Community Family Events

Community Family Events feature presentations and displays from local community groups, special entertainment, and fun activities for the whole family. The idea is to help these valuable, local organisations boost awareness of their important community work – and have a great day of fun at the same time!

Each community group is provided with a stand so they can distribute brochures, showcase their activities, gather donations, conduct activities or appeal for assistance.

If you would like to get involved with a forthcoming Community Family Event in your area, contact your local store’s Activities Organiser for further details.

Despite the ongoing threat of rain, local families braved the weather to attend the Community Family Event at Bunnings Warehouse in Bairnsdale on Saturday 28th August.

Rick Kelly, two time Bathurst winner and racing car champion, delighted locals by showcasing his car and jumping on stage to host handball competitions. The store was a buzz with fun activity for all from clowns and face painters for the kids, live performances by local school students from Eagle Point Primary School, and the local Salvation Army Band Members, Josh Wood and Sam Nalder who belted out a few tunes.

Local groups attending included Clontarf Foundation, Salvation Army, East Gippsland Umpire Association, East Gippsland Rainforest Conservation Management Network, Mallacoota Soccer Club, Eagle Point Primary School and Bairnsdale Fire Brigade, who all received prize donations up to the value of $1000.

Bunnings Warehouse Esperance hosted a Community Family Event in 2010, with 21 local community groups participating, displaying their services to the local community.

Retired Australian Cricketer Brad Hogg was a celebrity guest who spent the day signing autographs and playing cricket with the kids. There were lots of activities planned for the families, from face painting and fairy floss, through to a jumping castle and a dunking machine.

All community groups were eligible to win one of 5 project contributions worth $1000 for their group. The Mayor of Esperance, Ian Mickel, drew the names and the lucky groups were; Navy Cadets, Men’s Sheds, Dance Devotion, Monjingup Development Community Group, Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Bunnings Warehouse Wagga Wagga ran a Community Family Event with 22 local community groups attending on the day. These included local Scouts, Country Women’s Association, Girl Guides, Rural Fire Brigade, SES, local sporting clubs and many more.

Local residents enjoyed face painting, a jumping castle, a clown show and kids D.I.Y. workshops running throughout the night. Local talent Joel Harrison performed as did the Wagga District & Highland Pipe Band. Paulini was also at the event and entertained the crowd for the last part of the evening.

All community groups who attended the night went into a draw to win one of 5 project contributions worth $1000. The winners were: 1st Wagga Scout Group, CWA Wagga Wagga, Junee Rural Fire Brigade, South Wagga Warriors Softball Club and Wagga Wagga Rescue Squad.