{"id":5327,"date":"2023-11-30T16:54:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/mossvale-attracts-musical-crowd\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:54:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:54:58","slug":"mossvale-attracts-musical-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/mossvale-attracts-musical-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Mossvale attracts musical crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"metasingle\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"postDate\">Tuesday, February 27th, 2018<\/span> | <span class=\"postAuthor\">Posted by <a href=\"\/blog\/author\/tayla\/\" title=\"Posts by Tayla Kershaw\" rel=\"author\">Tayla Kershaw<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/metas <!-- --> \t\t\t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"singlePageTitle\">Mossvale attracts musical crowd<\/h1>\n<p>MUSIC lovers enjoyed a peaceful and laid back day at the Music for the People event in Mossvale Park, Berrys Creek, on Sunday.<br \/> South Gippsland Shire Brass Band, South Gippsland Concert Band, Wonthaggi Citizens Band and the Royal Australian Navy Band performed wonderfully throughout the day.<br \/> Music for the People is a non profit event organised by a dedicated band of volunteers.<br \/> \u201cThe event went well, the weather was perfect for a day out at the park and it didn\u2019t rain until pack up was almost finished,\u201d South Gippsland Shire Council community strengthening support officer Sophie Dixon said.<br \/> \u201cWe had around 280 people in the audience, treated to the local bands in the morning, surprised by Invy Horn Jam at interval and then delighted by the truly wonderful Royal Australian Navy Band in the afternoon.<br \/> \u201cThe Navy Band bought its big band, concert band and rock band, so there was music for everyone.\u201d<br \/> Nigel Hutchinson Brooks acted as MC for the day and kept everyone engaged.<br \/> \u201cAs usual the Leongatha Lions Club did a stellar job of providing seating for the bands,\u201d Ms Dixon said.<br \/> \u201cLeongatha and District Historical Society provided a display of Mossvale Park memorabilia, the Leongatha Horticultural Society provided a magnificent floral display for the soundshell, and Rodney Emmerson and Dick Lester took people on walks through the park with commentary on the trees and history.<br \/> \u201cFeast on Us, Street Eats and Suzy\u2019s coffee van provided refreshments and the team of volunteers made sure everyone was parked and comfortable.\u201d<br \/> Ms Dixon said the Royal Australian Navy Band was so well received the committee has asked it to consider returning in 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24274\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/JA27mossvale07.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24274\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24274\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/JA27mossvale07-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/JA27mossvale07-300x200.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/JA27mossvale07-342x228.jpg 342w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/JA27mossvale07.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-24274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family time: from left, Ashleigh Scimonello, Stephanie Scimonello and Elizabeth Wallace from Wonthaggi spent the day with their family at the Music for the People concert, Mossvale Park, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Short URL<\/strong>: \/?p=24273<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"entryMeta\"> \t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4ba34fb3f53e7e3c7424f939a49e3a2?s=39&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4ba34fb3f53e7e3c7424f939a49e3a2?s=78&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-39 photo' height='39' width='39' \/>\t\t\t\t\tPosted by  <a href=\"\/blog\/author\/tayla\/\" title=\"Posts by Tayla Kershaw\" rel=\"author\">Tayla Kershaw<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Feb 27 2018. 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