{"id":98275,"date":"2024-06-14T01:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=98275"},"modified":"2024-06-13T10:24:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:24:48","slug":"join-in-the-dragon-boat-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/join-in-the-dragon-boat-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Join in the dragon boat fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IN order to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, The Chinese Professionals Club of Australia (CPCA) and the Chinese Australian Cultural Society Ballarat (CACSB) are hosting a carnival in Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Victorian Multicultural Commission, the event will be held from 10.30am to 4pm on Saturday the 15th of June, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The carnival will be held at Durham Point, Late Wendouree, Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>Activities to feature include&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dragon Boat paddling experience<\/li>\n<li>Stage show<\/li>\n<li>Festival stalls<\/li>\n<li>Fan painting for kids<\/li>\n<li>Free sausage sizzle<\/li>\n<li>Free zongzi-shaped lollies<\/li>\n<li>Learn to write Chinese calligraphy<\/li>\n<li>Free couplets and Chinese character &#8220;\u798f&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Chinese paper cuts of little dragon<\/li>\n<li>And many more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/Caligraphy2_92069.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn to write Chinese calligraphy as part of the carnival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The primary purpose of the Carnival is to foster inclusivity, celebrate diversity, and promote unity within our communities. Come and join us for a fun day!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The highlight is the Dragon Boat paddling experience where we have the Ballarat Dragon Boat Club and a couple of boats out on the lake,&#8221; Helina Guo, secretary for the Chinese Professionals Club of Australia said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are welcome to get on the boat and have a paddle and people from the club will be teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s teamwork, it&#8217;s fun and for a lot of people it will be the first time in their life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/cpca.org.au\">cpca.org.au<\/a> or contact duanwu@cpca.org.au.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\/\/SPONSORED CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN order to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, The Chinese Professionals Club of Australia (CPCA) and the Chinese Australian Cultural Society Ballarat (CACSB) are hosting a carnival in Ballarat. 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