Tallong Apple Day goes full steam ahead with a little help

The Sunday, May 1 event has also scored a helping hand, thanks to a $15,000 grant.

Bushfires and then COVID meant Apple Day was cancelled in 2020 and 2021.

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Tallong Apple Day 2021 has been postponed

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Tallong Community Focus Group representative Chrissy Wursten said this year's event was of utmost importance to the community.

"The past two years have ben devastating for our community, (with) many suffering loss of business," she wrote in a submission to Goulburn Mulwaree Council.

"We are hopeful the the 2022 festival will not only help with a financial recovery but...be just what we all need - a family fun day."

Mrs Wursten requested $10,000 of in-kind help from the council's financial assistance grants.

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At Tuesday's meeting, acting general manager Brendan Hollands recommended $5,428, plus $1124 for traffic management costs. This was because the value of services requested totalled $6624.

But Mayor Peter Walker was feeling more generous. He won councillors' support to award the festival $15,000 from the state's Reconnecting Regional NSW - Community Events grant allocation to Goulburn Mulwaree.

"The money is there to do exactly this...," he said

"This is Tallong's one and only fundraiser. It takes a lot of work and it's a way of injecting money back into the community."

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Acting general manager Brendan Hollands said the council had been awarded $384,000 to spend between now and next year. Events still had to be submitted but he was confident that Apple Day met the criteria.

This year, proceeds will go to the skate park and basketball court in Memorial Park.

The day kicks off from 9am.

Co-convenor Kerry Lawrence said the festival would celebrate its 15^th year with plenty of family fun and entertainment, and lots of apples.

"We are super excited to have Tallong Apple Day going ahead this year," she said.

"We have been amazed and so thankful for the amount of support from Goulburn Mulwaree Council, local businesses and our local sponsors, especially after the extremely challenging last few years.

"With just days left before Apple Day, we are full steam ahead. It's going to be an amazing day with plenty of exhibitions and displays - there will be lots to see and do."

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There will be live music all day, a range of market and food stalls, puppet shows and pony rides, Matilda's Farmyard Nursery and more. If you're the competitive type, test your skills in the Mrs T's bake-off, spin the longest thread, apple pie eating, fleece to garment and quilting, photography and art, creative writing, as well as granny art aanner and sculpture competitions.

A variety of exhibitions and demonstrations will be on offer, from wood chopping and whip cracking to medieval battles and kids' rides, as well as a car and bike show.

Starting at 8.30am a free festival shuttle bus will be running from Truck Stop 31 at Marulan. There will be no parking at the festival, attendees must park at the Truck Stop and utilise the shuttle service.

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