“Resilient” Garvoc raises quarter million

GARVOC may only be a town boasting a population around 250, but there are over a quarter of a million reasons why it is the state’s most generous community.

Garvoc has officially surpassed $250,000 in donations for the annual Good Friday Appeal, even with decades of donations not counting towards the total.

The bulk of the funds have been raised through the annual Garvoc Community Goods and Services Auction, which was once again held over the weekend with 121 items up for grabs in support of the Good Friday Appeal.

Good Friday Appeal Garvoc area manager Cate Kelly said

“We had face panting for the kids, an Easter egg hunt and the Garvoc Country Fire Authority brigade cooking on the barbecue.

“It was a great day and a wellattended event.”

As Western District Newspapers reported last year, Garvoc broke its own record in 2022 with the annual auction raising an astonishing $26,665.

For comparison, regional and rural Victoria in total raised just shy of $2.6 million for the appeal in 2022.

While every dollar is crucial, Garvoc proves itself each year to be a community punching well above its weight. But it has only been since 2013 the community has officially been