Appreciating the King in Parkes, New South Wales

By John Rozentals
Updated February 7 2018 - 9:50am, first published 9:08am
Parkes street parade … the town really gets behind its Elvis Festival.
Parkes street parade … the town really gets behind its Elvis Festival.

For some 50 weeks of the year, Parkes has a quite healthy relationship with Elvis Presley, whose presence there is just a bit stronger than in most places, but apparently not glaringly so.