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| MAY 2013 |
HELEN FITZGERALD - COLOURS OF AUSTRALIA
Sunday 5th to Sunday 9th June
Octagon ArtSpace, Bungendore Wood Works Gallery, 18
Malbon Street, Bungendore
02 6238 1682
www.bwoodworks.com.au
Over recent years Helen Fitzgerald has pursued a program of extended visits to outback parts of the Australian environment. Treading both sides of life as a landscape and botanical artist,
her trips to the source are essential in the pursuit of capturing the true nature of the landscape and its flora and fauna.
Trips in 2012 to outback Birdsville and its famed ‘track’, her annual Lockhart botanical field trip to the Galore Hill Arboretum area complete with students and a 9000km odyssey to Albany in West Australia have ‘recharged my artistic batteries.’
These forays into the heart of this vast and ancient, yet colourful land have brought to Helen’s renewed attention the absolute beauty of the true colours of Australia. Our largest island continent not only exhibits, in its own special brand of light, the vivid coastal and hinterland beauty rich in greens, blues and yellows but also it’s unique red heartland that, while not often seen by most Australians, has long been home to many first Australians. The colours here are of the earth, rich in the eroded and weathered landscape to the point that the detritus of that reductive activity itself forms its unique colours.
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30 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Throughout 2013
Bungendore Wood Works Gallery, 18
Malbon Street, Bungendore
02 6238 1682
www.bwoodworks.com.au
Arriving in Bungendore from Manhattan, a journeyman in the making, with a desire to show
wood works to everyone, I created a gallery in 1983 for woodworkers to display their works;
where diversity is encouraged and fine craftsmanship essential.
I, we, you, us made good on the promise and a new purpose built gallery opened in 1994.
In 2013 we will celebrate thirty years and embark on a new journey with the next generation
of wood makers.
Handcrafted living is where we are now – the mind leading design then the hands working
wood, this is our proud craft. Physical effort and imagination are the only limitations to
our ambitions. We make for one – by one – and provide a connection with substance that
endures our times.
Our raw materials are of sun, soil and water; wood is a gift and our warm heritage.
David Mac Laren
Come ride with us through 2013 as we present an exhibition program that delivers on our
promise — to offer our space to encourage woodworkers and fine artists, past, present and
future, to display their workmanship, skills and ideas, whether they work with wood or on canvas, paper or board.
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ARTS
AROUND CANBERRA
Various
venues in Canberra and the surrounding region
www.artsaroundcanberra.com.au
Arts
Around Canberra is designed to make it easy to get to know and keep in touch with the daily activities of the arts community in Canberra and the
Capital Region.
Find out what's on and discover the mix of artists working in their studios
and performing on stages, and also the many festivals, galleries, theatres
and national institutions which call Canberra and the region home. |
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| JUNE 2013 |
TRANS-TASMAN SHEEPDOG TRIALS
Friday 14th to Sunday 16th
From 7:00am
Bungendore Showground, Mathews Lane, Bungendore
Barbara Stitt 02 4842 7200
www.nswsheepdogworkers.org.au
Free admission
This annual event is a Trans-Tasman Trial which uses both Australian and New Zealand rules which is slightly different from the normal three sheep trialling, making it a very interesting spectator event. Come along and see our local dogs perform in an international event! Refreshments available on site. |
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GLOBAL WIND DAY
Saturday 15th
www.infigenenergy.com
Thousands of individuals are employed in the production of electricity from wind energy, but for many people, wind energy is a mystery. Global Wind Day is the day when everyone can visit wind farms, meet experts, attend events and find out everything about wind energy.
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LE TOUR DE FRANCE
Saturday 29th until Sunday 21st July
www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral
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BYWONG TRIVIA CHALLENGE
TBA
7:30pm to 11:00pm
Bywong Community Hall, Birriwa Road, Bywong
02 6236 9187
www.bywongcommunity.org.au
Each
year we hold a Trivia Challenge evening when more than 60 residents vie
for the Trivia Shield. We invite associations from nearby localities and
local residents to organise tables of 6-8 to compete for the Trivia Shield.
The evening is one of fun and merriment and any funds raised go towards
donations that we give to the area annually. We supply a supper of
soup and rolls with tea/coffee to end the evening.
Seating will be limited due to hall capacity, so book early if you don't want to miss out. |
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CANBERRA TRUFFLE FESTIVAL
TBA
www.trufflefestival.com.au
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| AUGUST 2013 |
FIRESIDE FESTIVAL
TBA
Over 25 regional venues across Bungendore, Yass, Hall, Murrumbateman and the Canberra region
www.firesidefestival.com.au
Make your winter escape an escape to winter by joining the Fireside Festival.
The Fireside Festival is a series of events celebrating winter ... it's all about curling up by the crackling fire, tasting the best winter cuisine, enjoying glasses of fine red wine, discovering new places and experiences, relaxing with friends and family and immersing yourself in winter. The exciting month of events will include everything from degustation dinners, wine tastings, performances, special exhibitions and relaxing B&B packages all with a winter theme — and, of course, there will be endless hot chocolates, gluhwein and hearty winter food on offer.
The Bungendore Wood Works Gallery and Lambert Vineyards are two of our local businesses involved in the Fireside Festival. |
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CARWOOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT
TBA 7:30pm
Stoney Creek Community Hall, Gathering Place (off Douglas Close), Stoney Creek
Lynton Bond 02 6238 2368
Entry: $10 per person (includes supper)
Why not get together with a group of friends to make up a table of eight?
Everyone is welcome to bring drinks and snacks. Over $1,700 of prizes on offer and it promises to be another fun night.
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ACT SPRINGTIME ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLES FAIR
TBA
Friday 6:00pm - 9:00pm; Saturday 10:00am - 5:30pm; Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Albert Hall, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla
Les Selkirk 02 6231 5244 or 0418 631 445
Adults $7, Concession $5, Children 14 and under free
One of the longest-running and most respected antique fairs in Australia, Rotary's Springtime Antiques and Collectables Fair brings together twenty-three antique dealers from around Australia with outstanding furniture, china, silver, linen, jewellery and much more. For the first time the fair will include a dealer who specialises in antique kerosene lamps.
Proceeds from this fair will go to local ACT charity, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled.
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| SEPTEMBER 2013 |
BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C
INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION BOOK/DVD FAIR
TBA 9:00am
Community Hall, Bungendore Public School, 37 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore
www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au
How can our great school community help both remote Indigenous students and our own school? EASY! Please donate any pre-loved books and DVDs or bake a cake, muffins, or biscuits for the cake stall. See flyer for more information.
Mountains of pre-loved books, DVDs and computer games will be available for sale. There will also be a cake stall with lots of yummy treats to buy — come and check it out! So when you go to vote, bring along some change and call in to pick up a bargain and some morning or afternoon tea.
All proceeds from the book/DVD fair will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. All proceeds from the cake stall will go towards the purchase of a third flag pole for the school. |
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CARWOOLA KITE CAPERS
TBA 12:00 noon to 3:00pm
Gathering Place (off Douglas Close), Carwoola (11kms along the Captains Flat Road from the Kings Highway turnoff)
www.carwoola.org.au
Free entry
Come
and enjoy a great day out with a jumping castle and sausage sizzle. There will be lots of competitions and prizes for the children. Check out the Carwoola Community Association's website for information on categories.
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| OCTOBER
2013 |
HARDEN KITE FESTIVAL
TBA 11:00am
to 5:00pm
Harden Picnic Racecourse, Burley Griffin Way, Harden
Ken McKay 02 6386 3526
hardenbearings@bigpond.com
Markets: Sara Rowan 02 6386 2685
rowans1979@hotmail.com
Entry by donation
A fabulous family festival with kite flying and competitions for all ages with $700 in prizes and lucky draws to be won. Jumping castle, merry-go-round and free face painting for the kids. Lots of food and market stalls. A classic vehicle display for car enthusiasts.
Demonstrations of paragliding, kite buggy, land boarding, radio control model flying and, weather permitting, ballooning.
Live music by Phat Boyz. Bring you own kite or buy one on the day. This is an alcohol-free event.
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IRISH
WOOLFEST
TBA
Main
Street, Boorowa
www.irishwoolfest.boorowa.net
The
Running of the Sheep at Boorowa's Irish Woolfest has been likened to
'The Running of the Bulls' in Pamplona. Full wool merino sheep rampage
down the main street of Boorowa leading the colourful Street Parade.
Enjoy the sight of four working Australian kelpie sheepdogs in full cry
bringing the sheep back on track. These dogs leap on and off Farmer
Paul's four wheel motorbike keeping the sheep from disappearing into
the sunset. |
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BUNGENDORE MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION
TBA 10:00am to 5:00pm
TBA 10:00am to 4:00pm
Bungendore Community Hall, Bungendore Public School, 37 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore
Entry: Adults $6, Seniors $4, Children 5-15 $3, Family (2+2) $15, Under 5s Free!
www.cmnsg.asn.au/exhibition
The Rotary Club of Bungendore and Canberra Monaro N Scale Group are presenting the third Bungendore Model Railway Exhibition this weekend. Come along and enjoy the fun! |
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FLORIADE
TBA
www.floriadeaustralia.com
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MURRUMBATEMAN
FIELD DAYS
TBA
Field
Day Site, Barton Highway, Murrumbateman (between Canberra and Yass)
www.mfdays.com
Murrumbateman
Field Days is an annual event dedicated to small area farming, with exhibitors
displaying a wide range of machinery, equipment and services. |
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BUNGENDORE
SPRING BALL - WHAT WILL THE THEME BE THIS YEAR?
TBA
Bungendore
Hall, Bungendore Public School, 37 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore
Cathy
Preston 0412 611 847 cwellbeing@yahoo.com.au
Penny Ford penny.s.ford@gmail.com
Tickets $90pp available until 10 October from:
Bungendore Cellars (10 to 3)
Bungendore Post Office (10 to 3)
Bungendore Wellbeing Centre
Cash and cheque only please or direct deposit. Please email for details.
Live entertainment by The Huge Combo as well as the increasingly popular Silent Auction. Tables of ten and dress to suit the occasion. Three course sit down dinner provided but bring your own drinks. Prizes for the best dressed man and woman and also the best dressed Esky!
The Bungendore Spring Ball is a major fundraising event for the Bungendore
Combined Churches and proudly sponsored by Veolia Environmental Services,
Bungendore Community Bank® Branch, DiMage Photography, Adept KM, Bungendore Country Butchery. |
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HOME,
LEISURE, CARAVAN AND CAMPING SHOW
TBA
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BUNGENDORE
RODEO
TBA
Bungendore
Rodeo Equestrian Sports and Recreation Reserve, Kings Highway, Bungendore
(about 5km east of Bungendore towards Batemans Bay on the South Coast Road)
www.bungendorerodeo.org.au
The Bungendore Rodeo has been presented by the St Mary's and St Philip's Combined Churches Rodeo Association Inc. since 1960. The Rodeo is conducted each year in October as an ecumenical activity to raise funds for the local Catholic and Anglican Churches.
The Rodeo Ground can cater for large number of spectators, has ample car parking facilities and basic camping facilities. Food, merchandising outlets, drink bars onsite. Jumping castle and merry-go-round rides are available for children. This year's events include:
Rough Stock Events:- Bull Riding, Bareback Riding, Saddlebronc
Timed Events:- Steer Wrestling, Rope and Tie, Team Roping, Ladies Barrel race, Breakaway Roping, Steer Undecorating |
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ALPACA MAGIC/LLAMA MAGIC/DONKEY MAGIC ANNUAL SPRING OPEN DAY
Sunday 27th 11:00am to 3:00pm
2771 Sutton Road, Sutton
02 6230 3311
www.alpacamagic.com.au
Glynda Bluhm
Open Days are great fun at Alpaca Magic/Llama Magic/Donkey Magic! Come and bring a picnic lunch — tea and coffee will be provided. You will meet our 150 llamas, alpacas and llapacas as well as our English/Irish donkeys. See the differences between alpacas and llamas and find out the advantages of each. It's a great family day so come and enjoy learning about alpacas, llamas and donkeys. More information available from the website on the two annual Open Days as well as workshops held throughout the year. Well supervised children are welcome.
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CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TBA
www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au
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WINE, ROSES AND ALL THAT JAZZ FESTIVAL
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd
www.canberrawines.com.au
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MELBOURNE
CUP
Tuesday 5th 3:00pm
Flemington
Racetrack, Melbourne
www.melbournecup.com
The
first Melbourne Cup held in 1861 was certainly a dramatic event. According
to legend, Archer, the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup, was reported
to have walked 850 km (560 miles) from Nowra to Flemington to be a part
of a race that one day would capture the spirit of a nation.
While at the time the news of the death of the explorers Burke and Wills
may have kept people away from the race, a modest crowd of four thousand
watched the seventeen starters and the thrilling lead up. Before the race
commenced, Twilight started early and was captured only after he had run
the whole course, and tragically, two horses, Dispatch and Medora, had
died after a fall.
The following year Archer raced again to win his second successive Melbourne
Cup. Although it is rumoured, he again had walked from Nowra to Flemington,
many people thought it was more likely that he had travelled anonymously
by ship.
Despite his owner's intention to race Archer for a third Melbourne Cup,
he was unable to do so because of a technical error. Archer's acceptance
nomination to race failed to arrive in time because it was delayed in the
post. As a result, owners scratched many horses, in a show of solidarity.
This left a starting field of only seven horses that history shows was
to be the smallest field of horses to race in the Melbourne Cup.
At ten years of age, Archer fell in a race and was retired to stud but
his place in history was forever cemented. The first Melbourne Cup winner
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MUSIC
AT THE CREEK FESTIVAL
TBA
Majors
Creek, 15km south of Braidwood
www.musicatthecreek.com
Music
at the Creek is a festival of music, dance and poetry held every two years. While its primary
focus has been on folk music, we encourage a range of other acoustic genres,
especially from young, or new and emerging acts. The festival is small,
family friendly, and based around the local recreation reserve at Majors
Creek. At the Creek you can mingle with the renowned and the not so famous
in a spirit of festivity and fun. Join us at beautiful Majors Creek
for a warm and friendly festival. |
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QUEANBEYAN
SHOW
TBA
www.queanbeyanshow.com.au
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
Monday 11th
10:45am Commemorative Service
Remembrance Day, originally Armistice Day, has its origins in the Armistice that ended the First World War — The Great War, at the 11th hour of the 11th month in 1918. On that day the guns on the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare.
Red poppies are often worn on Remembrance Day. The tradition has its origins in a poem written in 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a doctor in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps. Lieutenant Colonel McCrae noticed that, despite the devastation caused by the war to towns, farms and forests, thousands of small red poppies began growing everywhere in Spring. This inspired his poem, In Flanders Fields.
Since 1921 wearing a poppy has enable Australians to show they have not forgotten the more than 102,000 Australian servicemen and women who have given their lives in wars and conflicts.
The Commemorative Service is held to remember the sacrifice of those men and women who have died or suffered in war and conflicts and all those who have served.
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CANBERRA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th
www.canberracountry.com
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BUNGENDORE
2012 QUILT EXHIBITION
Saturday 23rd 9:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday 24th 10:00am to 4:00pm
War
Memorial Hall, Molonglo Street, Bungendore
www.bungendorequilters.com.au
The
Bungendore 2012 Quilt Exhibition will feature a collection of handmade
quilts, patchwork and textiles by members of Bungendore Quilters. The exhibition is proudly supporting our local craftspeople
and our community. There is also the ever popular Viewer's Choice Award, the annual Member's Challenge and Raffle and our sales table with good quality handmade items just in time for Christmas. Come to enjoy and be visually stimulated!
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BRAIDWOOD QUILT EVENT 2012
Saturday 23rd "Airing of the Quilts"
Wallace Street, Braidwood
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th Indoor Exhibition
The National
Theatre, Wallace Street, Braidwood
www.braidwoodquiltevent.org.au
The historic town of Braidwood becomes a mecca for quilters and tourists
alike as it hosts the famous "Airing of the Quilts"
and annual Quilt Event.
In magnificent spring weather the main street is aglow with colour as quality
quilts are strung up on the first floor verandahs with a backdrop of intricate
and ornate iron work and wood.
Quilts also decorate shop windows, restaurants and cafes, and are exhibited
indoors.
Spectacular event — see the quilts
hanging from most buildings in the main street.
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BUNGENDORE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
TBA 5:00pm
to 9:00pm
A
great night of shopping, food, entertainment and Santa Claus
Karen Broadhurst 0405 404 792
Late
night shopping is on again in Bungendore Village and every year it gets
bigger and better. Ellendon Street will be closed from Malbon Street to Gibraltar Street. Wander through the village and check out the local business stalls, bands, dance groups, face painting and jumping castle. Santa will arrive tonight as well!
Sponsored by Bungendore
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HELPING
HANDS CHRISTMAS DONATIONS
TBA
Bungendore Helping Hands
Donations
of non-perishable food items, Christmas food, sweets and drinks. Donations
of Christmas gifts (unwrapped) would also be very welcome.
Collection boxes located at:
Anglican Church
Bungendore Kids Zone
Bungendore Post Office
Bungendore Public School
Catholic Church
Food Works Supermarket
Your donation will give those in need a better Christmas.
Packing of hampers at St Mary's Church. All welcome — non denominational. |
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BUNGENDORE
SHOW
TBA
Bungendore
Showground, Matthews Lane, Bungendore
www.bungendoreshow.com.au
Adults: $15
Children under 15 years: Free
Events include cattle,
goats, sheep, poultry, donkeys, mules and of course horses (10 rings no
less). The pavilion will house a diverse range of exhibits, from flowers
to photography, handicrafts and needlework, preserves, home brews and vegetable
and farm produce. There is also much scope for our younger entrants, with
children's classes in many sections. We are proud to have been hailed as the
best little one day show in New South Wales and as we endeavour to
live up once again to such an accolade, we hope you will enjoy all the
Bungendore Show has to offer.
Photo courtesy Angie Angel.
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SUMMERSIDE FESTIVAL
TBA
Over 25 regional venues across Bungendore, Yass, Hall, Murrumbateman and the Canberra region
www.thepoachersway.com.au
Come out and enjoy the sunshine at the inaugural Summerside Festival!
Celebrating everything good about summer in the Capital, this month-long festival will be full of alfresco dining events celebrating local and seasonal produce, opportunities to taste the best of the region's wines as well as innovative and exciting performances, events and exhibitions highlighting local talent.
So grab your sunscreen and hat and discover summer in the Capital with a lazy long lunch, twilight garden concert, master class, champagne and wine tasting or make a weekend of it at one of our B&Bs.
The Bungendore Wood Works Gallery and Lambert Vineyards are two of our local businesses involved in the Summerside Festival. |
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26TH
BUNGENDORE COUNTRY MUSTER
TBA
Bungendore
Showground, Matthews Lane and Village, (PO Box 460), Bungendore
www.bungendorecountrymuster.com.au
The
festival begins on Saturday at 2pm with the Stan Coster Memorial Australian
Bush Ballad Award being held at 8pm. Sunday
is non stop music from 10am to 6pm. The event also flows into the town
with busking in the street on Saturday, a bush poet’s breakfast and
entertainment at various venues in the village leading up to the weekend
at the showground.
When
Jim Snow opened the first Bungendore Country Muster in 1986 he predicted
a great future for the festival and he got it right. The Bungendore Country
Muster has continued and in 2006 celebrated its 21st birthday and each
year it continues to go from strength to strength.
The Muster is unique
in that it is the only “all Australian” country music festival in Australia
and has a core policy of existing for the betterment and benefit of
the Bungendore community and Australian country music. All money raised
during the festival goes to the local community and on improving the
facilities for patrons.
The festival is held at the local show ground
and over the years the Muster Committee has made improvements with the
building of a permanent stage, water tanks and in 2007 assisted with
the local community in the installation of an eight cubicle shower block.
With the patrons enjoying the atmosphere of staying at the showgrounds
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WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
Friday 7th to Sunday 23rd
Sochi, Russia
sochi2014.com/en/
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NATIONAL
MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
TBA
www.multiculturalfestival.com.au |
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ROYAL
CANBERRA SHOW
TBA
www.rncas.org.au/showwebsite |
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BRAIDWOOD
SHOW
TBA
Braidwood
Showground, Braidwood
www.braidwoodshow.com.au
The
Show offers something for all ages including a wide range of classes
to enter in the pavilion including school works, horse, sheep, cattle
(both commercial and led), poultry and dogs sections as well as junior
pets. As well as sideshows, there is sheep shearing, a wide range of
industrial displays and entertainment events. Next year, the committee
is considering new events such as sheep races and alpaca shearing. The
2006 show will be the 131st, having been held every year since 1876 despite
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TARAGO
SHOW
TBA
Tarago
Showground, Braidwood Road, Tarago
Lou Alaimo 02 4849 4222
www.tarago.org.au
Local
country show featuring horse events, championship dog show, sheep exhibits,
sheep shearing, side shows and pavilion displays. Bar and food, and car
park facilities available.
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CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
TBA
www.cleanup.org.au/au
Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians get stuck in and clean up their local environment by collecting and removing rubbish on Clean Up Australia Day. Many communities in our area hold Clean Up Australia Day. Please contact your local community to find out more information.
It's no comfort to believe that the rubbish is not ours, but unfortunately it gets dropped where we live. Come and join in on the day between 9:00am and 12:00noon finishing with a BBQ at the Bywong Hall. Those who turn out to help will share a great spirit of community pride with those working beside them.
For Bywong, both Macs Reef Road and Bungendore Road are registered sites. Volunteers can register with the site supervisor on the day. Community supervisors will be Darryl Bourke for Macs Reef Road and for Bungendore Road, Merle Ketley and Lyn Cooper.
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WINTER PARALYMPIC GAMES
Friday 7th to Sunday 16th
Sochi, Russia
sochi2014.com/en/
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SUTTON COUNTRY FAIR AND UTE MUSTER
TBA 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sutton Public School, Bywong Street, Sutton
http://suttonps.com.au
Cathy Fuller 0427 771 732 (Ute Muster Info and Entry Forms)
The Sutton Country Fair and Ute Muster is a community day of fun for all with entertainment, music, games, rides, raffles and prizes. Check out the Utes competing for prizes in various categories such as “Best Street Ute”, Best Chicks Ute and “Most Feral Ute” or enter your own.
Come and browse the Market stalls selling local products, plants, art and crafts, quality used goods and delicious cakes and slices. There’s plenty of hearty country style food including hamburgers, sausage sizzle, Devonshire tea, casseroles, sausage rolls, snacks, treats, and hot and cold drinks. Fun for the kids with jumping castles, giant slide, face painting, crafts and lots more.
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ALPACA MAGIC/LLAMA MAGIC/DONKEY MAGIC ANNUAL AUTUMN OPEN DAY
TBA 11:00am to 3:00pm
2771 Sutton Road, Sutton
02 6230 3311
www.alpacamagic.com.au
Glynda Bluhm
Open Days are great fun at Alpaca Magic/Llama Magic/Donkey Magic! Come and bring a picnic lunch — tea and coffee will be provided. You will meet our 150 llamas, alpacas and llapacas as well as our English/Irish donkeys. See the differences between alpacas and llamas and find out the advantages of each. It's a great family day so come and enjoy learning about alpacas, llamas and donkeys. More information available from the website on the two annual Open Days as well as workshops held throughout the year. Well supervised children are welcome.
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WEEREEWA: A FESTIVAL OF LAKE GEORGE
Friday 21st to Sunday 30th
www.weereewafestival.org
The Weereewa Festival is held in autumn (March/April) every two years to celebrate the unique landscape and spirit of the Weereewa Lake George region.
The 2012 Weereewa Festival will take place on the bed of Lake George over the weekend of the 24 – 25 March. The Festival, held every two years, aims to celebrate, conserve and share the unique landscape and spirit of Weereewa Lake George region through arts and community events. The theme for 2012 is Two Days on the Lake: Living Lake, Living History.
The two day event includes a major sculpture competition, photographic exhibition, participatory art events for children and adults, dance, children’s choir (local schools), Youth Orchestra, performances, talks and visuals relating to the Lake and its history, local food and wine stands, conducted lake walks by naturalist Rainer Rehwinkle, book launch, a half day forum relating to the environment and human ecology and a special evening performance on the lake bed by Alice Giles, a world renowned harpist and lecturer.
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BUNGENDORE PUBLIC SCHOOL TWILIGHT FAIR
Friday 22nd 4:00pm to 7:00pm
BPS School Hall and grounds, 37 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore
Come along and enjoy a wonderful evening of games, prizes and food with lots of stalls where you can purchase books, toys, children's artwork and secondhand clothing. The Bungendore Twilight Fair welcomes everyone — hope to see you there!
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EARTH HOUR
Saturday 23rd
8:30pm
www.earthhour.org
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SYDNEY
ROYAL EASTER SHOW
TBA
www.eastershow.com.au |
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ACT AUTUMN ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES FAIR
TBA
Albert Hall, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla
Les Selkirk 02 6231 5244
Heather Campbell 0412 108 383
The ever-popular ACT Autumn Antique and Collectables Fair will be held in Canberra's historic Albert Hall. The hall, stage, entrance and supper room will be again be filled with glorious glimpses of life from other eras. The fair is celebrating its 25th anniversary, having been founded in 1987.
The Rotary Club of Canberra City has assisted with the fair and its spring counterpart for more than 15 years and as a result it has raised more than $450,000 through the modest entry fees, raffles and proceeds from lunches, morning and afternoon teas in the hall's supper room.
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BYWONG
COMMUNITY CAR BOOT SALE
TBA 9:00am to 1:00pm
Gates open for stallholders from 7:00am and for buyers at 9:00am
Community
Hall, Birriwa Road, Bywong (off Macs Reef Road — follow
signs from Sutton Road or Federal Highway)
Pauline Chambers (sponsors or donations for the raffle)
paulinechambers@yahoo.com.au
Greg Gougeon 02 6236 9841 (to become a seller)
bywongbootsale@y7mail.com
Flyer
Come and have a good time at Bywong’s biggest community event of the year. Over 100 stalls selling things you couldn’t live without. If you have things you can live without, why not get a site for $15 and make some money in the process. Fun for the kids with plenty of toys and books on sale as well as rides. Enjoy a cup of tea and cakes inside our hall. View demonstrations by your local fire brigade. Enjoy dogs and horses and maybe more exotic animals on display.
The Car Boot Sale is a not for profit event and it is free to the public. Money raised from the event is primarily donated to the Fire Brigade but also to other groups within the local community.
We thank our local businesses for their generous support in prizes for the raffle. If you would like to become a sponsor and donate a prize, please email Pauline.
If you want to become a seller and need a site contact Greg Gougeon on 62369841 or send an email. Alternatively you can turn up on the day by coming to the Les Reardon Reserve, Birriwa Road Bywong before 8am and be fully set up by the start of the event at 9:00am. See you there! |
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NATIONAL
FOLK FESTIVAL
TBA
www.folkfestival.asn.au |
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| APRIL
2014 |
ANZAC DAY DINNER
TBA 6:30pm for 7:00pm
Bungendore War Memorial Hall, Molonglo Street, Bungendore
POC Bryan Neil 02 6238 1986
Please call Bryan for further information and to make a booking. |
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ANZAC DAY
6:00am Dawn Service
10:45am Anzac Day March
11:00am Commemorative Service
The Dawn Service will be held at the Bungendore War Memorial (Gibraltar Street opposite the Post Office) commencing at 6:00am.
POC Heather Hubbard 02 6238 1300
The Anzac Day March start at 10:45am from the lower end of Gibraltar Street to the Bungendore War Memorial.
POC Keith Gascoine 02 6238 1122
The Commemorative Service will be held at 11:00am at the Bungendore War Memorial.
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BRAIDWOOD COMMUNITY BANK BILLYCART DERBY
TBA
Gillamatong Lane, Braidwood
www.braidwoodbillycarts.wordpress.com
This spectacle is now well and truly established on the Braidwood events calendar and provides young and old a great opportunity to participate in a fun, family day.
The event will be run along very similar lines to last year with the following significant changes – there will be no Corporate Event and there will be a parade of “Traditional” Carts at the start of the day.
These “traditional” carts genuinely add to the spectacle of the day yet often prove not as competitive during actual racing.
While still very much encouraging the traditional carts to race in the various categories what Braidwood Lions would like to do is to give the drivers and builders the opportunity to demonstrate their enterprise and design skills in a parade down the course at the start of the day. |
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COLLECTOR
VILLAGE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
TBA
Collector
Memorial Hall and Village, Collector
www.pumpkinfestival.com.au
The Collector
Village Pumpkin Festival is an annual event, celebrating the Village of
Collector through Pumpkins. The Festival weekend kicks off with a Pumpkin
Ball on the Friday night. Entries for the Festival Competitions are received
during Saturday. Stallholders of craft, wine and fine foods arrive early
Sunday morning and set up their wares for Festival Day. Exhibitions, events,
competitions and demonstrations occur at different times during the day
amusing, entertaining and delighting adults and children alike. 6000 visitors
are expected in 2008.
Featuring the classic heaviest pumpkin competitions, the Festival also
prides itself on its "Most Unusual" pumpkin competition, which
encourages a weird and wonderful visual feast of crazy pumpkins on display
on Festival day.
Add scarecrows competitions, wheelbarrow races, fun activities for kids
and a host of stallholders featuring the very best of local and regional
produce, the Festival prides itself on its unique expression. So don't
miss out! |
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HOSKINSTOWN CHESTNUT ROAST
TBA 10:00am to 4:00pm
www.carwoola.org.au
To book a stall — Jan 02 6238 2072
To help on the Hoskinstown Community Hall Stall — Rowan 02 6238 2890
All welcome to this wonderful family day. Come and enjoy roast chestnuts, fresh locally grown chestnuts, cooking demonstrations with chestnuts and many stalls selling produce, cakes, jams, plants, eco-products, clothing, trash and treasure, etc. Refreshments available including BBQ, Devonshire teas and coffee.
Donations of garden produce, home made baked goods, jams and chutneys needed for our cake and produce stalls (please label with all ingredients). Bring to the Hoskinstown Community Hall on the morning of the Chestnut Roast.
The Hoskinstown Chestnut Roast is a major fundraiser for the Hoskinstown Community Hall. |
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CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
TBA
www.cimf.org.au |
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