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Upper Coopers Creek Public School students are ready for trivia. Photo supplied

Quiz master and legendary singer/musician, Tex Perkins, will lead a night of trivia and frivolity at the annual Upper Coopers Creek P&C Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday September 16 at the Coorabell Hall.

Organisers say the event will kick off at 6pm with coffee and cocktails from Cosmos Coffee Wagon, and live music from funk/jazz duo, Leonards Slippers. 

They say, ‘Dining, cakes and grazing platters will be available throughout the evening’. 

‘With over $1,000 in prizes to be won, it’s time to gather your team and get those thinking caps on’. 

To grab a ticket, visit events.humanitix.com/upper-coopers-creek-p-and-c-trivia-night.

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