Enthusiasm sparks return of Inglewood Alive! festival

INGLEWOOD Alive! will return for the first time in four years.

The town’s development and tourism committee has announced it will take on organisation of the November event to showcase Inglewood’s historic streetscape and expect to attract thousands of visitors.

Inglewood Alive! was last held in 2019 before COVID scuttled plans for the 2020 and 2021 events and several key organisers left the district.

Suzi Birthisel, who headed up the last community committee to put together Inglewood Alive!, said there was excitement that the event would return under the development and tourism committee’s banner.

“Many of the volunteers who were part of Inglewood Alive! between 2013 and 2019 are still involved in the community through the football club and fire brigade and other organisation,” she said. “Through the COVID years, the commitment did not change but the areas of involvement did.”

“We’re all rapt that Inglewood Alive will be back and continue through IDTC with some of the community committee vol-

Inglewood Alive! in 2019 unteers still part of the new team.” IDTC secretary Pauline Wellman said her committee was excited to start planning the festival’s revival.

“It may not look exactly the same as previous festivals but it will build over time,” Mrs Wellman said.

“Inglewood Alive Festival will once more aim to bring together community groups from Inglewood and surrounding districts to promote our town to the wider region and beyond.” e visiting students have taken a deep dive into Corporate/Administration roles, Catering/Food Services, and Aged Care and explored career opportunities in Maintenance, Allied Health and Domestic Services.

Students from Boort District P-12 School are currently involved in Youth Take Over Loddon at Boort District Health to explore the diverse range of careers in the Health Sector.

Youth Take Over is an initiative of North Central LLEN and we are pleased to promote local career pathway opportunities for local young people and build our amazing local sta at Boort District Health for the future.

Community Garden Consultation

e Community Garden consultation gave us lots of new ideas to think about.

e dra plan is evolving and the space is shaping up to be an incredible and vibrant place people from our community of all ages can enjoy.

We feel especially privileged to have received two motorised wheelchairs and a double gopher, purchased by our amazing ladies auxiliary, to support our aged care residents to get to the space and enjoy all it has to o er.

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