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Embrace Our Heritage

Welcome to the 41st Anniversary of the Golden Mount Festival.
Regardless of where you may wander in this great country of ours, it’s
difficult to go to a town or a city without bumping into someone who
hasn’t been to Mount Morgan, hasn’t lived or worked in Mount Morgan
or had a family living in Mount Morgan.

In 1977 a festival began. Morphed from the “Back to Mount Morgan
Week” and the “Springtime Carnival”, the Golden Mount Festival has
become one of the longest, if not the longest surviving festival in Central
Queensland. Like the mine before, it has endured, often against great
odds.

Throughout its 40 year history the Golden Mount Festival has run a
variety of events and competitions but none as enduring as the Gold Dig
and Running the Cutter. Both events have been loosely based around the
traditions of the past.
Another important aspect of the Festival has been the annual themes.
These were started in the year 2000 and have ranged from the Simple
“Back to Mount”, “Reach for the Stars”, “Colours of our World”,” Magic of
Movies”, “Music and Fashion” to this year’s theme of “We Love Sports!’

The Golden Mount Festival Association Mount Morgan Incorporated
[organisers] is a small group of volunteers whose passion for the
community of Mount Morgan has been the driving force behind making
it one of Central Queensland’s longest running events.