Dimboola
Welcome to Dimboola, a top spot to visit, a great place to stay. Dimboola is in the heart of wheat growing country.
After many dry years, water came back to the Wimmera River and reached Dimboola at the end of September. The water was a welcome sight for all the people who attended the 150 Year Celebrations. As well, the 2009 Dimboola Regatta went ahead on November 21 and was a great success. This was followed by the Wimmera Sprints Regatta on November 22. Both were well attended by rowers, spectators and visitors to the town.
There was enough water to reach to Lake Hindmarsh, so parts of the river downstream of Dimboola, so deparately dry for so long, now have a respite.
The 150 Years in Dimboola Celebration was a great success. The activities were organised over the Melbourne Cup Weekend and involved a huge number of local people and visitors to the town. The organising committee worked for a very long time to cordinate the activites and John Moar and his committee deserve to be congratulated for a job extremely well done.
Activities included an art and photography exhibition, bowls, museum opening, brass band recitals, DMSC Hall of Fame Dinner, concerts, birdwalk, the play Dimboola and school open days. There were also meetings, reunions, gatherings and more.
The next performances of the play Dimboola presented by the Dimboola Performing Arts Group can by selecting the link to the Play "Dimboola". For bookings, phone Mensland Dimboola on (03)53891271.
Getting to Dimboola is easy. Drive from Melbourne along the Western Highway through Ballarat, Ararat, Stawell, Horsham then on to Dimboola. From Adelaide drive through Murray Bridge, Keith and Bordertown, Kaniva, Nhill then continue on to Dimboola. From Adelaide catch the Greyhound, FireFly Express (two per day) or the V-Line bus each day or catch the Overland train on three days each week. From Melbourne, catch the return services to Dimboola from the Southern Cross Station.
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