2023 Easter Guide Snowy Mountains

THE Snowy Mountains always celebrate the Easter holiday period in style, plus it’s the perfect time of the year to visit.

With a multitude of sightseeing venues and places to visit, including the Easter weekend events, you will have numerous options to keep you well entertained. Here is a quick guide of select events to help you plan your Easter getaway.

JINDABYNE LAKE LIGHT SCULPTURE

April 6 - 10

Stroll through Jindabyne’s 2023 Street Edition of the Lake Light Sculpture. With water levels high in Lake Jindabyne a ecting the foreshore path, this revised venue will see attendees now follow a sculpture trail through the CBD of Jindabyne. Upwards of 20,000 visits are recorded each year at this popular event. See feature on pages 29-35.

TUMUT EASTER MARKETS

April 7-8

9am - 4pm Easter Friday and Easter Saturday

Free entry to this annual great Easter markets where visitors can find loads of great bargains and stalls o ering craft, books, antiques and great collectables. The kids will be eyeing o the toys and mum the jewellery stalls and there is everything from clothing, handbags to fruit and cakes, plus more.

Located at the Boys Club Hall, 76 Fitzroy Street in Tumut.

JINDABYNE EASTER ART SHOW

AND SALE

April 7 - 10

The annual Easter art show at Jindabyne’s Memorial Hall will see a great selection of paintings, photography and art on display. All entries are on sale for buyers interested in updating their artwork. See page 28 for opening details.

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Cooma Railway Markets

Easter Sunday

The CMR Fresh Produce Markets run monthly on the 2nd Sunday of the month trackside of the Cooma Monaro Railway Station.

Come and enjoy a lovely morning on the historical railway, and enjoy local fare from producers such as Co ee 2630, Ironpot Artisan Alpine Bakery, Monaro Produce Growers, Curiosity Chocolates, Tandarra Hilltop Farm, Two Chooks Cook, Aura Jamu, Eucumbene Trout Farm, and Snowy Mountain Estate.

Thredbo Easter Adventure Carnival

April 7 - 25

The two-week Easter and school holiday extravaganza has a mountain of activities and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. Explore over 40kms of mountain bike trails, hike to the top of Australia and ride the Merritts Gondola on the Easter Long Weekend. There are kids bike races, face painting and arts and craft, plus Rowdy, Thredbo’s Easter bunny arrives on Easter Sunday at 10.00am with chocolates on the Village Green. See page 26 for more details.

75TH LAND ROVER ANNIVERSARY COOMA

April 7-10 Cooma Showground

Sunday April 9 - Grand Parade through Cooma 10am to 1pm

Land Rover Australia and Exhibitors will have displays at Cooma Showground over three days of Easter from April 7-9 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Land Rover in Australia. The highlight of the event is the grand parade through Cooma. Plus, Easter Sunday Land Rover Awards and show and shine at the showground. More details on page 38.

ADAMINABY EASTER FAIR

Easter Saturday from 9am

Join in the celebrations of the 50th year of the Adaminaby Easter Fair with loads of action and events scheduled the whole day. Be sure to partake in the trout tossing (plastic trout not the real fish), the Easter bonnet competition, tug of war and watch the kelpies climb the boards in the dog jumping event, one of the show’s highlights.

Kids are allowed to get messy in the watermelon eating competition, plus the pie eating competition and there is a kid’s zone, school of arts and much more. Be sure and stay for the famous wacky quacky duck race that is full of excitement for the family and highly entertaining. Proceeds from the duck race support local community groups and activities.

In what is the Chinese year of the rabbit, perhaps that means the chocolates will be extra lucky as the Easter bunny makes an appearance later in the day to hand out treats.

In between events, venture across the road to the Snowy Scheme Museum and see great history and memorabilia of the scheme. The museum hosts a fascinating depiction of life during construction of what is described as one of the engineering wonders of the world.

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Lake Jindabyne Scenic Flight (Approx. 10mins)

Join us on a stunning scenic flight over Lake Jindabyne, the dam wall, and Jindabyne township itself. With views towards the Snowy Alpine region, and birds-eye-view over the local Jindabyne area. $115 p/p*

Mt Kosciuszko Scenic Flight (Approx. 30mins)

View the majestic sights of Australia’s highest peak; Mt Kosciuszko, as well as Blue Lake, Watson’s Crags, the Rams Head Ranges and the world-famous ski resorts. $295 p/p*

Wilderness Picnic

A truly secluded and romantic Snowy Mountains picnic, including a 50 minute flight, a gourmet picnic hamper for two, and a bottle of sparkling wine to indulge, whilst taking in the views from the deck of a remote mountain hut. $1370 for 2 people

All flights depart from Jindabyne airport, only a few minutes from Jindabyne. Winery Tours, Wedding Charters and group transfers are also available.

*Minimum of two passengers required per flight.

BERRIDALE EASTER FAIR

Easter Saturday 8.30am - 2.00pm

The Berridale Lions Park comes alive with stalls o ering great bargains, the kids will love the big slide, there is live music, entertainment and great atmosphere.

The Cooma Car Club have their annual display of classic cars plus and you can purchase tickets in the huge ra e. The extensive collection of historic cars is a must for motoring enthusiasts. Also take a short stroll next to Shut The Gate cellar door to see the large Antar trucks used on the Snowy Scheme.

You can find everything in the stalls from clothing, nursery items for the garden, tasty treats and many di erent gift options.

Kids will be eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Easter bunny and his scattering of Easter eggs creating a fast dash for the eggs. Lots of fun for the kids.

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The Snowy Scheme was an engineering wonder of the world with fascinating stories of its multicultural workforce, the hardship and environment they worked in. To this day people are still fascinated by its history.

Visit the Discovery Centre in Cooma to see memorabilia and dioramas of the project, where electricity is currently being generated and learn about the new Snowy 2.0 project.

The immersive theatre with flyovers of the region o ers a great understanding of the varsity of this huge project that spanned decades to build.

Open every day except ANZAC Day and Christmas Day. See ad on page 5.

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