August 1, 2  & 3

Dance Weekend

Friday 1st August - Eddington Community Centre Ball. 

Music by: Carmel Phelan's Band

Sashes: 8pm - 12.30am

Eddington Community Centre

Enquiries: G. Davies (03) 5468 7291

Saturday 2nd August - Maryborough Community Dance Anglican Church Hall

Cnr Nightingale & Clarendon Streets, Maryborough

Music by: Carmel Phelan & Trevor

8.00pm - Midnight. Supper provided.

Sunday 3rd August - Maryborough Thursday Night DG Inc - AFTERNOON DANCE 1.30pm - 5.30pm

Music by: Portland Tarragal Band

Anglican Church Hall

Cnr Nightingale & Clarendon Streets, Maryborough

Enquiries: R. Fitzmaurice: (03) 5461 2538

K. Lucas: (03) 5464 2298

Sunday August 17

Talbot Farmers Market
Talbot Farmers Market is held on the third Sunday of every month
local wines, fresh produce, 
cheeses, seafood.
Plants, seedlings, chooks, ducks & black piglets
Live Music provided by local artists
Open 9am-1pm
Talbot Town Hall Market
held on the same day
Open 9am-4pm
Contact Bev  5463 2472

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Maryborough Antique Bottles & Collectables Club Inc
Maryborough Harness Racing Club
 Chaplins Rd Carisbrook
Antique Bottles, collectables,
 tools, old wares 

For all details phone Steve (03) 5461  4720
or Jason (03) 5465 3278

August

Moliagul Hotel Gig Guide

Saturday August 9th - The Blues Cruise - Admission $5.00 Music starts at 8.30pm

Saturday August 23rd - Gatorbait - Admission $5.00 Music starts at 8.30pm

Sunday August 31st - Harmonica Workshop

Phone: 5469 7282

August

Victorian  Community  History  Awards

The winners of the Victorian Community History Awards 2008 have been announced at Parliament House on Saturday, 31 May 2008. This year Information Victoria celebrated 10 years of being associated with the awards along with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. You can view all the winners and entries at www.vic.gov.au/historyawards

The next Victorian Community History Awards 2009 are now open.

The Awards aim to develop awareness of community history throughout Victoria. The Awards promote excellence in historical research and acknowledge that history can be presented in a variety of formats.

The Awards comprise a $5,000 first prize and six $1,000 prizes for the category finalists which include:

Best Collaborative / Community Work

Best Print / Publication

Best Audio – Visual / Multimedia

Best Exhibit / Display

Best Walk / Tour

Best Community Research, Registers and Records

Entries close at COB, on Friday, 27 February 2009.

For further information ring Information Victoria on 1300 366 356 (local call cost), TTY (03) 9603 8806, email infovic.marketing@diird.vic.gov.au or download an entry form from our website www.vic.gov.au/historyawards