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Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Yes - The Dry is on

 In answer to a previous post "Is The Dry on?"  It is a definite yes, with a special screening of the film at the Horsham Centre Cinema today. The closed screening is a Thank you to the local communities who assisted with the filming - as extras, or providing accommodation or catering for the crew.  The film will launch nationally on 1st January 2021.

(Photo - Weekly Advertiser)

Director Robert Connolly said the Wimmera & Southern Mallee provided the perfect setting for the fictional town of Kiewarra, with filming recorded in Beulah, Hopetoun, Jeparit & Minyip, as well as the vast Wimmera landscape.