Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Traralgon festivals

Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (09:49): Diwali, the festival of lights, hit Traralgon across the weekend, and it was fantastic to be able to attend and enjoy the culture that our Indian community provides – and do they know how to party. There was cultural dancing and also music being played, and at the end they put on a Bollywood extravaganza, which was off the charts. So congratulations to everybody that put that on. It ended up with fireworks also.

On Sunday the Traralgon Christmas parade was on, and it was the first time that I have participated in it. I have been in many a year to watch the floats and everyone go past. I am pleased to say that we overwhelmed – and I do apologise to the parents – the children with a grotesque amount of lollies. I apologise to all the parents that had to take their kids home on the Sunday – they would have been running around and running amok.