By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
THERE were stars in the sky and on the stage at the Knox Carols by Candlelight held over the weekend.
Katie Noonan, Fatai V, Daniel Kelaart and Emma Pask joined the Australian Navy Band and local dancers at the Wally Tew Reserve in Ferntree Gully on Saturday night.
The rain held out on a balmy evening as hundreds from the Knox area flocked to join in singing Christmas favourites.
There were free kids activities and plenty of food available as dusk turned to night as crowds sang along to traditional carols including Silent Night, Away in a Manger and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
The fireworks finale rounded out a night enjoyed by all with the CFA on hand to ensure that everything ran safely and smoothly. Promoted as Knox Council’s flagship ‘Access and Inclusion’ event of the year, the event co-incided with the International Day of People with a Disability and the council provided an Auslan interpreter as well as large print on the screen during the carols.
The Christmas season in full swing, the Knox Carols by Candlelight could be heard from around Ferntree Gully as Christmas cheer was spread to young and old.
