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The White Hat Guide to to The High Country & North East Victoria
This area includes Bright, Myrtleford, Mount Beauty, Mount Buffalo and Falls Creek.
See also our entries under these places of particular interest:
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Burke Museum
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This museum was founded in 1863 to celebrate the life of
Robert O'Hara Burke who had been
Superintendent of Police there. Entry fees apply. |
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9am-5pm, daily (except Christmas Day) |
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Loch Street.
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Beechworth |
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Enquiries: (03) 5728 8067 |
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Bright Alpine Four Peaks
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Walk or run the four peaks of Mystic Hill, Mt Feathertop, Mt Hotham& Mt Buffalo. |
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Evolve's Annual Bush Fair
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non-profit youth organisation Evolve at Typo Station (Evolve) is pleased to
celebrate its 14th annual Bush Fair. Bush Fair will again be held at Typo
Station, a former grazing station in the heart of ‘Kelly country’, one hour
South-East of Wangaratta in North-East Victoria. Bush Fair 2008 promises to be a
community fun-filled day, offering family and friends a taste of what Typo
Station has to offer. To celebrate our pioneer bushman heritage, come and enjoy
Victorian amateur sheaf tossing championships, cross cut saw competitions, bush
poetry, local produce and craft stalls, children’s activities and games, live
music and entertainment and much much much more. As a much loved event for the
North-East community, Bush Fair 2008 expects to attract close to 1,000 people
from across Victoria. Gates open at 11am (no pets or BYO) and close at 11pm.
Entry is $5 per head, with a free sausage and bread upon arrival. With camping
facilities available onsite, Bush Fair is a perfect excuse for a weekend away.
With a significant amount of local community support, Evolve hopes to raise
$10,000 this year to assist as many young people as possible to participate in
our programs in 2009.
Would you like to run a stall at our Bush Fair? We are seeking expressions of
interest from stall holders to join our festivities and showcase their produce,
food vendors, crafts or activities at our annual Bush Fair. To secure you stall,
please contact Sasha Molodtsov on sasha@evolve.org.au or 03 9416 2322. Stalls
are priced at $25 per site. |
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Saturday 25th October 2008 |
Rose River Rd, Cheshunt
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Bright Spring Festival
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Highlights include the Alpine Film Festival, a festival play, Alpine 4 Peaks Climb, open gardens, a huge Rotary Street Market, Sustainable Gardening Expo, a Fine Arts Exhibition, and a Grand Fireworks spectacular. Also on offer; events for lovers of wine, chocolates and roses, three fetes, and gold mining and fossiking tours. Bright is 3 and a quarter hour scenic drive from Melbourne. Market stall enquiries: 03 5755 1696 |
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25th Oct to 4th Nov 2008 |
Bright
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Enquiries: 1800 111 885 |
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Trails, Tastings and Tails Festival
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A festival with historic walks, wine and a dance. |
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6-8 June 2009 (to be confirmed) |
Glenrowan
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Enquiries: (03) 5766 2156 |
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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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White Hat - THE place to find markets in Victoria
Over the years White Hat has become recognised as THE
place to list and find markets in Melbourne & Victoria and our
markets pages consistently receive over 1,000 visitors a day with over
3,000 a day at weekends. Unlike many
websites which merely LIST markets, White Hat VISITS markets as
witnessed by the photographs. Although we visit hundreds of markets
every year we can never cover all of them so please let us know if any
of our information is out of date. With details on over 400 markets,
users regularly tell us that the
White Hat listing is the best and most
comprehensive source of markets in
Victoria available either on the web
or in print.
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Albury/Wodonga Community Market
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A large market with trash & treasure, produce, clothing, crafts and general
goods. White Hat feels confident that you are
unlikely to find goods in this market which have 'fallen off the back of a
truck' - the venue is the Taxation Department carpark! |
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8 am - 12 noon, Sundays |
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Tax office car park, Townsend St,
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Albury |
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(Mel ref 622 F6) |
Enquiries: (02) 6056 5443 |
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Alexandra Market
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An outdoor market with a wide variety of home grown and hand crafted goods plus train rides. |
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9am to 1pm on 2nd Saturday of month, September to April |
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Alexandra Timber Tramway, Station Street, Station Street
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Alexandra |
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(Mel ref 610 T8) |
Enquiries: 0427 509 988 |
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Beechworth Country Craft Market
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Home made & home grown with no commercial products. |
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9am -3pm, 4 Saturdays per year |
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Town Hall Gardens,
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Beechworth |
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(Mel ref 622 E7) |
Enquiries: (03) 5728 3350 |
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Bright Craft Market
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High quality local art & craft. Twilight markets (4-9pm) on Australia Day weekend, Easter Saturday and Gala Day (30th April) |
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9am - 1.30pm, 3rd Saturday of the month |
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Bright Shopping Centre,
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Bright |
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(Mel ref 622 F9) |
Enquiries: (03) 5755 2395 |
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Corowa Federation Craft Market
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An outdoor market selling arts & crafts, homegrown produce |
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9am - 1pm, 1st Sun of month, and Sunday before Melbourne Cup day. |
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Ball Park,
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Corowa |
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(Mel ref 622 D5) |
Enquiries: (02) 6024 5662 |
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Hume-Murray Food Bowl Farmers Market
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Meet some of the colourful personalities that grow a diverse range of fruit, vegetables & seedlings, produce chocolates, nougat, honey, wine, free range eggs, jams, ice-cream and so much more. |
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8.30am-12.30pm, every second Saturday |
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Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway,
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Enquiries: (02) 6058 2996 |
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Mansfield Bush Market
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A market in a bush setting selling home made produce. Saturday before Melborne Cup and Saturdays of Queens Birthday and Australia Day weekends. |
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9am-2pm, selected Saturdays |
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Highett Street,
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(Mel ref 622 B11) |
Enquiries: 0417 118 103 |
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Mount Beauty Community Market
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An outdoor market (indoor on wet days) with a wide range of goods. |
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8.30am-1pm, 1st Saturday of month (plus New Year's Day and Easter Sat) |
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beside Community Centre, Main Street,
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Enquiries: (03) 5754 4097 |
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Moyhu Farmers' Market
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A farmers' market featuring fresh local seasonal produce including cheese, fruit & vegietables, breads, relishes, honey and herbs.The market is held in the local Memorial Hall if the weather is wet. |
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8am to 12noon, 3rdSaturday of month. |
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Cnr Whitfield-Wangaratta & Meadow Creek Roads
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Enquiries: (03) 5729 8033 |
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Myrtleford Community Produce Market
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Local farmers and growers selling their produce. |
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8am-noon, Saturdays (Jan-March) |
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St Paul's Anglican Church Grounds,
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(Mel ref 622 E8) |
Enquiries: (03) 5752 2505 |
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Myrtleford Community Produce Market
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An outdoor market with about 20 stalls where local producers sell vegetables, fruit, nuts, plants and other produce in season. Home cooked muffins are also available, Depending on the weather and other circumstances the market may continue for several Saturdays after the Easter Saturday cut-off each year. |
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8am to 12noon, Saturdays from Jan to Easter Sat each year |
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Anglican Church, Clyde Street & Great Alpine Road
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Enquiries: (03) 5752 2505 |
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Porepunkah Country Market
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Selling a variety of local goods and produce. |
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8am-1pm, Sept-May during school holidays (phone for dates) |
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Porepunkah Recreation Reserve
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(Mel ref 622 F9) |
Enquiries: (03) 5756 2335 |
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Tatong Farmers' Market
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A farmers' market with local produce. |
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8am - 1pm, 1st Saturday of month |
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Tatong Tavern Hotel,
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(Mel ref 622 B9) |
Enquiries: (03) 5767 2210 |
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Violet Town Honeysuckle Community Market
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A variety of goods and refreshments. |
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8.30am-1pm, 2nd Saturday of month |
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Tulip Street,
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(Mel ref 610 T2) |
Enquiries: 0416 233 584 |
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Wangaratta Trash & Treasure Market
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Trash & treasure plus local produce. |
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8am-1pm, Sundays |
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Wareena Park Swimming Pool carpark.
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Wangaratta |
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(Mel ref 622 C7) |
Enquiries: (03) 5721 5258 |
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Wodonga Market
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Wodonga Market is a quality art, craft and food market held in the heart of the Wodonga CBD in Woodland Grove. Everything for sale is a hand-made, local, original piece made by the stall holder. As well as stalls there is entertainment and food |
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9am to 1pm, 1st Saturday of month |
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Woodland Grove (under the water tower),
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Enquiries: (02) 6022 9223 |
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Yarrawonga Rotary Market
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An outdoor market selling a range of secondhand goods and craft. |
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9am-1pm, 3rd Sunday of month |
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Yarrawonga Showgrounds,
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(Mel ref 622 B5) |
Enquiries: 0409 351 892 |
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Yea Community Market
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An outdoor market selling a variety of local goods. |
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8am-1pm, first Saturday of month |
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Plantation, High Street,
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(Mel ref 610 Q8) |
Enquiries: (03) 5797 2086 |
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Please note that the above are the official trading hours. At many markets, a number of stalls close early, so you need to be there well before official closing time. |
Forthcoming Events
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".
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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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Alexandra Truck, Ute & Rod Show
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Held in Alexandra's main street on bitumen. |
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Allegro International Festival
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A community festival with food, wine and entertainment. |
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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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Applause Festival
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A buskeers and theatre festival. |
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Beat the Winter Blues Jazz Weekend
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A celbration of jazz in the Milawa gourmet region of Victoria |
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Beechworth Celtic Festival
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An annual festival celebrating all things Celtic with dance, music, comedy, buskers, drama and displays. |
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Beechworth Golden Horseshoe Festival
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Including entertainments, Easter street parade, market and tours. |
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Beechworth Harvest Celebration
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A harvest market with a chance to sample the produce and wine of the area. Also wine and food workshops. |
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Beechworth Timber Heritage Festival
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Focusing on the history of the timber industry. |
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Beechwoth Chinese Lantern Festival
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A festival celebrating the role of the Chinese in the history of Beechworth with entertainmnt, refreshements and displays. |
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Bright Autumn Festival
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Celebrating the change of season. Exhibitions, street parades and special events. On Saturday 3rd May 2008, the main streets are closed off for all the fun of the festival, with brass and highland bands, and the always popular Airforce Band, Street Stalls, craft displays, the Autumn Festival Parade, and a real carnival atmosphere. Market stall enquiries on (03) 5755 1696 |
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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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Brown Brothers Easter Festival
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Food, wine, jazz and family entertainment. |
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Easter 2009 ? |
Brown Brothers Miliwa Vineyard, Miliwa |
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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 2008 ? |
Milawa Vineyard Milawa |
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Chiltern Ironbark Festival
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A community festivals with displays and entertainment. |
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CRAIC Irish Music and Comedy Festival
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A summer festival of Irish music and humour at Mt Buller. |
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Drive Back in Time to Beechworth
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Veteran, vintage and classic cars on display in historic Beechworth. Featuring vehicle and trade displays. |
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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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November 2008 ? |
Chrismont Wines - 251 Upper King River Road, Cheshunt |
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Great Victorian Bike Ride
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An annual event where bike riders at a range of levels have the opportunity to make a major supported ride through country Victoria. |
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Hot and Spicy Festival
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Hot and spicy foods. |
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September 2008 ? |
St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah |
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Hume & Hovell Pioneer Folk Festival
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A community festival with historic re-enactments, penny farthing races, entertainment and stalls. |
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In My Back Yard (IMBY) Festival
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IMBY is an annual festival which showcases practical ideas and products that inspire people to care for the environment in their own backyard. It aims to encourage individuals and organisations to find new and existing ways to care for their own backyards, and to help people to make informed decisions about the ways to care for the environment overall. |
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Gateway Island, Lincoln Causeway
Wodonga Victoria (between
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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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Mansfield Balloon Festival
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Featuring numbers of balloons and including a 'nightglow' on the Saturday evening, family festival and tethered balloon rides and the specatcular nightglow with the balloons lit up on dusk. |
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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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Mansfield Mountain Country Festival
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A family oriented festival including the bush horse race, the Cracks Cup, as well as fireworks and the CFA torchlight parade. |
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Marysville Flower Festival
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Held in the gracious Clubrooms of the Marysville Country Club, the Marysville Flower Festival is vibrant with colour and beauty as it showcases the wide variety of flowers, shrubs and foliage that flourish in this lovely valley of the Mystic Mountains. |
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November 2008 ? |
Marysville & District Country Club Inc, 956 Marysville Buxton Road,
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Marysville Wirreanda Festival
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Photographic Competition, youth disco, historical display, chainsaw carving, the competitive and fun fish out, vintage car display, and a community market.
At the children’s festival on Sunday there will be such delights as face painting, a hat parade, the fabulous and funny Mad Hatters tea party, Marysville's Kinders famous duck race, Marimba and Circus activities and Marimba performances. |
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Multicultural Festival
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Celebrating a range of cultures |
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Omeo Back to Back International World Wool Challenge
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Blade shear a sheep, spin the wool, knit a mans jumper to a stand pattern, competing with teams throughout the world. The team consists of eight members. The aim to complete the jumper in the quickest time. Contact Jean Jenkins 5159 1557 mckaum@dodo.com.au |
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Omeo Community Hall, Day Avenue,
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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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Stitched Up Textile Festival
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Showcasing local textile art and craft. Workshops for adults and children in creative knitting, basic quilting and wool embroidery.This year's theme is pioneering women with a special focus on quilting. |
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Strathbogie Spring Festival
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Celebating the arrivaal of spring. |
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Tallangatta's 50s Festival
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When the Hume Dam was constructed in the 1950s the township of Tallangatta had to be moved to higher ground while the old township was flooded. This festival celebrates all things from the 50s. |
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The Boomerang Cycling Event
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All entrants receive a bag of goodies at registration. There are two great giveaways, a GIANT bike ($4.300) and the grand prize is a trip to Italy with airfares.You can race 2, 5 or 9 stages. The 2 stage option is for first-timers, then there is either the 5 stage ROAD event or the 5 stage MTB event, on your own or with a team entry of 3 to 5 |
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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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The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival
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Inspired by Banjo Paterson's
famous poem The Man from Snowy
River, this festival features a street parade, craft and trade markets,
concert, performances, exhibitions, food and a Jack Riley's Ride celebrating
Jack Riley, claimed to be the original Man from
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Tobacco, Hops and Timber Festival
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Weekend celebrating Myrtleford and region's historic origins. Saturday market, street parade, industry tours, flower & embroidery displays and a Saturday evening street party. Sunday will see football matches, historical walks around town, speedway events and fireworks display. |
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Tumbafest Food and Wine Festival
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Music, food and wine. |
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Up The Creek Festival
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This event is cryptically described as "A discovery festival". |
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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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Alexandra Town Hall, Grant Street, Alexandra |
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Wandiligong Nut Festival
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A celebration of nuts. Harvest festivities with comedy. |
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Wangaratta Festival of Jazz
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Australia's premier jazz event featuring a wide array of jazz and blues styles. Includes the Black Tie Jazz Ball, Free Stage, National Jazz Awards and Cup Eve Concert. |
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Yackandandah Folk Festival
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Featuring local and national talent together with a buskers competition, farmers' market, food and stalls. |
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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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Main Street, Yea |
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Yea Cup
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Picnic race meeting |
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March 2008 ? |
Yea Racecourse |
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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". |
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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. |
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