The Kyabram Town Hall Writers Group is marking the town's 150th anniversary with a three-day program beginning Friday, November 6.
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On Friday evening, a subgroup will present 'Voices of the Past', drawing on historical editions of the Kyabram Free Press.
Kyabram Town Hall Writers Group facilitator Maria Radanov said the weekend was central to a broader project marking the milestone.
“They are going through the Ky Free Press, the old copies, to see what the story of Kyabram was through the articles, letters to the editor, and so forth,” Ms Radanov said.
“That will be a bit of a performance, not a play, but a spoken performance on the Friday night at the Kyabram Town Hall.”
On Saturday, November 7, the group will help with the AHGATC National Town Crying Championships at Edis Park.
Sunday, November 8 features 'Stories from Kyabram', with selected community submissions performed as readings.
“We have asked the community to send in stories, 1000-word stories, or poems or little skits about things they know about Kyabram or remember about Kyabram, or were told about Kyabram by their ancestors, so it’s got to be true,” Ms Radanov said.
“It can be funny, sad, informative, as long as it is about Kyabram or Kyabram people.
“We will choose a number of submissions, and we will have them performed as readings as well, that will either be by the author or we can designate a town crier or someone else to do that.”
The writers group, which has 16 members, meets weekly at Kyabram Town Hall every Monday at 4.30pm and has been running since 2019.
A commemorative book drawing on the weekend's material is expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
For more information, contact the Kyabram Town Hall Writers Group at kyabramwritersgroup@gmail.com
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