By MELISSA MEEHAN
HERE’S a sneak peak of some of what you’ll see at today’s Healesville 150 Celebrations.
Our photographer GREG CARRICK was on the scene yesterday as steam engines from all around Victoria made their way from Yarra Glen to Healesville for the official launch of festivities.
Our photographers and reporters will be out and about today covering all the different events.
Here is a list of what’s happening this weekend:
Saturday : The Grand Street Parade hosted by Community 3777 Township Group. Starts 10.30am at Church Street, proceeding along Nicholson Street to Queens Park.
Saturday: Party in the Park hosted by Liberty Family Church. Games and activities for the whole family from 11am in Queens Park following the Parade.
Saturday: HICSA Cultural Event at the Indigenous Meeting Place, 1A Badger Creek Road at 1pm. Performances, bush tucker, activities and ceremonies.
Saturday: Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Association Dinner: Healesville RSL at 6pm.
All weekend : Healesville Heritage Festival: Healesville Railway Station with over 100 exhibits including working steam engines, live music, historic crafts and trades, local history, vintage vehicles, children’s rides, State of Origin wood chop contest, train rides, local community group displays, champion whip cracking, draft horses, tree climbers, log hut building, emergency services displays. Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. Adult $10, child $5, family $25.
All weekend: Model Train Display by Healesville Rotary at the Lions Club Hall, 9 Lilydale Rd. Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. Adult $5, children free.
All weekend: Healesville High School – Memory Lane Exhibition – photos and memorabilia of the past 50 years of HHS. Shop 1, Green Street. 10am-4pm.
Sunday : Badger Creek CFA Display. The brigade turns 75 this year and will have a fire brigade display with an historic theme in the Coles car park.
