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Lego event to build on success

April 4, 2022 BY

Piece by piece: President of the Bendigo Lego User Group, Michael Peebles, said 110 exhibitors are involved in this year’s Bendigo Bricks. Photo: FILE

THE bricks are back as Bendigo Lego User Group prepares for its sixth annual exhibition.

Bendigo Bricks will take place at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 23 April and Sunday, 24 April.

President of the user group Michael Peebles said this year’s event will be bigger than last year, with exhibitors from all across Australia.

“There’s no question we’re all excited, myself and all the builders coming,” he said.

“Last year we had just over 80 exhibitors come along and this year we’ve got 110, which is fantastic.

“Every year the goal is to not have anything repeated from the year before. Ticket sales are going well for us which we’re rapt with and that shows people are getting used to us now after six years.”

Mr Peebles said the quality of Bendigo Bricks is on par with exhibitions across the country.

“Most people are pleasantly surprised when they come to a country event that has a quality that would stand up in any of the capitals, and they’re surprised too that all exhibitors are just fans of Lego, none of us are paid professionals,” he said.

“It’s not unfair to say that when it comes to Lego, there’s any even playing field between professionals and non-professionals, which is great because it puts these builders on a world level.”

Contestants from reality television show Lego Masters will make an appearance, including Kale Frost, Fleur Watkins and Runa Lindblom.

In the lead up to the exhibition, there is a Bendigo Bricks pride display in the library for the Bendigo Pride Festival, and there will be a special Easter activity in Rosalind Park, with people invited to help create a Lego mural of an iconic Bendigo scene.