THE POST/SUN, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - Page 1
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Snowy story celebrated
Local Monopoly board sponsors encouraged By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK
CELEBRATIONS: Bruce Hodges, from left, Mark Buckley, Ian Graham and Jim Crocker enjoy the Snowy reunion. PHOTO: Nathan Thompson
By NATHAN THOMPSON
THE mighty Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme has been celebrated in style as thousands headed to the region for the project’s 75th anniversary. Seventy-five years after the
first blast in Adaminaby signalled the start of the Scheme, its workers and their family remember their time on the Snowy with great pride and fondness. A special reunion event at the Cooma Multi-function Centre welcomed close to 400
people through the doors, each with a Snowy story or connection to share. Old friendships were re-ignited and new ones forged. For the dozens of former workers this masthead spoke with at the reunion event, the word pride was mentioned
frequently. The Scheme brought 100,000 workers and their families, from dozens of nations, to the Snowy Mountains. A highlight of the weekend’s celebrations was reflecting on the social impact the Scheme had.
BUSINESSES in the area are encouraged to become involved in an interesting and fun community-based version of the Monopoly board game being developed by Bendigo Community Bank Cooma. The board game will highlight the unique aspects of the Snowy Mountains region and its local businesses. The production of the Monopoly game will involve a number of steps - the first of which is approaching potential major sponsors. According to managing director Service One Financial Services Pty Ltd Community Bank Cooma, Ivan Slavich, there has already been plenty of interest in the project. “The primary goal of the project is to promote the Snowy Mountains region and support its local community. “We envision this Monopoly game as a fun and engaging way for residents and visitors alike to learn more about the region’s assets and businesses, while also fostering a sense of local pride and connection,” Mr Slavich said. At the official launch last week Mr Slavich announced a community photograph competition will be run with winning entries to be featured on the Monopoly board and Monopoly box. The local version of the game will include customised tokens (players use to move around the board), for example, a skier, mountain bike, hiking boot, or chairlift/ gondola. The money part of the game will be Bendigo Community Bank currency, and Chance and Community Chest cards will include local businesses, providing another opportunity for promotion through the game. A percentage of the proceeds from sales of this community-version of Monopoly will be donated to local charities.
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