Griffith Spring Fest 2019

13 - 27 October 2019

Real Juice Company Citrus Sculptures: 13 - 26 October 2019 Griffith Garden Festival: 18 - 20 October 2019 LINX Launch Party: 18 October 2019 Botanica - The Griffith Spring Fest Feast: 19 October 2019

Plan your festival Welcome to 2019 Griffith Spring Fest. This year we celebrate our 29th Griffith Garden Festival and the 24th Real Juice Company Citrus Sculpture display. There is so much to see and experience during the festival, you won’t be disappointed. Seven beautiful open gardens, The LINX Launch Party, garden talks and workshops, the Griffith Multicultural Festival, Botanica – the Griffith Spring Fest Feast, MYFEST, long lunches, wine tastings, garden bus tours and so much more.

Griffith is a wonderful multicultural community, with great food and wine, friendly people and great attractions. Call in to our Visitor Information Centre where our wonderful staff can assist with your Griffith experience.

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Councillor Rina Mercuri, Chair On behalf of the Spring Fest Working Group

Griffith Tourism Hub Griffith Visitor Information Centre 1800 681 141 Corner Jondaryan & Banna Avenue griffithspringfest.com.au @visitgriffith

Real Juice Company Citrus Sculptures 13 - 26 October

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Griffith Garden Festival & Bus Tours 18 - 20 October

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Garden 1 - Mick & Marj Careri

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Garden 2 - Trish & Lou Sartor

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Garden 3 - Lawrence Salvestrin & Tori Horder 8 Garden 4 - Peter & Ines Taprell

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Garden 5 - Emeri De Bortoli

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Garden 6 - Patricia & Sally Jones

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Garden 7 - Sam & Roslyn Catanzariti

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Garden Map

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LINX Launch Party

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What else is happening

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Botanica The Griffith Spring Fest Feast

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Citrus Sculptures Sunday 13 – Saturday 26 October 2019 Banna Avenue

Over 70 creative and unique Citrus Sculptures will line Banna Avenue for 2 weeks.

Witness this unique display made from over 100,000 locally grown oranges, by wandering through the sculptures. You might even see a talking robot, reclining chook, horse and cart or our very own giraffe.

Be sure to share your experience by tagging @visitgriffith.

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Garden Bus Tours

Friday 18, Saturday 19 or Sunday 20 October 2019 8.30am – 5pm Book a day with a local guide and experience everything Spring Fest has to offer.

Ticket - $60

Ticket includes 5 garden entries, lunch, wine tasting, tour guide and bus fare

Griffith Garden Festival

Booking details at griffithspringfest.com.au or call 1800 681 141.

Friday 18 – Sunday 20 October 2019 Gardens Open 9.30am - 5pm 7 Open Gardens

$6 Garden Entry Fee

Map see pages 14-15

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Workshops, talks and stalls

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1. Mick & Marj Careri

Morning / afternoon tea & lunch

“Rosewood Park on Stokes” Farm 2355A, 121 Stokes Road, Hanwood

2. Trish & Lou Sartor

Workshops

Morning / afternoon tea & lunch

102 Leonard Road, Hanwood

This spacious botanical garden is rich with hundreds of roses of all colours, sizes, shapes and textures. Surrounded by a range of beautiful orange trees and a vineyard, this truly captures the magic of our festival. Hedged by a wall of roses, flowering trees and a variety of shrubs, this garden has many rooms to explore. An idyllic gazebo and jetty over the picturesque pond complete the property.

Providing: Morning / afternoon tea & lunch Added Attractions: Karen’s garden ornaments, various stalls providing food and crafts Supporting: Binya School

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This picturesque country garden is set amongst a citrus orchard near the village of Hanwood. It has recently been extended to compliment the original garden, featuring an abundance of roses and cottage plants. Visitors can wander through the many different sections of this expansive garden enjoying the rose arbours and colourful walkways.

Throughout this setting, sunshine gates, cast iron water fountains, a Furphy water cart and various other Australian memorabilia add character to this beautiful rural garden.

Providing: Morning / afternoon tea & lunch Added Attractions: Plants & crafts for sale Workshop: DIY Bird Bath - Saturday 19 at 11.00am & Sunday 20 at 10.30am, $40 Bookings required (details on page 13) Supporting: Country Hope

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3. Lawrence Salvestrin & Tori Horder

Morning / afternoon tea & lunch

“Davit Farm” Farm 2527, 667 Cashmere Road, Widgelli

Tours

Davit Farm is a constantly evolving, gracious, three acre garden divided into large spans with French and Italian influences. The main delights are formal lily pond, a Monet lake and bridge, a white trunked forest in which a huge sculpture, “Irony”, resides, a May and Mulberry walk, species rose garden, beautiful bronzes and spectacular dry stone work.

Every seat has its purpose whether it be to enjoy the view, a cuppa, a beverage or a chat to an old friend.

Providing: Morning / afternoon tea & lunch Added Attractions: raffles, garden tours Tours with Tori: 10.30am & 3pm Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 October (details on page 13) Supporting: Griffith Riding for the Disabled

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4. Peter & Ines Taprell

Food & Craft Stalls

Morning / afternoon tea & lunch

98 Lakes Road, Tharbogang

The garden is 19 years old and provides the owners with a relaxed and informal space planted with a mixture of natives and exotics. The garden features a large vegetable garden & rose gardens, while including an archway, walkways and arbours, and is always growing and changing. ‘We’re not overly fussy and not in the garden all the time.

The garden is for our enjoyment and the enjoyment of our family & friends.” - Ines Taprell Providing: Morning / afternoon tea & lunch Added Attractions: Various stalls providing food, refreshments, crafts and goodies Supporting: Tharbogang Public School P&C

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5. Emeri De Bortoli

Raffles

Art & Craft

Morning / afternoon tea & lunch

6. Patricia & Sally Jones

Garden Talks

Lunch

“Il Campo” De Bortoli Road, Bilbul

“Yambiana” 69 Halse Road, Yenda

Walking through Emeri’s garden is like stepping into another world far removed from the busy winery and vineyards surrounding it. Every plant and tree has a unique story to tell. The breathtaking garden also features an impressive dam and a rock waterfall that overlooks the internationally renowned Noble One vineyards. Discover your own story in Emeri’s garden, a decade in the making and immerse yourself in the tranquillity. Stay and enjoy a cuppa and browse the stalls by Griffith Can Assist. All funds are utilized to directly financially support our Griffith cancer affected families.

The garden at “Yambiana” is a traditional country garden that has been 54 years in the making. Patricia Jones, now 98 years of age, has nurtured both exotic and native species of trees to create a sanctuary that has survived through drought and flood. The garden features mature trees and expansive lawns. The garden has undergone restoration during 2019 following a period of extreme weather variability.

Providing: Morning / afternoon tea & lunch Added Attractions: Food and refreshments available at the garden as well as a variety of crafts and books. De Bortoli Wines cellar door is located across the road.

Supporting: Can Assist

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“The most important thing is to have enough money to grow beautiful trees”– Patricia Jones 2019 Providing: Roasted Lamb lunch from 11.30am Added Attractions: local presentations on Dorper lamb; composting with Wormtech products; and landscaping with local red metal, at 2pm on Friday 18, Saturday 19, Sunday 20 (further details on page 13) Supporting: Griffith Anglican Cathedral & Country Hope

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Garden Workshops & Attractions Talk by Grant Glinksi – Wirlinga Park Dorpers and White Dorpers Friday 18 October – 2.00pm Location - Garden 6 - ‘Yambiana’, 69 Halse Road, Yenda

Learn about the Dorper breed of sheep, including the suitability of the breed to the Australian landscape. Wirlinga Park rams are sires to lambs produced by Yambiana Australia at Tabbita. Yambiana Australia lamb, roasted whole, will be available for lunch from Friday through to Sunday from 11.30am.

Tours with Tori - Davit Farm

Friday 18 October - 10.30am & 3.00pm, Saturday 19 October - 10.30am & 3.00pm, Sunday 20 October - 10.30am & 3.00pm Location - Garden 3 - ‘Davit Farm’, Farm 2527, 667 Cashmere Road, Widgelli Take a tour with Davit Farm’s garden owner, Tori Horder. Learn the tips & tricks they use throughout the spectacular and expansive three acre garden.

DIY Bird Bath

Saturday 19 October – 11.00am-1.00pm Sunday 20 October – 10.30am-12.30pm Location – Garden 2 – 102 Leonard Road, Hanwood Design & mould your own bird bath in just 2 hours. Cost $40 including garden entry and all materials. Bookings at griffithspringfest.com.au or 1800 681 141

7. Sam & Roslyn Catanzariti

Birdhouses for sale

Raffles

48 Harward Rd, West Griffith

Note: Bird baths require 2 weeks to set and will remain at the site for this period.

Please arrange for a way for your bird bath to be collected at this time.

Talk by Deanne Raccanello – Wormtech, Yenda

This garden is a small formal garden with a variety of edges including Murraya’s, Lilly Pillies, Japanese Box, English Box, Ligustrums, all being used along fence lines, around urns, water features and divides the garden into different areas. There is also a small selection of bush roses & Iceberg roses. Entering the backyard you will find potted Camellias, Little Gem Magnolias, and a variety of succulents and archways. Explore the rustic areas full of items like mirrors, ladders, bicycles and old doors.

Providing: Refreshments Added Attractions: Rustic bird houses for sale, succulents for sale & raffle Supporting: Local charities

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Saturday 19 October – 2.00pm Location - Garden 6 - ‘Yambiana’, 69 Halse Road, Yenda

Wormtech Pty Ltd is a producer and supplier of 100% Australian compost worm products, located locally in Carathool. Learn about vermiculture and composting, and how Wormtech is converting local waste streams into valuable soil ameliorants. Wormtech compost has been applied in the garden at Yambiana.

Talk by Alex Forster – Pleasant Valley Red Metal, Binya Sunday 20 October – 2.00pm Location - Garden 6 - ‘Yambiana’, 69 Halse Road, Yenda

Learn about artistic landscaping using decorative red pebble. Pleasant Valley Red Metal has been used in iconic locations including Anzac Parade in Canberra, and is used within the garden at Yambiana. Alex will cover the geological origins of the red pebble and environmental management of the quarry.

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WIDGELLI 5km

Gardens 1. Careri 121 Stokes Road, Hanwood 2. Sartor 102 Leonard Road, Hanwood 3. Salvestrin & Horder 677 Cashmere Road, Widgelli 4. Taprell 98 Lakes Road, Tharbogang

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5. DeBortoli De Bortoli Road, Bilbul 6. Jones 69 Halse Road, Yenda 7. Catanzariti 48 Harward Rd, West Griffith

Launch party

Friday 18 October 2019 5.30pm – 9.30pm

Griffith Visitor Information Centre Car Park Corner Jondaryan and Banna Avenue FREE ENTRY

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Bring a chair and find a spot, grab some local food and drink, enjoy the entertainment or wander through the citrus sculptures.

Celebrate Griffith Spring Fest 2019 with us!

Wine bar • Local beer • Activities • Entertainment

What else is happening Scarecrow competition & display

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Spring Fest @ De Bortoli Wines

De Bortoli Road, Bilbul | debortoli.com.au Pick up a brochure from the Griffith Visitor Information Centre or De Bortoli Wines Cellar Door and see everything happening at De Bortoli Wines throughout Spring Fest.

View the scarecrows along Sidlow Road at Griffith Retirement Estate and place your vote to go into the prize draw.

Griffith Rotary Markets

Thirsty Merc Live

High quality locally grown fruit and vegetables, garden furniture, bread, cakes and slices, fresh flowers, cheese, olive oil and much, much more.

Thirsty Merc, one of Australia’s finest live acts are coming to Griffith this October.

Catania Fruit Salad Farm

Sunday 13 October 2019, 3pm – 6pm Griffith Leagues Club | griffithleagues.com.au (02) 6962 4577

Griffith Showgrounds Every Sunday | Gold coin donation entry

Farm 43 Cox Road, Hanwood | 0427 630 219 Tours Monday – Saturday 1.30pm, Sunday by appointment | $15 pp, Children free

Saturday 19 October 2019, 6.30pm | Tickets – $25, Concession $20, Under 17 Free Location: Griffith Regional Theatre | griffithregionaltheatre.com.au

Stop by Catania Fruit Salad Farm and experience a journey beginning with a look in the original mud brick home built in 1912, then board the rustic mini bus for a tour around the orchard.

Hear a spectacular variety of songs from choirs of the region including Wagga City Rugby Male Choir, Griffith Tongan Choir & Sing Australia Griffith Choir

Griffith Pioneer Park Museum

A Fabulous Night of Song

MY FEST – Murrumbidgee Youth Extreme Arts Festival Friday 25 October 2019, 4pm | Free Event Memorial Park | griffithregionaltheatre.com.au

A high energy, hands-on, street-based arts festival, designed and delivered by young people – for young people–from the Western Riverina

Tuesday – Friday 9.30am-4pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm $12 Adults $10 pensioners & students, $8 school children, under 5 free, Family Pass $30 Remembrance Drive, Griffith | 02 6962 4196 Set amongst picturesque bush land, Griffith Pioneer Park Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the City of Griffith. You will find original buildings, machinery, vehicles, antiques and even Churches amongst our collections.

Whats on @ Griffith Regional Theatre Smokin’ Southern Soirée – A culinary journey from Austin to Australia

Friday 25 October 2019, 6.30pm | Tickets – $80 The Kidman Wayside Inn | @reggiepscateringandbbq | torren.allen@outlook.com A culinary collision of native and regional Australian produce smashed together with techniques and flavours of the great Southern States of America.

Long Lunch at Piccolo Family Farm

Sunday 27 October 2019, 12pm – 4pm | Tickets – $150 Piccolo Family Farm | piccolofamilyfarm.com.au

18 -relaxed setting of the An afternoon of local food and beverages in- the Piccolo Family Farm

Ticketed events | griffithregionaltheatre.com.au | (02) 6962 8444 Pam Kent – Come Into My Garden, ArtSpace Exhibition, 5 October - 15 November A Fabulous Night of Song - Saturday 19 October, 6.30pm Blue Love – Wednesday 23 October 2019, 7.30pm Darren Coggan ‘Like a Rhinestone Cowboy’ – Saturday 26 October 2019, 8pm

Griffith Regional Art Gallery

Wednesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-2pm Banna Avenue, Griffith Griffith Regional Art Gallery is the regional art gallery of the Western Riverina.

The Gallery has an annual exhibition program, with many lovely travelling exhibitions, from Print Makers, to Art Express. The Gallery has even hosted the Archibald Prize on two occasions.

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Griffith Multicultural Festival Saturday 19 October 2019 - 10.30am - 3pm Memorial Park, Banna Avenue Free entry - Food available for purchase Celebrate the cultural diversity of Griffith through food, music, song, stalls and activities. Proudly hosted by the Griffith Multicultural Council of Griffith.

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Spring Fest is the perfect time to visit Griffith Retirement Estate to view the scarecrows along the Sidlow Road boundary as part of the community competition. Put in a vote to go into the prize draw.

Call Lesley on 6961 8901 to book a tour.

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