Community
28 May, 2024
Memories so sweet
EXCITEMENT is building up as residents of Tully prepare to celebrate the sugar town’s centennial on the weekend of June 7-9 to commemorate the history and the legacy of its first residents.
A jam-packed schedule waits for Tully residents and visitors with a large collection of events organised by the Tully 100 including the ‘Connecting Communities’ photo exhibition, cemetery tours, a recollection of oral history at the Tully Library called Tully 100 oral histories, a dinner dance and a commemoration of Tully State School’s centenary, a street parade, fashion parade, and even a memorial rugby match.
One of the key events is the Connecting Communities photo exhibition, currently available at all Cassowary Coast Libraries until June 21. The exhibitions showcase the interwoven narratives of the region including a Recreation exhibition at Mission Beach Library, an Art Deco exhibition at Innisfail Library, a Regional Football exhibition at Tully Library and a Local Government exhibition at Cardwell Heritage Precinct opening on Monday, May 27.
Tully resident and Cassowary Coast councillor Trudy Tschui said she was excited to be one of the residents celebrating Tully’s 100th.
“It’s an exciting time, I look back at growing up in Tully and I have many fond memories. You knew you were home when you could smell the sugar mill,” she said.
“And everyone is coming together to celebrate everything the town has to offer, from the bananas to the sugar cane and your memories of going through the school, most people will have a story.
“Every bit of these events will be special for different reasons. The dinner dance has sold out and the interactions on social media shows that a lot of people are coming home or returning to celebrate these events.”
Tully 100 president Dr Rob Magarey said the events were, not only to celebrate Tully, but to preserve its rich history.
“We launched the centenary in February and the events will culminate with a climax from June 7 to 9, starting with a dinner dance on Friday night which has already sold out,” he said.
“For our dinner dance we had capacity for over 500 people, and it was sold out about three weeks ago, so it’s going to be quite a spectacle.” Dr Magarey said it would be a long time until the next one.
The full program is available at www.tully100.online
