Tuesday 16 November 2010
Friday 1 October 2010
Beechworth gets set for annual Celtic knees-up Celtic Festival returns Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November
One of Beechworth’s biggest annual celebrations returns soon with a packed weekend program of free and ticketed events including traditional and contemporary Celtic music, dance, workshops and fun for all ages.
In its sixteenth year in 2010 the Celtic Festival looks set to repeat the success of 2009 when thousands of visitors enjoyed a sensational line-up of entertainment from around Australia. This year’s program – from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November - will again showcase a host of bands and artists in a series of concerts and workshops at indoor and outdoor venues around Beechworth.
They include: the acclaimed Australian Welsh Choir, Sibin, Red Cat, Damien Howard & the Ploughboys, Claymore, Full Circle and Humbug bringing edginess to the ever-popular Bantree and the traditional Scottish pipes. The Colonials, Cassidy's Ceili, Ricketty Bridge, Shirley Power and many more show the depth of the program available for serious Celtic music aficionados across the weekend.
The festival kicks off in true Celtic style on Friday evening with a gala dinner dance featuring a fantastic evening of live entertainment and the highlight, a traditional Haggis Ceremony. Bookings are a must for this event, via the festival website or the Beechworth Information Centre.
On Sunday 7 November Beechworth’s Burke Museum is also getting into the spirit of this year’s occasion with a Wake for its namesake, Irishman, Robert O’Hara Burke, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Burke & Wills expedition and the ill-fated explorer’s connections with Beechworth. The Museum will also unveil a next exhibition dedicated to Burke.
Other highlights from this year’s event include:
• The free Ford Street stage showcasing choirs dancers and a host of entertainers throughout the weekend
• On Saturday, the huge Celtic market in the Historic & Cultural Precinct, Ford Street and the Rotary Market in Queen Victoria Park
• Workshops with leading artists
• The ever-popular lunchtime Parade from 1:30pm Saturday and the spine-tingling balcony pipers at 7.30pm heralding the Massed Bands and Parade at 7:45pm
In its sixteenth year in 2010 the Celtic Festival looks set to repeat the success of 2009 when thousands of visitors enjoyed a sensational line-up of entertainment from around Australia. This year’s program – from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November - will again showcase a host of bands and artists in a series of concerts and workshops at indoor and outdoor venues around Beechworth.
They include: the acclaimed Australian Welsh Choir, Sibin, Red Cat, Damien Howard & the Ploughboys, Claymore, Full Circle and Humbug bringing edginess to the ever-popular Bantree and the traditional Scottish pipes. The Colonials, Cassidy's Ceili, Ricketty Bridge, Shirley Power and many more show the depth of the program available for serious Celtic music aficionados across the weekend.
The festival kicks off in true Celtic style on Friday evening with a gala dinner dance featuring a fantastic evening of live entertainment and the highlight, a traditional Haggis Ceremony. Bookings are a must for this event, via the festival website or the Beechworth Information Centre.
On Sunday 7 November Beechworth’s Burke Museum is also getting into the spirit of this year’s occasion with a Wake for its namesake, Irishman, Robert O’Hara Burke, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Burke & Wills expedition and the ill-fated explorer’s connections with Beechworth. The Museum will also unveil a next exhibition dedicated to Burke.
Other highlights from this year’s event include:
• The free Ford Street stage showcasing choirs dancers and a host of entertainers throughout the weekend
• On Saturday, the huge Celtic market in the Historic & Cultural Precinct, Ford Street and the Rotary Market in Queen Victoria Park
• Workshops with leading artists
• The ever-popular lunchtime Parade from 1:30pm Saturday and the spine-tingling balcony pipers at 7.30pm heralding the Massed Bands and Parade at 7:45pm
New committee saddles up for 2011 Golden Horseshoes Festival
Beechworth’s huge annual Easter celebration, the Golden Horseshoes Festival, will return bigger than ever in 2011 with a new organising committee led by the Beechworth Football and Netball Club (BFNC) driving the three-day program.
President, Adam Fendyk, said the Club’s new role places the festival, Beechworth’s biggest annual event which annually draws crowds of up to 20,000, on a secure footing for the future.
He confirmed the program would again include elements of both historical and cultural significance to the town as well as some new events to suit all tastes and ages.
“We see this as a great opportunity to not only to celebrate the Golden Horseshoes Festival but to use it as a platform from which we can promote Beechworth and more broadly, the whole of Indigo Shire which offers such a fantastic diversity of festivals and events,” Adam Fendyk said today. “This is a way for the BFNC to give back to the town. The businesses and community of Beechworth have been passionate supporters of the Club over many years and we see this as an event that brings benefits to everyone.”
The 2011 program will include the festival favourites including the Carnival in the Police Paddocks, the huge Grand Parade on Easter Saturday, markets, Fun Run and the Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny on Sunday. The Committee also has an in-principle agreement from the Chain Gang Bike Club for a new family bike ride event on Easter Sunday. Bands and colourful street performers and more street stalls in the popular Camp Street food court will also be a highlight of the Gold Horseshoes celebrations.
Mr Fendyk said the committee was also investigating hosting Saturday evening family events including a fireworks spectacular in Baarmutha Park on Easter Saturday evening.
“The BFNC are genuinely excited about this event and can’t wait to get the show going. With the increased manpower from the football club, we have been lucky to have some of the past GHF committee come on board to share their skills and experience with us to ensure the smooth running of the celebrations”, he said.
President, Adam Fendyk, said the Club’s new role places the festival, Beechworth’s biggest annual event which annually draws crowds of up to 20,000, on a secure footing for the future.
He confirmed the program would again include elements of both historical and cultural significance to the town as well as some new events to suit all tastes and ages.
“We see this as a great opportunity to not only to celebrate the Golden Horseshoes Festival but to use it as a platform from which we can promote Beechworth and more broadly, the whole of Indigo Shire which offers such a fantastic diversity of festivals and events,” Adam Fendyk said today. “This is a way for the BFNC to give back to the town. The businesses and community of Beechworth have been passionate supporters of the Club over many years and we see this as an event that brings benefits to everyone.”
The 2011 program will include the festival favourites including the Carnival in the Police Paddocks, the huge Grand Parade on Easter Saturday, markets, Fun Run and the Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny on Sunday. The Committee also has an in-principle agreement from the Chain Gang Bike Club for a new family bike ride event on Easter Sunday. Bands and colourful street performers and more street stalls in the popular Camp Street food court will also be a highlight of the Gold Horseshoes celebrations.
Mr Fendyk said the committee was also investigating hosting Saturday evening family events including a fireworks spectacular in Baarmutha Park on Easter Saturday evening.
“The BFNC are genuinely excited about this event and can’t wait to get the show going. With the increased manpower from the football club, we have been lucky to have some of the past GHF committee come on board to share their skills and experience with us to ensure the smooth running of the celebrations”, he said.
Monday 30 August 2010
LOCALS HAVE A CHANCE TO BE STARS OF THE SILVER SCREEN!
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is heading to the Indigo Shire from 30 August to 3 September to capture the unique spirit and stories of regional communities in a series of documentary films for the ACMI in the Regions program.
The three communities in Indigo Shire chosen to participate in ACMI in the Regions are Beechworth, Yackandandah and Rutherglen.
Supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria's Major Touring Initiative, ACMI in the Regions, produces short documentaries which are shot on location to celebrate and document the people, character and heritage of regional Victorian townships such as those in the Indigo Shire.
In partnership with the Indigo Shire, ACMI works with community groups developing the concepts for the films. These ideas are distilled into three stories for each town that capture the essence of regional Victoria and the people and places that make up part of the fabric of the modern Australian identity.
ACMI staff are about to travel to Indigo Shire to film the 9 stories on location with the locals. These include one story about the iconic ‘wine bottle’ structure in Rutherglen and its significance to the community, another film about the wealth of craft practitioners in Yackandandah and we will get a chance to see the rarely seen underground tunnels of Beechworth with local expert Dan Goonan.
ACMI will later return for premiere screenings in each town from Indigo Shire. The films also become part of the ACMI Collection, as a state resource, and will be available for all to see through the ACMI website and the Australian Mediatheque. These films are not only an important legacy for the towns, they contribute to our social heritage. Everyone who participates in the films will receive a copy on DVD to keep and share.
ACMI Content Development Manager Kim Montgomery says that ACMI values its engagement with regional Victoria.
“ACMI is proud to be making these films in the regions. The uniqueness of our approach is that it involves the local residents and community groups in regional towns, helping them to document their histories and capture their own stories about why people live, work and play in their towns. The resulting mini-documentaries are moving and fascinating records for the region, all Australians and the world,” she said.
The three communities in Indigo Shire chosen to participate in ACMI in the Regions are Beechworth, Yackandandah and Rutherglen.
Supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria's Major Touring Initiative, ACMI in the Regions, produces short documentaries which are shot on location to celebrate and document the people, character and heritage of regional Victorian townships such as those in the Indigo Shire.
In partnership with the Indigo Shire, ACMI works with community groups developing the concepts for the films. These ideas are distilled into three stories for each town that capture the essence of regional Victoria and the people and places that make up part of the fabric of the modern Australian identity.
ACMI staff are about to travel to Indigo Shire to film the 9 stories on location with the locals. These include one story about the iconic ‘wine bottle’ structure in Rutherglen and its significance to the community, another film about the wealth of craft practitioners in Yackandandah and we will get a chance to see the rarely seen underground tunnels of Beechworth with local expert Dan Goonan.
ACMI will later return for premiere screenings in each town from Indigo Shire. The films also become part of the ACMI Collection, as a state resource, and will be available for all to see through the ACMI website and the Australian Mediatheque. These films are not only an important legacy for the towns, they contribute to our social heritage. Everyone who participates in the films will receive a copy on DVD to keep and share.
ACMI Content Development Manager Kim Montgomery says that ACMI values its engagement with regional Victoria.
“ACMI is proud to be making these films in the regions. The uniqueness of our approach is that it involves the local residents and community groups in regional towns, helping them to document their histories and capture their own stories about why people live, work and play in their towns. The resulting mini-documentaries are moving and fascinating records for the region, all Australians and the world,” she said.
Saturday 21 August 2010
Collectors to find treasure at new Indigo Antique Week
Lovers of antiques and collectables are set to flock to the historic towns of Chiltern, Beechworth, Rutherglen and Yackandandah next week as part of the new Indigo Antique Week in Indigo Shire.
Visiting the many antique and secondhand stores dotted around Shire, the tours depart from Wodonga next Tuesday 24 August and from Wangaratta on 26 August, ahead of the opening of one of Australia’s leading regional antique fairs in Chiltern from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August.
In its twelfth year in 2010, the Chiltern Antique Fair is organised by Chiltern Tourism Association’s Erika Hansen, and annually attracts dozens of dealers from across Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
A must for serious collectors, bargain hunters and anyone in search of the rare and the unusual, the Chiltern Antique Fair includes specialist stalls featuring furniture, fine china, lace, antique jewellery, glass and much more.
Media are invited to the launch of Indigo Antique Week and the Chiltern Antique Fair at antique store, Chiltiques on Conness St, Chiltern on Friday 20 August at 11am by the Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella (herself a keen collector) and Indigo Shire Mayor, Cr Bernard Gaffney.
Indigo Antique Week tours are being run by Wodonga-based Chelbec Tour, phone 0423 745 930.
Visiting the many antique and secondhand stores dotted around Shire, the tours depart from Wodonga next Tuesday 24 August and from Wangaratta on 26 August, ahead of the opening of one of Australia’s leading regional antique fairs in Chiltern from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August.
In its twelfth year in 2010, the Chiltern Antique Fair is organised by Chiltern Tourism Association’s Erika Hansen, and annually attracts dozens of dealers from across Victoria, NSW and South Australia.
A must for serious collectors, bargain hunters and anyone in search of the rare and the unusual, the Chiltern Antique Fair includes specialist stalls featuring furniture, fine china, lace, antique jewellery, glass and much more.
Media are invited to the launch of Indigo Antique Week and the Chiltern Antique Fair at antique store, Chiltiques on Conness St, Chiltern on Friday 20 August at 11am by the Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella (herself a keen collector) and Indigo Shire Mayor, Cr Bernard Gaffney.
Indigo Antique Week tours are being run by Wodonga-based Chelbec Tour, phone 0423 745 930.
Monday 16 August 2010
Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2010 People’s Choice Award Winner
This year’s winner was a creation by one of our region’s enthusiastic and talented felters Julie Pfeiffer from Granya. She is a member of North East Yarns which is a group of local spinners, weavers, knitters and felters promoting the use of natural fibres. Her work is entitled “Butterflies in My Garden” and the name becomes self evident when the piece is actually seen.
The winning entry will be on special display at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery at 17 Loch Street Beechworth (Opposite the Burke Museum) from Friday 27th August to Friday 10th September.
The winning entry will be on special display at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery at 17 Loch Street Beechworth (Opposite the Burke Museum) from Friday 27th August to Friday 10th September.
Tuesday 10 August 2010
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Couple of items for those visiting the Indigo shire. Friday August 27 sees the start of our Chiltern antique fair. Always bigs crowds drawn by the treasures and objects of curiosity on display.
Also, those that love all things natural are desperately needed to volunteer their services at Kangaloola wildlife rescue. People to feed and spend time with the animals are in high demand.
For more information, please visit www.beechworthonline.com.au or www.uniqueyackandandah.com.au .
Also, those that love all things natural are desperately needed to volunteer their services at Kangaloola wildlife rescue. People to feed and spend time with the animals are in high demand.
For more information, please visit www.beechworthonline.com.au or www.uniqueyackandandah.com.au .
Friday 23 July 2010
Beechworth’s famous Ned Kelly Weekend returns from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 August 2010 with a lively program of re-enactments, theatre, music, displays, competitions and talks by leading authorities on the subject of the life and times of Australia’s most notorious bushranger. For only the fourth time all four suits of Kelly gang armour will come togethor on display.
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Oh boy...went to Murray Breweries in Beechworth to try their turn of the century cordial recipes, most outstanding. Some of the best were...
Chilli Punch, Lemon Ginger, Cloves Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Spiced Apple, Brewed Ginger, Peppermint, Sarsaparilla, Mint Julep, Lime Juice, Raspberry, Vinegar, Portello, St Clements.
Chilli Punch, Lemon Ginger, Cloves Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Spiced Apple, Brewed Ginger, Peppermint, Sarsaparilla, Mint Julep, Lime Juice, Raspberry, Vinegar, Portello, St Clements.
Beechworth set for Ned Kelly Weekend 2010
Beechworth’s famous annual Ned Kelly Weekend returns in just over two weeks, from 6 to 8 August with a lively program of events for the whole family including the return on Saturday 7 August of the acclaimed production, The Jerilderie Letter.
“In Lloyd Jones’ production, Kelly's shaved, white, severed head -- a death mask on a plinth -- does the talking. Peter Finlay is the actor. And what a mighty, controlled, hypnotic recitation he gives!”
Chris Boyd, Herald Sun Theatre Reviewer
Actor, Peter Finlay’s masterful performance of the bushranger’s explosive ‘manifesto’ has mesmerised audiences and critics alike since its debut at Melbourne’s La Mama theatre in 2007. The theatrically staged production sees the actor as Ned Kelly’s death mask, reciting all 8000 words of the iconic Jerilderie Letter with stunning visual images and music accompanying the performance. The production first appeared at the Ned Kelly Weekend in front of a rapt Historic Courthouse audience in 2008.
Beginning with a low, rhythmic murmur slowly bringing the words of the letter to life, Peter Finlay’s performance builds to a crescendo as he summons all the anger, outrage, violence and grief of the bushranger who was very much on borrowed time when he penned the famous document in Jerilderie.
The production is one of many special events of the 2010 Ned Kelly Weekend which this year commemorates the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of the bushranger at the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880. Other highlights include:
• The chance to meet the original cast of the classic TV miniseries, The Last Outlaw - including John Jarrett and Sigrid Thornton - at a gala cocktail party at La Trobe at Beechworth on Saturday 7 August from 7:30pm
• An exhibition on loan from the State Library of Victoria and the Victoria Police Museum of all four original suits of armour worn by Ned Kelly and the Gang
• On Sunday 8 August, a packed program of readings, re-enactments, talks, performances as well as a Geoffrey Robertson-style Hypothetical, The Tribulations of Eduardo & his Friends featuring an all-star panel of experts and commentators
“In Lloyd Jones’ production, Kelly's shaved, white, severed head -- a death mask on a plinth -- does the talking. Peter Finlay is the actor. And what a mighty, controlled, hypnotic recitation he gives!”
Chris Boyd, Herald Sun Theatre Reviewer
Actor, Peter Finlay’s masterful performance of the bushranger’s explosive ‘manifesto’ has mesmerised audiences and critics alike since its debut at Melbourne’s La Mama theatre in 2007. The theatrically staged production sees the actor as Ned Kelly’s death mask, reciting all 8000 words of the iconic Jerilderie Letter with stunning visual images and music accompanying the performance. The production first appeared at the Ned Kelly Weekend in front of a rapt Historic Courthouse audience in 2008.
Beginning with a low, rhythmic murmur slowly bringing the words of the letter to life, Peter Finlay’s performance builds to a crescendo as he summons all the anger, outrage, violence and grief of the bushranger who was very much on borrowed time when he penned the famous document in Jerilderie.
The production is one of many special events of the 2010 Ned Kelly Weekend which this year commemorates the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of the bushranger at the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880. Other highlights include:
• The chance to meet the original cast of the classic TV miniseries, The Last Outlaw - including John Jarrett and Sigrid Thornton - at a gala cocktail party at La Trobe at Beechworth on Saturday 7 August from 7:30pm
• An exhibition on loan from the State Library of Victoria and the Victoria Police Museum of all four original suits of armour worn by Ned Kelly and the Gang
• On Sunday 8 August, a packed program of readings, re-enactments, talks, performances as well as a Geoffrey Robertson-style Hypothetical, The Tribulations of Eduardo & his Friends featuring an all-star panel of experts and commentators
Friday 16 July 2010
Big weekend in Yackandandah. Sunday sees the Lions Market, starting at 9am. Massive crowds expected with treasures galore.
But wait, there's more. After spending the week taking in all the Yackandandah action, you can round it off by visiting our Yackandandah Cinema, Friday 23/7 @ 7pm, to view the new release... 'Marmaduke'.
But wait, there's more. After spending the week taking in all the Yackandandah action, you can round it off by visiting our Yackandandah Cinema, Friday 23/7 @ 7pm, to view the new release... 'Marmaduke'.
Sunday 11 July 2010
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Another four weeks to what is shaping up to be a big weekend at Beechworth (August 6-8). Which is of course the Ned Kelly 130th Anniversary, including re-enactments, an exhibition of the genuine Kelly Gang Armour and more.
August 27 also sees the start of the three day annual Chiltern antique fair. One of the biggest and most popular antique fairs in Australia.
For more information, visit www.beechworthonline.com.au .
August 27 also sees the start of the three day annual Chiltern antique fair. One of the biggest and most popular antique fairs in Australia.
For more information, visit www.beechworthonline.com.au .
Friday 2 July 2010
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Tuesday 22 June 2010
Regent Honeyeater
For all our birdlovers. There have been some recent releases of Regent Honeyeaters into the Chiltern National Park, in an effort to boost numbers. These are a threatened woodland species, with less than 1000 left in Australia, 100 being in Victoria.
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Ned Kelly Weekend reunites Last Outlaw stars Sigrid Thornton & John Jarratt
The original all-star cast of the classic 1980 Australian miniseries, The Last Outlaw, will reunite in Beechworth for the first time as a highlight of this year’s sensational Ned Kelly Weekend program from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 August.
Sigrid Thornton, John Jarratt, Steve Bisley, Gerard Kennedy and Lewis Fitzgerald are among the 12 members of the original line-up of this acclaimed TV production reuniting in Beechworth for the weekend celebrations. The Last Outlaw was written and co-produced by Beechworth local and Ned Kelly expert, Ian Jones.
Visitors to the annual Ned Kelly Weekend – this year commemorating the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of the bushranger at the Beechworth courthouse – will have a chance to mingle with the cast at a gala cocktail party at La Trobe at Beechworth on Saturday 7 August from 7:30pm.
Some of the actors including John Jarratt who played Ned Kelly will also take part in the Friday evening opening event at the Nicholas Hotel at 7:30pm - Fiddles, Fisticuffs, Food and Fashions.
And to celebrate The Last Outlaw reunion in Beechworth, an exhibition of memorabilia from the production will be displayed at the Burke Museum in Loch Street, including the armour worn by John Jarratt, scripts, posters, costumes and much more. Visitors will be able to browse the museum’s other Kelly exhibits which are part of its permanent collection. The exhibition will be launched at a special opening event at the Burke on Friday 6 August at 5pm.
The events are part of a packed three day program of re-enactments, talks by expert historians, theatre, a Hypothetical and the exhibition of all four suits of original Kelly Gang armour, on loan from the State Library of Victoria and the Victoria Police Museum.
The Ned Kelly Weekend, organised by the Beechworth Historical Re-enactment Group (BHRG), is in its seventh year in 2010. Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out.
Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
Sigrid Thornton, John Jarratt, Steve Bisley, Gerard Kennedy and Lewis Fitzgerald are among the 12 members of the original line-up of this acclaimed TV production reuniting in Beechworth for the weekend celebrations. The Last Outlaw was written and co-produced by Beechworth local and Ned Kelly expert, Ian Jones.
Visitors to the annual Ned Kelly Weekend – this year commemorating the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of the bushranger at the Beechworth courthouse – will have a chance to mingle with the cast at a gala cocktail party at La Trobe at Beechworth on Saturday 7 August from 7:30pm.
Some of the actors including John Jarratt who played Ned Kelly will also take part in the Friday evening opening event at the Nicholas Hotel at 7:30pm - Fiddles, Fisticuffs, Food and Fashions.
And to celebrate The Last Outlaw reunion in Beechworth, an exhibition of memorabilia from the production will be displayed at the Burke Museum in Loch Street, including the armour worn by John Jarratt, scripts, posters, costumes and much more. Visitors will be able to browse the museum’s other Kelly exhibits which are part of its permanent collection. The exhibition will be launched at a special opening event at the Burke on Friday 6 August at 5pm.
The events are part of a packed three day program of re-enactments, talks by expert historians, theatre, a Hypothetical and the exhibition of all four suits of original Kelly Gang armour, on loan from the State Library of Victoria and the Victoria Police Museum.
The Ned Kelly Weekend, organised by the Beechworth Historical Re-enactment Group (BHRG), is in its seventh year in 2010. Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out.
Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Indigo towns set for bumper Queen’s Birthday weekend
Visitors to Indigo Shire’s suite of perfectly preserved historic
towns will be spoiled for choice this Queen’s Birthday Weekend with the return of some of the region’s most popular annual events.
Over 200 works by local and interstate artists will be on show and for sale at Chiltern’s annual Visual Art Exhibition at the Memorial Hall, officially opening this Friday 11 June at 7pm and continuing until Tuesday 15 June.
This year $2000 in prize money will be awarded to winners judged the best in categories including photographic, two dimensional and three dimensional works as well as the $500 Indigo Award for Emerging Artists under 25. A special preview will be held for elderly and disabled visitors this Friday, for school groups on Tuesday 9 June.
Full details: Chiltern Visitor Information Centre, phone 03 5726 1611 or go to www.chilternvc.com
In Rutherglen this long weekend, Australia’s original wine festival, the Winery Walkabout, returns with a packed program of gourmet dinners and beautiful breakfasts, great live music from artists including Daryl Braithwaite and Diesel and dancing. Wine lovers can take their official Rutherglen Winery Walkabout Tasting Glass, Holder & Passport to all participating Rutherglen wineries, where they can taste and compare the latest new release vintages from this famous winegrowing region.
Full details: Winemakers of Rutherglen, phone 1300 787 929 or www.rutherglenvic.com
Rutherglen’s Main Street will also be transformed into one of the biggest outdoor fairs in the country this Sunday when the Rotary Club presents its huge annual fundraiser. Stretching the entire length of Main Street, the Rutherglen Country Fair boasts more than 350 stalls as well as a great program of entertainment for the whole family including barrel rolling competitions, grape treading and live music. Full details: phone (02) 6032 7054 or www.rutherglenrotary.org
Beechworth - Loads Of Clothes Market - Buy & Sell. Racks packed with quality clothing! Beechworth Memorial Hall, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June, 2 Days Only! 9am to 3pm. Quality Pre-Loved adult, kids shoes, clothes, hats, coats, scarves, accessories, jewellery, boots, belts, bags and & much more!!!
towns will be spoiled for choice this Queen’s Birthday Weekend with the return of some of the region’s most popular annual events.
Over 200 works by local and interstate artists will be on show and for sale at Chiltern’s annual Visual Art Exhibition at the Memorial Hall, officially opening this Friday 11 June at 7pm and continuing until Tuesday 15 June.
This year $2000 in prize money will be awarded to winners judged the best in categories including photographic, two dimensional and three dimensional works as well as the $500 Indigo Award for Emerging Artists under 25. A special preview will be held for elderly and disabled visitors this Friday, for school groups on Tuesday 9 June.
Full details: Chiltern Visitor Information Centre, phone 03 5726 1611 or go to www.chilternvc.com
In Rutherglen this long weekend, Australia’s original wine festival, the Winery Walkabout, returns with a packed program of gourmet dinners and beautiful breakfasts, great live music from artists including Daryl Braithwaite and Diesel and dancing. Wine lovers can take their official Rutherglen Winery Walkabout Tasting Glass, Holder & Passport to all participating Rutherglen wineries, where they can taste and compare the latest new release vintages from this famous winegrowing region.
Full details: Winemakers of Rutherglen, phone 1300 787 929 or www.rutherglenvic.com
Rutherglen’s Main Street will also be transformed into one of the biggest outdoor fairs in the country this Sunday when the Rotary Club presents its huge annual fundraiser. Stretching the entire length of Main Street, the Rutherglen Country Fair boasts more than 350 stalls as well as a great program of entertainment for the whole family including barrel rolling competitions, grape treading and live music. Full details: phone (02) 6032 7054 or www.rutherglenrotary.org
Beechworth - Loads Of Clothes Market - Buy & Sell. Racks packed with quality clothing! Beechworth Memorial Hall, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June, 2 Days Only! 9am to 3pm. Quality Pre-Loved adult, kids shoes, clothes, hats, coats, scarves, accessories, jewellery, boots, belts, bags and & much more!!!
Tuesday 8 June 2010
THE TRIBULATIONS OF EDUARDO: A HYPOTHETICAL
A Geoffrey Robertson-style Hypothetical presenting the Ned Kelly saga within a 21st Century context promises to be a highlight of this year’s famous Ned Kelly Weekend, returning to Beechworth from 6 to 8 August.
Taking place at 11:15am on Sunday 8 August at Beechworth’s Memorial Hall, The Tribulations of Eduardo: A Hypothetical, will feature a high profile panel of commentators and experts including Inspector David Ryan of the Victoria Police, recently retired Supreme Court Judge Phillip Cummins, the Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP, ABC Goulburn Murray radio presenter Gaye Pattison, the Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta, Bishop John Parkes and other leading community and political figures.
Following the pattern of the well-known hypotheticals conducted by Geoffrey Robertson QC, the moderator, ABC Statewide Drive Presenter, Kathy Bedford will set the scene then let the panel loose on a whodunit tale of theft, murder, protected witnesses, sentencing, refugees, murder and the media.
“The purpose of the Hypothetical is to show things as they are by showing what they may become,” says event organiser, Bill Wilson. “By bringing Ned Kelly’s story into the present, we will be exploring a range of important questions relating to today’s societal problems.”
“Hopefully it will spark plenty of lively debate and follow thought-provoking journeys into some of the more pressing socio-economic issues confronting Australians in 2010,” Bill Wilson said.
This year is the seventh Ned Kelly Weekend, marking the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of Australia’s most notorious bushranger in the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880. Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out.
Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
Taking place at 11:15am on Sunday 8 August at Beechworth’s Memorial Hall, The Tribulations of Eduardo: A Hypothetical, will feature a high profile panel of commentators and experts including Inspector David Ryan of the Victoria Police, recently retired Supreme Court Judge Phillip Cummins, the Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP, ABC Goulburn Murray radio presenter Gaye Pattison, the Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta, Bishop John Parkes and other leading community and political figures.
Following the pattern of the well-known hypotheticals conducted by Geoffrey Robertson QC, the moderator, ABC Statewide Drive Presenter, Kathy Bedford will set the scene then let the panel loose on a whodunit tale of theft, murder, protected witnesses, sentencing, refugees, murder and the media.
“The purpose of the Hypothetical is to show things as they are by showing what they may become,” says event organiser, Bill Wilson. “By bringing Ned Kelly’s story into the present, we will be exploring a range of important questions relating to today’s societal problems.”
“Hopefully it will spark plenty of lively debate and follow thought-provoking journeys into some of the more pressing socio-economic issues confronting Australians in 2010,” Bill Wilson said.
This year is the seventh Ned Kelly Weekend, marking the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of Australia’s most notorious bushranger in the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880. Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out.
Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Rare Kelly artefacts to go on show in Beechworth
A hand-drawn map of the site of the Stringybark Creek ambush by the sole surviving police officer and Ned Kelly’s bloodstained cartridge bag recovered in the aftermath of the Glenrowan siege are two of the precious Victoria Police Museum objects to be displayed in Beechworth during this year’s Ned Kelly Weekend from 6 to 8 August.
The artefacts, several of which have been on public display for the first time, are part of the Museum’s fascinating Ambushed exhibition which has enjoyed a successful run in Melbourne since January.
The Beechworth exhibition, which will be mounted in the Sub Treasury Building of the Historic & Cultural Precinct, is a coup for this year’s Ned Kelly Weekend, with the first display of the Ambushed objects outside Melbourne.
Event organisers, the Beechworth Historical Re-enactment Group (BHRG) are pleased to have secured the exhibition as it offers another perspective on the Kelly saga: “We are very mindful of providing a balanced program of events that tell the Kelly story from all sides,” says BHRG president, Adam Wynne-Jenkins.
One hundred and thirty years after his trial and hanging in Melbourne, Australia’s most notorious bushranger still provokes passionate debate. Acknowledging this wide spectrum of opinion in the Australian community, the BHRG have this year made a concerted effort to examine events from a range of different perspectives.
“The 2010 program also features an exhibition of all four suits of armour worn by the Kelly Gang, as well as talks about Ned’s life and family and a theatrical staging of The Jerilderie Letter,” Adam Wynne-Jenkins said. “The Ambushed exhibition offers a police perspective on events of the time, a re-reading of the first Kerferd Oration provides a community perspective and a talk focusing on judge Sir Redmond Barry who sentenced Ned Kelly to hang, completes the story from all sides.”
This year is the seventh Ned Kelly Weekend, marking the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of Ned Kelly in the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880.
Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out. Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
The artefacts, several of which have been on public display for the first time, are part of the Museum’s fascinating Ambushed exhibition which has enjoyed a successful run in Melbourne since January.
The Beechworth exhibition, which will be mounted in the Sub Treasury Building of the Historic & Cultural Precinct, is a coup for this year’s Ned Kelly Weekend, with the first display of the Ambushed objects outside Melbourne.
Event organisers, the Beechworth Historical Re-enactment Group (BHRG) are pleased to have secured the exhibition as it offers another perspective on the Kelly saga: “We are very mindful of providing a balanced program of events that tell the Kelly story from all sides,” says BHRG president, Adam Wynne-Jenkins.
One hundred and thirty years after his trial and hanging in Melbourne, Australia’s most notorious bushranger still provokes passionate debate. Acknowledging this wide spectrum of opinion in the Australian community, the BHRG have this year made a concerted effort to examine events from a range of different perspectives.
“The 2010 program also features an exhibition of all four suits of armour worn by the Kelly Gang, as well as talks about Ned’s life and family and a theatrical staging of The Jerilderie Letter,” Adam Wynne-Jenkins said. “The Ambushed exhibition offers a police perspective on events of the time, a re-reading of the first Kerferd Oration provides a community perspective and a talk focusing on judge Sir Redmond Barry who sentenced Ned Kelly to hang, completes the story from all sides.”
This year is the seventh Ned Kelly Weekend, marking the 130th anniversary of the committal hearing of Ned Kelly in the Beechworth Courthouse in August 1880.
Tickets for many events are selling fast so Ned Kelly Weekend enthusiasts are urged to book quickly to avoid missing out. Full program details and bookings at www.beechworthonline.com.au
Tuesday 25 May 2010
Christine Nixon to deliver this year’s Kerferd Oration
Christine Nixon, the head of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority, will deliver the Kerferd Oration this year in Beechworth.
Ms Nixon’s oration, entitled “Revealing the hidden strengths and talents of communities”, will be delivered at the Kerferd Conference Centre at La Trobe Beechworth on Sunday July 25.
Indigo Mayor Cr Bernard Gaffney said Ms Nixon was the perfect choice for this year’s Orator.
“As Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority she would have many insights into the hidden strengths and talents of the communities she has visited that have been devastated by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfire,” Cr Gaffney said.
“This is not her first visit to our shire – she came to Stanley last November to talk to people who had been affected by the February 7 bushfire and get their feedback on the recovery process.
“We are delighted she has agreed to be this year’s Orator and we look forward to her insights on the strengths of communities.”
Under Ms Nixon’s leadership, the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority is working with communities, businesses, charities, local councils and other government departments to help people rebuild after the Black Saturday bushfire that claimed the lives of 173 people and destroyed communities. Her focus is on helping communities recover and rebuild in a way that is safe, timely, efficient, cost effective and respectful of each community’s different needs.
Before joining the authority, Ms Nixon was the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police leading 14,000 staff across more than 500 sites.
As in the past, this year’s Kerferd Oration is a free community event supported by WAW Credit Union, La Trobe Beechworth and Indigo Shire Council. It starts at 11am in the Kerferd Conference Centre at La Trobe Beechworth on Sunday 25 July. Tickets are not required.
Last year more than 500 people came to hear World Vision Australia CEO Rev Tim Costello AO talk about Community Values for a World in Need. Other past Orators include Professor Tim Flannery, then Deputy Premier John Thwaites, Cathy McGowan AO, Prof Henry Brodaty AO, Barbara Holborow OAM and the late John Harber Phillips AC.
The annual Kerferd Oration is named after one of the founding fathers of Beechworth, George Briscoe Kerferd, whose illustrious career in public office culminated in his elevation to the office of Victorian Premier in 1874.
Ms Nixon’s oration, entitled “Revealing the hidden strengths and talents of communities”, will be delivered at the Kerferd Conference Centre at La Trobe Beechworth on Sunday July 25.
Indigo Mayor Cr Bernard Gaffney said Ms Nixon was the perfect choice for this year’s Orator.
“As Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority she would have many insights into the hidden strengths and talents of the communities she has visited that have been devastated by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfire,” Cr Gaffney said.
“This is not her first visit to our shire – she came to Stanley last November to talk to people who had been affected by the February 7 bushfire and get their feedback on the recovery process.
“We are delighted she has agreed to be this year’s Orator and we look forward to her insights on the strengths of communities.”
Under Ms Nixon’s leadership, the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority is working with communities, businesses, charities, local councils and other government departments to help people rebuild after the Black Saturday bushfire that claimed the lives of 173 people and destroyed communities. Her focus is on helping communities recover and rebuild in a way that is safe, timely, efficient, cost effective and respectful of each community’s different needs.
Before joining the authority, Ms Nixon was the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police leading 14,000 staff across more than 500 sites.
As in the past, this year’s Kerferd Oration is a free community event supported by WAW Credit Union, La Trobe Beechworth and Indigo Shire Council. It starts at 11am in the Kerferd Conference Centre at La Trobe Beechworth on Sunday 25 July. Tickets are not required.
Last year more than 500 people came to hear World Vision Australia CEO Rev Tim Costello AO talk about Community Values for a World in Need. Other past Orators include Professor Tim Flannery, then Deputy Premier John Thwaites, Cathy McGowan AO, Prof Henry Brodaty AO, Barbara Holborow OAM and the late John Harber Phillips AC.
The annual Kerferd Oration is named after one of the founding fathers of Beechworth, George Briscoe Kerferd, whose illustrious career in public office culminated in his elevation to the office of Victorian Premier in 1874.
Thursday 25 February 2010
$1000s in prizes on offer as 2010 Easter Golden Horseshoes Festival gathers steam
With just weeks to go, preparations are in full swing for Beechworth’s biggest annual event, the Golden Horseshoes Festival, taking place across the Easter long weekend from Good Friday 2 to Easter Sunday 4 April.
This year’s major festival fundraiser is a Monster Raffle, offering more than $7000 in prizes donated by local businesses including, again this year, a fabulous $2000 golden egg from Beechworth Gold.
Golden Horseshoes Festival committee members are currently out in force armed with raffle tickets for sale at the Beechworth Visitor Information Centre and a variety of local businesses including the newsagency and hardware store as well as at Centro Albury on Tuesday 23 February and Friday and Saturday, 19 & 20 March and at Centro Lavington on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 March.
The raffle will be drawn at 2pm on Sunday 4 April in the Chinese Gardens at Lake Sambell. Proceeds will go towards this year’s Festival program, which returns, bigger and better than ever with traditional favourites including the spectacular Grand Parade which annually commemorates and re-enacts the historic ride through the streets of Beechworth in November 1855 by newly elected Victorian MP, Daniel Cameron on a horse shod with real gold shoes.
Returning this year are Rotary’s huge Easter Craft Market in the Queen Victoria Gardens and the Beechworth Neighborhood Centre’s Paddy’s Market crammed with dozens of stalls of second-hand furniture, collectables and bric-a-brac.
Other program highlights include spectacular roving entertainment from the Festive Factory, buskers, a huge Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny, live music from acclaimed artists, Nick Barker and Lee Rosser on the Camp St stage, a food court and the sensational Itchy Feet Pep Band from Melbourne.
Family fun also includes the Museum of Victoria’s Discovery Program with its fascinating display of artifacts from the Museum’s collection, as well as a special Kites for Kids event on Easter Sunday.
Run for the third consecutive year by a local community committee, the Golden Horseshoes Festival annually attracts thousands of visitors to the town. Committee President Kathryn Osmond urged local groups and individuals to get into the spirit of the festival and dress up, enter a float, buy a raffle ticket or just pull up a chair in the food court and soak up the unique ambience of Easter in Beechworth.
This year’s major festival fundraiser is a Monster Raffle, offering more than $7000 in prizes donated by local businesses including, again this year, a fabulous $2000 golden egg from Beechworth Gold.
Golden Horseshoes Festival committee members are currently out in force armed with raffle tickets for sale at the Beechworth Visitor Information Centre and a variety of local businesses including the newsagency and hardware store as well as at Centro Albury on Tuesday 23 February and Friday and Saturday, 19 & 20 March and at Centro Lavington on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 March.
The raffle will be drawn at 2pm on Sunday 4 April in the Chinese Gardens at Lake Sambell. Proceeds will go towards this year’s Festival program, which returns, bigger and better than ever with traditional favourites including the spectacular Grand Parade which annually commemorates and re-enacts the historic ride through the streets of Beechworth in November 1855 by newly elected Victorian MP, Daniel Cameron on a horse shod with real gold shoes.
Returning this year are Rotary’s huge Easter Craft Market in the Queen Victoria Gardens and the Beechworth Neighborhood Centre’s Paddy’s Market crammed with dozens of stalls of second-hand furniture, collectables and bric-a-brac.
Other program highlights include spectacular roving entertainment from the Festive Factory, buskers, a huge Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bunny, live music from acclaimed artists, Nick Barker and Lee Rosser on the Camp St stage, a food court and the sensational Itchy Feet Pep Band from Melbourne.
Family fun also includes the Museum of Victoria’s Discovery Program with its fascinating display of artifacts from the Museum’s collection, as well as a special Kites for Kids event on Easter Sunday.
Run for the third consecutive year by a local community committee, the Golden Horseshoes Festival annually attracts thousands of visitors to the town. Committee President Kathryn Osmond urged local groups and individuals to get into the spirit of the festival and dress up, enter a float, buy a raffle ticket or just pull up a chair in the food court and soak up the unique ambience of Easter in Beechworth.
Sunday 10 January 2010
Opera In The Alps is a sell out
Tickets have sold out to the Bev Marks Australia - Opera In The Alps Saturday 16 January 2010
Mayday Hills Oval
La Trobe at Beechworth
Marina Prior Soprano
David Hobson Tenor
Benjamin Northey Conductor
Opera in the Alps Choir and Orchestra
Australian Music Events is pleased to announce the return, by popular demand, of two of Australia's most popular performers, MARINA PRIOR and DAVID HOBSON. They will be joined by 100-voices and 50-piece orchestra led by one of Australia's most exciting conductors, BENJAMIN NORTHEY
Enjoy a relaxing evening of fine food, wine and classical favourites under the stars, in the picturesque grounds of LaTrobe at Beechworth.
Kelly Antique Photographics in Beechworth - January 2010
For a unique souvenir of your journey back in time, step inside Kelly Antique Photo graphics studio, located behind the Beechworth Memorial Hall and the Burke Museum. Let us put you in the picture, just as it was done 100 years ago.
Open: 10.30am -3.30pm
Weekends, Public Holidays and the Victorian School Holidays
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