Wandong Primary School Fete is making its return after four years on Monday, December 18, with bigger and better plans for families to celebrate the school’s community.
Set for the last Monday evening of the school year, students and families can expect an epic showdown for this year’s fete, with a larger budget, thanks to its sponsors, set to be put to good use.
Starting at 3.30pm, the fete will have mini-golf, pony rides and an inflatable world.
Showbags will be for sale, as well as prizes that can be won through sideshows, such as hook-a-duck and basketball hoops, with winning tickets presented at the prize desk.
All sideshows and rides – including the inflatable rides, pony rides, face painting, and competitions – can be purchased through the fete’s token exchange booth, for $10 for five tokens.
Raffles will be drawn at this year’s Christmas raffle at 6.45pm, with tickets to be purchased at bit.ly/3QVddcM
Entertainment will be provided on the main stage, while community members can explore the food trucks and market stalls from businesses including Enchanted Crystal Company, Candles By Zoe and Living Pleasures.
The school’s community will be featured at the fete, with a presentation by the art club and works to be silent auctioned, while there will be a broadcast by OKR FM’s weekly presenters – Matilda and Ruby – who present their program on Wednesdays at 4pm.
Other visits will include Kilmore State Emergency Service providing information, with Santa arriving on a Wandong Country Fire Authority truck.
Wandong Primary School Parents and Friends Association president Stephanie Domino said it was wonderful to finally celebrate a school event after COVID.
“My daughter only started the first year of COVID – so we’ve actually never been a part of the school while we were having big events that involved people to be able to come on school grounds,” she said.
“It’s amazing to be able to have an event for kids to be able to celebrate and bring their friends that don’t come to the school.
“There’s something for everyone … it’s a really fantastic school, really great kids, it’s a safe environment to come and have a good family evening together at that time of year.”
With the fete’s goal to raise $35,000, Ms Domino said the money raised would go towards improving the school’s original buildings.
Ms Domino thanked all the sponsors that contributed to the event and the efforts made by the fete committee who helped organise the fete.
The school fete will be between 3.30pm and 7pm on Monday, at Wandong Primary School.
