Behind the scenes of the inaugural state festival

The stadium on Castlemaine State Festival opening night 1976 featuring the infamous seats.
The stadium on Castlemaine State Festival opening night 1976 featuring the infamous seats.

A prison workforce, two very different committees and a stack of chair dramas, the behind-the-scenes of the inaugural Castlemaine State Festival were somewhat akin to a slapstick comedy from the 1920s...

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Jade Jungwirth
Jade is the former Editor of the Tarrangower Times and has lived in the region for over 16 years.