SET for Sunday, 28 August at the Elaine Mechanic\u2019s Institute Hall, a community meeting is aiming to bring the town and wider district together.<\/p>\n
Event organiser and chairperson of the Elaine Mechanic\u2019s Institute Hall committee Chris Guidotti said the effort was aiming to introduce the towns locals old and new.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost our school. We\u2019ve lost our church. We have nothing but a general store, petrol station and a hotel that\u2019s sometimes open,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout these things, many people don\u2019t have the ability to network.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, the idea is to bring people together and find out what people want to do and how we might be able to offer that so we can come together as a community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stalls will be set up from 2pm showcasing groups like the Elaine CFA and the town\u2019s tennis and cricket clubs.<\/p>\n
Ms Guidotti has been a local for about 30 years, and said she hopes the event will bridge the gap between the town\u2019s older and younger generations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to embrace new people into becoming part of the community. Our demographics are aged farmers so all that information needs to be passed on to our younger residents,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019d have to be a community demand for this. The tennis and cricket clubs are always advertising trying to get young people in too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just feels like we\u2019ve lost our sense of heart, and we need that beating again. We just need some more people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SET for Sunday, 28 August at the Elaine Mechanic\u2019s Institute Hall, a community meeting is aiming to bring the town and wider district together. Event organiser and chairperson of the Elaine Mechanic\u2019s Institute Hall committee Chris Guidotti said the effort was aiming to introduce the towns locals old and new. \u201cWe lost our school. We\u2019ve […]<\/p>\n