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St Patrick’s Basilica, Waimate © Sam Roberts INSET: Band rotunda in Seddon Square, Waimate © Sam Roberts
If you’re lucky enough to visit during December, the Waimate Strawberry Fare celebrates the district’s bountiful berry harvest. Attracting well over 14,000 out-oftowners with an array of entertainment, it’s the delicious just-picked strawberries which really steal the show. However, don’t worry if you miss it. Simply head to Butlers Fruit Farm & Café. Less than nine minutes’ drive away, there’s seasonal fruit-picking and a year-round café serving fruity refreshments.
explore the wonders of waimate district today! Wallabies | Cycling & Walking Tracks | Silo Art Fishing & Boating | Golf | Heritage | Hunting Parks & Playgrounds | Fossils | Horse Riding Hand feeding wallabies © Enkledoovery Korna Wallaby Park
ENKLEDOOVERY KORNA WALLABY PARK We challenge you to look into the face of a wideeyed wallaby and not crack a smile. EnkleDooVery Korna is Waimate’s much-loved wallaby sanctuary, run by the ‘Wallaby Lady’ herself – Gwen DempsterSchouten. Visitors are welcome to feed and photograph the furry residents.
TAME WALLABIES – ENKLEDOOVERY KORNA
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• Walk amongst, touch, feed, photograph our famous tame wallabies. Host: Gwen Dempster-Schouten. • Hours: daily 10am-5pm (from 20th Sept to 10th June). Offseason (from 11th June to 19th Sept) visits by appointment, weather dependent or by chance, 10am-4pm. • Adults $15, Children 11yrs and under $10. No EFTPOS/VISA. Northern end of SH 82 on 71 Bathgates Rd, Waimate, Sth Canterbury • P: +64 3 689 7197 www.waimate.org.nz/tamewallabies • Email: jenny_dempster@hotmail.com
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