Australia’s Bachelors and Spinsters (B&S) balls are dying out due to rising insurance costs, according to the committees behind these charitable rural get-togethers, although a lifeline is on the cards.
Once a traditional black-tie ball for single country people to drink and dance and maybe meet a partner, they’re now regarded as “a paddock party more than a B&S ball” where shirts are ripped, food dye is spat and attendees have the opportunity to “write yourself off and have a really good night”, according to Andrew Greenwood.
