The Drumley Walk to honour the Aboriginal Elders of yesteryear has been split into three, shorter walks to be conducted over a three-day period, beginning in Beaudesert and finishing in Southport.
The walk follows the footsteps of Billy Drumley, who regularly walked from Beaudesert to Southport to visit his younger sister Jenny Graham and her large family, during the 1930s and 40s.
This year the walk headlines The Drumley Walk Arts Dinner, which will be held on Friday May 4 at The Centre Beaudesert.
The Arts Dinner will feature performances by internationally-acclaimed acts David Page and William Barton.
The first walk will leave Beaudesert on Saturday May 5.
Two walks are available, a 4km or a 17km walk. On Sunday May 6, visitors can join the 5km Drumley Walk and on Monday, May 7 the final leg of The Drumley Walk will be held in Southport. (more…)
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The Drumley Walk to honour indigenous elders
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Mt Barney is a world apart
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Mt Barney’s best food, wine and accommodation will be showcased over May 26 and 27 at the 6th annual Hidden Tastes of Mt Barney Festival.
Tourism operators in the region will join together to provide five unique experiences to visitors, who are encouraged to ‘come for a day or stay for the weekend’.
Mt Barney is Queensland’s second highest peak and is a dominant feature in the natural landscape.
Activities and events will be held at five country properties and include wine tastings, Italian cooking classes, bush tucker tours and tastings, a gourmet bush tucker BBQ, alpaca introductions and a traditional Scottish Highland tea.
Entry is free and Mt Barney is located about 30minutes from Boonah and Beaudesert.
The participating operators are: (more…)
Eat Local Week celebrates Scenic Rim produce
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
THE Scenic Rim, with its rich volcanic soil, is a fertile region that is home to some of the country’s leading fresh food producers.
Eat Local Week, being held from Sunday June 24 to Sunday July 1, will celebrate our food producers, farmers, chefs, and anyone associated with the Scenic Rim food industry.
This week-long event was born out of the Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Local Living Economies program and is a celebration of the local food industry.
The focus will be on local farms, food producers, restaurants and the organisations and people who play a part in making locally-grown food more accessible in the region, and as this is the Australian Year of the Farmer, Eat Local Week will have a particular focus on the important role farming plays in the Scenic Rim.
Eat Local Week will open on Sunday June 24 with the Beechmont Zest Fest, a community event run by the Beechmont Business Enterprise Network and supported by Council.
Last year’s event featured farm tours, edible garden tours, food festivals, a permaculture tour and workshop, a growers forum, cooking classes for children and much more!
This year’s event will also include activities and learning opportunities for people of all ages and will raise awareness of Community Garden projects, farming/production processes and food nutrition. (more…)
Food finalists visit Scenic Rim
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A GROUP of Australia’s top chefs, waiters and restaurateurs visited Scenic Rim producers this week as part of the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence competition.
The group of under 30s are finalists in the national competition which seeks to discover and support the country’s rising food stars.
The group visited the Kalfresh Fresh Vegetables farming company at Kalbar and the Witches Chase Cheese Co at Tamborine Mountain.
The five-day regional produce tour around Queensland enabled the finalists to meet and learn from passionate farmers, growers, producers and harvesters of dairy, horticulture, meat, seafood and emerging industries.
On Friday night the young chefs will take produce sourced during their tour and use it to prepare a Hunt & Gather dinner at Aria Restaurant in Brisbane. (more…)
Sip, sample, enjoy @ DeliVino
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Taste, sip, sample, enjoy – it’s a simple concept and it’s one which is making Tamborine Mountain’s DeliVino popular with locals and visitors alike.
Since opening in July, DeliVino has excited food and wine lovers with its offerings.
Heike Edrich and Alex Baan are behind the deli-wine bar concept and are already well known on the Mountain for their popular Spice of Life Cafe.
With DeliVino they offer a provedore-style deli out front and a wine bar out back.
They promise to stock hard to find ingredients, international and local cheeses, meats and other gourmet delights. (more…)
Scenic Rim cheese maker best in the State
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Tamborine Mountain’s Witches Chase Cheese Company has been named Queensland’s best at the 2011 Brisbane Cheese Awards.
Witches Chase Cheese Co. took out the top award of Best Queensland Cheese at a ceremony held in June.
The company also won a gold medal for one of the best ‘washed rind’ cheeses, as well as the Fino Food and Wine Cup for the best ‘washed rind’ cheese.
Owners, Meredith and Andre Morris, have been making cheese since 2004 and now make 14 different varieties.
The Witches Chase shopfront is open seven days a week a the southern end of Gallery Walk.
Over at Harrisville, Mick and Jenny Hall of Normanby Wines are also celebrating a recent win. Their 2007 Durif, made using Scenic Rim grapes, won the gold medal at the Cairns Wine Show. They also won a bronze medal for their Viognier. The Durif hasn’t been released for public sale yet but the couple hopes to have it available at their cellar door soon.
Eat Local Week – Learn, Explore, Buy
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
TOMORROW marks the start of the Scenic Rim’s first Eat Local Week. From June 24 to 30, Scenic Rim residents are being encouraged to think about where their food comes from.
Eat Local Week is about eating, learning, exploring and buying Scenic Rim produce. Restaurants and cafes throughout the region have been encouraged to use local produce and a number of farm tours and cooking demonstrations have been organised, including school holiday kids cooking clases. (more…)
Peaceful, lush and welcoming – retreat to Pethers
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
As you drive under the lush green canopy and meander down the long driveway you know you’ve arrived somewhere special.
It’s confirmed when you step inside Pethers Rainforest Retreat’s Main Lodge.
With its towering ceilings, walls of glass and the enormous, central square fireplace, this impressive room makes quite a statement.
And when you meet managers Ilena and Timothy Swallow, you know you’ll have a wonderful time.
Nothing is left to chance at Pethers, which has been transformed by Ilena and Timothy from a tired bed and breakfast into a lush, welcoming retreat. (more…)
Have a very Scenic Christmas
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Tamborine Mountain cooking school proprietor, Terri Taylor, has long been passionate about the Slow Food movement.
But her passion intensified during a recent trip to Turin, Italy, for the international Slow Food fair Salone del Gusto. She was one of 5000 delegates invited to attend the five-day meeting which bought together food communities, cooks, academics, youth and musicians from around the world – all of them united in a desire to promote sustainable local food production in harmony with the environment.
Terri says at the core of the Slow Food Movement is a desire to change the world by what we put on our plate. She heads up Tamborine Mountain’s Slow Food organisation and prescribes to the philosophies in the running of her Tamborine Mountain Cooking School.
Sugary Sweet
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
To satisfy your sugary craving visit these Scenic Rim stores.
Mayfield Chocolates, Tamborine Mountain
Not just a chocolate shop, Mayfield Chocolates incorporate Australian flavours into their choccies. Try the fresh cream, wattle, lemon myrtle and Queensland dark rum chocolates.
Maybe you would prefer Tasmanian leatherwood honey chocolate, or a chocolate coated with soft butter caramel.
Stay a while, indulge your sweet tooth.
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