The contest forms part of a free community event, slated to take place on Sunday, June 14 at Shepparton\u2019s Victory Park, with the public invited to take part in the festivities.<\/p>\n
Alongside the action on the ground, a range of family-friendly activities and entertainment will form part of the day, including free cricket and AFL workshops for children.<\/p>\n
In addition, emergency service displays consisting of vital preparedness information are scheduled to take place, as well as games and giveaways, a free sausage sizzle, and live half-time entertainment from a Sri Lankan papare band.<\/p>\n
The main cricket match will begin at 11am, following the junior workshops from 10am to 11am, with half-time entertainment to be provided during the match.<\/p>\n
The gala day aims to promote emergency preparedness awareness while celebrating the strength, diversity and resilience of the Greater Shepparton community.<\/p>\n
The event follows the success of similar community initiatives, including the Community Cup organised by the Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District, which raised funds for the Blue Ribbon Foundation.<\/p>\n
City of Greater Shepparton Mayor Shane Sali said the event was a fantastic opportunity to bring the community together and recognise the important role of local emergency services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Emergency Services Gala Day is a great way to connect our diverse community with the dedicated local emergency service agencies who support us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also recognise Thank a First Responder Day on Wednesday, June 10, and this event is a great opportunity to show appreciation for the people who provide strength and support to our community when it matters most.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The contest forms part of a free community event, slated to take place on Sunday, June 14 at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-722412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}