Homebush Hotel

17/10/2026

11/10/2026

🐑🐕 THANK YOU! 🐕🐑

What a great day at the Homebush Hotel sheep dog trials on Saturday! A huge thank you to everyone who came along, ran a dog or just enjoyed the day with us.

The day wouldn't have happened without our generous sponsors:

Swan Hill Stock Feeds
Jimmy Smithers Transport
Leo Conway Agency
Tupra Station
Jack Pippen Livestock
Elders Swan Hill
Crozier Collars

A special thank you to our staff who ran the kitchen and the bar. You did an amazing job keeping everyone fed and watered all day!

Please support these businesses and people who support our local events. We're looking forward to doing it all again!

11/10/2026

🐑🐕 THANK YOU! 🐕🐑

What a great day at the Homebush Hotel sheep dog trials on Saturday! A huge thank you to everyone who came along, ran a dog or just enjoyed the day with us.

The day wouldn't have happened without our generous sponsors:

Swan Hill Stock Feeds
Jimmy Smithers Transport
Leo Conway Agency
Tupra Station
Jack Pippen Livestock
Elders Swan Hill
Crozier Collars

A special thank you to our staff who ran the kitchen and the bar. You did an amazing job keeping everyone fed and watered all day!

Please support these businesses and people who support our local events. We're looking forward to doing it all again!

10/10/2026

Homebush Hotel

09/10/2026

🐑🐕 SHEEP DOG TRIALS – TOMORROW! 🐕🐑
Saturday 10th October – Homebush Hotel, Penarie

Pub opens at 11am
First dog out at 12pm

A huge thank you to our sponsors for getting behind the day:

Swan Hill Stock Feeds
Jimmy Smithers Transport
Leo Conway Agency
Tupra Station
Jack Pippen Livestock
Elders Swan Hill
Crozier Collars

And a big thanks to everyone helping make it happen:

Jack Williams – for supplying yards
The Scott Family – for supplying yards
Geoff McDougal – for running and judging the trials
Chris Allan and Tupra Station – for supplying the sheep

We couldn't do it without you!

REMINDERS
Entries close at 11:30am on the day, or send us a message here on Facebook with your intention to enter. Only 30 spots available.
All dogs must wear a muzzle.

Food and drinks available all day. Come along, have a go, or just enjoy the dog work. See you tomorrow!

08/10/2026

Homebush Station Dog Trials This Saturday
Bring the dog
Bring the Kids
Have a great family fun day !!!

05/10/2026

🐑🐕 SHEEP DOG TRIALS – HOMEBUSH HOTEL, PENARIE 🐕🐑
Saturday 10th October – First dog out at 12pm

We're gearing up for a great day of dog work at the Homebush! A big thank you to our sponsors for getting behind the event:

Swan Hill Stock Feeds
Jimmy Smithers Transport
Leo Conway Agency
Tupra Station
Jack Pippen Livestock
Elders Swan Hill

Please support the businesses that support us.

ENTRIES – ONLY 30 SPOTS AVAILABLE
Registration must be done by 11:30am on the day, or send us a message here on Facebook with your intention to enter. Spots are limited to 30, so get in early to secure your run.

ALL DOGS MUST WEAR A MUZZLE.

THE COURSE
1. Enter the yard with your dog and take up your position.
2. When the judge calls "time on," cast your dog around the sheep and put them into the forcing yard of the first draft.
3. Close the back gate, go to the front of the draft, and have your dog push the sheep through.
4. Draft the first two and the last two sheep off to the side; the rest go straight ahead. The sheep are then all back together.
5. Cast your dog again, put the sheep into the second draft, and repeat the drafting.
6. Once the second draft is done, put the sheep away through the put-away gate. Your time finishes there.

Food and drinks available all day at the pub. Come along, have a go, or just enjoy the dog work! # #

30/09/2026

🐕 DOG TRIAL – SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 🐑
Kicking off from 12 o'clock at the Homebush Hotel, Penarie!

Good old fashioned family fun day – bring the kids, bring the dog, bring the neighbours!

✅ Novice course – simple and designed for beginners, so everyone can have a go
✅ Couples event – NO DOG REQUIRED! 😂

Thinking of entering a dog? Please COMMENT BELOW so we can get an idea of numbers 👇

See you there! 🍺

30/09/2026

**A Mayor who holidays at home!** 🍻

We were delighted to welcome Balranald Shire Mayor Louie Zaffina and his lovely wife Kylie to the Homebush last night. They stayed with us in the caravan park and enjoyed a cold b**r with dinner.

When most people head off on holidays, they go somewhere else. Louie and Kylie are spending theirs exploring their own backyard, and we were proud to be the very first stop on the journey. It's a real vote of confidence in what our Shire has to offer, from the river country and wide open plains to the history and the people.

Thanks for calling in, Louie and Kylie. Enjoy the rest of your trip around this great area, and we'll have a cold one waiting whenever you're back this way!