Gallery | Bingo on the cards for Elders

By Nicola Ceccato

Aug 15, 2023

Hoping for a win: A Yorta Yorta Elder enjoys a fun game of bingo. Photo by Taylah Baker

With cards laid out in front and the word bingo sitting at the tip of their tongues, Yorta Yorta Elders enjoy a fun game of bingo each week.

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Organised by a group of Elders, every Wednesday a bingo event is hosted for Yorta Yorta Elders who enjoy coming together for a few games and a yarn at the St Augustine’s Anglican Church parish hall in Shepparton.

News journalist Taylah Baker caught some of the action on Wednesday, August 9.

In anticipation: Uncle Ruben Baksh looks at the numbers on the screen. Photo by Taylah Baker

Friendship: Andrew Ince and Pat Egan having a laugh. Photo by Taylah Baker

Big smile: Pat Egan waits for the numbers to be called out. Photo by Taylah Baker

Over here!: Aunty Margaret Carter yells out ‘bingo’. Photo by Taylah Baker

Winner: Uncle Sam Morgan receives his prize. Photo by Taylah Baker

Fingers crossed: Aunty Sheila Baksh concentrates on her bingo card. Photo by Taylah Baker

Sweet success: Aunty Sheila Baksh wins a packet of lollies. Photo by Taylah Baker

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