CAMPASPE SHIRE COUNCIL AND MURRAY RIVER COUNCIL COME ALIVE WITH CHRISTMAS JOY FOR EVERYONE.
At What’s On, we have tried to put together a list of all the local Christmas events so that everyone can get into the festive spirit and share the joy of Christmas and the season of giving.
COLBO PUB CHOIR CHRISTMAS CAROL TRAIL - COLBINABBIN
Explore the Christmas candles around town and scan the QR code to listen to carols sung by the Colbo Pub Choir.
KYABRAM — 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAYS
Starting in mid-December and running up to just before Christmas, the Kyabram Chamber of Commerce hosts a 12 Days of Christmas promotion in conjunction with a sponsoring business.
Designed to kick-start your Christmas shopping, the idea is that you purchase at participating Kyabram stores to enter the draw to win giveaways and Kyabram shopping vouchers.
Participating stores will display a 12 Days of Christmas poster on their windows in the lead-up to the event.
DECEMBER 2 TO 30
The Campaspe Shire comes alive with illumination stations spread throughout the district.
In Echuca at Hopwood Gardens, Kyabram at Memorial Park and Rochester at Rotunda Park.
Community-led Christmas displays of decorations, lights, community Christmas trees and selfie spots can be found in Colbinabbin, Girgarre, Gunbower, Lockington, Nanneella, Rushworth, Stanhope and Tongala.
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DECEMBER 5 TO JANUARY 8 — TONGALA HAYBALE TRAIL
Volunteer artists have painted Christmas-themed hay bales on display throughout the town.
Maps can be downloaded from the Visit Tongala Facebook page or picked up at Tongala business.
DECEMBER 6 TO 21 — ROCHESTER CHRISTMAS TREES DISPLAY
Rochester Shire Hall, 45 Mackay St, Rochester
DECEMBER 7 — GUNBOWER CHRISTMAS STORY TIME
Share Christmas stories at the Gunbower Butter Factory from 9.30am to 11.30am.
DECEMBER 7 — RUSHWORTH CHRISTMAS ART AND CRAFT MARKET
Find a handmade gift for that someone special fro 8.30am to 1pm at the Rushworth Shire Hall,
DECEMBER 8 — CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
Lions Club of Moama traditional Carols by Candlelight in conjunction with Dellmac Entertainment.
You will sing all your favourite songs: Jingle Bells, Silent Night, White Christmas, and It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas.
Remember to bring a blanket and chairs, with the suggestion of mozzie repellent, just to be on the safe side, as well.
Ice cream and coffee vans will help feed the crowd, along with the always-loved Lions Club barbecue, hot chips and cold drinks.
Kerrabee Sound Shell, Moama, with food starting at 5.30pm and carols from 6pm.
DECEMBER 8 — ECHUCA CAROLS
Christmas by candlelight carols at the Echuca Moama Uniting Church at 7pm.
DECEMBER 8 — MATHOURA
Community Carols by Candlelight, Memorial Park, Mathoura
DECEMBER 8 — BUSH VERSE GROUP
Bush verse, yarns and poetry featuring the Kyabram Bush Verse Group. Kyvalley Hall, 534 Scobis Rd, Kyvalley at 12 noon.
DECEMBER 13 — STANHOPE CAROLS
Family Christmas Carols in Stanhope on Birdwood Ave at 6pm.
DECEMBER 14 — TONGALA CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Tongala community Christmas carols by candlelight at the Tongala Sound Shell in Mangan St, Tongala, at 6pm.
DECEMBER 14 TO 22 — SANTA’S CAVE
Step into Santa’s Cave at the Kyabram Town Hall and immerse yourself and your family in a world of wonder and joy.
Kyabram Town Hall, Allan St, Kyabram, from 11am to 5pm.
DECEMBER 14 TO 21 — FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS TREES
Echuca Moama Uniting Church's annual display of Christmas trees created by the community.
DECEMBER 19 — KYABRAM CAROLS
Kyabram churches Christmas carols in the Memorial Gardens, Allan St, Kyabram 5pm to 10pm.
DECEMBER 21 — SANTA’S GROTTO
Visit Santa in his grotto at the Rushworth Band Stand from 10am to noon.
DECEMBER 24 — ROCHESTER CAROLS
Christmas @ the silos carols service at the Rochester Silos, Ramsay St, Rochester.