In September, the former shire of Bulla, now incorporated into the Hume municipality, will celebrate its 160th anniversary, and council is looking into how it should celebrate it.
At a meeting on June 14, councillor Jarrod Bell raised a general business item to investigate options to mark the anniversary.
“The shire of Bulla has a proud and long history, which obviously has been continued in our fantastic work here in the city of Hume,” Cr Bull said.
“It is the 160th anniversary in September this year… I’m not looking for a massive pageant or a festival or anything like that, but we do have the old shire offices in Bulla.
“Maybe there’s a historic meeting of the council in the old chamber there – it is small, I think we might struggle to fit in there – but maybe a morning tea or something.”
Cr Joseph Haweil joked that council could parade Cr Bell, alongside his fellow Jacksons Ward councillors Trevor Dance and Jack Medcraft on a float down Macedon Street to celebrate “this momentous occasion”.
“I think it’s an important suggestion, history is an important thing and the shire of Bulla has a very long history by Australian standards as a municipal authority,” Cr Haweil said.
Posting on Facebook, Cr Bell said though it wasn’t a “major milestone”, it was something “worth recognising”.
By Elsie Lange
