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Celebratin­g cultural diversity

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A Cultural Diversity Festival in Horsham celebrated the many diverse people who have come to call the Wimmera home.

The festival, at Horsham Town Hall on Saturday, included cultural displays, food, a fashion parade and children’s art and craft and attracted more than 200 patrons.

A Diversity Concert showcased a range of cultural singing and dancing from Wimmera performers as well as others who had had travelled from across Victoria.

Natya Entertainm­ent Bollywood Dance group from Melbourne was the headline act, performing two star-studded performanc­es.

Wimmera Developmen­t Associatio­n, Victorian Multicultu­ral Commission and community groups joined forces to organise the event.

 ?? Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER ?? IN STEP: Horsham School of Dance Irish dancers Lily Charity, Miranda Pike, Zoe Brennan, Lucy Hudson and Lucy Avery.
Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER IN STEP: Horsham School of Dance Irish dancers Lily Charity, Miranda Pike, Zoe Brennan, Lucy Hudson and Lucy Avery.
 ??  ?? BRIGHT: Maricor Borden, front, and Shai Batiancila during a Wimmera Filipinoau­stralian Club performanc­e at Horsham Town Hall.
BRIGHT: Maricor Borden, front, and Shai Batiancila during a Wimmera Filipinoau­stralian Club performanc­e at Horsham Town Hall.

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