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The 2012 South Burnett Wine and Food In The Park Festival has been
made possible by the generous support we've received from our major
sponsors. Here's some background information about each of them:
Thiess’
Australian mining business is responsible for more than a dozen mine sites
nation-wide and has in excess of $4 billion of work in hand. Thiess
mines more than 40 million tonnes of coal, 20 million tonnes of ore and moves
240 million cubic metres of overburden each year.
As the owner and operator of one of the largest mining fleets in Australia,
Thiess projects have the advantage of securing heavy duty machinery whenever
and wherever it's needed. Thiess continues to set industry benchmarks for
best practice in safety, workplace satisfaction, environmental management
and sustainable community partnerships.
Thiess is engaged by Tarong Energy Corporation to operate the Tarong Coal
Project - Meandu Mine. This mine supplies coal to the adjacent power
stations that provide power to South East Queensland. Thiess have also been
one of our Festival's major sponsors for many years and without their invaluable
assistance we'd be unable to bring you the South Burnett's signature wine
and food event each year.
The
Peanut
Company of Australia (PCA) is the largest peanut processing
company in Australia and one of Kingaroy's major industries. PCA process
and market the overwhelming bulk of Australia's peanut crop and they're world
leaders at producing the best peanuts on the planet.
In the last few years the company has unveiled exciting new varieties of
Hi oleic peanuts that's made Australia a world leader in this
field. PCA have also invested more than $6.7 million in an Innovation
and Technical Centre to further the development of peanuts .
This year PCA are sponsoring the South Burnett Regional Cuisine Showcase
- their tenth consecutive year of supporting the South Burnett's regional
foods and food producers - and we're very pleased to have their support .
The
South
Burnett Regional Council was formed from the merger of the
former Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai and Murgon Shire Councils in March 2008
and is now the local government that covers most (but not all) of the South
Burnett.
Kingaroy Shire Council had always been a loyal supporter of Wine & Food
In The Park and we're delighted that the SBRC has been continuing this tradition
ever since it was formed.
Our Council helps us with numerous important aspects of the Festival
- anything from street banners and public health issues to Festival set-up
and knock-down, refuse removal and grounds cleaning. And the Council's
Visitor Information Centres (in Blackbutt, Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai
and Murgon) provide equally invaluable assistance to the many visitors who
come to the South Burnett during the Festival .
Ergon
Energy is a Queensland Government-owned corporation and it
operates as an electricity distributor, retailer and generator. It services
around 680,000 customers across its vast operating area of over one
million square kilometres (roughly 97% of Queensland), including the South
Burnett.
Ergon's mission is "to enhance the economic and lifestyle aspirations of
our customers through sustainable energy solutions". And to make this happen,
Ergon Energy has around 4,600 employees and a total asset base of
$8.7 billion.
Ergon Energy are also generous contributors to the communities they
serve and this year they'll be overseeing the provision of power needed to
make our Festival run smoothly, as well as assisting with the after-dark
illumination so all our guests can enjoy the evening part of the day's
festivities in complete safety.
Events
Queensland is a Queensland Government-owned corporation that
attracts, supports, grows and promotes successful events throughout Queensland.
And through building a dynamic and diverse events calendar - as well as strategic
investment across a range of major, business and regional events - Events
Queensland also helps to support regional economies as well as showcases
Queensland as a place where events shine.
Over many years Events Queensland has helped to build many of our State's
greatest public festivals and community gatherings - including Wine &
Food In The Park - and we're very grateful for the truly wonderful support
they've shown us on so many occasions during the past 14 years.
Kingaroy
Caterers provide catering services for weddings,
functions and meetings throughout the South Burnett and as
far west as Dalby. The business was established in 2007 by Sheree
Strauss and has catered for hundreds of functions over the last few years.
Sheree has a deep interest in South Burnett foods and wines and in 2010 she
brought the South Burnett Food Producers concept to Wine & Food
In The Park. She followed that up in 2011 with the hugely successful Sample
The South Burnett Wine Tasting Master Class in conjunction with Peter
Scudamore-Smith, Master of Wine; and this year will be expanding this
even further with a full sit-down wine dinner in the Festival grounds
as well as the PCA South Burnett Regional Cuisine Showcase.
Sheree has been a member of the Wine & Food In The Park Festival Committee
for several years and this year has also taken on the role of Committee
President, donating hundreds of hours of her time to the event. We're truly
grateful for her hard work and excellent ideas!
SouthBurnett.com.au
is our region's Internet portal and was established by the South Burnett's
former councils in 1999. Over the last decade it's grown to become the
largest rural portal in Queensland with an annual audience in excess
of 700,000 visitors, as well as our region's trusted online face.
SouthBurnett.com.au provides live daily news, 5 day weather forecasts, our
region's most comprehensive daily calendar of events, central information
databases and much more for residents and visitors alike. They also operate
a large number of web sites for many of our region's biggest community and
private sector organisations.
This year - as they have every year since 2001 - SouthBurnett.com.au have
donated this web site and its associated hosting costs to the Festival, as
well as provided us with very valuable publicity and assistance.
All the entertainment, staging and sound systems for Wine & Food In The
Park this year has been organised by DJdirex Entertainment, which
is run by Michael Monk, the Festival's Entertainment Director.
Michael was born in Wondai in 1970 but later went on to travel the world
before returning to the South Burnett, bringing a wealth of experience he'd
gained from a lifetime working in the entertainment industry, on stage,
television, radio and as an MC, DJ and event promoter (Michael M/DJdirex
has done pretty much done it all!)
Outside of Wine and Food In The Park you'll find Michael M regularly
promoting parties and social events throughout south-east Queensland. Otherwise
his voice can be heard both on local radio and (from time to time) on various
TV networks as the voice promoting the wares of business across Queensland.
Michael is available to DJ or MC at parties, events or any special occasion.
You can give him a call on 0400 282 782
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Thiess
Peanut Company of Australia
Ergon Energy
Events Queensland
Kingaroy Caterers
SouthBurnett.com.au
DJdirex Entertainment