SISTERS ALL

The Australian Sister Cities Association National Conference will be held at Ettalong Beach Club, near Gosford, NSW, on 27-30 July 2008  and is a must-attend event for those interested in learning more about the Sister City movement. The 2008 conference theme - Sense of Place - is about acknowledging our own heritage and those of our sister cities to foster better understanding, cultural awareness, exchange and community economic development. To register, please visit www.asca2008.com.au or contact Central Coast Tourism on 02 4343 4422. 
Further information can be obtained by contacting Lisa Beeke, Gosford City Council on 02 4325 8903.

TOP TASTES

The Jury of the International Taste & Quality Institute - iTQi - composed by Chefs and Sommeliers, members of the European culinary associations met in Brussels, Belgium, recently to perform blind assessments on more than 700 products from 57 countries. Food and beverages submitted by three Australian companies with seven products which obtained an organoleptic evaluation higher than 70 percent and won the prestigious Superior Taste Award 2008 : a recognition which acknowledges the excellence of their taste and allows producers to use a powerful marketing tool, to develop their sales. 

• Rylstone Olive Press for the Rylstone Olive Oil - Cudgegong     
Contact: Mrs Jayne Bentivoglio; PO Box 173, 2849 Rylstone, NSW, Australia.
rylstoneaustralianorganic@gmail.com

• Tamborine Mountain Distillery for the spirits Lemon Myrtle Flavoured Vodka, Lavender Liqueur, Limoncello Liqueur and Macadamia Nut Liqueur 
Contact: Mr Michael Ward; 87-91 Beacon Rd, Queensland 4272 North Tamborine, Australia.
info@tamborinemountaindistillery.com

• The Mitolo Group for the olive oils Ollo Fresh & Fruity and Ollo Mild & Mellow   
Contact: Ms Carmen Brealey; Marketing Coordinator
Cnr Angle Vale & Johns Rd P.O Box 520, Virginia S.A 5120, Australia.
carmen.brealey@mitologroup.com.au

MAREEBA’S BUMPER COFFEE HARVEST

Coffee plantation owners at Mareeba in Tropical North Queensland expect their best ever harvest this year as growing conditions have been particularly favourable during the 2008 season. The region’s oldest coffee estate, Skybury Coffee, is currently harvesting a crop which is anticipated to top 50 tonnes.  

Managing director Ian MacLaughlin, who is also chairman of the Australian Coffee Growers Association, says this year’s regional yield will be the best ever. Last year’s Mareeba coffee harvest was almost 100 tonnes.  The coffee harvesting period is June/July and while the biggest demand continues to be from domestic Australian buyers, approximately 25 percent of the harvested coffee will be sold internationally to coffee distributors and wholesalers in Europe and the USA. Mareeba's coffee crop sells for between AUD$7 - $10 per kilogram wholesale.  The current average global wholesale coffee price is approx AUD$3. No further expansion of the number of trees planted is anticipated for next year, however the yield / tonnage is expected to increase from the existing plantings/acreage with the right growing conditions again.

The Brisbane Organic Roadshow is back!

Would you like to be informed on the latest industry updates, view product and services trade displays and learn from fellow organic industry members? Here's an annual event not to be missed. The BFA/ Z Mills Brisbane Organic Roadshow is an opportunity for Brisbane organic industry members and all interested to come together and learn, discuss and analyse all things organic. 

The workshop is open to all interested organic industry members, consumers and others seeking the latest information on the organic sector and sustainable marketing. Attendance also benefits those who want to make key contacts and meet and network with industry. Consisting of brief and practical talks, it aims to provide valuable for obtaining up-to-date insight into important aspects covering the whole of the certified organic industry, from paddock to plate. Opens 8:30am – 3:30pm, Friday 11th July 2008, Central Bardon Conference Venue, 390 Simpsons Rd, Bardon (Brisbane). Bookings: 07 3350 5706 ext 221 Casey Fuller, info@bfa.com.au Free other than a small charge to cover all-organic catering which won’t disappoint the foodies! 

LIVE GREEN COMES TO TOWN

Smeaton Hackett Events in conjunction with the City of Sydney announce the second LIVE GREEN; Sydney's only large scale sustainability event. Live Green was created to help Sydneysiders make these changes - small changes that have a massive impact. This event aims to help people be sustainable and still have fun in a new style of contemporary event.

Staged for first time in 2007 (on a wet day) it attracted 10,000 people. Anticipated sunny day attendance is over 15,000, with an average demographic of 25 – 55 year old inner city dwellers - families, young people and singles. Live Green 2008 will take place on Sunday 17 August at Victoria Park, Camperdown (Broadway), Sydney, and is focused on how to be greener in all aspects of life. More details: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

FREE BEER!

That got your attention! So plan to visit a new exhibition, ‘Eumundi’s Pubs – Free Beer Tomorrow’, at Discover Eumundi Heritage and Visitor Centre bound to appeal to those with an interest in Eumundi’s history and a love and respect for beer. The exhibition traces the life of Eumundi’s pubs and breweries, as well as the colourful characters that have worked within the pubs and those that have enjoyed a beer or two at the bar. The ‘Eumundi’s Pubs – Free Beer Tomorrow’ exhibition opens Thursday 26 June at 4pm, and is located in the old police cells at the back of Discover Eumundi, which have been converted into an exhibition space. This exhibition will form part of the Eumundi Food Fest on Sunday 13 July and will continue in Discover Eumundi until September. To attend the opening, please telephone 07 5442 8762.

Orange Food and Wine makes Waves at Bondi

Following the success of last year’s event, Taste Orange at Bondi is set to return later this year on 22-28 September.  Taste Orange organisers are promising several new events in the 2008 programme, including the addition of an impressive art exhibition – The Blue Show - featuring local Orange artists curated by Orange Regional Gallery Director, Allan Sisley.

Other Taste Orange events scheduled to take place in and around Bondi and the broader Waverley area and will include: 

• Monday, 22 September – Dinner on the Balcony at Bondi Pavilion
• Tuesday, 23 September - Taste Orange for MS featuring young local chefs at the East Leagues Club, Bondi Junction
• Saturday, 27 September – 9 Tastes of Orange Dinner at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
• Sunday, 28 September – Taste Orange Sunday @ Bondi Pavilion with wine and food matched stalls, fresh and value-added produce stalls, music from Orange Regional Conservatorium and local Bondi musicians, cooking demonstrations presented by Lesley Russell from the Orange Regional Cooking School and children’s activities.

For further information visit www.tasteorange.com.au or contact:
Kim Currie kim@tasteorange.com.au or Jane Arnott jane@tasteorange.com.au 

TRUFFLE TIME!

Latté the truffle dog has been busy working beneath the oak trees of Manjimup, just 300km south of Perth, where the first of this season's Australian black winter truffles are just about to be harvested and will arrive into Simon Johnson stores nationally next Wednesday 4 June.  

“I have watched the Australian black truffle market develop over recent years and the quality of the Manjimup truffles are on par with the Perigord black truffles.  It’s exciting for the Australian food industry,” said Johnson. “This year will be a great one for Australian black truffles.  We are looking forward to a bumper harvest, with big volumes and excellent quality,” he said.

The Manjimup truffles will be harvested, washed and packed today, then air-freighted from Western Australia on Tuesday and in store at Simon Johnson first thing Wednesday morning.  This process will take place weekly throughout the Australian truffle season, which usually runs from June through to September. Oh, the price? $2750 per kilo.  Available from Simon Johnson stores nationally.  Visit www.simonjohnson.com or call 1800 655 522.

COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN

Granite Belt hits the concrete. The energetic Southern Downs & Granite Belt Regional Tourism (SDGBRT) is literally pounding the pavement this winter with a campaign that will see the Brass Monkey Season® message brought to 30,000 Brisbane coffee drinkers.

Through a cooperative advertising campaign with Tourism Queensland, SDGBRT is tempting Brisbanites who are ‘looking for more than a coffee break’ to ‘try the Southern Downs & Granite Belt for a Mid-Week Winter Warmer’ via a ‘grab ad’ message on take-away coffee cups, ramping up its annual Brass Monkey Season® winter campaign which runs from June to August. The Brass Monkey Season® brochure can be ordered online at www.southerndownsholidays.com.au  other details: www.brassmonkeyseason.com.au

A WINTER TIPPLE

A new whisky distillery on the inland route to the iconic Twelve Apostles is transforming Victoria’s Great Ocean Road hinterland into a cosy winter escape. Located 15 minutes from Port Campbell and the Twelve Apostles on the main connector path from the Great Ocean Road to the Princes Highway, the Timboon Railway Shed Distillery is Victoria’s only operational boutique facility. Visitors can see the distillation process  at the railway shed, which has been converted into an upmarket  boutique distillery, cafe and outlet for regional produce including Timboon Fine Ice Cream and boutique beverages, local wine, handmade Belgian-style chocolates, sourdough bread, cheese, strawberries, smoked trout, eel paté and honey. Details 03 5598 3555.

GET OUT YOUR PLANNERS!

Lovers of Tasmanian food and wine, mark this in your diary. A large number of the island state's leading wines and gourmet delights will be the focus of special tasting events in Sydney and Brisbane in September in what will be the largest showing of Tasmanian wines ever. This special showcase is organised by Wine Industry Tasmania, the peak body representing Tasmania's grape growers and winemakers and will feature more than 100 wines from 25 top producers.

SYDNEY – Museum of Contemporary Art, Monday the 1st of September 2008

BRISBANE – The City Hall, Wednesday 3rd of September 2008

Numbers are limited, so bookings are necessary. Book or make trade registrations on wine@winetasmania.net.au or 03 6223 3770.

APPETITE FOR EXCELLENCE

Finalists have been chosen in six states for the 2008 Lexus Young Chef and Lexus Young Waiter Awards, with the national winners to be announced at a gala event on Monday 11th August 2008 in Sydney. 

National Judge and Melbourne chef, Guy Grossi says, "Appetite for Excellence creates a challenge for passionate young professionals to rise to.”

While the Lexus Young Chef State  finalists were all from city restaurants,  Tasmania's Lexus Young Waiter State Finalist, James Welsh, is from Stillwater Restaurant in Launceston. 

As part of the prize, each finalist will experience a five day educational tour of some of South Australia’s most renowned primary producers of seafood, vegetables and fruit, lamb, beef and pork. From the 22nd- 29th June all finalists will visit producers including: Virginia Vegetable Farm; Mayura Station Waygu Beef farm; Coffin Bay Oyster Farm; Coonawarra Wineries and Berkshire Free Range Pork Farm, amongst others. Information about the awards and finalists can be found at:-www.appetiteforexcellence.com.au

COASTAL CAVEATS

There are some important need-to-knows for tourism businesses operating on the coast.

FACT SHEETS  AVAILABLE

Want to know how to get the most out of meetings with international buyers?

Tourism NSW has produced a series of International Market Intelligence Updates to assist NSW sellers at the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) to be held this year on Saturday 14 to Friday 20 June, at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. The updates include market intelligence information, travel trade and consumer trends, aviation trends, a general buyer profile and product interests. Fact sheets on China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand , Singapore, UK-Europe and the USA are available from corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au

MORE HELP FOR NSW

Partnership NSW, Tourism NSW’s annual tourism industry briefing, will be held on Tuesday, 10 June, at Star City Hotel and Casino, Sydney.

TOP OPERATORS HONOURED

On Monday 2 June, Australian Gourmet Traveller, in association with Nespresso, announced the winners of their second annual Travel Awards, with a stylish event at Quay in Sydney. 

The awards celebrate the nation’s best travel experiences. The annual Australian Gourmet Traveller Travel Awards recognise the pioneers, visionaries and champions of the Australian tourism industry. Finalists were chosen by an expert panel of travel writers and editors and voted by over 4,000 Australian Gourmet Traveller readers. The winners across the eight categories are:

Reader’s Choice:
• Best Luxury Hotel - Palazzo Versace, Qld
• Best Cruise Line - Cunard
• Best Hosted Accommodation - The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa, NSW
• Best Eco -Tourism Experience - The Freycinet Experience Walk, Tas
• Getaway Best Family Accommodation - Tangalooma Island Resort, Qld
• Best Adventure Tourism - Maria Island Walk, Tas
• Best Indigenous Tourism - Anangu Waai, NT
• Best Resort / Lodge Accommodation - Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tas

An expert panel also granted six industry awards:
• Best New Accommodation - Qualia, Hamilton Island, Qld
• Best Heritage Tourism - Port Arthur, Tas
• Best Tour Operator - World Expeditions
• Best Eco -Tourism Initiative- Maria Island Walk, Tas
• Best Tourism Innovator - Outback Encounter, SA
• Hottest City – Shanghai

FIFTY KILOMETRE RADIUS DINNER

River House Restaurant in conjunction with Vogue, Entertaining + Travel Magazine has planned the quintessential five-course regional food dinner for Thursday 26th June and Friday 27th June. All the food produce for the two evenings will be sourced from within 50km of Noosa on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. That's dairy, fish, meat fruit and veg….all to save those travel kilometres. For further information and bookings please  contact River House Restaurant  07 5449 7441, email: info@riverhouserestaurant.com.au; www.riverhouserestaurant.com.au 

Illawarra Innovation Showcase 2008 

Illawarra Innovation Showcase 2008 will be held from 27th June to 4th July. In its eighth consecutive year, the Showcase program consists of many events that highlight significant examples of innovation in the region’s business, scientific, educational and cultural communities featuring innovative ideas, projects, partnerships and products (including a table tennis match conducted on a round table!) being developed in the region and celebrate. The Official Opening of Illawarra Innovation Showcase 2008 will be held at the greatly anticipated University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus at its North Wollongong, NSW, site. Copies of the event program will be available from the 10th June at www.investillawarra.com.au

Southern Highlands Small Business Club 

Need to understand how to brand your product? Guest Speaker Sue Currie has spent many years in the public eye, both on and off camera and knows what it takes to create a strong personal brand that supports people in enhancing their careers. Every aspect of your brand needs to be communicating the same professional message from the logo to the people who work in your organisation and represent the brand – and often times that person is you! Her free presentation, Brand YOU to be Business ACE, will present three steps to discovering and developing your personal brand, on Wednesday evening, June 11, at Mittagong RSL Club. Bookings sbc@illawarraitec.com.au or phone 02 4223 3100.

Premier's NSW 08 Export Awards Launch 

The Board of the Australian Institute of Export and the NSW Department of State and Regional Development extend a formal invitation to attend the 2008 launch of the Premier's NSW Export  Awards and a free seminar on Innovation in Export. Wollongong companies use innovative strategies to grow overseas Australian companies but they face many barriers when looking to compete in the global market, from the rise in the Australian dollar to tariffs, increasing transportation costs and global competition. For companies to compete effectively in the global market, a company needs to offer something  unique: they need to INNOVATE. Two Wollongong companies using innovative export marketing strategies as they take on the world will share their experience at this seminar on Export Innovation on  Friday June 27. RSVP by Wednesday 25th June 2008 Lisa McAuley on 02 8243 7400 or email lisamcauley@aiex.com.au

Rock Restaurant Truffle and Burgundy Dinner

Australia’s most famous providore, Simon  Johnson, will join ROCK Restaurant chef Andrew Clarke in creating a unique menu based on Manjimup truffles from WA.
Each course promises to highlight these fresh truffles, right in the peak of Australia’s truffle season. The six-course feast will be accompanied by some of Bibendum’s finest wines from Burgundy.

7.00pm – Friday 11 July 2008. ROCK Restaurant, 576 DeBeyers Road, Pokolbin. Bookings are essential. Contact ROCK restaurant on 02 4998 6968

CULTURE FOR POACHERS

Poachers Pantry in Hall, Capital Country, will be home to the larger-than-life steel and wood sculptures of renowned artist John Wood during June, highlighting the dramatic changes of winter landscape. The exhibition will be a first for Poachers Pantry, well known for its smoked meats, Wily Trout wines and Smokehouse Café. www.poacherspantry.com.au

BREW NEWS

Northern Rivers Brewing has launched a guided behind-the-scenes l ook at the brewing process. Beer tours and tastings will run Saturday’s and mid-week for group bookings at its Alstonville-based brewery. www.nrbrewing.com.au

Townsville merges fine food and music 

The 18th Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) will open with the stunning food and music event, Chefs in the North on Thursday evening, July 3, merging fine food, wine and music under a marquee on the lawns of Jupiters Townsville. Five leading chefs from across Australia and New Zealand with five of Townsville’s best, will prepare a six course degustation celebrating Australian produce and award winning wines accompanied by sublime musical interludes. Participating chefs include David Pugh - Restaurant II & Bistro III, Brisbane; Robin Wickens - Interlude Restaurant, Melbourne; Stephen Tindall - Terroir Restaurant & Craggy Range Winery, Hastings New Zealand; Sean Connolly - Astral Restaurant, Star City Hotel, Sydney; Martin Latter - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre; Rachel MacDonald - Michels Restaurant, Townsville; Jumali Labelak - Cest si Bon, Townsville; Cath Hopgood - Jupiters, Townsville; Rebecca Walker - White Blue, Townsville and Shona Ho - Watermark Restaurant, Townsville. 

More information: www.afcm.com.au

Eumundi Market cooking classes 

Join in free cooking classes hosted by chef Peter Wolfe at The Original Eumundi Markets on the Sunshine Coast at 10am and 11am each Wednesday in the food and produce precinct. Founder of Cedar Creek Farm Bush Foods in Belli Park, Peter is renowned for his kitchen wizardry and his exciting recipes incorporating bush foods and organic ingredients. His market cooking demonstrations highlight the quality and diversity of locally grown produce on sale each week at the markets. Recent recipes have included bush spiced naan bread topped with chimichurri, rosella glazed kangaroo fillets with a macadamia nut native herb crust, spicy croc bites, crab wontons and stuffed zucchini flowers. 
More information: www.eumundimarkets.com.au

Discover the tastes of Mt Barney 

Discover the hidden tastes of Mt Barney at the Beaudesert Country and Horse Festival, June 14 and 15. Activities on offer include a bush tucker interpretative walk at Mt Barney Lodge, wine tasting with the vigneron at Barney Creek Vineyard cottages, Gurkha themed appetisers in Thistledown Country Retreats’ heritage garden setting, Rathlogan Olive Grove olive oil and dukka tasting at the olive grove and homemade gelato at Pietro Pizza Caffe. 
More information:agnoletto@bigpond.com 07 5544 1008 

Tastes of the Gold Coast 

Now in its fifth year, Tastes of Gold Coast Food and Wine Festival from August 22 to September 7, includes over 30 events with lavish banquets, progressive dinners, gourmet delicacies, outdoor celebrations and much more. This year’s calendar will include hands-on cooking classes with an Italian Pasta Master Class on Saturday August 30 and organically grown local produce teamed with local olive oil from Rathlogan Olive Oil farm, expertly matched with local wines from Barney Creek Vineyard. You also can head to the hills with the Tamborine Mountain Slow Food Group. 
More information: www.tastesofgoldcoast.com.au

More gold for Tamborine Mountain Distillery

Tamborine Mountain Distillery in the Gold Coast Hinterland has won four more gold awards from the International Taste & Quality Institute in Brussels, Belgium. Treble Gold Stars for Macadamia Nut Liqueur, Double Gold Stars for Limoncello Liqueur, Gold Star for Lavender Liqueur and Gold Star for Lemon Myrtle flavoured Vodka. An ecstatic Michael Ward was over the moon with delight when the news came in. "We are the smallest distillery in this huge global competition and to achieve these results is absolutely mind blowing," he said. 
More information: www.tamborinemountaindistillery.com

& a touch of yellow too.

Michael emailed to say "We have just hit the front cover of the gold coast white/yellow pages!" Nice one.

Chocolate pumpkin seeds 

New from the Australian Pumpkin Seed Company at Chinchilla, 300km west of Brisbane, is a delicious and different snack, chocolate pumpkin seeds. Dark green, naturally 'naked' pumpkin seeds are gently dry roasted and smothered in delicious milk or dark chocolate. The nutty flavour of these nutritious pumpkin seeds is great with chocolate. Australian Pumpkin Seed Company says one handful of pumpkin seeds will give you a protein boost - they supply a well balanced form of all the essential amino acids which are very nourishing, energising and easily digestible, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, antioxidant vitamins A & E, B group vitamins and essential fatty acids. Find them at Farm Fresh Central, 24 Edmondstone Road, Bowen Hills.  
More information: Australian Pumpkin Seed Company www.pumpkinseed.net.au 

In season Heritage tomatoes 

How often have you been disappointed by the taste or lack of it in a tomato? Modern tomatoes are often insipid and flavourless but that’s all set to change courtesy of some Gatton farmers located in one of south east Queensland’s most productive farming areas, who were encouraged to try something new. Armed with some Diggers seeds and a lifetime of knowledge, the Sutton family is growing heritage varieties of tomato that have distinct and unusual flavours. Their handsome specimens of heritage tomatoes come in all shades and sizes, varieties that have almost died out because in our fast food world convenience is valued over taste. There are big beefy Bullock Hearts, striped Green and Black Zebra, Tigerella, baby Romas and Black Russians, among others. Sutton’s heritage tomatoes are being snapped up by shoppers at the Powerhouse, Mitchelton and West End markets and are available from November through to June. 
More information: www.janpowersfarmersmarkets.com.au

Brisbane's big cheese bite 

One of Australia's largest cheese events will see two days of cheese competition, celebrations, tastings and family fun in Brisbane on June 14, 15. The Brisbane Cheese Awards with around 300 cheeses in 10 categories on Saturday June 14, attracts entries from most of Australia's specialty cheese producers. The next day many of the award-winning cheeses can be tasted at Brisbane's Big Cheese Bite at Norm Buchan Park, Rosalie, adjoining Government House. Cheese producers will showcase the largest range of Australian-made cheeses ever seen in one location. 
More information: www.brisbanecheeseawards.com.au

The Noosa Longweekend 

One of Australia’s foremost cultural and artistic celebrations, this extra long ‘weekend’, July 4 - 13, sees visitors soak up warm winter sun and ten days of drama, literature, film, music, design, food, wine, and visual and environmental arts on the Sunshine Coast. Noosa’s fabulous beaches, shops and restaurants give this showcase of contemporary Australian culture its perfect setting. 
More information: 07 5474 9941, www.noosalongweekend.com/ 

Masterclass Weekend 

Now in its 13th year, The Hilton Brisbane/The Courier Mail/Singapore Airlines Masterclass Weekend, July 26 and 27, is the longest-running Masterclass Weekend in Australia. This year's two day program is the most extensive program of its type in Australia or New Zealand. International chefs and winemakers include Michel Richard from Citronelle in Washington DC, awarded the James Beard Outstanding Chef for 2007, Xavier Pellicer from Restaurant Abac in Barcelona who gained his second Michelin star in late 2007, Herve Augustin, CEO of Ayala Champagne and Julie LeFlaive from Olivier Leflaive Freres in France and the New Zealand Chef of the Year Martin Bosley from Wellington. Tickets available through Ticketmaster. More information: www.qldmasterclass.com

Kingaroy Peanut Festival 

Join in the annual celebration of the lifestyles and livelihoods of rural Queensland as Kingaroy in the South Burnett on August 2. The event showcases the strength and capacity of the region’s peanut industry. More information: 07 4162 8466, peanutfest@southburnett.biz 

ON THE BUS

Many people, especially in Victoria, know Allan Campion, one half of the dynamic foodie duo of Campion & Curtis. Coming up soon, Allan is leading a Foodies' Bus Tour of Melbourne. Each tour begins with a visit to the coffee roast house of St Ali, then  on to the Peter Watson spice emporium and Let Them Eat Cake bakery. After that Oliveria for a tutored olive oil tasting followed by a guided Prahran market walk for oysters, jamon, pasta and much more. A quick yum cha before Ganache chocolate then across the Yarra to Simon Johnson for farmhouse cheese, Il Dolce Freddo for gelati and finally a visit to Books for Cooks and a glass of sparkling to finish the day. Sounds fun! There are still places available for Saturday 21st June - although the tours do tend to fill very fast. For those that miss out, there is another one on July 19. Enrol on 03 9652 0611.

Leaning Oak Cellar Door Opens

The newest addition to Mudgee’s food and wine experience is Leaning Oak, a cellar door and dairy producing melt-in-your-mouth cheeses on site. Visitors can take home their favourite feta, and enjoy the flavours of the bush with their tasty dukkas, oils and vinaigrettes. All washed down with some regional variety wines, notably the Semillon and Cabernet. 
Cassilis and Buckaroo Roads, Mudgee ph (02) 6373 3814.

GOOD FOOD GOES WEST

The Good Food & Wine Show is arriving in Perth from July 11-13 and promises to be a food and wine lovers delight! See celebrity chefs demonstrating live in a 750-seat purpose-built theatre, sample wines and food from around the world, pick up new menu ideas, great bargains and fantastic prizes. With over 300 companies exhibiting, take a journey through the WA Wine regions and boutique breweries, indulge in exquisite produce from local and international producers and take advantage of a host of Show offers. Bookings 13 61 00.