Liverpool City Council hosted a collection of celebratory events to commemorate Liverpool’s Bicentenary year.
The City was founded by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on 7 November 1810, when he set up towns on higher grounds to provide accommodation and security to settlers away from flooded river banks.
This special milestone was celebrated with an abundance of community events including Australia Day, Open-air Cinemas, Freedom of City Army March, Clive Graham Fun Run and a closing festival.
It has been a tremendous year filled with birthday celebrations which allowed our residents to acknowledge Liverpool’s rich heritage as well as embrace our growing City.
200 Faces of Liverpool
A local Liverpool photographer Angelo Velardo documented 200 years of diversity and cultural growth, capturing the spirit of the city for his exhibition 200 Faces. Residents were invited to visit Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre to have their photograph taken as a memento of the Bicentenary year.
Pioneers’ Memorial
Park re-opened
On 3 September 2010 one of Liverpool’s most well known historical sites, Pioneers’ Memorial Park, was re-opened to the public. It is also the resting place of many of Liverpool City’s prominent pioneers and their families, including Captian Eber Bunker, Charles Throsby, William Broughton, Thomas Moore and James Badgery as well as colourful colonial characters like William Francis King
(1807-1873) best known as ‘The Flying Pieman’.
First library in NSW to host
the State Library’s
travelling exhibition
Liverpool City Library was the first in NSW to host the State Library’s travelling exhibition, The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie 1810 to 1821. The exhibition featured Macquarie’s journals, maps, watercolours of the area, an authentic portrait of the Governor,
his travelling trunk and other personal items.
As part of the exhibition a portrait of Governor Lachlan Macquarie was illustrated outside of the library in chalk.
Town Crier auditions
Town Crier auditions were held on Thursday
27 August 2009, and the winner, Ewan Campbell was selected to act in the role of Liverpool’s official Town Crier and he attended a number of Bicentenary functions.
Surround Sound Music Festival
Surround Sound music festival was held at Casula Powerhouse on 23 October 2010. The event was organised by the Liverpool Youth Council (LYC) with people of all ages enjoying some of Australia’s well known bands including Operator Please.
Time Capsule Ceremony
A Time Capsule Ceremony will take place on Friday 17 December 2010 in Pioneers’ Memorial Park at 12 noon. The capsule will be filled with memoirs from the Bicentenary events including photos, maps of the area, Bicentenary DVD and much more. This Capsule can be retrieved in another 200 years for future generations to experience what our City was like today.
