LINWOOD SCARECROW WINS BEST DRESSED AT AWARDS NIGHT THAT NEVER HAPPENED
The sash is real. The ceremony is not. Gavin is tied to a stake and cannot confirm either way.
A scarecrow in a Linwood front yard has been named Best Dressed at the 2024 Eastern Suburbs Style Awards, an event the council confirms did not occur.
The scarecrow, known as Gavin, has stood in the same vege patch on Woodham Road since March. He wears a corduroy blazer and chinos from the Warehouse. On Tuesday morning, a red sash reading BEST DRESSED 2024 was found draped across him.
Owner Priya Wallace, 44, said she didn't put it there. "Went out to hang the washing. There he was. Sashed. He's a scarecrow. He didn't go anywhere. He can't."
Neighbour Colleen Frizzell said the awards had been discussed on the community Facebook for weeks. "Someone said it was at the RSA. RSA says no. Someone said the bowls club. Bowls club says get stuffed. But the sash is there."
A council spokesperson confirmed no permit had been issued for any such event, then added that Gavin "looks quite smart, actually".
A bowls trophy with the plaque scratched off appeared at Gavin's feet on Thursday. Wallace is leaving it. She said Gavin has earned it, technically.
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Reader Letters
kiwimate244
Seems like something Geoff would do!
OldTimerCliff
Back in my day, scarecrows were just sacks of straw, not corduroy-clad style icons. I tell you, we've turned the world topsy-turvy! Who'd have thought I'd see the day when a scarecrow won a fashion award, even if the award ceremony itself is as real as my chances of being named Best Dressed in my own household!
fashionista_pal
@OldTimerCliff, right? But if a scarecrow manages to look better than half the blokes at those black-tie events, maybe we should rethink our standards.
cantbfooled1978
Mate, I reckon the council's secretly behind this just to distract us from the real issues like potholes and munted footpaths!
uniLadDave
Sash must be from last year's O-Week, we all know how wild that can get!
couchgremlin
Lol.