2011 Celebrity Guest – Margaret Fulton
Event organisers are very excited to announce that the ‘Queen’ of Australian food journalism, Margaret Fulton and her daughter Suzanne Gibbs, will be the celebrity guests for the Friday Gala Dinner, which will take place in Beechworth’s Memorial Hall on Friday May 13. Margaret Fulton OAM is Australia’s ‘cooking guru’ and our best known and loved food author, commentator and television star. Margaret was identified as an ‘Australian National Living Treasure’ by the National Trust of Australia in 1997.
Suzanne Gibbs has been a food author and journalist for over 30 years, after graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in London. She is Food Director of the BBC Good Food Australia Magazine and is also Margaret Fulton’s daughter. Suzanne’s daughter Kate is now a food writer and is following in the ‘Fulton footsteps’ as a wonderful ‘first family’ in food. The Gala Dinner will be again be hosted by Beechworth food writer and ABC Broadcaster Barb Lowery.
Margaret will be talking at the Friday Gala Dinner and will also be involved with a ‘fireside chat’ with Barb Lowery on Saturday in the Culinary Theatre around 12.30pm. This will take place at The Pines Centre, La Trobe at Beechworth.
2011 Harvest Celebration
The renowned Harvest Celebration in Beechworth is on the move and will be relocating its festival site from the Main Street of Beechworth to the beautiful grounds of La Trobe at Beechworth for the 2011 event, which will be held from May 13 to 15. The Harvest Celebration in Beechworth is a celebration of the exquisite produce of North East Victoria, its passionate regional producers and the wines of five distinct wine regions.
Event organisers are wishing to make the festival a truly regional event for North East Victoria and as such, the space and amenities at La Trobe provide a much broader canvas to host and grow the event. Harvest Committee Chair, Jodie Goldsworthy from Beechworth Honey said "The Main Street site was a great location but with moving the event to La Trobe at Beechworth, we have the opportunity and scope to develop a truly regional event in the gorgeous garden surrounds. It is the Committee’s intention to grow the event in both size and stature, and facilities at La Trobe will enable us to do this."
Also new to this year's event will be the introduction of The Culinary Theatre and The Wine Room which will both be held in the Pines Centre at La Trobe at Beechworth.
Indigo Shire Locals Two for One Entry
Indigo Shire Residents - simply need to bring along some form of identification of where you live and show this at the entry gate to the Producers' Picnic at La Trobe at Beechworth to receive two for one entry. Instead of paying $20 for two, you'll pay just $10.
If you are coming to the region for the Harvest Festival and plan on staying for a little while, make sure you take the time to attend the La Fiera Festival in Myrtelford on the following weekend, May 20 - 22. Click on the logo to check out all the details.