Natimuk is cranking up planning to celebrate its sesquicentenary – 150 years of permanent settlement – on the weekend of March 25 to 27.
The celebrations will occur at a time almost 150 years since the first settlers’ land-licence applications won approval on March 28, 1872.
A range of Natimuk organisations will also commemorate significant milestones this year.
Lutherans will celebrate the congregation’s 150th anniversary, Natimuk Fire Brigade is 130, Natimuk Bowling Club is in its centenary year and Arapiles Historical society reaches a 60-year milestone. Natimuk Agricultural and Pastoral Society is also planning a major Saturday event on March 26 to mark the town’s 130th grand annual show.