Christmas Tree Display

The Australian Red Cross Christmas tree display is twenty-three years old this year and over all the years has been delighting Glen Innes residents and visitors alike.  I asked Margaret Kiehne, President of the Glen Innes Red Cross branch, where the idea originally came from.  She said it was filched from the Muswellbrook branch, and while their event didn’t make the distance, the Glen Innes iteration has kept going from strength to strength. The display already has twenty-five entrants and organisers hope to exceed last year’s total of sixty-two.  There is no fee to enter, and schools, businesses and individuals…