All is in readiness for the ninth annual Bairnsdale Toy Run, to be held this Sunday, December 11, according to Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull.

“The Toy Run is a great community event with The Salvation Army teaming up with a great group of locals to distribute presents to those who otherwise might not receive one at Christmas,” Mr Bull said.

“It’s fantastic to be able to help promote the Toy Run which is now in its ninth year. I expect this year to be really big and then the 10th anniversary of the ride next year to be even bigger,” he said.

Mr Bull said the Toy Run would assemble at Bunnings Warehouse in Bairnsdale about 10am and leave at 11am, travelling to Bruthen (11.25am), Nowa Nowa (12.05pm) and Lakes Entrance (12.45pm at Apex Park) before returning to Bairnsdale about 1.30pm, while picking up more riders and collecting toys along the journey.

“The gifts will then be presented to The Salvation Army at 1.45pm back at Bunnings.”

Mr Bull said gifts could be dropped off to Bunnings Warehouse, the Bruthen Bakery and Bruthen General Store, Mingling Waters in Nowa Nowa, and Cheap As and the Griffith’s Sea Shell Museum in Lakes Entrance.

There will also be a colouring competition for the young ones, with a draw at the at a Bunnings family night on Thursday, December 8, according to Mr Bull.

Caption: Bairnsdale Toy Run organisers David Tomkins and Rod and Wendy Thirlwell, The Salvation Army’s Eileen McKelvey and Claire and Dave Jones, and Bunnings Warehouse’s Tony Nasrallah promote the upcoming event with Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull (centre).

Monday, December 5, 2016