Narrandera Header Drivers Convention has attracted a record number of sponsors for its 2026 event to be held on Friday 6 February at the Narrandera Race Club.

Its fund-raising efforts are for Can Assist Narrandera and this year it hopes to better the $32,850 it raised last year. In 2024 it raised $28,000 and $25,322 in 2023.

Chief organiser Neil Seidel said he was delighted that more new sponsors had come on board – Leeton Home Improvements, McGrath Riverina, Deep Creek Renovations, Painting Farming, Hewitt Cattle Company, Tarcoola Turf, CBOR Pty Ltd, Betta Electrical and Eddie Ratcliffe Fencing.

“It just keeps on breaking records in attendance and sponsorship,” Mr Seidel said.

Header Drivers Convention major sponsor Shane Mathieson of Riverina Ag Repairs Narrandera has come on board yet again for the 2025 event.

The sponsorship list is:

QPL, Midgeon Park, Narrandera Bowling Club, Leeton Toyota, Corbett Earthmoving, Australian Farming and Fencing. Mick Davies Process Printers. Signature on Hastings, G J, IG and A J Whillans, Bang On Fabrications, Matt Kingston Earthmoving, Hutchins Farms, Fabstock Livestock and Mineral Supplement, Narrandera Bakery, Greg Geltch Excavations, Jamie Grintell Building, Ag ‘N’ Vet Services, Hi Marq Engineering, Elders Narrandera, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Better Country Foods, Lawndock Pastoral, Yanco Hotel, Ampera Services, Bull Ag, Ben Powell Electrical, Avis, Hayllar Transport, R A Whitby and Co, Hutchins Bros Engineering, Leeton Hotel, North South Grazing Partnership, Stockdale Ag, W Clark and Sons Engineering, ML Farm Services, J F Kennedy and Sons, Cummins Leeton, G J Buchanan Transport, PCR Building, Quilter Nominees, Frying Pan Creek, Tarcoola Farming, Clive White Suffolks, McLean Pastoral, Wayne Murry Building, Rabobank, Murrumbidgee Machinery Brokers, Matrix Commodities Pty Ltd, Yamba Rural Pty Ltd, The Early Opener, Lowes Petroleum Coleambally, AFS Pty Ltd, Murrumbidgee Hotel Social Club, Jensen Family, Narrandera Flag, APC Trust, Process Printers, Intersales, JBS, JGW plus new sponsors

Mr Seidel said it was the generous sponsors who made the event possible, as did the people who attended the function itself.

“It’s a terrific way of raising funds for a very worthy cause and at the same time its an enjoyable night for all who attend. We plan to continue this fundraiser for as long as possible.”

Narrandera Can Assist president Neta Close expressed thanks to the organisers, sponsors and everyone who attends and assured everyone that the funds would be put to very good use again this year.

It was a chance encounter in the street between Neil and Neta which resulted in Neil offering to donate all the convention money to Can Assist and the fund-raising tally has grown annually to tens of thousands of dollars.

“The money raised helps to provide cancer patients with financial help so we are extremely grateful. It was great work by the organisers and then they just handed the money over to Can Assist,” Neta said.

Neil said it was the sponsors and their generosity who also deserved commendation.