With Christmas fast approaching, Campaspe Shire Council will deck the shire with its annual Christmas decorations.
Three ‘Illumination Stations’ will be installed throughout the region, including the Gold Bauble in Echuca, the Big Teddy Bear in Rochester and the Big Santa in Kyabram.
Community members and visitors have a chance to be featured on council’s social media pages by posing with the installations and posting them online using the hashtags #ChristmasinCampaspe and #IlluminationStation.
The following events and installations will also be happening throughout the shire during the festive season:
Echuca
- Illumination Station at Hopwood Gardens featuring the Gold Bauble: December 2 to 30
- Giant gift in the Port of Echuca pop-up park
- Festival of the Christmas Trees at Echuca Moama Uniting Church: December 14 to 21 from 10am to 2pm
- Gingerbread house selfie-station at the pedestrian crossing in Hare St
- Christmas Toddler Rhyme Time at Echuca Library: December 16, 10.30am
- Christmas After-School Session at Echuca Library: December 17, 3.30pm
- Christmas Baby Rhyme Time at Echuca Library: December 19, 11am
- Christmas Storytime at Echuca Library: December 20, 10.30am
- Family Christmas Storytime at Echuca Library: December 21, 10.30am
Tongala
- Christmas hay bale trail: December 5 to January 8
- Santas’s Red Ute and Gingerbread Man community lights activation at St Patrick’s Primary School
- Santa Ferguson
- Giant gifts at the Sound Shell
- Midnight Express Arts Space Installation
- Lions memory tree
- Christmas Toddler Rhyme Time at Tongala Library: December 10, 10.30am
Rushworth
- Decorated bell tower and community trees
- Mistletoe kissing booth
- Elf yourself selfie stations
- Reindeers in High St
- Christmas Toddler Rhyme Time at Rushworth Library: December 2, 10.00am
- Christmas Storytime at Rushworth Library: December 17, 10.30am
- Santa’s Grotto at Rushworth Band Stand: December 21, 10am to noon
Kyabram
- Illumination Station at Memorial Park featuring the Big Santa: December 2 to 30
- Santa’s Cave at Kyabram Town Hall: December 14 to 22, 11am to 5pm
- Allan St yarn bombing
- Nativity scene at Living Waters Church
- Christmas Storytime at Kyabram Library: December 10, 10.30am
- Christmas Baby Rhyme Time at Kyabram Library: December 17, 10.30am
- Christmas After-school Session at Kyabram Library: December 18, 3.30pm
Rochester
- Illumination Station at Rotunda Park featuring the Big Teddy Bear: December 2 to 30
- Rochester Christmas scavenger hunt
- Christmas tree display at Shire Hall: December 6 to 21, 9am to 4pm on Monday to Friday and 9am to noon on Saturdays
- Christmas Toddler Rhyme Time at Rochester Library: December 3, 10.30am
Gunbower
- Christmas Storytime pop-up at Gunbower Butter Factory: December 7, 9.30am to 11.30am
Nanneella
- Community Christmas tree at Memorial Hall
- Toy soldiers at Memorial Hall
- Santa cut-outs
Lockington
- Santa’s sleigh at Skate Park
Colbinabbin
- Colbo Pub Choir Christmas carol trail
- Christmas tree photo station at silos
Girgarre
- Christmas sound walk in Progress Park
Stanhope
- Christmas Cave and photo booth at Station Park Arts Space
For more information about the Christmas activations, visit campaspe.vic.gov.au/Recreation-events/Events/Events-directory