Reconnecting our communities will be the theme of a new lifestyle event at the re-scheduled Henty Machinery Field Days in March, 2022.
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'Hello Henty' aims to showcase the best of the region including our gourmet food and wine, music, entertainment and lifestyle benefits.
Henty Machinery Field Days chief executive officer Belinda Anderson said Hello Henty aimed to reconnect regional communities with the events, industry and businesses in a COVID safe environment.
"Additionally, Hello Henty aims to connect the audience with the regional community of Henty, Greater Hume Council and the wider Riverina and north-east Victoria regions," Mrs Anderson said.
The initiative, supported by Telstra, is set to welcome all visitors back to the field days site and the region in 2022 after organisers announced in August the much-loved annual event had to be scrapped for the second year in a row due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
The combined factors of the Delta variant spreading into regional areas, the border bubble tightening and interstate exhibitors bouncing in and out of lockdown was behind the devastating decision ahead of the September event.
However, the HMFD board also announced at the time a replacement event would be held in March and that date has now been set for the weekend of March 12-13.
The Henty Machinery Field Days Co-operative has more than 55 years' experience organising what is now one of the largest agricultural events in Australia.
Visitors to Hello Henty will enjoy a feast of music and entertainment on the main stage including local, new and emerging artists with organisers on the hunt for a "drawcard" act.
They will be able to taste and procure gourmet food and wine from the Greater Hume Council and the wider Riverina and north-east regions of Victoria and beyond.
Mrs Anderson said there would be information for visitors on markets, tourism, accommodation, events and destinations in southern NSW and north-east Victoria.
"Demonstrations will showcase our regional lifestyle including what local clubs and organisations have to offer," she said.
"We are excited to host this new lifestyle event for the region and see Hello Henty complementing the annual field days planned for September 20 to 22, 2022."
In August Mrs Anderson said the aim of the event was to reunite the region's communities.
"We're just hoping to get our communities back together after living through drought, bushfires and COVID restrictions," she said.
