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Winter Festival Fit for a King
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Wine, food, and music at King Valley wineries. Also the King Valley Art Exhibition. |
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6 to 8 June 2009 (to be confirmed) |
King Valley
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Winery Walkabout Weekend
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A number of notable wineries and other venues celebrating winemaking in the region. |
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Twilight Jazz Picnic at Cruden Farm
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souls prepared to look beyond the bounds of either the mainstream -commercial or
mainstream-alternative marketing machines. (However, be warned that we can
occasionally be a little Irreverent.) An annual fundraising event for the
McClelland Gallery held
at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's
'Cruden' Farm'. This year featuring the Frankston High School Senior Stage Band,
directed by Leon de Bruin, The Jazz Doctors and The Hottentots with special
guest Bob Sedergreen Cruden Farm is on the corner of Cranbourne-Frankston
& Cranhaven Roads, Langwarrin (Mel. Ref. 103 G6). Entry is only from Cranhaven
Road, where there is ample parking in the grounds. Elgee Park wines and soft
drinks available for purchase. Bring your picnic basket, rug, table and chairs
and sit back and enjoy the ambience and surrounds of the beautiful garden. $12
(pre-purchase) / $15 (door) (children under 12 free) Tickets available at
McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin - Bookings
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4pm to 8pm, Saturday 16 February 2008 |
Cruden Farm. (enter via Cranhaven Rd), Langwarrin
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Enquiries and pre-purchase: (03) 9789 1671 |
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Woodend Winter Arts Festival
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The Woodend Winter Arts Festival showcases music, literature and the
visual arts in intimate historical venues over three pleasurable days. |
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5th to 8th June 2009 (to be confirmed) |
Woodend
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Enquiries: (03) 9842 9740 |
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Red Hill Show
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A traditional country show plus lots of family events with a particular concentration on the food and wine of the Mornington Peninsula. (The location of the Red Hills Showground can be found by clicking on the Red Hill Mraket link next to the White Hat Map of Festivals in Victoria) |
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8.30am to 5pm, Saturday 11 April 2009 |
Red Hill Showgrounds, Red Hill
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Kinglake Raspberry Fair
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Market stalls, pick your own raspberries, family entertainment and all manner of raspberry-based products. |
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11am to 5pm, Sunday 11 January 2009 |
Kinglake
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A small entry fee applies |
Enquiries: (03) 5786 5360 |
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Talbot Yabbie Festival
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A community festival with a special emphasis on the yabbie with food wine, entertainment and stalls. |
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Saturday 11 April 2009 (to be confirmed) |
Talbot
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Rupertswood Mansion Grand Open Day
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receive advance notice of events such as this one. To celebrate Australia Day Weekend for 2008 Rupertswood Mansion will have a grand open day. Exhibitions of photographs and artefacts related to The Ashes, the property, the Clarke family will be in display. Morning/Afternoon tea & gourmet lunches served in the drawing room. Tickets at door. |
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11am to 4.30pm, Monday 28th January 2008 |
Rupertswood, 3
Macedon Street, Sunbury
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$12, students (12-18) $6 |
Enquiries: (03) 9740 5020 |
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Tastes of Gold Coast - From the Paddock to the Plate
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From the Paddock to the Plate dinner. Featuring Holstein Wagyu from the Riverina region, farmstead goats' cheese from Mudgeeraba and local seafood and produce. Indulge in an evening of delicious food and wine at Chelos Restaurant.
Two courses: $45 per person Three courses: $55 per person Beverages additional. |
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6-10pm, Friday 22 & Saturday 23 August 2008 |
Chelos Restaurant at Radisson Resort Gold Coast
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Bookings essential: (07) 5555 7711 |
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Tastes of Gold Coast - Brewhouse Bash
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At our Brehouse Bash you'll get an up-close-and-personal view of a working, commercial brewery and enjoy premium Duke beers in the comfort of the Brewery Lounge. We’re excited to announce the addition of live music, in the form of the smooth sounds of Ashley Perrow - another talented Duke Land local. Sit at our giant beer drinking table or relax in a comfy couch while you munch on a German sausage. |
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5pm to 8.30pm, Friday 5 September 2008 |
Burleigh Brewing Company 17A Ern Harley Drive Burleigh
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Tastes of Gold Coast - Tanks, Tales & Tastings Beer
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During the Tanks, Tales and Tastings session, you’ll get to climb the steps to the brewer's platform and peer inside the tanks, hear all kinds of fascinating insights into beer and brewing, see and smell real hops and malt – and, of course, sample each beer in the Duke Beer range. You’ll also get to take your logo’d glass home with you. |
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6.30 to 8.30pm, Monday 25 August 2008 |
Burleigh Brewing Company 17A Ern Harley Drive Burleigh Heads
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Yarra Valley Grape Grazing Festival
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An annual festival featuring outdoor jazz performances, wine and food. |
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Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee Park
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Food & wine producers from throughout Victoria display their wares. With activities, entetainmnts and stalls. Music and dance all day together with family activities. |
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Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock
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Food & wine producers from throughout Victoria display their wares. Cooking demonstrations and other activities. Bring a picnic blanket and relax under the gum trees. |
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Chapel on Show
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A showcase of fashion, food, flowers and entertianment. With numbers of fashion parades, floral art exhibitions and cooking demonstrations all in Chapel Street Soth Yarra. This event has no alcohol and no BYO.. |
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Chapel Street between Commercial & Toorak Roads |
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Queen Victoria Night Market
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A bustling night market with food, wine, craft and other stalls and entertainment. Operates over the summer months. |
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Sawpit Gully Food and Wine Festival
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The Sawpit Gully Food and Wine Festival is in Elphinstone (next to PO), 1 hour from Melbourne on the way to Bendigo. It features a large array of local foods and wines, arts and crafts, music, children's entertainment.. Free demonstrations including wine talk, coffee talk, sushi-making. |
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Dromana Strawberry Festival
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With family entertainment, Devonshire teas, activities and everything strawberry. |
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January 2009 ? |
Dromana Recreation Reserve, Pier St, Dromana |
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The Taste of Victoria
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A celebration of food and wine from throughout Victoria with a large number of exhibitors. |
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Riverboats, Jazz, Food & Wine Festival
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Ceelebrate Monte Carlo on the Murray with paddlesteamers, jazz and fresh contemporary food. |
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King Valley End of Harvest Fiesta
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Food, wine and performing arts to celebrate the end of the harvest. |
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Annual Thai Culture and Food Festival - Songkran
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Come and join the Thai Community celebrate Thai New Year. Food at $7 per serve. Full details of Thai Festival |
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The 21st Asian Food Festival
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A festival of Asin food with many special events around Melbourne. |
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September 2008 ? |
various participating restaurants throughout Melbourne. |
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Hot Sauce & Fiery Foods Festival
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receive advance notice of events such as this one. This festival features stalls with Australian and international exhibitoes, tastings, meals and the Australian Chilli Cook Off. Entertianment is provided by Latin and Blues bands. Entertainment - Saturday: Kicks off with Straightjacket, for some good old pub rock followed by The Commited and headlining will be Marvin and the Vague Sensations. Sunday: Will feature various Latin American bands. No B.Y.O no pets allowed and no bootscooting (line dances). |
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February 2008 ? |
Redback Chilli Co, 1420 Jacksons Track,
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CERES Harvest Festival
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Multicultural community food festival with live music, crafts, workshops, performances and the launch of the CERES DVD cookbook Flamin' Kitchens. Traditional dishes from Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Africa, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Sri Lanka, Italy, Vietnam and Australia will be offered for just $5/plate. Come one, come all |
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Bendigo Heritage Uncorked
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Celebrating food, wine and heritage, with numbers of historical activities and tours. |
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October 2007 ? |
The Capital, Bendigo |
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Yarra Connections Music Festival
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A weekend of twilight concerts, instrument makers' displays and gourmet delights in the gardens, galleries and churches of Richmond and Toorak. |
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Taste of Tatura Food and Wine Festival
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Food, wine, music and children's entertainment. |
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March 2006 |
Mactier Park, Tatura |
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Pyrenees Pink Lamb & Purple Shiraz Festival
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Food, wine and a country race meeting. |
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March 2008 ? |
Avoca Racecourse |
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Edenhope Festival
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Entertainment, crafts, food and wine. |
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Mansfield High Country Harvest Festival
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A community festival showcasing the food and wine of the district. |
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Beerfest
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Beer tastings, homebrewing competition and all things beer. As part of our
arduous research, White Hat has sampled all the local
beers from this area and can declare them to be first rate. |
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A Taste for Living Festival
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Featuring local food, wine and arts. |
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Kellybrook Winery Cider Festival
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Celebrating cider and all things from the west of England. Morris dancers, folk music, ploughman and squatters lunches. Sales and tastings of fresh apple juice, cider and scrumpy and information on making your own cider. |
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Fulford Road, Wonga Park |
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Good Food and Wine Show
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Good Food, Good Wine, Good Times. There’s something for everyone at this year’s Good Food & Wine Show with celebrity chefs, renowned wine and cocktail experts and over 300 exhibitors with the latest food, wine and kitchen products. Friday and Saturday 10am till 6pm, Sunday 10am till 5pm |
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The Hairy Lemon Festival
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With local produce and Lemon Meringue Pie baking competition. |
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JAWS (Jazz, Art, Wine & Seafood) Festival
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Jazz, local wines & seafood. |
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Earthbeat Mildura Wentworth Music Festival
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This event (previously known as the Sunraysia Jazz and Wine Festival) features traditional and mainstream jazz in a variety of venues and wineries in the Mildura area. |
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Melbourne Waterfront Seafood Festival
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Celebrate and enjoy Melbourne's fine seafood, wines and the glorious Victoria Harbour with live music, cooking demonstrations and childrens activities.Purchase discount food & wine packages $30 - 6 vouchers / $16 children 4 voucher via Ticketmaster7 or purchase on the day. |
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November 2005 ? |
Harbour Esplanade Docklands (opposite Telstra Dome) |
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Rutherglen Winery Walkabout
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Claimed by the promoters to be Victoria's largest wine event. |
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Southgate progressive dinners
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Three different courses at three different restaurants. Commencing at 7pm sharp. |
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September 2008 ? |
Southgate |
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Mornington Performing Arts Festival
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Performing arts, food and wine. |
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Tumbafest Food and Wine Festival
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Music, food and wine. |
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Heathcote Wine and Food Festival
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Head to Heathcote,October 6 & 7 (10.30am-5pm), for the Heathcote Wine & Food Festival” at the Showgrounds (Chauncey St, Heathcote). Meet the winemakers, do a guided tasting, attend a seminar. Enjoy a day of gourmet foods, live music, cooking demonstrations and more. Participate in a Wine Appreciation Seminars or watch the chefs prepare local food produce. |
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October 2008 ? |
Heathcote Showgrounds,
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Anderson's Mill Food, Wine & Jazz Festival
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The Anderson's Mill Festival is a showcase for the excellent food, wine, and music of the region. An eclectic mix of local produce, boutique wineries, entertaining music, arts and crafts, heritage artisans, mill tours and kids entertainment. Magnificent setting of the majestic bluestone mill and picturesque valley. |
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April 2008 ? |
Anderson's Mill, Smeaton (near
Ballarat) |
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Asian Food Festival
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Promoting Asian food & culture. |
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September 2007 ? |
Chinatown & various
suburban venues. |
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Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph
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Family entertainment and competitions including an art showand jazz band. |
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August 2008 |
Ouyen Shopping Centre, Ouyen |
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Darebin Music Feast
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Local performers in a festival of music, dance and feasting. |
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September 2008 ? |
Various venues in Thornbury, Preston, Northcote & Resevoir. |
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Albury Wodonga Region Food & Wine Festival
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The Festival kicks off with a 'foodie' film on Friday night, followed by the popular Fashion in Food parade on Saturday as well as Brunch on Dean at various cafes & restaurants. Sunday is the Producers Picnic with Celebrity Cook-Off competition, kids activities and music and the grand finale on Monday -The Celebration of Bread where we launch the community Wood Fired Oven. |
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Ballarat Writers' Festival
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An annual literary festival also featuring local food and wine |
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October 2007 ? |
Minimg Exchange, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat |
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Sunbury Region Wine Festival
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Winemakers dinners, wine tastings and fine food. Saturday is for the serious winelover and Sunday is a day of festivities with mini-buses to shuttle you between the various venues. |
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Budburst - Macedon Ranges Wine & Food Festival
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Enjoy a weekend in the beautiful wineries of the Macedon Ranges, within an hour NW of Melbourne. 2 days of wine, food, music and fun! The region's cool-climate wines will excite your taste buds and the local foods, great music, and ambience of the region will satisfy your pleasure needs. Buy a Budburst glass & enjoy free tastings - $5.00 |
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Mordialloc by the Bay Fine Food, Wine & Music Festival
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A major festival featuring jazz, blues, food and wine. |
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March 2008 ? |
Peter Scullin Reserve, Mordialloc Foreshore |
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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
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A major food and wine festival. |
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Woodend Autumn Festival
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Live entertainment, stalls selling fresh produce and family entertainment. |
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Beekeeping and Honey Festival
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Beekeeping requirements, honey tastings and sales. |
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March 2007 ? |
Jadran Social Club, 35 Duncans Lane, Diggers Rest |
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Hot and Spicy Festival
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Hot and spicy foods. |
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September 2007 ? |
St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah |
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Oktoberfest
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The traditional German festival with entertainment, competitions and beers. |
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October 2007 ? |
Warrnambool Show Grounds, Koroit Street, Warrnambool |
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Beertopia
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Celebrating beer and how it complements lifestyle and food. |
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Slow Food Weekend
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Slow Food experts, a Slow Market Place with producers from around Australia, Slow cooking demonstrations and wine tutorials. |
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Australian Specialist Cheese Show
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This indulgent cheesy experience will be yours for the tasting when you sample over 150 award-winning specialist cheeses, including the 2006 Grand Champion Cheese. Match these award-winning cheeses with fine wine from renowned Australian winery Mount Langi Ghiran and boutique beer from Gippsland’s Grand Ridge Brewery. |
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Upper Goulburn Wine and Food Expo
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Taste our passion, savour our wines, and discover the magic, this is an event for lovers of fine food and wine. Enjoy free sampling of exciting cool climate whites and reds and local produce. |
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August 2007 ? |
Alexandra Town Hall, Grant Street, Alexandra |
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Yarra Valley Strawberry Festival
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A Strawberry festival with market stalls,live entertainment including a live band, a jumping castle, rides, strawberry eating competitions, animal farm, cream teas, sparkling wine and strawberries, and a barbeque. |
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November 2007 ? |
Lilydale Showgrounds, Lilydale |
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Brown Brothers Easter Festival
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Food, wine, jazz and family entertainment. |
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Easter 2007 ? |
Brown Brothers Miliwa Vineyard, Miliwa |
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Salt and Seaweed Festival
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An annual community festival feeaturing eating out in Sorrento and Portsea. |
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Yea Autumn Festival
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The Yea Autumn Festival is a pleasant fun filled day for the whole family under the beautiful shady trees of Yea’s High Street. The fest showcases vintage cars, remote controlled boats, stalls of hand made craft and home produced food,Upper Goulburn Wines,an exhibition of local art and craft in the Yea Shire Hall, be entertained by live music and local groups showcasing their talents. 5797 2756 - General enquires; 5797 2623 for stall bookings & 5797 3192 regarding display vehicles. |
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March 2009 ? |
Main Street, Yea |
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Kinglake Ranges Festival
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A community festival celebrating the region of Kinglake. |
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Loke Bolac Eel Festival
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A community festival held on the shores of Lake Bolac |
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Sip "n" Sup 2007 Wine and Food Festival
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Cellarbrating its 20th Annaversery this year, Highlights of this year's Sip "n" Sup include, New Vintage Releases, Master Wine Classes, Master Cooking Demonstrations,Gourmet Food, Gourmet Local Produce, Live Entertainment,Art Exhibition and Childrens Activities |
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August 2008 ? |
Sunbury Campus, Victoria University, Sunbury |
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Taste of Montsalvat Winter 2007
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This festival is about sustainability, art, food & wine to encourage people to question their current lifestyle in a friendly & educational environment. The Nillumbik Prize exhibition with 80 artists will be on display. An Animal Farm is available for the children. |
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July 2008 ? |
Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest
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Shedfest 2007
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The wineries of the Upper Yarra valley open their doors for this special weekend. Discover the charm of small vineyards, understand the influence that each individual site has on wine style and meet the makers who toil the land and nurture the barrels to bring you some exceptionally fine wines. The festival provides a touring bus departing from Lilydale station each day if you would prefer to leave the car at home. Participating wineries: Bulong Estate, Burgi Hill Vineyard, Elmswood Estate, Five Oaks Vineyard, Killara Park Estate, Lilydale Estate, Morgan Vineyards, Seville Estate, Seville Hill, Shelmerdine, Whispering Hills, Wild Cattle Creek, Yarra Burn. These Yarra Valley wineries are along the Warburton Highway from Wandin to Warburton, Victoria. Turn right at Lilydale and follow the signs. |
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Malmsbury Village Food and Wine Fayre
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The 150 years old Malmsbury Botanic gardens are just the setting for this day. Sample the local fine wines and delicious foods from the region. Enjoy the Cobb & Co coach rides, wine and food classes, free Vic Roads/FRH bus tours of the Taradale/Malmsbury Bypass and a heritage exhibition. Have a picnic with free use of the barbeques, playground and Jumping Castel or simply stroll the gardens. Full information at Malmsbury Village Food and
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November 2008 ? |
Malmsbury Botanic Gardens and town hall, Calder Hwy, Malmsbury |
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Tourmont Food and Wine Festival
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Fine wines for tasting and sale, gourmet food, boutique breweries, jazz music, French singer, Japanese drummers, children's activities including Thomas the Tank Engine, face painting, mask making and delectable Christmas gifts. Raffle drawn every 15 minutes |
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November 2008 |
79 Balwyn Road, Balwyn |
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Festival Indonesia
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An exhibition of trades and culture together with a tourism and trade fair. |
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November 2008 ? |
Waterfront City Pavillion & Piazza, Docklands |
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Art and Soul Festival
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Artwork on show and sale, food and wine, heaps of kids activities . . . a great day out for all the family. Live music featuring Liz Stringer, Chubby Rae & The Elevators, Louis King & The Liars. |
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Mt Dandenong Food & Wine Festival
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Food & Wine tastings, market stalls, |
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November 2007 ? |
Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Mt Dandenong |
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Malmsbury Food & Wine Fayre
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In the beautiful setting of the historic village of Malmsbury.Fine regional wines from Heathcote and Macedon Ranges. Delectable fine foods, produce and hot food. Children catered for.Cobb & Co coach rides.Wine talks.Garden tours.Art exhibitions. Cello concert. Dave Austin singing blues |
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November 2007 ? |
Malmsbury Town Hall, Calder Highway, Malmsbury, |
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Twilight Food and Wine Festival
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The historic township of Maldon becomes even atmospheric during the Twilight Food and Wine Festival. Lights, lamps and candles appear in the street as twilight falls and restaurants spill out onto the footpaths while promenaders can purchase local produce and wine from the street stalls and shops. |
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Timboon Railway Music Festival
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'Jazz on the Rail' with music and fine dining. |
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Brown Brothers Easter Festival
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Food, wine, jazz and family entertainment. |
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Easter 2009 ? |
Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard,
Milawa |
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The Village Autumn Food & Wine Festival
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A food and wine festival with local traders promoting their wares. |
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May 2006 ? |
cnr Doncaster 7 Bulleen Roads, North balwyn |
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A Taste of Montsalvat
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The Taste of Montsalvat is an event to establish a synergy in lifestyle. We are gathering the threads of sustainability, art, food & wine to weave a festival that will make people question their current lifestyle in a friendly and educational environment. For this summer festival we are focusing on sustainability and through talks and demonstrations hope to share some secrets of water conservation for people to put into use at home and in the garden. We hope people will walk away feeling empowered to make a change to how they live; to motivate them to spend some time creating art or growing fresh vegetables as part of their life, not just something someone else can do. Animal Farm available for the children. Adults $15 inc wine tasting glass; Child $7 (under 18); Under 5 free |
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February 2008 ? |
Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham |
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The Melbourne Food and Wine Winter Festival
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A food and wine festival held in various locations around Melbourne. |
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La Dolce Vita
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Celebrate the sweet life...A weekend indulgence of Mediterranean & new release wines, great food & warm King Valley hospitality. Tasting glass $10; meals from $12; children's menu from $3 |
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Victoria's Annual Olive Festival
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Enjoy a day among the olive trees and experience Food, Wine and olives at Victoria's Annual Olive Festival. Cooking demonstrations running throughout the day, entertainment, food and much more located just 25 minutes along the Western Highway, werribee exit and follow the signs. |
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November 2007 ? |
Mt Atkinson Olive Grove, 261 Greigs Rd,, Rockbank |
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Glenlyon Food and Wine Festival
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Local foods and wines. |
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July 2007 ? |
Old Glenlyon Shire Hall, Glenlyon |
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Brown Brothers Wine & Food Festival
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Featuring Brown Brothers wines and produce from the Milawa district. |
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November 2006 ? |
Milawa Vineyard Milawa |
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Grampians Grape Escape - the Food and Wine Festival
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Features the best of Victoria’s western district wines and produce, and entertainment for the family. |
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Portarlington Mussel Festival
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A fun day for all also showcasing some of the local produce, history, artists
and musicians that make up Portarlington. Along with the carnival and regular
monthly market, some of the quality restaurants will be cooking up a mussel
storm and selling a variety of tasty take-away samples. Local producers will
display their products in Parks Hall, Portarlington where there will also be
wine and cheese tasting, a display of model ships and a history display. There |
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Bright 'n' Sandy Food & Wine Festival
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Celebrity chefs, local restaurateurs and premium wine retailers come together to present a gastronomical feast for the tastebuds. The best of Bayside will be available for tasting and purchase. It is held at picturesque Green Point, Brighton. This is opposite the Brighton Beach Station. A free bus will also travel throughout Bayside (ring the number below for times and collection points. |
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Green Point, Brighton |
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Tastes of Prom Country Food & Wine Festival
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Food tastings, cooking demonstrations, fine wine and robust beers. |
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Alpine Valley's Wine and Food Festival
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Regional wine and food in a family atmosphere. |
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Australian Country Life Festival
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A family day with wine, food and entertainment. |
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Kilcunda Lobster Festival
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Family entertainment, food and bands. Food and beverages are available for sale including freshly cooked lobsters. Purchase a lobster lunch.The festival is held next to what White Hat considers to be one of the most atmospheric locations for a caravan park in Victoria.. |
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Harvest of Gippsland Festival
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Featuring local food and wine. |
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Peninsula Piers and Pinots
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Entertainment, wine tasting, live music and yacht racing. White Hat enjoys a pinot that has developed through a mild autumn, so you might also enjoy a mild autumn day (Huey permitting) on the peninsula with a glass of local pinot in hand. |
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Flinders Foreshore adjacent to Pier
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Eat Italy! Drink Italy!
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Join Chrismont in greeting la primavera with a magnificent festival of newly released Chrismont wine, delectable cuisine and unrivalled Italian spirit. Italian chefs Patrizia and Anthony Simone join us from their renowned restaurant, Simone’s of Bright, to serve a tantalising array of dishes taking you into the heart of Italy. Full information at
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Chrismont Wines - 251 Upper King River Road, Cheshunt |
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These events are ones which have run in the past and we expect to run in the future. As yet we do not have confirmed details, dates and contact details. To be informed of those details when they become available you can subscribe to our newsletter "Great things to do in Melbourne". |
| Page last updated: | 14 February, 2008 | | URL:
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TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
Sky Diving Tandem
& Winery Lunch
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© Tourism Victoria |
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Puffing Billy Steam Train
© Australian Pacific Touring
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© Global Ballooning |
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Wine Barrels
© Yarra Valley, Dandenongs
and The Ranges Tourism Board |
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Montalto Restaurant
© Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove |
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Mornington Peninsula Bayside
© Gray Line |
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© Epicurean Tours |
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© Global Ballooning |
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