Community
15 June, 2024
Community embraces 100 years of Tully celebrations
IN a celebration that united the Far North, thousands of Cassowary Coast residents gathered over the weekend to celebrate Tully’s centenary in an event for the ages.
With events happening throughout the year, the Tully centennial culminated the centenary celebrations with a jam-packed weekend, June 7-9, full of events for the whole community to enjoy, most of which were sold out.
Although exact figures are yet to be sorted out, president of the Tully 100 committee Dr Rob Magarey said the whole community had engaged in the celebrations.
“It’s hard to ascertain figures but our cemetery tours were sold out and we had 200-300 people attending them, the Friday night dinner dance was booked out six weeks in advance and 550 people attended,” he said.
“For our civic reception and reenactment of the first Tully land lots we had approximately 400 people and we received a centenary message from the town of Tully in the US. There were speeches from local member Shane Knuth and the Mayor Teresa Millwood and for our street parade on Saturday morning there were over 65 floats and approximately 2500 people on the streets.
“Every event seemed to go extremely well, and the town got right behind it. It was a very successful weekend and I think the town really celebrated their 100th anniversary and it’s been very much appreciated.
“People have been pleased to come back to Tully and they’ve had a good sense of the community working together and putting on a good show. We’ve received great feedback from visitors and our older residents.
“Now the Tully 100 committee wants to thank our sponsors, the Cassowary Coast Regional Council and the community for their participation and support.”
