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As Australia had no native grape varieties suitable for wine-making, grapes were imported from Europe and much of the wine produced was shipped back to the United Kingdom. Early wine production at Lindemans, established in the Hunter Valley (New South Wa...

Before white settlement, Aboriginal people survived off the native plants and animals of the Australian environment for thousands of years. Bush foods such as berries, roots and nectars were a vital part of the aboriginal diet in many areas. In the late...

Protestant and Roman Catholic churches hold Christmas Day services on 25 December. The Eastern churches - the Ethiopian Orthodox church, Russian Orthodox church and the Armenian church - celebrate Christmas on 6 or 7 January. Christmas is the celebratio...

Each year the Sydney Festival offers a rich and diverse program spanning all art forms including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, forums and large scale free outdoor events. The National Multicultural Festival is held over two weeks and features...

Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...

Australia is also recognised as producing the world's highest quality woollen fibre – Australian merino wool. John and Elizabeth Macarthur were married in Devonshire in England in 1788. In 1796, John Macarthur bought his first merino sheep from a ...

In 1788 the First Fleet landed at Camp Cove in Port Jackson with the 'cargo' of convicts which helped establish the penal colony of New South Wales. One in five of the convicts to arrive in the penal colony (1788-1823) was female and they made up the lar...

But Australia has a significant and untameable high country where another set of Australian myths and traditions of Australian identity were born - the high country of the Snowy Mountains. The Man from Snowy River is one of Australia's most famous poems ...

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Ulladulla Food & Wine Festival by the Sea   (more info)

The Ulladulla Food and Wine Festival by the Sea website provides information on the festival, the expo, beer and wine tasting, wineries, restaurants and the festivals sponsors.

Budburst Wine Festival   (more info)

The Budburst Festival is a celebration of the wine, food and lifestyle of the Macedon Ranges. The emerging buds signal the beginning of the new grape growing season and the arrival of spring.

RiverBank Estate   (more info)

The RiverBank Estate Winery and Restaurant offers premium wines and a menu based on fresh regional produce. A Wine and Food Events Calendar provides information on upcoming events. Introductory and advanced wine appreciation courses are also offered.

Tumbafest   (more info)

Held annually on the last weekend in February in Tumbarumba, on the southern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Tumbafest is a premier event of music, wine, entertainment and family fun. Includes the Tumbafest Market with a great variety of

La Festa - Faces of Australia   (more info)

Griffith, New South Wales hosts this annual festival of music, food and wine over the Easter long weekend. A celebration of the city's colourful multicultural community and premium wine and food industry.

Frankland River Festival   (more info)

A Fine Food, Wine and Music Festival held in the heart of the Frankland region of Western Australia. The festival will showcase the region's renowned local wine and gourmet food producers as well as providing live home-grown music. The day caters for all

Arts Mildura   (more info)

This website provides information about five Mildura festivals: the Murray River International Music Festival; the Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival; Mildura Writers' Festival; Murray Darling Palimpsest; Mildura Jazz Food and Wine Festival.

Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival   (more info)

The Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival is a celebration of Queensland's Granite Belt produce and wine industry.

Orange F.O.O.D Week   (more info)

Annual festival held in Orange, central New South Wales offering everything from wine tasting to farm gate tours, cooking demonstrations, cabaret, music, picnics and the Colour City Cup race meeting. Also a huge market day called F.O.O.D Affair, and a F.

Marysville Wirreanda Festival and Longest Lunch   (more info)

MarysvilleÆs Longest Lunch kick-starts a weekend of festivities. Includes the treasures of the Upper Goulburn Food, Wine & Cultural Group, a variety of music in the streets at various venues, and twilight tours at a Sculpture Garden. Also a ChildrenÆs Fes

Tastes of Prom Country   (more info)

Tastes of Prom Country features some of the best food, wine, beer, produce, music and art this South Gippsland district has to offer. Includes free tastings, free cooking demonstrations, all-day music and lunch in the gardens. Foster is located two hours

Noosa Long Weekend   (more info)

Annual cultural event held in Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, celebrating drama, literature, film, journalism, music, visual arts, food and wine, and the environment. Website includes artist, event and fringe profiles, booking and program inform