Vol. 16 No. 40
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
EASTER EXCITEMENT: Horsham City Oval will transform into a field of Easter eggs on Good Friday, all for a good cause. The annual Good Friday Appeal Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Bendigo Bank, will feature face painting, egg and spoon race and jumping castle. The Easter Bunny is also likely to make an appearance. Children need to register for the 11am hunt with a gold coin donation, which will go to the Royal Children’s Hospital. Gates open at 10am. Ruby Parish, Sarah Miller and Hudson Miller, are pictured getting ready for the egg hunt. St Brigid’s College students will also host a baking stall at the egg hunt, raising money in honour of their friend Cory Panozzo. Full story, page 7. Picture: MICK SHANNON
Wimmera comes alive BY LAUREN HENRY
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he Wimmera will come alive during Easter with thousands of visitors and a string of events throughout the long weekend. Regional leaders hope the variety of events will showcase the Wimmera on the back of a Regional Living Expo in Melbourne last week. The expo exhibited Victoria’s regional and rural areas to Melbourne people considering a
move to regional Victoria. The iconic Stawell Gift headlines the events, which also include an Easter carnival at Stawell and a family day at Stawell Racing Club. Y-Fest in Warracknabeal features an Easter parade, water skiing spectacular, busking competition, art show, vintage rally, golf tournament and Easter Saturday races. Other events include a Jeparit fishing competition, Good Friday Appeal Easter Egg Hunt
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in Horsham, Natimuk Farmers Market and the Stawell Gold Cup race meeting on Sunday, now at Donald after a vandalism attack on the Stawell track. Wimmera Development Association executive director Jo Bourke said Easter was one of the region’s busiest weekends for the year. Ms Bourke said it was difficult to gauge exactly how much major events contributed to the region’s economy. She said there were many as-
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what we have to offer,” he said. “At the Regional Living Expo in Melbourne last week, we met people who want to move this way, so hopefully having weekends like this shows potential residents what we have to offer.” Cr McLean said the council would host an open weekend in Murtoa on May 3 and 4 for people interested in finding out more about Yarriambiack. • For more on the Regional Living Expo, see page 5.
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municipality and welcomed home former residents and family. Cr McLean said a major event in Hopetoun, welcoming two men running from Melbourne to raise money for motor neurone disease, would also attract hundreds of people. He said Easter had traditionally been a busy time in Yarriambiack. “We hope people will also travel to other parts of the shire while they are here, and see
• Y-Fest feature • Volunteers needed • Ararat migrant program• Stawell Gift
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pects to the financial injection, with visitors paying for accommodation, food, attractions and follow-up business. “The success comes down to the commitment of volunteer contribution from our community,” she said. “They are delivering these events on a professional level, and it adds to the ongoing success.” Yarriambiack Shire Council Mayor Andrew McLean said Y-Fest attracted visitors to the
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