No Rest for SpringFest beneficiary

FIVE community partners will benefit financially from funds raised during this year’s Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle.

One of those, Miners Rest Primary School, has been spreading the word about the reimagined festival with their community as much as possible.

Principal Dale Power said his students, parents and staff are proud to be involved in such an iconic community mainstay.

“Being part of a significant, important event like this, it really links the Miners Rest community with the greater City of Ballarat which is rewarding, and it helps our school have a bit of a profile out here,” he said.

“We have our own market out here. SpringFest gives us a nice link with lots of vendors.”

Funds the school receives from the alternative fundraiser will help the ongoing development of their campus’ new building and facilities project worth $17.1 million.

“This will help the resourcing of our new school site. When projects finish, there’s always a shortfall to resource new settings. Our media room, arts wing and STEM unit will need modern supplies,” Mr Power said.

School captains Jarvis and Addy said new sports equipment will also be purchased, but most importantly, younger students will be better supported in their learning.

“We’re trying to get lots of new equipment so they have a good schooling and education that they remember for a long time,” Addy said.

Money generated at SpringFest last year helped the school develop their Café 1739 community space, including purchasing a coffee machine.

Continuing to support stall holders, stay connected with the community and put a pep in Ballarat’s step over the usual SpringFest time period, the raffle is live via ballaratspringfest.com.au.

More than 100 prizes can be won, giving everyone a chance to add some SpringFest sparkle to their home, even though the traditional Market Sunday event can’t run in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Rotary Club of Ballarat’s SpringFest committee is encouraging those who would usually head out to enjoy a lap of the lake on SpringFest’s Market Sunday to grab a ticket, support the festival, its community partners, and its stallholders.

A limited amount of tickets are for sale. The raffle will be drawn on Sunday, 29 November.