Get in early to celebrate half-century

Updated March 1 2016 - 2:01pm, first published February 26 2016 - 4:28pm
BLAST FROM THE PAST: The official opening of the town nearly 50 years ago brought in a huge crowd are and hopes are high to match the excitement of that day. Picture: Les Morton.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: The official opening of the town nearly 50 years ago brought in a huge crowd are and hopes are high to match the excitement of that day. Picture: Les Morton.

It may seem a long way off, but the township of Coleambally turns 50 on June 21, 2018 and it will be here before we know it.