IN 2015, the flagstaff was unveiled in time for Bathurst’s bicentenary.
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In the years since, the Flagstaff has become the centre of Proclamation Day celebrations for the city.
On Sunday, residents gathered on the monument to honour the history of Bathurst and the contributions of some of its most outstanding people.
Christopher Morgan, a Bathurst Living Legend himself, led the ceremony, where he detailed the earliest moments of the city.
- WATCH: Christopher Morgan’s address and announcement of the Living Legends.
He spoke of how difficult it was for the founders to make the journey over the mountains to the land residents now call home, and the vision Governor Macquarie had for the place they discovered after overcoming the challenge those mountains presented.
Over the last 203 years, Bathurst has thrived to become a regional city with nothing but growth on the horizon and it is full of people who strive each and every day to make a difference in their community.
Seven of those people were acknowledged on Sunday as they were inducted as the city's newest set of Living Legends.
They were Terisa Ashworth, Clifford Berry, Margaret Hargans, Ron Hollebone, Tony Lewis, Brian Mowbray and Ian Ramsay OAM.
Their contributions were made in the areas of community, sport, the creative and performing arts, education, culture, agriculture and disability support.
Ms Ashworth, who had also completed the Bathurst Half Marathon earlier that morning, said it was an honour to be acknowledged for her work with the Bathurst Seymour Centre and other organisations.
“Thanks to everyone I work with or have worked with or volunteered with,” she said. “These people are the backbone of our community and what makes Bathurst a great place to live in.”
Mr Berry was also surprised and humbled by his inclusion to the growing list of Living Legends.
He is heavily involved with the performing arts and his family is deeply woven into the fabric of Bathurst.
"I'm from one of the early pioneering families in Bathurst. Berry Park just over there is named after my grandfather," he said.
"We've been involved in everything since the early days."
The Proclamation Day celebrations also saw the addition of new names to the Pillars of Bathurst.
The monument recognises those who have died, but in their lifetime made significant contributions to the Bathurst community in various ways.
There are now 50 plaques on the monument, featuring the names of 58 people and two horses, after nine new plaques with 11 names were announced on Sunday.
