Communities around Victoria have dug deep for The Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal with an overall final tally of $23,368,724.
The tally for regional and rural Victoria reached $5,261,913 with significant contributions from Mount Alexander, Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Shires.
Local fire brigades, emergency services, scout groups, organisations, and individuals were involved in this year’s collection.
Macedon Ranges and Hepburn fringes recorded the following totals: Gisborne $56,131, Kyneton $31,793, Woodend/Newham $28,628, Romsey $16,079, Trentham $9247, Riddells Creek $9146, Macedon $8806, Lancefield $6845, and Tylden $1309.
In Mount Alexander the following totals were collected: Castlemaine $13,998, Campbell Creek $6176, Newstead $4639, Chewton $2514, Taradale $2215, and Elphinstone $1684.
