Easter Eggstravaganza offers fun for the whole family

THE Easter Eggstravaganza at Queenscliff this year is expected to deliver around 20,000 chocolate eggs to excited boys and girls.

In its fifth year, the event at Queenscliff Bowling, Tennis & Croquet Club is again proudly supporting the Good Friday Appeal.

Club manager Rod Wayth said the Easter Eggstravaganza raised almost $120,000 between 2014 and 2017.

“It’s actually quite remarkable on the day and the goodwill of so many people.

The Easter Eggstravaganza will include a seafood feast, jumping castle, face painting, market stalls, auctions, raffles, a kid’s craft tent and live music, and Easter egg hunts for the kids, and adults too.

“It’s a real genuine family day, and the local kids come and donate their time, some girls do hair braiding and the boys run a handball competition,” he said.

“It’s a real community event, not a club event.”

Mr Wayth said the event was funded by the club, which didn’t recover any costs.

“If someone spends $5 on a pie and a drink, they know all $5 of that is going to the Appeal.

“We spent more than $9,000 on eggs last year, and the total cost of the day, not including labour hours was about $16,000, so we will be looking at spending about $20,000 this year.”

Mr Wayth said the club was proud to absorb the cost as its contribution to the community.

The Easter Eggstravaganza will offer loads of fun for the whole family at Queenscliff Bowling, Tennis & Croquet Club on March 30 from 11am.

The kid’s egg hunts, which run between 11.30am to 2.30pm, cost $5 and the adult egg hunt, which runs at 3pm, costs $50 per team of two.

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