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50 years of Easter festival fun

The Easter Saturday street parade is always a crowd favourite before families flock to Pioneer Park for the crowning of the Sunflower Queen and Junior Princess and a morning of free rides and festivities. (Di Stanley: 473923_07)

Central Highlands Easter Sunflower Festival committee president Peter McMaster promised the 2026 50-year milestone is one to be celebrated in […]

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