The Shire of Manjimup is disappointed to announce that the official opening of the Manjin Recreation Plaza and Youth Week Festival planned for Saturday 21 April 2018 has been cancelled due to the unfavourable weather forecast.
Shire staff made the difficult decision this morning to cancel the event citing the weather forecast for rain and thunderstorms on Saturday and public safety as the catalyst.
Shire President Paul Omodei stated "The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a high probability of rain and likely thunderstorms for Manjimup on Saturday morning and afternoon. The safety of participants and the public is paramount and this morning, after thoughtful consideration, we have made the decision to cancel the event."
An official opening of the Manjin Rec Plaza and the Youth Festival will be rescheduled for Spring 2018.
There will be no changes to the schedule for the offical opening of the Sandra Donovan Sound Shell scheduled for Friday 20 April 2018.
"We are very disappointed with the need to cancel the event however, the weather is unfortunately something that we have no control over" added Cr Omodei.