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The Master of Ceremonies (MC) for this year’s event will be the fabulous Max Primmer.
Read more about Max below!
Please fill out the form below to register your float or group. If you cannot fill in the form please call Tracey Petrie on 0499-887-010
Please see float rules and regulations at the bottom of this page
Many Daylesford / Hepburn locals will recognise Max for his unwavering advocacy for the LGBTIQ+ community and his delightful “Ageing Disgracefully” morning teas held every Thursday at the Mill Market.
Max has been an integral part of our community, serving on the Chill Out Committee, regularly compering this wonderful New Year’s Eve Parade, and volunteering at Hepburn House.
Max’s contributions extend to the airwaves as well. He was a founding member and presenter of Hepburn Community Radio, where he continues to host the breakfast show from Wednesday to Friday, 8 to 10 AM. Additionally, Max shares his vibrant personality with a wider audience as a presenter on Phoenix FM in Bendigo. he also won the Seniors Australia Ageing Well award in 2023!
Max’s dedication and enthusiasm make him a cherished figure in our community, embodying both professionalism and a joyful spirit in everything he does.
Participants acknowledge that any failure on their part to comply with the parade rules may result in their exclusion from participation in the parade.
1. Code of Conduct:
a. The parade is a festive occasion to celebrate NYE and is not to be used to promote any political agenda or as a ground for protest.
b. The parade is a fun family event and no discriminating, insulting, offensive or vulgar comments or displays may be presented. Entrants that give offence will not be accepted and risk expulsion from future parades.
c. Daylesford NYE Parade and Gala committee reserves the right not to accept any presentations that could be damaging to the spirit of the parade.
2. Float Theming and Decoration:
a. Floats must be decorative. The aim of a street parade is to entertain! Let’s wow the crowd. Great floats are remembered and enjoyed by all who attend. It needs to be artistic, colourful and creative.
b. Parade Standard: whether you are trying to win a prize or just promote your group or business, a vehicle or vessel with a sign on it and some balloons is not a decorated float and won’t be accepted. Staff uniforms aren’t costumes. Think about how you can adapt or add to a uniform to make it more fun and colourful. If you’re having trouble developing your idea please contact the parade organizer Tracey.petrie@gmail.com
3. Participant and Audience Safety:
a. Participants must at all times promptly comply with instructions given by the Parade Coordinator, by parade marshals.
b. Motorised floats need to navigate safely along residential streets, often with narrow sections due to traffic islands etc., and with the public lining the road. Floats therefore need to be easy to manoeuver with a safe and competent driver with an unobstructed view of the road.
c. Any vehicle or trailer utilised for the purpose of a motorised float must be registered and insured as required by law.
d. The driver of a motorised float must have the appropriate driver’s licence as required by law.
e. Any vehicle utilised for a motorised float must be driven safely at all times during the parade so as to maintain a constant speed of less than 5km per hour as maintained by the leading float and at a safe distance from the immediately preceding float, with no overtaking permitted.
f. Cyclists, including motorcyclists must wear a helmet along the Parade route.
g. Participants must take care when travelling as passengers on the float to avoid all risk of harm and acknowledge that they travel on the float at their own risk.
h. All signage, decorations, furniture and other items on the float must be securely attached to the float. Wind conditions can change – you do not want anything being blown into the crowd.
i. The following activities on the float are prohibited:
i. Use of a naked flame;
ii. Spraying or squirting water;
iii. Throwing any object;
iv. Consumption of alcoholic beverages;
v. Use of any items made of glass;
vi. Alighting from or embarking onto the float while it is in motion.
“Cost” includes loss, liability, damage and expense. “Harm” means all or any of: property loss or damage; death; personal injury, including shock illness or injury of any kind. “Law”, “Laws” includeall applicable laws, statutes, Acts, regulations and standards. “Cost” includes Loss, liability, damage and expense.
j. Fliers and other handouts cannot be thrown from the float. Participants accompanying the float on foot may hand out to members of the public only those pamphlets or other written material previously approved by the Parade Coordinator.
k. For the protection of children in the audience no lollies are to be handed out along the parade route.
l. Participants walking with a float must stay either in front or behind their float. There is to be no walking alongside the float.
m. Parade floats are not permitted to stop unless instructed by a Parade Marshal.
n. If animals are involved in your entry you must ensure that due care is taken for their safety.
o. Participants riding on motorised floats need to have some protection to prevent them from falling off.