Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Robinvale centenary

Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (15:07): It has been a huge weekend of celebrations in tropical north Victoria. Robinvale celebrated its centenary. It is 100 years since the railway extension from Annuello to Robinvale carried the first train full of dignitaries, I might add, and the first land sale took place on 23 October 1924.

The committee is to be congratulated for a magnificent weekend. We had the gala dinner on Friday night and hosted the new French Consul-General Mrs Paule Ignatio – forgive my pronunciation – and also hosted many locals, past locals and visitors to the town. The parade on Saturday featured schools and community groups, and it was fantastic. And the Storers returned to Storers Hill on Saturday night. It was a wonderful weekend, and congratulations to the centenary committee.