Some Great Things about Our Town and District
Organisers of the Community Opportunity Workshop included in the program a warm-up session asking each participant to list 'Some great things about Violet Town and district'.
An amazing collection of feelings and thoughts were called out and recorded. Below is the list:
- Fiddle lessons at community house
- Local produce
- Walking track
- Support for seniors
- Social events
- Diverse variety of groups
- CFA
- Streetscape and historicity
| Facilities and fixtures
- Pool
- Community house
- The market
- Hospital
- Community health centre
- Friendly businesses
- Nursing/aged centre
- Railway station (and train services)
- Beautiful walking track
- Indigenous wildlife and birds
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The community
- Friendly people
- Welcoming
- Proactive and creative community
- Fantastic volunteer effort (always)
- Strong community spirit and action
- Self reliant people
- Communicative (i.e. village voice)
| The Place
- Safe and secure
- Good size
- Central to big cities but country
- Includes no toxic dump
- Great agricultural base
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Town centre
- Easy parking
- Wide main street
- Good quality services and businesses
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For details/interview call the Editor on
(03) 5798 1858