Some Shining Stars from This Year's Stunning Festival
Friday October 5, 2007 – Mildura Weekly • 7 Story ALAN ERSKINE • Photographs JOE PASQUALE & GREG SYLVIA Big event means big money for Sunraysia JOHN Arnold couldn’t be happier. “Last year the estimate was that (around 40,000) and the Gympie dependent Country Music awards to- The crowds have been as big as ever, it was worth just over $7 million to Muster (25,000), but Mildura has the morrow night. and well behaved, events have been the local economy, and predictions most unique event, providing thou- Broadcast live, it will go to 30 com- on time, the weather’s been great, and are that this year will be the same,” sands of hours of free entertainment mercial radio stations around Austra- the artists are already talking about he said. from scores of independent artists at lia, along with community radio na- next year. John, the festival’s chief organiser 24 venues across the district, day and tion-wide via a satellite hook-up. The Sunraysia Country Music Fes- as well as being the Mayor of Mildura, night. John said all district venues had tival has celebrated its 21st year in said the city had welcomed crowds of They range from the Poet’s break- reported good crowds again this year, style, but according to John, the Mil- up to 12,000 for the festival in recent fast at the Setts to the well supported with probably the biggest being up to dura event came of age many years years. talent quest, to the glamour night 2000 people at the Henderson Park ago.
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