Southern Free Times - 10th March 2016

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MORE than 75,000 people celebrated the Apple and Grape Harvest Festival, which culminated in the grand parade, multicultural carnival and wine fiesta at the weekend. After 10 long days, the Apple and Grape Harvest Festival 2016 at Stanthorpe came to a close, finishing with a spectacular weekend of entertainment, fun, food and wine. Apple and Grape festival president Greg Thouard said the event was a real celebration. “The amazing thing is that tens of thousands of people have taken the opportunity to come along and visit for the 50th-anniversary celebrations,” he said. “It’s been fantastic; with an excellent event program and great weather pulling one of the best crowds we have ever had.” Organisers predict that $12.5million was injected into the region during the 10-day festival. “The festival has once again proven to be a huge success both by participation and community involvement, but also by financial gain for the local economy," Mr Thouard said. “The crowd for the grand parade was just huge. The smiles on people's faces makes all the hard work worth it.” He said he would like to thank the committee members and all the volunteer groups for their enormous commitment. “I’d also like to thank all the committees of the young ambassadors,”

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