Editing Echuca (section)

==Culture==

===Paddle steamers===
[[File:PS Pevensey.JPG|thumb|{{PS|Pevensey}}]]

The port is home to the largest paddle steamer fleet in the world, which includes the world's oldest operating wooden hulled paddle steamer, {{PS|Adelaide}} built in 1866. There are several historic vessels operating out of Echuca on a daily commercial basis, such as PS ''Pevensey'' (built 1911), PS ''Alexander Arbuthnot'' (built 1923), PS ''Adelaide'' (built 1866) operating from [[Echuca Wharf]] itself, {{PS|Emmylou}} (built 1980 with a steam engine in use from 1906), PS ''Canberra'' (built 1913) and PV ''Pride of the Murray'' (built 1924 as a logging barge ''C24'') operating from Riverboat Dock, a short distance downstream from the main wharf. These vessels conduct four to six 1-hour cruises daily, while ''Emmylou'' offers lunch, dinner, and scenic cruises. There are also a number of privately owned paddle steamers in Echuca, including PS Hero, PS Henry Charles, and the former Church of England mission steamer, [[PS Etona]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.echucamoama.com/echuca-moama-paddlesteamers | title=Explore the Region &#124; Paddle Steamers &#124; Echuca Moama }}</ref> As well as the paddle steamers there are numerous houseboats, many of which can be hired. MV ''Mary Ann'' (built 1981) operates as a cruising restaurant all year round.

The Port of Echuca is also restoring {{PS|Success}} to full working order. When operational, it will be added to the fleet of paddle steamers at Echuca Wharf.<ref name=Port_of_Echuca>{{cite web |url=http://www.portofechuca.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=57 |title=P.S. Success |publisher=Port of Echuca |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409060957/http://portofechuca.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=57 |archive-date=9 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Events and festivals===
Annual events held in Echuca include the [[Southern 80]] waterski race, the largest waterski race in the world, (February), the Riverboats Music Festival (February),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riverboatsmusic.com.au/faqs|title=FAQS|website=Riverboats Music Festival}}</ref> the Echuca-Moama Weddings Expo (May),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Echuca Moama Wedding Expo |url=http://echucamoamaweddingexpo.com.au/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404214610/http://echucamoamaweddingexpo.com.au/ |archive-date=4 April 2019 |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Echuca-Moama Weddings Expo}}</ref> the Echuca Rotary Steam, Horse and Vintage Rally (Queens Birthday weekend in June)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Echuca Steam Horse and Vintage Rally |url=https://www.echucasteamrally.com.au/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627154804/https://www.echucasteamrally.com.au/ |archive-date=27 June 2019}}</ref> and WinterBlues Festival (July).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://winterblues.com.au/|title=Winter Blues - Blues Festival In Echuca}}</ref><ref>Echuca Moama Tourism</ref>

===In popular culture===
In 1983, the Australian television mini-series, ''All the Rivers Run'', based on a novel by [[Nancy Cato]] and starring [[Sigrid Thornton]] and [[John Waters (actor)|John Waters]], was filmed in and around Echuca. The local paddle steamers ''Pevensey'' and ''Emmylou'' featured in the mini-series as PS ''Philadelphia'' and PS ''Providence'', respectively. The airing of this series around Australia and internationally revitalised Echuca's tourism economy.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

In 1985, parts of the Australian telemovie ''[[My Brother Tom]]'' (based on the book by [[James Aldridge]]) were filmed in Echuca.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

In the TV series ''[[Glitch (Australian TV series)|Glitch]]'', Vic, the district supervisor for the police forces of Echuca, the fictional Yoorana, and surrounding communities, is based in Echuca.

The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] aired an episode of ''[[Get Krack!n]]'' on 6 February 2019 satirising morning television segments about regional food and wine tourism. There was some concern locally about how the episode depicted the town and its effect on tourism, although the intent of the segment was to "[poke] fun at commercial morning breakfast shows and their often-condescending portrayal of rural and regional areas".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riverineherald.com.au/@news/2019/03/01/467006/outraged-murray-river-council-blasts-abc-tv-show |title='OUTRAGED': Murray River Council blasts ABC TV show |access-date=27 June 2019 |archive-date=27 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627150246/https://www.riverineherald.com.au/@news/2019/03/01/467006/outraged-murray-river-council-blasts-abc-tv-show |url-status=dead }}</ref>