Kilkivan Great Horse Ride and Events Program to continue despite delay in official Launch of Kilkiva…

Preparations continue for the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride and events program, with the only change being the official opening of the equestrian facility. The 30 minute section of the day has been postponed due to an issue delaying the structure completion.

This delay will not affect the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride and council encourages the community to attend and support this local event. People will be able to view the facility but as the building certificate is reliant on the fire protection system that is yet to be complete, entry to the facility has been delayed.

Events which were located in the equestrian centre will now be run throughout the Kilkivan Showgrounds. Cr Smerdon looks forward to seeing the community come out and support the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride. “We are disappointed at the postponement of the official launch, however this won’t affect the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride event and I hope to see the community out on the weekend enjoying the horse ride and all the support events running.

The official opening of the facility was actually only one small section of the weekend. What it does allow is for council to now look at a launch and incorporate the naming of the building as the Vern Berry Building. This way we can include Vern’s family and friends in respect to the man that he was and all that he has achieved for our community.” Cr Smerdon said.

Council does not have a date for the completion of the facility. For more information regarding the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride: http://www.kilkivangreathorseride.com.au/