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News ArchiveUpdated 11th March 2008 We couldn't of done anything without our magnificent sponsors. We thank them all! THE BIG UPDATE BEFORE THE FESTIVAL Motor Show Spectacular & Show N Shine. All the Information you need is right here! (New forms added)
MEDIA RELEASES This years festival has it all!
Some Beautiful Pics These are some of the wonderful sites you can expect to see again at this years festival. Click the image to enlarge.
Lara Swimming Club Triathlon & Duathlon In conjunction with the Lara Heritage Festival, the Lara Swimming Club is conducting a triathlon / duathlon on: Friday 14 March 2008 Registration commences at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start...more details here Important notices for Lara residents Road Closures during this years festival This year's Lara Heritage Festival will be a cleaner and more environmentally friendly occasion thanks to a new commitment to event waste reduction. Download Waste Wise media release Lara Heritage Festival Committee are delighted to welcome Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative to the Festival Parade this year. With the support of Councillor Tony Ansett and the City of Greater Geelong's Cultural Development Unit, two exciting indigenous artists have commenced creation of a breathtaking new float with an indigenous theme to play a leading role in this year's parade. A feature event of Lara Heritage Festival will be Lara Talent Showcase to be held on Friday evening 14th March. This will be the third time that the Showcase has taken place, and, on the last occasion over 500 people were in attendance. Performers ranged in age from 7 years to 90 years. Lara Showcase Producer, Mr Bill O?Brien says, Dancers, choirs, musicians, vocalists and comedians will all be there on a spacious and floodlit stage. Of special interest will be the items performed by the many dance groups in Lara. Special awards will be made to the Best Talent and to the Most Entertaining Group Item. There are still four weeks to the Showcase and Bill says,that he would welcome the opportunity to unearth some new talent. Anyone interested in performing should contact him by phone on 52822914. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the region , the You Yangs environs was populated by the Worinyaloke clan of the Wathaurung people. Their major Corroboree ground was the present day site of the Anglican Church. Yes, this will be held as part of the 2008 Lara Heritage Festival. At the last Festival many families got together and built a Scarecrow which they then displayed in a variety of ways in their front garden. We are hoping even more people will enter the competition this time. The competition is open to anyone who lives in the 3212 postcode area. We are also encouraging groups like the kinders, playgroups, fire brigade etc to enter. Once again prizes will be awarded. Entries close on March 7th and your Scarecrow must be in place in the front garden (Or somewhere the judges can easily see it) by March 8th so that judging can take place. Closer to the event we will publish a list of where scarecrows can be viewed so that the public can move around and see all the characters created by participants. This event is proudly supported by the Lara Community Centre Inc. For further information please fell free to contact Libby on 52821936 Lara Heritage Film Festival ... FilmFest 2008 This year we are proud to announce the inaugural Lara Heritage Film Festival. Filming must include the Festival events that take place over the three days (Fri.14 - Sun.16th Mar 2008) and must NOT exceed 5 minutes. Entries to be submitted on the Sunday evening. Winners will be announced at a presentation post Festival with appropriate fanfare. This is an opportunity for all you upcoming film directors to show what you can do. Is this your first step on the road to Hollywood? For more details on how to be part of this, contact Mitch on mitchell.oneil@gmail.com; Music will be a very strong aspect of the 2008 Festival. The music will commence on the Friday evening at the Lara Talent Showcase. Come along and see some of our amazing local talent. The music will continue over the weekend with a mixture of Brass, Country and Western, Pipe and Drum. BandFest 2008 will give some great exposure to our local budding rock heroes. It promises to be a blast! One of the big draw cards undoubtedly will be the Victoria Police rock band Code One. Code One is highly acclaimed as one of Melbourne?s hottest groups and they are all about engaging the community and reinforcing safety messages through the universal language of music. Make sure that you and your family get along to their show on the Saturday afternoon! The Lara Heritage Festival Committee wishes everyone a Happy New Year and would like to extend a special thank you to all its supporters, sponsors and friends for all the assistance and goodwill that was extended to us throughout 2007. We are particularly grateful for the ongoing support of the City of Greater Geelong. The Festival Committee is also interested in tracking down any photos or videos of previous Festivals to add to its collection. If you can help, call Frank on 52821439. In 1910, the Lara Post Office had it?s first telephone. Electricity was connected to Lara in 1926 and in 1947 the Lara community was connected to the Geelong water system. The first European name applied to the Lara area was Kennedy?s Creek, a name bestowed by the explorers, Hovell and Hume, honoring one of their party which camped there in 1824. Darke?s map of 1841 uses the native name Woorn Yaloak. Limeburners Creek was also used reflecting the industry which continues today. But the most used name was Duck Ponds. Another name, Hovell?s Creek, caused much local protest and resulted in the current name of Lara being proclaimed in Aug. 1874. Avalon Airfield was established in 1953 in the face of a lot of local protest. We want the 2008 Lara Heritage Festival to be the best ever and to achieve that we need your participation. There are many opportunities for you, or your group, to be involved and showcase your community. Do you want to take part in the Grand Parade or run a stall? If so, now is the time to commit. Phone Jackie on 5282 4680 Matthew Flinders was one of the first Europeans to visit the locality when he climbed the You Yangs for a better view of the area. A French exploration ship was in the Bay around the same time but there are no records of their activities. They were followed by an expedition from the Sorrento settlement led by Lieutenant Tuckey. He and his group were the first recorded Europeans to have non friendly contact with the local inhabitants. In 1803, following the abandonment of the European settlement at Sorrento, some of the convicts escaped and one of them, William Buckley, met the local Aboriginal people at a place the natives called Kooraioo. He lived with them for 32 years before he showed himself to John Batman?s party at Indented Head. After some lobbying by senior citizens, it has been decided to include a Scooter section in the Grand Parade. So if you are a proud scooter rider and would like to be part of the Parade, please contact Tom on 0411 333 196. We are also holding a Duck Ponds Poet?s Competition during the festival. So if you fancy yourself as a poet, call Tom on above number. It is now 25 years since the establishment of the Lara Heritage Festival. The 2008 festival will be the tenth anniversary of this unique event. This Lara festival was the brainchild of the Lara Progress Association, the Lara Lions Club and the then Corio Shire with lots of input from the community and backing from local businesses. The Lara Heritage Festival is a celebration of what Lara is about, where we have come from and a strong belief in the future of our unique community. It will be entertaining and allow residents to join together and have fun. Our children and new residents will learn about what Lara was like in earlier days. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage in and join the fun. The 2008 Festival will feature a whole range of activities including heritage displays, an old time dance, youth disco, a talent showcase and many bands playing a range of music styles. There will be approximately 60 stalls featuring arts, crafts, food and wine plus much more. The colourful Grand and Torchlight Parades will be highlights of the Festival. Some other major events will be confirmed as we get closer to the date.
2008 Festival Patron The Lara Heritage Festival committee is delighted to announce that Mr. Don Robinson has agreed to be Patron for the 2008 Festival. Don was born in Colac and began a long and successful career in retailing in Geelong which took him to roles managing stores across Victoria and South Australia. In 1974, Don, and his wife Jeanette, purchased the Lara Supermarket and continued to meet Lara’s needs under the Tuckerbag banner. Over the years, Don and Jeanette won many awards including Australian Supermarket of the Year. In the early years, Don launched ‘Lara Happenings’ on the back of his ‘specials’ flyer. At Tuckerbag, Don was always generous to local causes. The business was sold to Safeway in 1998. Don has been involved in many Lara community groups over the years including the Fire Brigade, the Heritage Festival, Uniting Church, Masonic Lodge, Flinders Peak School Council and the Lions Club where he was President in 2004-5. Don has been married to Jeanette for 44 years and has 2 married daughters and 5 grand children. His hobbies include cycling, athletics, fishing and golf. Don and Jeanette are regulars at Kardinia Park to watch the Cats. Many will recall Don riding his Penny Farthing bicycle at previous festivals.
2008 Expression of Interest Form 2006 PHOTO GALLERY The 2006 Photo Gallery is up and running. Please check it out by clicking here.
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Congratulations
to Don, a worthy recipient of this honour!