Official tourism website of Port Fairy and Moyne Shire

Moyne Shire Events - OCTOBER 2010

1-18th October: 21st Annual Exhibition Australia Children's Picture Book Illustrations
Customs House Gallery at Blarney Books and Art present this exhibition featuring Rebecca Cool, Isabella's Garden CBC Honour Book 2010 and Bruce Whatley - Queen Victoria's Underpants and a special selection of illustrations by Kim Gamble, Robert Ingpen, Ann James, Narelle Oliver and Shaun Tan.

5-10th October: National Sheepdog Trials, Port Fairy

8-10th October: Port Fairy Spring Music Festival

The Port Fairy Spring Music Festival is a unique classical music weekend held on the second weekend in October each year. Concerts of one hour's duration are held in Port Fairy’s historic venues, all within walking distance of the town centre. Performances feature music of the great European composers, plus new works by Australian contemporary composers. Music theatre, jazz and dance are included in a broadly appealing program.

For her first Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, Artistic Director Anna Goldsworthy celebrates 2010 as a year rich in anniversaries.  She invites you into a Parisian salon to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of Chopin and also presents the anniversaries of Schumann and Mahler in unique festival collaborations. The Festival also features dance, cinema, a fifteen-piece brass ensemble, and the opportunity to ‘sing your own musical’, in a diverse and unique program.

The full program will be available in late July, but keep up to date with news of the Festival and information on Port Fairy and accommodation by visiting www.portfairyspringfest.com.au or contact the Festival on 5568 3030. The 2011 dates are October 14-16.

9th October: Port Fairy Community Market at the Port Fairy Village Green, corner Sackville and Bank Streets, 9 am to 2 pm
Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, the community party has anywhere between 25 and 80 stalls selling crafts, plants, food and local produce, jewellery and many other items. Contact the market coordinator on 0488 654 298

10th October: Tweet Making Day
TWEET is a community project involving five host organisations across the region. We are collecting hand made birds to go into a massive ‘flock' for exhibitions around the region next year. Port Fairy Community House cottage, Sunday 10 October, 11.00am-3.00pm. Cost gold coin donation. Bring any material or scraps in the cupboard, needles, thread, ribbons, buttons etc. Patterns will be provided on the day.

10th October: St Patrick's School Fete, Port Fairy
A traditional, old-fashioned fete with rides, cakes, bric-a-brac, plant stall, roast lunch, raffles, spinning wheel prizes, BBQ and more. To be held on the Sunday of the Spring Music Festival, the fete starts at 10am.

16th October: Port Fairy Farmers Market, Village Green, cnr Sackville & Bank Streets, from 8.00am - 1.00pm
The monthly farmers markets highlight produce from local farmers including fruit, vegetables, flowers and honey in season, plants, baking, eggs and much more. For more information contact  market manager, Pauline Shirrefs on 55682421 or email   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

23rd October: Port Fairy Community Market at the Port Fairy Village Green, corner Sackville and Bank Streets, 9 am to 2 pm
Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, the community party has anywhere between 25 and 80 stalls selling crafts, plants, food and local produce, jewellery and many other items. Contact the market coordinator on 0488 654 298.

24th October: Woolongoon Garden Fair, Mortlake
Come and spend a day in spring in an historic garden which has rarely been opened to the public. A beautiful garden with the flowers of spring, old exotic trees at their best; flowering cherries, brought from Japan when the present owner’s grandparents married in 1911; wonderful 100 year old garden plantings of exotic tree and shrubs; historic farm buildings and farm and garden implements. The day will include an art show and compeition, children's art competition and fairies at the bottom of the garden. Make a start on your Christmas shopping at the specially selected stalls and take a farm tour to see what is happening right now, your tastebuds will be satisfied with delicious food, from gourmet offerings to a sausage sizzle. All proceeds will be in aid of the Abbeyfield Residential Facility. Entry is $10 per person, accompanied children are free. Garden fair will run from 10am to 5pm. Address: Connewarren Lane, Mortlake, 3272. Enquiries to Betty Brumley  5599 2389. Further information can be found at ww.woolongoongardenfair.com

26th October: Tuesday afternoon classic movie matinees at Port Fairy's Reardon Theatre
Four monthly classic films from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. Concession rates for Senior Citizens Club, Moyneyana House Residents and the Day Centre. Screens from 1.30pm.

29th October: 15/15 International Film Festival screening local entries at Reardon Theatre from 7pm. More information

30th October: Moyne Cup @ Mortlake
Enjoy the atmosphere of country racing at the delightful Mortlake Racecourse. The Derby Day Mortlake Cup will also feature the Moyne Shire Cup. The racetrack is located in Connewarren Lane.

31st Oct: Open Gardens - “Spring Creek” and “Green Hills”
Both on   Minhamite – Caramut Rd Minhamite. Cost is $10 for both or $6 each.   Sausage sizzle, Devonshire teas, refreshments etc.