On stage: Cat Empire frontman Felix Riebl performs.
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Monique Preston
Coming from far and wide, people across City of Greater Shepparton came together on Shepparton’s Fryers St for a boogie and a sing-along to let off some steam post-flood.
EMERGE festival was a once-off event organised by GOTAFE, with The Cat Empire playing alongside Goulburn Valley artists JB and Me, BricKy B, Tenielle McKenzie and Drmngnow.
GOTAFE media and public relations advisor Maddi Devoy said it was a wonderful afternoon, with an estimated 1000 people turning up.
“Despite the weather, we had a good turnout, lots of families coming down to play and have kids enjoy the balloon animals and hair braiding and more,” she said.
“We weren’t too sure how many people we were going to get, but across the afternoon we were very, very pleased.
“We really wanted to provide people to celebrate and come together.”
EMERGE was put together in partnership with Music Victoria, the Victorian Government and LaTrobe and Melbourne universities.
Energetic: Cat Empire had people on their feet.
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Monique Preston
Strike a pose: Having a close look at a ‘statue’ at EMERGE were (clockwise from left) Lucy Geraghty, 4, Dennis Guilmartin, 10, Reese Opie, 9, Summer Bailey, 7, and Aria Bailey, 5.
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Action shot: Daniel Haydar-Big, 10, Eid Mohammad and Hussein Khudadadi try their hand at one of the many activities at EMERGE.
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Posers: Having a close look at a 'statue' at EMERGE were (clockwise from left) Lucy Geraghty, 4, Dennis Guilmartin, 10, Reese Opie, 9, Summer Bailey, 7, and Aria Bailey, 5.
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Monique Preston
Welcome: A smoking ceremony at EMERGE at Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Tradition: People are welcomed onto Yorta Yorta land during a smoking ceremony.
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Entertainment: Tenielle McKenzie performs at EMERGE at Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Enjoying a day out: (front) Aubrey Orr, 7, with (back from left) Bec Monk, Agnes Orr, 6, and Grant Searle.
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All smiles: Wayne Jolly, Corey Doherty, Tim Hollands, Kobe French, Matt Swann and Rachael Johnson from GV Live Well Support Services at EMERGE at Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Act: Brady Jones, aka Bricky B, performing at EMERGE.
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Monique Preston
Visitors: Scotland’s Scooty Campbell, James Anderson and Vivien Campbell at Emerge.
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Tasty: Sisters Rukaya Alnajar and Fatima Alnajar enjoyed some tasty treats from the food stalls.
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All smiles: Tegan Fairley, Sarahjane Kalafatis, Hollie Johnston and Narissa Martin.
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Day out: Abbas, 10, Ahmad, 4, Hawraa and Zainab Aldulimi, 14, at EMERGE.
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Monique Preston
Kids fun: Emmy Aitken, 5, enjoyed doing some art.
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Monique Preston
EMERGE: Cat Empire playing in Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Energy: Cat Empire perform in Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Presence: Cat Empire had a commanding stage presence.
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Monique Preston
Enjoy: The crowd was on their feet dancing to Cat Empire.
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Monique Preston
Powerful: Cat Empire playing at EMERGE in Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Fun: Cat Empire belts out a tune.
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Monique Preston
Loud: Cat Empire performs in Shepparton.
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Musical: The horn section is a big part of Cat Empire’s music.
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Monique Preston
Outdoors: Cat Empire playing at EMERGE in Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
Music: Cat Empire on stage.
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Monique Preston
Joy: Cat Empire playing at EMERGE in Shepparton.
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Monique Preston
