Labasa Council Space for Festival Office

The Vodafone Festival of the Friendly North secretariat is working together with the Labasa Town Council to acquire an office space at Labasa Civic Centre. This was confirmed by the president of the committee Subhash Chandra on Wednesday. “Since the humble beginning of the festival in 1962 the committee has been conducting meetings at various locations,” Mr Chandra said.

“This year we saw the need to have an office space to operate from; thanks to the Special Administrator of Labasa and Savusavu Town Council Vijay Chand who understood this need and has agreed to assist us,” he said.

“By the end of this month we will

The committee is donating a digital clock costing $4000 to Savusavu Town Council to put in front of the Municipal Building.

have our own office and a volunteer to look after our secretariat for us. “We have managed to secure a sponsor, Pioneer Security Services who has agreed to pay for the daily operation expenses of the office.

“Once the secretariat is operational, we will continue with our community projects.”

The committee is donating a digital clock costing $4000 to Savusavu Town Council to put in front of the Municipal Building.

“We had promised to assist our neighbouring town in Vanua Levu and we shall fulfill it before this year ends,” he said.