EAT. LAUGH. PLAY. STAY.

19-21 SEPTEMBER

2014

food & wine bliss

ergon energy flower, food & wine festival

PART OF:

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS FOUNDATION PARTNERS

MEDIA AND PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS

PROVIDING PARTNERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Pass outs: are welcome to come and go from the Festival on theday of paid entry. Please ask for apass out stampfrom our stafflocated at the exit.Please note thatre-entry to theFestival cannot be guaranteed shouldthe site be deemedat capacity.

Responsible Service of Alcohol: As an event for allages, the Ergon Energy Flower, Food& Wine Festivalis committed to

the responsible service of alcohol. To facilitate this, patrons cannot bring alcohol into the Festivalprecinct. All bags, containers, eskies,prams and baskets are subject to a full search at entry andpatrons found to be bringing alcohol orrestricted items tothe Festival will beasked to disposeof these items andmay be refused entry. If you are over 18 years ofage and wish topurchase or sample alcohol, you may need to produceID in the form of a

Passport, Driver’sLicense or an 18+Card. Upon entry to the Festival, you may be issued with a wristband toidentify that you are permitted to drink alcohol at the event. Anyone found to be supplying or buyingalcohol for a minorwill be evicted from the Festival and will possibly facecriminal charges.The sale of alcohol will cease at 10pm.

Smoking

The Festival isa smoking free environment.Smoking is only permitted in

the designatedoutdoor smoking area clearly signedwithin the Festival. Please note theconsumption offood and drink is not permitted inthis area.

ATM: There are two ATMs located within the Festival.

Taxi: There are 3taxi ranks close by:near the cornerof Margaret andLindsay Street; onMargaret Street and a disabled taxi rank is locatedalong LindsayStreet. Garden CityCabs 13 32 22.

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FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

TIMES MAIN STAGETHE LAUREL

STAGEFARM TO

PLATETHE GALLERY PLAY SPACE

10:00 - 10:30

Closed for school activities

Farmer Rob10:30 - 11:00 James

Reeson Josh Byrne11:00 - 11:30

Toowoomba SS Glee Choir

Tayla Crotty11:30 - 12:00 Jen Shaw –

Paleo KitchenSilly Billies12:00 - 12:30

Creating Couture

12:30 - 1:00Wine

AppreciationRangeville State School

Ready, Steady, Snip

1:00 - 1:30Culture to Couture

1:30 - 2:00 Toowoomba SS Glee Choir James

Reeson Josh Byrne2:00 - 2:30 Victoria Q.

Tayla Crotty2:30 - 3:00 Jen Shaw –

Paleo Kitchen Ready, Steady, Snip

3:00 - 3:30Linda

Capewell

Culture to Couture

3:30 - 4:00Beer

Appreciation Josh Byrne4:00 - 4:30

Roma & Ebony

Wine Appreciation

4:30 - 5:00

Calais5:00 - 5:30 James

Reeson5:30 - 6:00

DJ Competition

6:00 - 6:30Jeremy Neale

6:30 - 7:00

7:00 - 7:30DJ

Competition

7:30 - 8:00The Kite

String Tangle 8:00 - 8:30

8:30 - 9:00DJ

Competition

9:00 - 9:30

San Cisco9:30 - 10:00

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SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

TIMES MAIN STAGETHE LAUREL

STAGEFARM TO

PLATETHE GALLERY PLAY SPACE

10:00 - 10:30

Tayla Crotty10:30 - 11:00 Brian Sams &

Chef CarmelRed Rocket 3Josh Byrne11:00 - 11:30

Culture to Couture James Reeson

11:30 - 12:00Dorothy the

Dinosaur Ho Ha Band12:00 - 12:30

Wine Appreciation

Ready, Steady, SnipRed Rocket 3 Brian Sams &

Chef Carmel12:30 - 1:00 Tayla Crotty Jen Shaw – Paleo Kitchen Creating

Couture 1:00 - 1:30

Francesca De Valance

Live chicken talk

1:30 - 2:00James Reeson Josh Byrne

2:00 - 2:30 Ho Ha Band Brian Sams &Chef Carmel

2:30 - 3:00

Carl Wockner

Wine Appreciation

3:00 - 3:30Beer

AppreciationReady,

Steady, Snip Live chicken talk

3:30 - 4:00 Ho Ha Band

4:00 - 4:30

Pocket LoveJen Shaw –

Paleo Kitchen Josh ByrneBrian Sams &Chef Carmel

4:30 - 5:00

5:00 - 5:30 DJ Set James Reeson

5:30 - 6:00 Tim Campbell’s High School

Disco6:00 - 6:30Wine

Appreciation

6:30 - 7:00 DJ Set

7:00 - 7:30

Killer Queen7:30 - 8:00

8:00 - 8:30

DJ Set8:30 - 9:00

ICEHOUSE9:00 - 9:30

9:30 - 10:00

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

TIMES MAIN STAGETHE LAUREL

STAGEFARM TO

PLATETHE GALLERY PLAY SPACE

10:00 - 10:30

Victoria Q.10:30 - 11:00 James

ReesonBrian Sams &Chef Carmel

Tayla Crotty11:00 - 11:30

Josh ByrneCool Nights Big Band11:30 - 12:00 Jen Shaw –

Paleo Kitchen

Chicken & native bee talk

12:00 - 12:30Tayla Crotty Ready,

Steady, Snip Brian Sams &Chef Carmel12:30 - 1:00 Deborah

Conway & Willy Zygier

James Reeson

1:00 - 1:30Culture to Couture

Ready, Steady, Snip

Brian Sams &Chef Carmel1:30 - 2:00 Body & Soul Wine

Appreciation

Josh Byrne2:00 - 2:30Winterbourne Chicken &

native bee talk2:30 - 3:00 Body & Soul James

Reeson & Ready, Steady,

Snip Final3:00 - 3:30Patrick James

Culture to Couture Brian Sams &

Chef Carmel3:30 - 4:00

Josh ByrnePreserve The Moose4:00 - 4:30 DJ Set Wine

Appreciation

4:30 - 5:00Something

for Kate

Beer Appreciation

5:00 - 5:30 Jen Shaw – Paleo Kitchen

5:30 - 6:00 DJ Set

6:00 - 6:30

Saskwatch

Wine Appreciation

6:30 - 7:00

7:00 - 7:30 DJ Set

7:30 - 8:00

Björn Again8:00 - 8:30

8:30 - 9:00

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FREESHUTTLES

EVERY 30 MINUTES

FOOD BEER & WINE HAND MADE IN COUNTRY RETAIL FLORAL DISPLA

& RIDE

the day, the busses complete a circuit rneys Spring Historical Park, Picnic Queens Park, Ergon Energy Flower, urel Bank Park. During the evening, it

en Kearneys Spring Historical Park and od & Wine Festival incorporating the Series at Queens Park.

AYS STAGES

1. Supa Catering2. Summit Estate Wines3. Sofra Turkish Cuisine4. Riversands Wines5. Churros and Chocolate6. Granite Ridge Wines7. The Everest Spice

Tandoori & Curry House8. Golden Grove Estate 9. Pickwicks Hot Baked

Potatoes10. Kominos Wines11. Kingsley Grove Estate12. Dippin Dots Ice Cream13. Thai Cottage

Restaurant14. Severn Brae Estate15. Normanby Wines16. Byron Bay Organic

Doughnuts17. Bunnyconnellen Olive

Grove & Vineyard18. La Taste 19. Symphony Hill Wines20. My Berries’21. Ii-naa Japanese Food22. Ballandean Estate

Wines23. Claude’s Food24. 2nd 2 None Wines25. Chocolate Fountains

Toowoomba26. Woongooroo Estate27. Crane Wines 28. Phat Burgers29. Casley Mount

Hutton Winery30. Chocolate Komberry31. Pizzantica32. The Tutti Frutti Van 33. Mammino Gourmet

Ice Cream

34. Gowan Brae Estate

35. Holland Wines

36. The Bratwurst Express

37. Springdell Fruit Wines

38. Authentic Dutch Poffertjes

39. Twisted Gum Wines

40. Teppanyaki Noodles

41. Pyramids Road Wines

42. Hungarian Langos

43. Heritage Estate Winery

44. Just Steak It

45. Spotted Cow

46. Reid Street Kitchen Cupcakes

47. L.A. Gourmet Coffee Carts

48. Kingaroy Cheese

49. Stella May Fine Foods

50. Coolana Olives

51. T-Light Coffee Cart

52. TASTE South Burnett

53. Sweet N Salty

54. Flavour Explosion

55. Pudding Lane

56. Jim’s Jerky

57. Cobra Chilli

58. Salt of Life

59. Indulge Goats Mild Body Bars

HAND MADE IN COUNTRY

• Silk Scarves

• Twisted Jewellery Creations

• Gail Crunske

• Flights of Fancy

• LCG Designs

• The Glass Potty

• Handcrafted Jewellery by Narelle

Welcome.Ergon Energy is proud to support the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers for the16th consecutive year and for the eighth time as a Foundation Partner.

The Ergon Energy Flower, Food & Wine Festival is a true community event, which brings together businesses, residents, community groups, volunteers and visitors.

Ergon Energy continues to invest inthe future of the Toowoomba region to ensure it has a safe and reliable power supply. We also seek to enhancethe community by supporting eventssuch as the Ergon Energy Flower, Food & Wine Festival, so why not join us to celebrate the very best of what this region has to offer?

Chief Executive,

Ergon Energy

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THE FARM

TO PLATE SPACE

Farm to Plate is whereour regional food storycomes to life! Savourthe best of what our region has to offer withtasting opportunitiesfrom 10am to 6pm dailyand be inspired as ourfinest local producetakes centre stage eachday during live cookingdemonstrations.

James Reeson

Look out for special guest, celebrity chefJames Reeson fromAustralia’s hottesttelevision cooking show,Alive and Cooking. Originally from the UKand having honed hiscraft around the world,

James rates Australia as being without peer for diversity of produceand innovation ofcuisine. Just wait till yousee what he creates with our fabulousand fresh SouthernQueensland Countryregional produce!

Jen Shaw

Paleo Chef Jen Shaw is passionate about simplifying food andpromoting better health,happiness and longevity by eating as our ancestors ate. Founderof Jen’s Paleo Kitchen,Jen shares her real food recipes and ideas for gluten, grain and refinedsugar free cooking with lots of fun and laughter.

Wine Appreciation

like “buttery”, “earthy” and “velvety” mean when usedto describe wine? What are “floral notes” and “hints of chocolate” doing in yourglass? Learn how to taste and describe wine in thefree wine appreciationsessions, then wander through the pop-up cellar doors of our local boutique wineries and try out your new-found knowledge.

BOUTIQUE WINES

Enjoy more than 20 “cellar doors” all within a shortstroll as local award-winning and family-ownedwineries come together to showcase our region’s finest boutique wines.Our passionate and knowledgeable winemakersare keen to introduce theirlatest specialty releases and will be offering winetastings and food pairingexperiences to help guide your selections. Whetherit’s a light and crisp white, afull-bodied red, a dessertsticky, or something in-between, you are sure tofind a new favourite at thisyear’s festival.

FLORAL DESIGN

Welcome Wona Bae

Award-winning sculptorand Master Floral DesignerWona Bae is our special guest in 2014. She is based in Melbourne and has exhibited internationally.An interest in the cyclesof nature informs Wona’ssculpture. Simplicity andharmony are her key ideals as she explores a broad palette of natural materialsfrom native dry woods totropical vine leaves and redefines the perception of each substance in newand stimulating forms, with true ability to visually articulate the beauty in organic materials.

Wona’s exhibited design, Common Ground, ismade out of cork elm andthree different colouredsucculents. The organic webformed around the tree represents the traditionaluse of spaces: communitymeeting places where people come together toshare ideas and shelter.

Wona firmly believes that everyone has the potential to transformnatural materials into

Friday 19 September,Wona is encouraging all who are interested to participate in a special community installationwhich will become acentrepiece of the Ergon Energy Flower,Food & Wine Festival.

THE GARDEN SPACE

Josh Byrne

Best known as a presenter on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia, bestselling author of The Green Gardenerand Small Space Organics, Josh Byrnewill be this year’s special guest.

Josh will be hosting three sessions during the festival withdemonstrations andQ&A components on:

Creating an edible landscape: Food gardening doesn’t have to be limited to a veggie bed and fruit trees tucked down the back.Josh will showcasecreative ways toweave edible speciesthroughout your

garden providing multiple benefits and year-round food.

Secrets to successful organic gardening: Healthy gardens are living gardens and Josh reckonsthere’s no roomfor poisonous and disruptive chemicals.He’ll share hisapproach to organic growing that will help you get the most out of yourbackyard, naturally.

Green home, green garden: How we design and manage our gardens canmake a big impacton the performanceof our homes and our environmentalfootprint. Josh will demonstrate clever ways to reduce your energy and wateruse, grow your own food and save money.

While in the GardenSpace, wander throughto find out what’s new in outdoor decor and see the latesttrends in landscapingand gardening.

APPEARING ON THE HERITAGE BANK COMMUNITY STAGE

heritage bank live concert series

San CiscoJeremy Neale

Killer Queen

Björn AgainSomething for Kate

Saskwatch

Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier

Tim Campbell

ICEHOUSE

The Kite String Tangle

FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

Jeremy Neale 6pm

The Kite String Tangle 7:30pm

San Cisco 9pm

SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

Tim Campbell’s High School Disco 5:30pm

Killer Queen 7pm

ICEHOUSE 8:45pm

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier 12:30pm

Something for Kate 4:30pm

Saskwatch 6pm

Björn Again 7:30pm

PHOTOBOOTH

Head on over to the photobooth & take a selfie! A fun way to remember Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2014.

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WANT TO SEE MORE

OF OUR REGION?

Visit the information booth to find out about our food and wine tours including:

24, 26 & 27 September, $89 Adult

Wine Tour: 27 September, $130 Adult

27 September, $97 Adult, $59 Child

THE PLAY SPACE

This amazing interactive space is designedespecially for childrento enjoy Kids in the Kitchen workshops, Kids Gardening classeswith resident green thumb Brian Sams, and a myriad of hands-on creative activities with Kath Dickson FamilyCentres and Artsorted Worx. From crafting floral headbands toconstructing miniature towns, there is so much to keep the kids amused.

Dorothy the Dinosaur

Everyone’s favouriteWiggle friend, Dorothy theDinosaur will be performing a LIVE SHOW on the Main Stage on Saturday

at 11:30am. Kids, Dorothy just loves roses, so why not bring along a beautiful Toowoomba rose for her, or perhaps a drawing ofone? You can also makeone from scratch at the Kath Dickson marquee.

Learn all about keeping your own chickens with My City Garden, who will alsobe talking about nativebees and show how to help your garden thrive with a little insect insight.

Silly Billies

A spectacular live comedyvariety show of sing-along and dance-along fun with human sizepuppet characters. Bestsuited for children fromKindergarten to Year 5.

FIREWORKS & LIGHT SPECTACULAR

What’s a carnival without fireworks? Head down toSideshow Alley to see the Toowoomba night sky light upwith dazzling fireworks displays.

DATE TIMES

Fri 19 September (Fireworks) 8:30pm

Sat 20 September (Fireworks & Light Spectacular) 8:30pm

Sun 21 September (Fireworks) 7:30pm

HAND MADE IN COUNTRY MARKET

Many of our region’s most gifted artisans will be displaying their wares this year. With beautiful products on display and available to purchase, take time to appreciate the extraordinary work of these talented textile artists and silversmiths as well as wonderful handcrafts and gifts. View masterpieces in the making as Cobb & Co Museum presents live demonstrations by members of the Hand Made in Country Artisans Network.

CULTURE TO COUTURE

Culture to Couture continues to reveal promising fashion design talent.

Under the guidance of award-winning designer and stylist, Carolyn Taylor-Smith, budding designers have the opportunity to translate regional inspirations into high-end fashion, and ultimately enjoy the thrill of seeing their creations come to life as they are modelled throughout the festival.

Spectators will likewise be delighted as they join the designers’ journey from the initial concept stages through to stunning completion.

Culture to Couture is a celebration of the culture, agriculture and horticulture of our bountiful region as expressed through beautiful natural fabrics and inspired design. A must-see for every fashionista!

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