Historical information

This badge commemorates the awarding to Warrnambool in 1928 of the title of Victoria's Ideal Town. This was an award sponsored by the Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne newspaper and 1927-8 was the first year of the award. Warrnambool celebrated the win with a week's celebrations in February 1928 of street processions and entertainments in the Botanic Gardens .

Significance

The badge is of considerable interest as a memento of the year 1928 when Warrnambool won the title of Victoria's Ideal Town

Physical description

Circular metal concave badge featuring an image of Thunder Point surrounded by a royal blue border with text. It has a pin clip on the reverse .

Inscriptions & markings

THUNDER POINT WARRNAMBOOL THE IDEAL CITY