Community of the Year 2008

The town and district of Tullamore are rejoicing their win in the NSW and ACT Regional and Community Awards which were held on Saturday night, 8th November at Coffs Harbour. Tullamore was announced Community of the year 2008 [population under 15,000] based on a submission by Tullamore Inc summarizing their aims, objectives and activities since formation in 2001.      

 

        One of the key elements in the successful submission was the Tullamore Irish Festival which is held each year at Easter. The festival provides a most enjoyable day of Irish fun, song, dance, music, Irish bike riding, hurdle races, stalls and eats, and it now includes an Art Exhibition held on the Thursday evening prior to Easter. This event has significantly helped Tullamore ‘stand up and be counted’ [the theme of the 2008 awards].
       Tullamore Inc, showcasing Tullamore, has won the ‘Community of the year award’, a handcrafted glass and stone trophy and a $5,000.00 Commonwealth Bank account! 

Congratulations Tullamore

 

For a community of our size we have been remarkably successful in recent years

 

  • 2010  NSW Tourism Regional Flagship Funding for the Tullamore Irish Festival 
  • Winner 2008 Regional Achievement & Community Awards ( Community of the year under 15000)
  •  Finalist Inland NSW Tourism Awards for an Event. (2006)
  •  Final three in the Regional Community & Business Awards ( Community of the year under 15000) (2006)
  •  Highly Commended Keep Australia Beautiful awards
  • Bush spirit Award (town under 300) (2006)
  • Tidy Town (town under 300) (2006)
  • Our 2006 Festival was a Tourism NSW Flagship event.