Rural festivals are bringing people together, but are also boosting the local economy supporting Australian farmers and communities, Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman says.
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In an address to parliament on September 17, recorded in Hansard, Ms Tuckerman praised the volunteers and organisers of the Taste of Taralga Festival, on this weekend.
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She said rural festivals are a perfect opportunity to show support for this wonderful community.
"I am often asked what the average person can do to support our farmers and rural communities affected by the worsening drought," Ms Tuckerman said.
"My reply is to visit those communities.
"By attending rural events you are supporting local businesses and their families. Not only will you be supporting a community that is doing it tough, but you will be also guaranteed a good time while doing so. It sounds like a win-win to me," she said.
The festival marks 200 years since the first Europeans passed through the village. In 1819, Charles Throsby first came through Taralga in search of a new stock route to Bathurst.
The following year John Oxley and the commissioner John Thomas Bigge travelled the same route from Bathurst to Lake Bathurst, by this time Arthursleigh - east of Taralga - was settled by Hannibal Macarthur. James Macarthur, Lachlan McAlister and John Hillas later became the first landholders of Taralga.
It is now a village of enormous character, the Member for Goulburn said.
Ms Tuckerman will be a guest at the festival which runs from Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, October 6. It begins with a plaque unveiling at Burra Burra Lake - a campsite of the early expedition in 1819 - on Saturday at 10am.
"The town will come alive with a multitude of events," Ms Tuckerman continued. Including a street parade, a Saturday night dance, a country fair, camp-ovens, displays from the historical society, a classic car muster, live music and so much more.
For more information visit Taste of Taralga on Facebook.
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