Flagstaff Hill brings back Easter tradition for families

There were 1000 people at this year's sold-out Easter on the Hill.

Flagstaff Hill services manager Paul Pinkerton said he was rapt to bring the tradition back after it was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said there was a mix of both locals and out-of-towners.

"There's a lot of new faces which is really great to see," Mr Pinkerton said.

"With international travel off the cards, we've seen a really different demographic of people coming through. It's been great to see locals and tourists mixing together."

Mr Pinkerton said the event was a little bit different this year, with a scavenger hunt in place of the usual egg hunt.

"The kids finished at the bunny burrow where they were able to then grab handfuls of the 10,000 eggs on offer," he said.

Mr Pinkerton said that due to coronavirus restrictions, the number of attendees was capped at half the amount of previous years.

But he said tickets to the much-loved event sold out quickly.

"We are encouraged by the fact that there were many locals as well as many visitors," he said.

"It's good to provide families with things to do over Easter. It is very much a family-friendly event."

Geelong siblings Mason, 7, and Isla, 8, Walter attended the extravaganza for the first time.

They said they were in Warrnambool on a family holiday and were staying at a packed Surfside Caravan Park .

Isla said she enjoyed the scavenger hunt and meeting the Easter bunny.

Warrnambool's Thomas Oliver, 4, returned to the event which he has enjoyed since he was born.

The youngster was kept busy thanks to live music, face-painting, market and food stalls and a variety of children's activities.

Other highlights included cannon firing, farm animals and door prizes.

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