut it on stage,” he said.
“Now my ears are cold.”
His live cut raised $520 for the Mark Hughes Foundation for brain cancer.
His brother Brycen Slade, 19, from Casino said he got a mullet more than four years ago because his mother didn’t want him to have one.
His act of rebellion changed though.
“She likes it now and doesn’t want me to get rid of it,” Brycen said.
Brothers Jack, 24, and Billy Carnaby, 22 came to the Mulletfest from Grafton.
“The old boy used to have a mullet,” Jack said.
“I thought it’s coming back so I’ll do it.”
Billy has had his mullet for four years.
“It’s like a clan,” he said.
“Everyone in Grafton is a bit of a bogan and they appreciate it.”
Lester Gibson, 21, from Grafton has been growing his mullet for five years and he “mostly loves it.”
Logan Stevenson from Rappville was at the comp showing off his long, winning locks. Read his story here.
The Mulletfest Grand Final will be at Hebburn Motorsport Park, Hunter Valley on Saturday, December 7.
Winners of the Casino heat were:
0-3 years: Logan Clark
4-7 years: Banjo Goldthorpe
8-12 years: Austin Bird
11-13 years: Lennox Ball
Everyday: Logan Stevenson and Billy Carnaby
Rookie: Aidan Geary
Grubby: Kai Slade
Vintage: Dan Olafsen
Extreme: Lester Gibson and Brycen Slade
Family: Cameron and Nickolas Williams
Beef Week continues today with a high tea, shop window dressing comp and Steaks and Mates at the Clydesdale Steakhouse.