Nathalie Dal Masso, Jennie Ridgeway and Katie Muilwyk. Pictures: DAVE TEASE
Sherrie Berger and Bek Blackmore.
The opening festivities.
Debbie Reynolds Ann Nolan, Taryn Dallas, and Amy Robinson.
Alex Ashton, Julie Nolan, Kelly Hopkins and Donna Reynolds.
Amyee Purdie Ashleigh Purdie and Jenna-Lea Smithers.
Rebecca Wallace, Alana Swan-Allport and stephanie Bowden.
Natalie Graham and Bec Saad.
Elisha Synott and Mel Dwarte.
Carly Oppert and Chelsea Davis.
Ashleigh Nancarrow, Kelly Kennedy and Gina Cragow.
Sonks Unhelkar, Amy Dunn, and Ingrid Elvy.
Sigi Kaiserfeld.
Wollongong Mayor Gordon Bradbery.
John and drew Spink.
Sara Mawson, Murray Holmes, Mitchel Scales and Loren Crow.
Jerrod Thorley, Rebecca James, and Deb James.
Amanda Smith and Beau Eaton.
Deanna Bowen and Jessica Grubb.
A Scottish bagpipe band playing the Australian national anthem at a German Oktoberfest - that is the definition of multi-culturalism.
"Nationality, colour or race, it makes no difference to us whatsoever," said Sigi Kaiserfeld, organiser of the Wollongong German Club's annual Oktoberfest.
Judging by the numbers of people dressed in short pants, braces, lederhosen, and beer-maid outfits, the city's fancy dress stores must have been all out of German-themed apparel.
The three-day festival, which finished yesterday, celebrated the 25th festival in Kembla Grange, and Mr Kaiserfeld has been part of each one.
He said Oktoberfest started in Bavaria when King Ludwig threw a party for citizens celebrating his marriage to Princess Therese. It has grown to an annual event celebrated around the world.
"We want to keep up our traditions, that's the main thing," Mr Kaiserfeld said.
Along with food and entertainment, the main focus of Oktoberfest is the German beer, and Mr Kaiserfeld said there was no chance of thirsty festival-goers drinking the place dry. "We won't be the pub with no beer," he said.