Clunes Booktown Festival
Martha HAYLETT (Ripon) (09:52): It has been a big fortnight in Ripon. Two weekends ago we saw over 10,000 people flock to the Clunes community for the annual Clunes Booktown Festival. Nick Bassett, Jacqui Horwood and the Creative Clunes board outdid themselves with 135 booksellers, 34 marquees, 36 roving performers, dozens of volunteers and over $25,000 reinvested back into the local economy. It was a joy to help open the festival and celebrate the sponsors, volunteers, booksellers and writers who have made this event so special for 19 years now.