{"id":96920,"date":"2024-03-08T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=96920"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:48:55","slug":"begonias-ready-to-bloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/begonias-ready-to-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Begonias ready to bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT\u2019s annual Begonia Festival is back for another year with three days of fun on offer for the community this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The free event will include live music, performances, food and drinks, markets, celebrity guests, family activities, workshops and begonia garden displays.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 begonias will be on display in the Robert Clark Conservatory including the brand-new begonia cultivar, which is named after the gardens\u2019 first curator George Longley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to another bumper crowd off the back of last year\u2019s 65,000 people that came along,\u201d said City of Ballarat mayor Cr Des Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to see the conservatory absolutely in full bloom and it will be really great to see the brand-new begonia that will be unveiled to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is just a credit to our parks and gardens team because the skill they have to hold back the blooms until this weekend and to turn it on, it\u2019s like their grand final day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the main stage there will be a range of horticultural presentations by special guests including Paul West, Hannah Moloney and Courtney Roulston.<\/p>\n<p>The begonia maze, Integra tiny town, sports zone and marvellous minibeasts will be on site providing family fun was well as performances by SWAY.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional begonia parade will kick off from 11am on Monday 11 March starting in the south gardens and running along Wendouree parade.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 community groups will be involved in the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community parade on Monday that people enjoy is a showcase of the local community,\u201d said Cr Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunity organisations can come out and showcase themselves and hopefully build awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Central Highlands Water will also be running a range of activities around their Choose Tap program which encourages the community to use reusable water bottles.<\/p>\n<p>Stainless steel bottles will be available for purchase will all proceeds going towards the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCentral Highlands Water is thrilled to return to the 2024 Ballarat Begonia Festival with a range of exciting activities across the weekend,\u201d said managing director Jeff Haydon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team will be located in the Botanical Gardens, hosting a range of fun and educational displays, including the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of our new digital metering program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free shuttle buses will be running from the Ballarat Train Station to the festival with free car parking also available on site.<\/p>\n<p>The Ballarat Begonia Festival runs from 9 to 11 March and to find out more information visit <strong>ballaratbegoniafestival.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/03\/2H3A9715_28812.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All a buzz: The Ballarat Begonia Festival returns the the botanical gardens this weekend. 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