11 August 2025

Bloomfield bazaar keeps getting better

| By Chisa Hasegawa
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2025 Bloomfield Cultural Bazaar

Attendees of the third Bloomfield Cultural Bazaar say organisers have put on their best event yet. Photo: Supplied.

The annual Bloomfield Cultural Bazaar is on the up as a big-time community event, with organisers citing an increasing number of attendees, stallholders and volunteers this year.

Organised by the Bloomfield River District Residents Association (BRDRA), the third rendition of the event on 2 August brought together locals and visitors to enjoy market stalls, local art, live entertainment, and the popular agricultural show.

Bazaar marketing lead Cassie Roatz said the team received an abundance of positive feedback and engagement from the community.

“We had a lot of feedback from our local people here saying they thought it was very well organised, it was a great day with lots of family stuff to do, and it was better than last year,” she said.

“We had all of our stall spaces filled up, which was really cool, because I think last year, we had almost all, but not quite.

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“We had a really good volunteer population this year; a lot of the community members came together, and we had some volunteers from Cooktown come down as well, which was really nice.”

Ms Roatz said although the bazaar was about fun for the whole family, it was also an important fundraising event for the BRDRA to make much-needed improvements within the community.

“We’re looking at, hopefully, using some of our funds to improve the grounds around the hall; it’s quite uneven, and it’s definitely something that a lot of people commented on, especially older people,” she said.

“The other thing is, there’s still improvements to be made to the Tin Shed near the Ayton library; there’s a kitchen to go in, and a bathroom to make it into a proper emergency hub, and we’d like to see the grounds there a little bit more well-kept too.

“That’s the BRDRA’s goal – to help the residents get what they want out of a community.”

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