The small New South Wales village of Stroud prides itself on one day of the year, when people flock to the town to chuck stuff.
"It's a day that's made Stroud really well known, hasn't it?" said Judy Pereira, the secretary of the Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition.
"You say, 'I'm from Stroud' and they say, 'Oh, that's where they throw the bricks and pins'."
Imagine a discus, but replace the metal frisbee with a cumbersome five-pound brick or two-pound rolling pin.
"Grip it and rip it. That's it," said 25-year veteran brick thrower Gavin Sepos.
"It's not something you can really master because you only throw it once a year. And I don't even own a rolling pin," said five time pin champion Melissa Holahan.
"If you get someone from track and field that can throw discus, they will normally throw it pretty far."
The novelty sport started in 1960 when the brickmaking cities of Stroud in England and Stroud in the United States formed the competition to celebrate their shared name and industry.
"Then in 1961 they realised there were two more Strouds in the world, one in Canada and one in Australia, so they invited us to join them for a four-way brick contest," said Mrs Pereira, who has been the event's committee secretary for nearly 50 years.
Not wanting to be left out, the women of Stroud in Australia suggested the addition of rolling pins to the competition in 1962.
"And it's just gone on [in Stroud, NSW] ever since then," Mrs Pereira said.
The United States holds the rolling pin throwing record of 47.7 metres and England holds the brick throwing record of 43.5 metres.
"We've never ever actually thrown as far as they have overseas," Mrs Pereira said.
"But someone went to England once and they reckon that they threw down the side of a hill, so you know, that would make you wonder."
The four Strouds enjoyed many decades of competition, but the Australian town is now the only one still holding the event.
Despite it never even having a brickworks, the New South Wales town's competition has become a mainstay on the calendar as a way to fundraise for local charities, unite the farming community and attract newcomers.
Mr Sepos said the event brought local farmers together.
"You might only see someone once a year and that's probably at the brick throwing," he said.
Sydneysider and first time pin thrower Stephanie Magro quickly got the gist of what it was all about.
"It's fun. Just peg it as hard as you can," she said.
