THE Burradoo Polocrosse Club is gearing up for a big weekend.
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The club’s annual carnival will be held at Bong Bong Racecourse to coincide with a special milestone.
Burradoo will celebrate its 70th birthday in 2015.
It was the second polocrosse club to form in the world in 1945.
The original club was Ingleburn, which is now defunct.
Burradoo minutes secretary Ann Anderson said the club had a proud tradition.
"We are the oldest continually running club in the world and polocrosse is an Australian originated sport," she said.
Close to 150 players are expected to take part in the Burradoo carnival tomorrow and Sunday.
Games will start at 8.30am both days.
Contests are on offer for sub juniors (under 12s) through to open age groups.
Teams for the event are yet to be finalised.
However, players will come from areas such as Albury, Lake George, Sydney, Canberra and the South Coast.
The carnival is set to attract some of Australia's best polocrosse competitors.
"We have Australian representatives who will be going to the next world cup," Anderson said.
Anderson said this year’s event would also include an international flavour.
"We have some visiting juniors from the UK and US which is a huge boon."
Current and former Burradoo Polocrosse Club members are invited to attend this weekend's carnival.
There will be memorabilia on display and refreshments will be available.
Anderson said preparations were on track for the 2015 event.
"We have a good variety of competitors coming," she said.
"It is a high quality festival."
• For more information, visit burradoopolocrosse.com