Showing posts with label Willaura. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Willaura. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Willaura Hospital Outdoor Market

Today we ventured off to the Willarua Hospital outdoor market the proceeds of which were raising money for the Willaura Auxiliary East Grampians Health Service. There were around 30-40 stalls selling fresh produce, art & craft, fine food, bric a brac, a couple of wineries were represented and lots more. There was a kids bouncy castle that was a spiderman theme and the obligatory sausage sizzle. The biggest hit though had to be the ice cream truck. Not only did Ben devour his soft serve ice cream but took turns between Amandas and my ice cream also.
The State Emergency Services were out in force donning the orange uniform recruiting for volunteers. My only disappointment was that apart from a couple of honey producers there weren’t really any food producers selling there wares.
A successful day, I came away with 2 nectarine trees, a couple of rosemary bushes, a mint shrub a couple boysenberry vines, some brussel sprout and pea seeds, some mulberry and plum jam and some plum sauce.









Friday, February 1, 2008

The Willaura Cut Out

This was to be our first social outing in Willaura held at the Willaura football ground. It was the Willaura Cut Out, a post harvest celebration and a comunity get together for farmers and non-farmers alike. There were kids activities, balloons, clowns, a band, a bbq, a raffle and a bar tended by the local constable.