Last week, as Mayor of the Central Goldfields Shire, it was my great pleasure to be involved in officiating the Australia Day ceremony in Maryborough.
In addition to welcoming 14 new residents to our Shire as part of the Citizenship Ceremony we also announced our Central Goldfields Shire Australia Day award recipients.
Tony Macer was a deserving recipient of the Citizen of the Year award, as was Hannah Lanfranchi who was presented with the Young Citizen of the Year award.
It was wonderful to see the Dunolly Gold Rush Festival presented with the Community Award of the Year – with Rod Stewart the Dunolly District Inc President there to accept the award on behalf of the organising committee.
The return of the Dunolly Gold Rush Festival after a 16-year interruption came together by a hard-working group of volunteers through Dunolly, Today, Tomorrow
The core aim of the revived Festival was "to put the smiles back on the everyone's faces", bring people into the town to share the Gold Rush heritage and stimulate the economy of Dunolly
It quickly gathered the support of local residents, businesses and held on the 23rd of October, 2022, the event attracted around 1500 people throughout the course of the day, bringing an economic boost to the town
An event like this doesn't happen without a hard-working volunteer organising committee. The Dunolly & District Inc did an incredible amount of work in pulling this event together and this award is testament to that. Congratulations to everyone involved.
Lastly, just a reminder that entry to the Dunolly outdoor pool for FREE this summer when daytime temperatures are above 25 degrees, all the way through until March.
