A festival to celebrate all things Dolly Parton will happening at Narromine in April 2020, and members of the community will be workin' nine to five to make it a success.
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Chairperson of the festival committee Susie Rae said people should start ordering their wigs and glitzy outfits for the festival set for April 17 and 18 in 2020.
"It's happening, it's all systems go."
Ms Rae said the decision to host a Dolly Parton festival was an easy one as she is an icon idolised by everyone in any genre.
"She's just the package, and what she represents and how she's come from nothing and worked her way up," she said.
"She's got so much energy and she's such a beautiful person.
"Everything about her is really positive."
Currently the committee are organising a number of sub-committees to help organise and run what will be a massive event, which will bring a boost to the drought-affected shire.
"It's going to be [a massive job], but we've got to do it because if we don't then another town is going to do it," Ms Rae said.
"It's going to hugely benefit the town … the injection to tourism will be massive, especially during times of drought.
"Even if the drought broke between now and then, there wouldn't really be any substantial income for the area, people will be clawing their way back still.
"I think it's going to be fantastic, I really do."
Trying not to give too much away about the event just yet, Ms Rae said they have already lined up some "exciting" entertainment for the weekend.
"We've got lots of plans, but we don't want to give away too much just yet," she said.
"But we have got a little chicky-babe booked who does Dolly impersonating very, very well.
"And each little town is going to benefit too, it's not just Narromine, we're going to make sure Trangie and Tomingley benefit as well."
Ms Rae believes while it will be tough starting the event from the ground up, social media will be key to help boost attraction to the event.
"Everyone says it took a long time for Parkes [Elvis Festival] to get going, but I really believe we've got social media on our side," Ms Rae said.
"When they started 25 years ago they didn't have social media.
"This year will be the hardest, we will make mistakes but we're having a crack and that's how you learn.
Ms Rae hopes the community can get behind the event, and what it's going to bring to the "beautiful little shire".
"It's going to put Narromine on the map when it comes to Dolly," she said.
"People probably should start ordering their big hair and their big dresses now before they sell out."
Zaarkacha Marlan
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
