Deans Marsh Festival was held on Easter Sunday with more than 3,000 people enjoying the family day out and showing their support for this year\u2019s event theme, \u201cGrowing our Community\u201d. The musical line-up was a highlight and included The Bash Big Band, Sarah Carroll, The Bookshop, Treehouse Uke Band, Noah Fagan, The Night Walkers, Patrick Shawcross, Chloe Miller, Rob Phillips, Tyler Lunn, Brendan Brown and The Rubber Band.
\nA huge range of activities was also on offer with dog races, the annual Dog Jump, a sheaf and high ball toss and the main TO GROW event \u2013 the Deans Marsh Gift.
\n\u201cVisitors could enjoy the day while their children played in the kids area and everyone could assist in \u2018Growing our Community\u2019 by planting herbs and flowers grown especially for the day,\u201d event organiser Ruth Hamilton said.
\n\u201cThank you to Winchelsea Bendigo Bank for their sponsorship of the growth project.
\n\u201cThis year\u2019s dog parade was judged by special guests mayor Rose Hodge and Derryn Hinch and Cr Hodge was even lucky enough to have Derryn to sign an old scrabble book he wrote in the 70s \u2013 priceless!\u201d
\n\u201cA huge thank you to all our sponsors and we hope that next year will be bigger and better \u2013 so get it in your calendar!\u201d
\nFollow the festival on Facebook at facebook.com\/DeansMarshFestival for details on next year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Deans Marsh Festival was held on Easter Sunday with more than 3,000 people enjoying the family day out and showing their support for this year\u2019s event theme, \u201cGrowing our Community\u201d. The musical line-up was a highlight and included The Bash Big Band, Sarah Carroll, The Bookshop, Treehouse Uke Band, Noah Fagan, The Night Walkers, Patrick […]<\/p>\n