Between Halloween events held at Wyreema the weekend before last and at Westbrook on Halloween night, well over a thousand local children participated in community events.
Wyreema Community Hall trick or treating
The Wyreema Community Hall committee is calling this year’s event, which was held on the Saturday before Halloween, the best year so far with a record number of registered kids turning up.
“We would like to thank the entire Wyreema community for the support of the registered houses and registered kids,” the committee said.
“Thank you to the committee members and the volunteers that helped run the event.
“The feedback from trick or treaters was that all the registered houses were outstanding and put in a huge effort.” The winner of the best decorated house competition was on Balfour Street, second place on Arwon Street and third place on O’Rourke Street.
L-R: A highlight of the Wyreema Halloween event was a robotic sarcophagus made by Vale View State School student Sakura, which helped her finish in the top 6 nationally in the RoboCup competition; In Westbrook, around a thousand kids dressed up in the Halloween spirit, and many grown-ups as well, including, Chris Zylstra (left), Connor Zylstra (front) and Mark O’Neill (right). Photos courtesy On Our Selection News
Westbrook Halloween event
This year’s Westbrook Halloween event was centred on the Kennard Street/Maculan Crescent area, which were closed off to traffic for safety purposes and to make a better event.
Event organiser Matt Norton said these two streets had about 15 houses registered and there were many more houses involved in trick or treating across Westbrook.
Mr Norton said 1,400 kids were counted at one house, including likely a few repeat customers, and overall over 1,000 kids plus parents, meaning upwards of 2,000 people taking part in the festivities.
The attendance figure is even more impressive considering it was nearly double what the organisers had expected and the event was mainly advertised through word of mouth.
Mr Norton said he would like to give thanks to Toowoomba Region Councillor Trevor Manteufel and Condamine MP Pat Weir for coming to help the Lions Club of Westbrook and Districts with the event.
He also thanked Toowoomba Regional Council for its community events grant funding, Drayton Police Station for organising the mobile police beat, all the community members who donated lollies as part of the ‘Cand-economy’, Homestyle Bake for providing bread rolls, Westbrook IGA for providing hot dogs and Westy’s Pizza and Coles Glenvale for providing soft drinks.
“Thanks also to the participating houses and Westbrook community for such an amazing event,” he said.
“It’s all about community and keeping kids safe.
“It takes a lot of time and money from the participating houses to make it what it is.”
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This article appeared in On Our Selection News, 7 November 2024.
