To add to the excitement of the day, there will also be a Gift Princess competition.

Gift Queen entrants must be aged 15 by the time of the Gift – November 8 – and the Gift Princess competition is for girls aged between four and 14.

The Gift Princess will be separated into age groups: 4-5, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14.

Overall winners will be selected in four categories:

* Gift Queen

* Charity Queen

* Miss Photogenic

* Most Facebook Likes.

Maryjane Campbell, who’s taken over the reigns of the Gift Queen/Princess competition, said the competition was a key part of the Macksville Gift and something the community should support.

“I think these events are important community events for fundraising, and to build confidence in those who participate,” she said. “At the same time, it teaches girls skills that they don’t really realise they are even learning.”

Entrants can phone Maryjane on 6568-6146 or alternatively email her at Maryjanecampbell@hotmail.com or visit the Macksville Gift Queen Facebook page.

“For the Gift Princess competition we are trying to make it fun and pretty casual,” Mary said. “There is an entry fee of $35, which includes the princesses having their hair styled at Wendy’s Coiffure, a photo shoot with Zeny’s House of Photography and a souvenir Gift Princess magazine.”

The photo-shoot and hair styling will be prior to the running of the Macksville Gift.

People can download an entry form from the Macksville Gift Facebook page and submit it at Wendy’s Coiffure.

“We are in the process of getting together some great prizes that entrants will have a chance of winning; it’s looking like the major prize will be a holiday,” Mary said.