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Dignitaries including state and federal, and Red Cross Victoria representatives, and Moorabool Shire mayor Cr Ally Munari will be among those attending.<\/p>\n
Items such as homemade jams, knitwear and crafts courtesy of branch members will be available to purchase via a stall, with all proceeds to go towards the Red Cross initiative.<\/p>\n
The local group was the second regional Victorian Red Cross branch to be established, behind Bendigo, which followed Melbourne on 13 August 1914.<\/p>\n
“We’ll be walking in the footsteps of the women 110 years ago that met here on 20 August to establish this,” Ms Eskdale said.<\/p>\n
“We mainly have street stalls nowadays so this will be our big fundraiser. We’re still trying to keep the flag flying for Red Cross.”<\/p>\n
The brunch will take place from 11am. Entry is $20 and attendees are encouraged to RSVP for the event by next Saturday by calling 5368 1128.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LATER this month, members of the Ballan Red Cross Branch will celebrate more than a century of community support at the very site where the group was established. On Tuesday 20 August, the local group will acknowledge their 110th anniversary with a brunch at the Ballan Mechanics Institute. Branch chair Anne Eskdale said everyone is […]<\/p>\n