By Bonny Burrows
Crazy, colourful floats paraded through central Pakenham at the weekend in celebration of the 41st annual Yakkerboo Festival.
The festival, in honour of the town’s mythical-bunyip icon Mr Yakkerboo, attracted an estimated 6000 people- young and old – to the streets for the float parade and family fun day.
This year’s float parade strongly featured the festival’s Disney theme, with cartoon characters and Disney princesses adorning displays created by children and local community groups.
Andrew’s Community Kindergarten took home Champion Float, while Best School Float went to Cardinia Primary School.
Other winners include Pakenham Heights Kindergarten (Best Kindergarten Float), Hippity Hop Childcare and Kindergarten for Most Dedicated to Theme, Pakenham Opportunity Shop for Best Community Entry and Pakenham Kindergarten took home the prize for the float most appealing to children.
Festival committee president Ron Woodfine said you couldn’t wipe the smiles off the local children, and that’s what made all the hard work worthwhile.
“The day, the weather, the people, the crowd- we could not have asked for anything more,” Mr Woodfine said.
Star photographer Rob Carew was on hand to capture all the action of the parade.
