HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARSDEN PARK
I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone participating in our Halloween event this year because as I say every single year; And have done so now on Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 10, Various local newspaper’s and also to interviewers who have covered the “Elara trick or treat hunt” over the years :
“The success of this event is a credit to the community here, And their willingness to get out and enjoy these festivities together..”
”As a promoter I’m really lucky to be working in an area that is full of young families with kid’s who enjoy these events and also new home owners who are eager to get out and explore their new home and take every opportunity they can to get out and enjoy this new community with their neghbour’s - It makes my job really easy..”
From humble beginnings in 2018, As an idea borne out of pure necessity to protect young kids from being yelled at by angry residents who did not understand or want to accommodate trick or treaters I first started making this map.
From there the trick or treat event just got bigger and bigger every as people began to understand how it worked, And with more & more support over the years it grew into a MONSTER !
We added food trucks & stalls, disco’s, we hired more staff, got more sponsors, paid for professional traffic controllers etc but the bigger it got the more space it needed and soon it was just “too big to support” for our local council who for a number of different reasons including but not limited to road safety concerns stopped approving our use of the parks & playgrounds of the estate.
With nowhere else to turn we joined forces with Elara Village who helped us when nobody else would give us a location saving our event last year which was almost not going to happen at one stage - The only catch is they can only accommodate us on Saturday night !
2023 we held the biggest & best Halloween event ever in Sydney and possibly Australia.
While we would LOVE to do it all again, Running the event on a Saturday night was an issue for some people and some of our most important participants and supporters also came to us independently pleading that we would return the event to its traditional & official date October 31st.
This year, At the request of many we have returned the event to its official date.
To facilitate this we had to scale back the event as the 31st this year falls on a Thursday so I hope that you all enjoy it !
This event is my favorite of the calendar year and my team work extremely hard to put it together, A lot goes in to it and many people and organizations must come together to make it happen every year so thank you to all of the as well - Have an awesome Halloween !
-Theesan Pather | Your local Agent
TRICK OR TREAT HUNT INSTRUCTIONS :
Use the Map to identify houses registered to participate and willingly accept trick or treaters
Use the list of streets on the back to identify a route to follow, Just locate an address in the list that is closest to you and then travel through the list from there and it will take you to the next closest house to you.
When you arrive at a trick or treat house - Knock on the door and say “TRICK OR TREAT”
Some houses (Marked in RED ghost on the Map) are decorated for the Halloween house decoration event & they will have a QR Code signboard in their front yard
Use the signboard to scan the QR code and access the voting page for the event, Enter your 3 Favorite houses to be counted for the “Peoples Choice” award $300 VISA Gift Card
There are houses who are registered to accommodate trick or treaters who do not have obvious decorations, They will be marked with a PURPLE ghost symbol and these houses often have the most treats left over towards the end.
IF YOU SEE A HOUSE WITH A RED COLOURED SIGN ON THE FRONT DOOR SAYING “WE’RE DONE” THAN PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THEM.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT :
Our TOP PRIORITY is to run a SAFE event for our residents & children
Please be courteous always & mindful of neighbors who are not participating and their property
STAY on the footpaths and take any rubbish with you or dispose of it appropriately
USE EXTREME CAUTION when crossing the roads and moving around near traffic
ASSIST ANY CHILDREN you can to cross the road safely and who might need assistance at the front door during the trick or treat hunt
Please encourage your children to be courteous and use their manners - It’s not a race there is enough treats to go around
An ORANGE balloon will usually indicate the house has treats to give
IF you see a sign saying “NO MORE TREATS” please respect their privacy
THE HOUSES WITH THE MOST TREATS ARE IN THE GREEN ZONE, GET OUT AND EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY AS HOUSES IN THE RED ZONE RUN OUT QUICKLY !
