BREAKING THE FAST ACROSS GOLDEN PLAINS

VARIOUS community groups are combining for Australia Day breakfasts across the Golden Plains Shire.

Events are set for Teesdale, Inverleigh, Scarsdale, Shelford, Bannockburn and Meredith.

Now in its 10th year, Inverleigh’s event is being run by the Public Hall Committee and Inverleigh Progress Association and will be hosted at the Inverleigh Public Hall.

“It’s more of a meet and greet,” said organiser Anne-Maree Tarbett.

“It encourages new people in the town to come along and get to know the oldies of the town and so forth.”

For a gold coin donation attendees can expect a barbeque breakfast spread of eggs, bacon, tomato, mushrooms and baked beans while the local CWA will be providing topnotch scones.

Along with the breakfast cook up the historical society will be presenting a display and this year’s theme is Australia Made with attendees invited to bring along artefacts from the nation’s heyday of manufacturing and primary production.

“We’re encouraging people to bring along old things that are Australian made, not a lot of things are made in Australia these days,” Ms Tarbett said.

There’s also activities for the young and young-at-heart with a footy skills challenge and old and new games.

The Inverleigh event kicks off at 8am on 26 January and will run through to about 11.30am. For more information on all the Australia Day breakfasts across Golden Plains Shire visit goldenplains.vic.gov.au/events.