Pallet Build-Off at Maleny Farm Fest 2025
Creative. Practical. Farm-Ready.
The Pallet Build-Off is your team’s chance to show off ingenuity, teamwork, and hands-on building skills using up to four standard pallets. With just four hours on the clock, each team will design and construct a farm-useful item — from compost bins to tool chests to mobile carts to animal shelters to much more.
This is a high-energy, crowd-friendly competition that celebrates resourcefulness and rural creativity. Whether you’re a student, weekend DIYer, tradie, or farmer, the challenge is open to all skill levels with 3 divisions of: (a) youth (12-18), (b) family, or (c) adult.
The builds are judged on practicality, craftsmanship, innovation, and presentation.
Entries are due by end of day Wednesday 19th November.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, 22 November 2025
Setup Time: 9:00 AM for safety briefing before building time
Building Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Judging: 2:30 PM
Venue: Maleny Showgrounds
Judging: Mixed panel of experts and crowd vote
Prizes for: Best Build, Most Creative, Crowd Favourite
Supplied: Up to 4 pallets, limited fencing wire (2-3mm diameter)
BYO: Battery-powered tools as no electric cords are available. Small petrol chain saws are permitted. Hardware such as nails, screws, hinges, handles, wire mesh, paint, wheels, etc. may be used, but must be supplied by the team.
Completed project may be taken home or given for auction on the day with funds going to Trailblazers Maleny.
More details on examples, rules, and safety guidelines on the flyers and Maleny Show Society website.
