Events

Address: 155 Burnt Store Road, Lardner, VIC, 3820

Fancy a day out in the beautiful West Gippsland Region? Visit the Lardner Park Market at the picturesque Lardner Park Convention Centre. You'll find loads of great gift ideas for friends and family. Plenty of quality stalls to browse offering Australian Made products and fresh produce. Gourmet take away foods, home style baking, enticing preserves plus more. Refreshing seasonal injections of fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts, home and giftware, plants and outdoor products, children's products, manchester and clothing. Live music and entertainment for the kids with an arts painting centre and animal petting farm. Parking fee $3, Free entry to the market. For patron comfort, dogs are strictly prohibited. Next Market 20th May 2012 9am until 2pm.

Address: Assorted locations throughout the region,

Celebrate your love for fine food, wine and culture during the annual Palate of Passions festival held during February and March. This boutique festival is run by the members, who showcase their product strengths by hosting individual events throughout the festival. The signature event for the festival is the Long Lunch on the Trestle Bridge at Noojee, which is also part of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival regional calendar. You won’t be disappointed as you sip, sample or devour your way around the region. West Gippsland is certain to delight with local produce, abundant dining choices and wines that stand up against the best.

Be part of a brilliant arts festival. Artists & animators, drummers & dancers, festivals & felters, musicians & makers, photographers & iphonographers, textilers & texters will all be sparkling. All across Gippsland during the month of May annually.

Sun, 20 May, 12:00 – 14:30 Peppermint Ridge Farm, 540 Tynong North road, TYNONG NORTH. Melways 304 G7 (map) Share a feast of flavours as you enjoy one of our popular bush food platters. Try a shot of lemon or anise myrtle tea. $30pp Contact Julie Weatherhead - 5942 8580

Sun, 6 May, 10:00 – 14:00 Peppermint Ridge Farm, 540 Tynong North road, TYNONG NORTH. Melways 304 G7 (map) Join us at the Peppermint Ridge Bushfood Cooking School - choose from one or all of the exciting classes we have planned for 2012. SPECIAL OFFER – ENROL IN ALL 3 CLASSES FOR JUST $195pp We grow and sell the native food plants featured in our dishes and all classes include an introductory garden tour. We wiil harvest delicious leaves of plants like lemon myrtle, anise myrtle, strawberry gum and warrigal greens for use in the dishes we prepare together. Sunday 6 May 10am–2pm $75pp Contact Julie Weatherhead - 5942 8580

During the month of October annually, the West Gippsland Gourmet Country Tourism Association hosts ‘Gardivalia’. This festival features open gardens, garden tours, an array of assorted demonstrations and workshops, the Baw Baw Garden Expo and Home Show, art and photography exhibitions, poetry in the garden and lots more. With such a beautiful region and amazing gardens and talent to showcase, this event is growing in momentum each year.

Sun, 13 May, 10:00 – 13:00 Peppermint Ridge Farm, 540 Tynong North road, TYNONG NORTH. Melways 304 G7 (map) Learn how to grow and cook with your own delicious native foods. $75pp Workshop, Notes & Morning Tea. Lunch available $25pp Contact Julie Weatherhead - 5942 8580

May 5th & 6th: Moe Music Festival—Sat “Brass Band Extravaganza”, Sun “Jazz, Country, Blues & Acoustic FOR MORE INFO CALL 51273082 or email: enquiries@gippslandheritagepark.com.au

‘Wild4Art’

6^th – 27^th May - Town & Country Gallery - 111 Princess Highway, Yarragon. Vic. - (03) 5634 2229 - Open daily 10am - 5pm

Award- winning Australian Wildlife artists Darren Gilbert, Janet Matthews, Vida Pearson and Rodger Scott join forces once again in this exhibition exploring their shared passion for the Australian environment and native wildlife. A diverse range of media will be represented by the four artists including: sculpture, drawing, linocuts and painting.  Demonstrations by the Wildlife Artists will be running throughout the exhibition.