A TRULY spectacular weekend has been promised by organisers of Griffith’s centenary celebrations, with the upcoming celebrations now only two weeks away.
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Griffith Mayor and chairman of the centenary celebrations committee John Dal Broi said he was looking forward to the celebrations as an opportunity to make the next 100 years reflect what Griffith is about today.
“I’m really pleased about this because it’s something positive about Griffith, we’re seeing a really positive attitude coming to our town, with this rain and the water allocations improving and the community doing well,” he said. Cr Dal Broi said organisers were expecting a big turn out for the celebrations which would begin on Thursday, August 4 and continue over the weekend. “It’s definitely going to give the community a boost, it will be good for the restaurants, the motels, the businesses down Banna Avenue, it’s just going to be great.
“This is something the committee has been working on since the term of this council and to see it all come to fruition is just excellent, a lot of people have worked really hard to put this together.
“It’s going to be a full on weekend and there will be entertainment provided for everyone, the parade at this stage has 75 floats and about 1500 people involved and on the Saturday night the street will be shut down with local bands and other entertainers performing. “We want everyone to come and celebrate with us.” The centenary celebrations will begin on Thursday with an official event at the Griffith Regional Theatre attended by the honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of NSW. “The morning will be nostalgic and entertaining, with a short video capturing significant moments in history, musical acts, singing, an address from the Governor of New South Wales, poetry reading and personal stories,” Cr Dal Broi said.
The Governor will then host a tree planting ceremony at the IOOF Park at 2.30pm as the Griffith Centenary Walk is officially be opened. The Griffith Regional Art Gallery will host ‘Grounded in Griffith’ from 6pm, a collaborative project with students from regional schools featuring stories and artworks based on pioneering families of the area. Residents and visitors on the day can also enjoy a city highlights tour with local tour guide and historian John Robinson as well as a ride on the Heritage train from Lachlan Calley Railway which will offer shuttles to Yenda and Tharbogang through the weekend.
“I would encourage everyone to get involved,” Cr Dal Broi said.
