Formula for success
IF Ironfest does nothing else it confirms the old adage that if on a good thing then stick with it. Ironfest follows a familiar format year in and year out and year in and year out the crowds keep coming in their thousands. And so on it went at the weekend, a success measured as by the challenge of finding a parking spot within a kilometre of the showgrounds as by the hordes dressed to impress inside the gates.
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It was a measurable success for Lithgow on the wider scene. Examples: Workies boss Geoff Wheeler said the club could have booked its new motel several times over and served hundreds more meals than a weekend.
It was a tourism bonanza no doubt repeated all around our area. Around the corner from the Workies an east end antique shop reported its busiest time since opening last year. So it seems it was all positives and a huge boost for our city’s image. Now for next year and more of the same.
Dog days
WHILE applauding the success of Ironfest spare a thought for the captive dogs in the council shelter within spitting distance of the showground. Just getting over the fireworks at Lithgow Show a couple weeks back and they were battered by the Battle of Lithgow. Maybe next year at showtime and Ironfest council could hire a bus and take the mutts on an outing for the duration.
More than potholes
WHEN Lithgow councillors recently described the Valley Plaza’s potholed car park as an embarrassment they missed an even more obvious issue. The real embarrassment is the grubby areas around both entrances and walkways, particularly the rubble filled sewer excavation near the Liquorland end of the centre. Strange really when the inside of the mall is kept spotless
Turning point
SO here we are at Anzac Day. Now watch the weather deteriorate. It’s the accepted turning point around here when you can expect anything and everything weatherwise.
