THE BALRANALD community came together at the town’s football grounds for a special event on Sunday.
The Balranald Community Event featured rides, face painting, a variety of food and drink stalls, as well as guest speakers, comedian Sean Choolburra, former AFL player Glenn Manton, and mental health advocate Matt Runnalls.
It was organised by local Aboriginal health service Maari Ma Health Balranald, with the help of many community members and local businesses.
The event was funded by a flood recovery grant from the New South Wales Government.
Nurse manager at Maari Ma Health Balranald Emma Moore said the health service and the community would love to organise another community event next year if they can get another grant.
“We’re just happy that so many people were able to come and enjoy the event, and that there were a wide variety of stalls and things to do,” Ms Moore said.
There was a strong focus on mental health with stalls from health services such as Robinvale District Health Services, and Headspace Swan Hill.
Other stalls were Australian Unity, Balranald Central School, Far West Local Health District, as well as the SES which also provided a first aid tent.
“It was just great having all this support from the many different organisations that were there,” Ms Moore said.
“The speakers were great. We had a lot of rides and we had more than a hundred kids.”
