Ballan Autumn Festival
Michaela SETTLE (Eureka) (12:55): On Sunday I had the absolute pleasure of attending the 2023 Ballan Autumn Festival. I would like to acknowledge the amazing work of the committee, who worked tirelessly to put on this fantastic event. The festival was an outstanding success, with thousands of visitors to the beautiful township of Ballan, and it was really great to have it back after several years. It is one of the absolute highlights of my year. This year the theme was superheroes. It was a very tough job, but I loved judging the parade, and this year I shared the judging with Sam Rae, the federal member for Hawke; Cr Ally Munari; and Cr Paul Tatchell. In keeping with the theme of superheroes, the community award went to the Ballan CFA. The best school group went to the wonderful Gordon Primary School with their vintage truck and array of superheroes. Studio C gave a spirited performance, winning the best sports group, and Ballan kinder won the mayor’s award for their super readers. There were prizes for vintage cars and machinery. It is a great day and should not be missed.