Council funding for this year’s Weerama Festival has been cut by about 30 per cent, but the show will go on according to festival director Warrick Lynch.
He said Wyndham council had cut its funding from $50,985 last year to $34,650 this year. Festival members have fought the funding cut and initially considered reducing Wyndham’s biggest community event to one day.
But Mr Lynch said this year’s festival will be a three-day event, celebrating its 35th anniversary with a new logo designed by Daniella Acciarito from the Wyndham Community Arts Alliance. The logo is inspired by Werribee River.
PICTURE GALLERY: Weerama Festival 2013
“We have worked hard to ensure this [funding cut] does not affect the quality of the festival,” he said.
Mr Lynch said organisers were seeking volunteers to help run the festival, which will start with a busking event on Friday, February 28. The festival attracts about 30,000 people annually.
This year’s event will include a children’s ‘‘funfest” at Chirnside Park on March 1, a Bon Jovi and Pink show and other activities in Watton Street, and fireworks at Wyndham Park. A street parade and other activities will wrap up the festival the following day.
Wyndham council did not respond before deadline.
» To volunteer, email info@weerama.org.au
