General News
24 July, 2024
Golden hunters set new big bash target
ORGANISERS of the annual Laannecoorie Gold Bash have set a fundraising target of $36,000 for this year’s event. It will be the 12th year of raising funds for research with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre the major beneficiary. Bash co-ordinator...
ORGANISERS of the annual Laannecoorie Gold Bash have set a fundraising target of $36,000 for this year’s event.
It will be the 12th year of raising funds for research with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre the major beneficiary.
Bash co-ordinator Amanda Downing said October’s event would for the first time also sell gold ribbons to assist The Kids’ Cancer Project.
Mrs Downing said: “We’re very excited at the prospect of growth in our gold bash, the boost for local businesses and support for our community projects.
“We’re also reminding our prospecting community groups that the bash is a great opportunity to showcase their services to prospectors young or young at heart,” she said.
Hundreds of gold detecting enthusiasts will descend on Laanecoorie Caravan Park for token hunts and activities. Andrew Bales from the television show The Weekend Prospector and Raw Gold will give on one a talk on prospecting.
“Saturday’s fundraising will be finalised with a gold bash auction with our auctioneer Brent Shannon from Discovery Channel Aussie Gold Hunters,” Mrs Downing said.
“The committee honestly cannot fit another activity into this well-structured and run event,” she said.