Your guide to the highlights of Pako Festa 2012 West To Town Hall Diversitat (Pako Headquarters) Office ( For information co contact 5221 6044 153 Pakington Str Street
West To Town Hall
Street stalls from 9am Pako Festa Parade 11am-12 noon Official opening, 12 noon at West Park Stage Pakington Street closed to all traffic, including side streets Auslan Interpreted Event Accessible features: Toilets:
In the West Town Hall (main entrance in Pakington Street) and also in the public toilets at the back of the hall. At West Park, Fire Station end, a portable accessible toilet is available
Ramps: Ramps to enable better access from the road to the pavement One located between Albert and Weller Streets and one between Albert and Preston Streets
Cumbia Music
Croatian Community-H.K.UD. “LADO” Geelong Geelong Liberian Community Asha Bollywood Dance Biser - Macedonian Dance Group Bulgarian Society of Geelong- Izvor Fiesta Mexico ISKRA Dance Ensemble- Ukrainian Community Serbian Dance Group- Shumadija Junior Group ISKRA Dance Ensemble- Ukrainian Community Serbian Dance Group- Shumadija Senior Group Hellenic Community of Geelong Cafe Moreno Dance Group Los Locos
1.35pm 2.00pm 2.40pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 3.40pm 1.30-3.30pm
NB Dance Scottish Dance Workshop Belly Dance Inspiration Cultural Dance Workshop- Maori Cultural Dance Workshop - Bosnian Geelong Salsa Westside Circus Workshops
Parking: Accessible parking back of Town Hall Specific Needs Centre: Facilities for people with disabilities, older citizens, breast feeding mothers etc. at Karingal, 151 Pakington Street
Time 12.30pm 2.30pm
Group Name Meet the Channel 7 Stars Fashion Parade
Matchworks West Park Stage Group Name Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative & Official Opening Geelong Harmony Cook Island Royal Polynesians Dance Team Andalucia Spanish Dancing Group Club Italia Geelong “Cantiamo Insieme” Filipino Cultural Dance Group Geelong Lithuanian Dance Group Serbian Youth Club - Branko Radicevic
Got staff?
3.45pm 4.25
Viva Acabellas
Silvatra’s Debut Reuben Stone Jimmy and Mexican Izzy Lossi & Band Tom Milek
Roving Artists
(ALL DAY)
Time Group Name Country Fair from PUBLIC MISCHIEF Dazzling Dan the Magic Man The Mantelli Five Teknia Fun Arts + Carmens Inka Marka Festive Factory
Parade End
Yuille Street
Hope Street
Group Name
12-12.30pm 12.45-1.45pm 2.00-3.00pm 3.15-4.15pm 4.30-5.30pm
Gordon Avenue
Weller Street
1.00pm
1.15pm 1.35pm 1.50pm 2.10pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.25pm 3.45pm 3.55pm 4.10pm 4.25pm 5.15pm
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Weller Street
Albert Street
TOWN HALL
Geelong Indonesian Community
Channel 7 Stage
Group Name Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir Congolese Choir Bosnian Choir ‘Behar’ Karenni Choir The Geelong Chorale Corisande
Time
1.00pm
Time 12.00pm 12.20pm 12.40pm 1.20pm 1.45pm 2.00pm 2.15pm 2.30pm
Time 12.20pm 12.55pm 2.00pm 2.20pm 2.40pm 3.10pm
Freeza Youth Stage
(INSIDE)
Candover Street
O’Connell Street Lawton Street
Saturday, February 25, 9am-6pm
TOILETS
Large Outdoor Screen
Pakington Street
Waratah Street
Collins Street
Parade Start
Bethel Church Program
G Group Name E.motion 21 E.m
Preston Street
Time 12.30pm
Wellington Street
Maitland Street
Group Name Julie-Anne’s Dance Avenue Geelong Scottish Dance Inc. Bosnian Dance Group - Bosanćice Scottish Country Dance Group
Anglesea Street
Waterloo Street
Time 12.00pm 12.15pm 12.30pm 12.45pm
Mezei Virag Hungarian Dance Group Geelong Karen Community Croatian Community-H.K.UD. “LADO” Geelong Bindaas Bollywood Dance Group Liptar Dance group - Slovak Social Club Jupiters Lebanese Dance Group Te Arahina - Maori Community Dance 4 All - Italian Theme Grasshopper
Autumn Street
Westpac Diversity Stage e
2.45pm 3.00pm 3.15pm 3.35pm 3.50pm 4.05pm 4.25pm 4.40pm 5.20pm
Autumn Street
Group Name John Luke Shelley & High Speed Steel Lionel Lee & The Suburban Parallels Stringybark McDowell Solo Scion Pirates
Clarence Street
Time 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 4.00pm
Spanish Workshop Sp Fiesta Mexico Workshop Fie Poise’n Bollypop Po The Th Vibe Dance Studios Salsa Sa Street
Hope Street
3.10pm 3.45pm 4.20pm 5.00pm 5.30pm
Petrel Hotel Stage
TOILETS
• Program subject to change
French Quarter Pakington Strand Area Time 1.15pm 3.00pm 5.00pm
Group Name Carrousel Theatre - Beauty & the Beast Puppet Pu t Show Sho Shhow Carrousel Theatre - Beauty & the he Beast Puppet ppet Show Shoow Hot Club Swing
Cloud 9 Stage Time 12.00pm 3.00pm 6pm
Group Name Fig Jam Good Face for Radio Dj’s
Carmen Miranda Bar
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The Independent, Friday February 24, 2012
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