Herald 20220920

FESTIVAL of FOOD
and WINE
Sean White reporting
Festival-goers were fortunate
to enjoy a weekend of fine
weather for the Carnival of
Flowers Festival of Food and
Wine. But event organisers reported
lower attendance than
previous years.
Records show about 15,000
tickets were sold for the weekend
event, which while lower
than pre-COVID events, it was
expected numbers to be lower.
Toowoomba Regional Council
Environment and Community
Services Committee Chair
Cr James O’Shea the impacts
of COVID-19 and flu, inflation,
and the wet weather the day before
the festival most likely contributed
to lower numbers.
“While there were a few setbacks
for this year’s festival,
those who attended showed
strong support for the stallholders,”
he said.
“The crowds were thirsty and
hungry with many stallholders
having to restock each night
with higher than expected sales
occurring.”
This year’s festival saw 80
per cent of the stallholders local
to the Toowoomba Region,
exceeding the benchmark by 10
per cent.
“The city was buzzing with
cafes, accommodation and
streets filled with locals and visitors
enjoying the spring weather
and the floral displays in the
parks during the festival week-
end,” Cr O’Shea said.
“The Carnival of Flowers was
the brainchild of Essex Tait and
the Toowoomba Chamber of
Commerce in the 1950s to use
the city’s Garden City reputation
to promote economic activity.
Bec and Carson Care
“The Festival of Food and
Wine comes back to the original
idea of the Carnival of Flowers
to draw more people to the region
and boost the local business
community.” - Sean White
Katie Sutcliffe, Maddison Ralgarno
and Mikala Dales
FREE ENTRY
17th ANNUAL
Pittsworth
Craft
&
Fine Food
Spectacular
PITTSWORTH TOWN HALL
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th October, 2022
Doors open to the public 9am both days
Friday open till 6pm - Saturday open till 4pm
SHOWCASING THE WORKS OF OVER 45 EXHIBITORS
All quality and handmade Australian products
Gifts • Clothing • Leather Belts • Handbags
Gourmet Delights • Artwork • Jewellery • Wine
Wood Turning • Pottery • Home Decor • Toys
Confectionery • Natural Skin Products • Plants • Garden Ornaments
Shoppers, please bring your own bag if possible / Eftpos preferred
CENTENARY PARK (adjacent to Hall)
Devonshire Teas • BBQ & other foods • Drink Vans
Plant Stall & Adornments for the garden • Entertainment
www.pittsworthcraftandfinefood.com
Ph: 0437 672 472 • Email craftffs@gmail.com
An initiative of the Anglican Parish of
St Andrew’s Pittsworth
8 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Marina Paroz, Michael Hamilton, Tayla Anderson and Alanah Moller
Walk and burn off those
extra kilos and earn $$$
Reliable people wanted to deliver leaflets
1-2 afternoons a week
Adults & High School students preferred)
Contract Rates – Regular payments
Darling Downs
Pamphlet Distributors
Shed 2
103 North St, Toowoomba
Phone 4639 1986
during office hours
“The trusted pamphlet people”
To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au