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select a specific Town in this Region| Serenade at Sunset | ||
| Date | Sat 11th Feb 2012 | |
| Location | 275 Guy Road Corinella | |
| An electrifying, fun evening of popular musical numbers performed by Opera Vivente and local artists. | ||
| Archies Lunch on the Lake | ||
| Date | Fri 17th Feb 2012 | |
| Location | 81 Archies Creek Road Archies Creek | |
| Enjoy the food, the fountains and the ambience of al fresco dining at its best. Sculpture by Ricardo Alves Ferreira will be featured around the lake and gardens. | ||
| Bass Hills Classic | ||
| Date | Sun 19th Feb 2012 | |
| Location | Trew Road Woolamai | |
| The Bass Hills Classic ride in 2012, previously known as the Bridge to Bass Hills, now offers an optional run component providing the perfect training ground for Melbourne Ironman participants. The common feedback from riders in this event has been the enjoyment of riding on quiet roads with the hills, twists... | ||
| Regional World’s Longest Lunch | ||
| Date | Fri 2nd Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Mt Baw Baw Tourist Road Noojee | |
| Surrounded by towering gums and steeped in history, dine atop the historic Trestle Bridge at Noojee and experience the gourmet delights of West Gippsland. It's not every day that you see... | ||
| Regional World's Longest Lunch Bass Coast | ||
| Date | Fri 2nd Mar 2012 | |
| Location | 70 Cape Paterson-Inverloch Road Inverloch | |
| Regional RACV Inverloch Resort are holding their World's Longest Lunch on the picturesque edge of the Bass Coast, so join them for a three-course celebration of Gippsland produce and wine and... | ||
| Inverloch Food and Wine Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 3rd Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Inverloch Foreshore Inverloch | |
| The picturesque Inverloch foreshore is the backdrop to enjoy a relaxing day of delicious local and regional cuisine, local boutique wines and to soak up the smooth sounds of South Gippsland's popular musicians. Centre stage will be hosting cooking demonstrations and interviews with local wine and food producers. Kids' activities... | ||
| Boolarra Folk Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 3rd Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Monash Way Boolarra | |
| Follow your ears to the small town of Boolarra, two hours' drive south east of Melbourne. | ||
| Brandy Creek’s Weekend of Festivals | ||
| Date | Sat 10th Mar 2012 to Mon 12th Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 570 Buln Buln Road Drouin East | |
| A weekend festival of events from Spain and Brazil featuring The Excitement of Churrasco, the Famous Paella Feast and a tapas degustation, with live Spanish music and flamenco dancing at the Paella Feast and tapas degustation. | ||
| The Gippsland Taste Experience – Old Gippstown | ||
| Date | Sat 10th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Lloyd St Moe South | |
| On Saturday wander amongst the heritage buildings and vintage machinery of Old Gippstown while tasting premium local produce. | ||
| Melting Pot - Curry and Wine | ||
| Date | Sun 11th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | 733 Turnbull-Woolamai Road Woolamai | |
| Sip a glass of wine matched with a tasty and authentic Sri Lankan entrée. | ||
| Lunch in the Vines – Narkoojee Winery | ||
| Date | Sun 11th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | 170 Francis Road Glengarry | |
| "Long Lunch in the Vines" is a five-course lunch held annually. | ||
| Multicultural Festival | ||
| Date | Thu 15th Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Princes Drive Morwell | |
| The Multicultural Festival is a three day event which takes place at three different venues across Morwell. Day 1: Thursday 15th March - Multicultural Youth Festival Bridging the Multicultural Generation... | ||
| Mossvale Music Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 17th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Strezlecki Hwy Leongatha | |
| High profile blues, roots and world music festival, featuring international, national and local musicians of the highest order. | ||
| Hot Sauce and Fiery Foods Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 17th Mar 2012 to Sun 18th Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 1420 Jacksons Trk Jindivick | |
| The Hot Sauce and Fiery Foods Festival, is Australia's longest running chilli festival showcasing the best of the best in the fiery foods world, come and try good food, wine and of course chilli from across Australia and the USA. | ||
| GippsTAFE Latrobe Multicultural Feast | ||
| Date | Sat 17th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Corner Princes Drive and Monash Way Morwell | |
| In conjunction with Gippsland Ethnic Communities Multicultural Festival this vibrant and effervescent event will reflect the traditional flavours introduced by early migrants, celebrating cultural diversity through food, wine and music. The... | ||
| Shakespeare in the Vines at Wild Dog Winery | ||
| Date | Sat 17th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Warragul Korumburra Rd Warragul | |
| Wild Dog Winery presents Shakespeare in the Vines. This is the 10th anniversary of Shakespeare in the Vines and will feature the performance of "Much Ado About Nothing‟. | ||
| Inverloch Farmers Market | ||
| Date | Sun 18th Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Inverloch Foreshore Inverloch | |
| The farmers market is conducted on the third Sunday of each month throughout the year. All the produce at the market is produced by the stall holder and all produce is from the Gippsland region of Victoria. | ||
| Soiree with the Alpacas | ||
| Date | Sun 18th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | 308 Darnum Shady Creek Road Darnum | |
| Join Nickelby at Darnum for a soiree with the alpacas as they celebrate ten years of Wild Dog Winery successfully running "Shakespeare in the Vines". | ||
| Wonthaggi Energy Innovation Festival and Human Powered (HPV) Grand Prix | ||
| Date | Mon 19th Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road Wonthaggi | |
| Energy Innovation Festival Wonthaggi showcases the latest in renewable energy, vehicle and building products and techniques, solar and water technologies plus information on courses and career options for those interested in... | ||
| Farm World | ||
| Date | Thu 22nd Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012 | |
| Location | 155 Burnt Store Road Lardner | |
| Farm World is Victoria's largest regional agricultural event with over 700 exhibitors and 50,000 people attending the annual four day event. | ||
| Great Victorian Camp Oven Festival | ||
| Date | Fri 23rd Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Hurley St Glenmaggie | |
| The fifth Great Victorian Camp Oven Festival will be held in 2012. | ||
| Bass Hills Breathtaker | ||
| Date | Sun 1st Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 81 Archies Creek Rd Archies Creek | |
| After the success of the inaugural Bass Hills Breathtaker ride last year everyone is excited about this years ride. The Bass Hills Breathtaker offers a perfect cycling environment with intensely quiet roads, undulating twisting and turning routes and sensational views of coast and country. | ||
| Golden Beach Surf Fishing Competition | ||
| Date | Thu 5th Apr 2012 to Sun 8th Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 1 - 11 Surfedge Drive Golden Beach | |
| The Golden Beach Surf Fishing Competition will be conducted over four days of Easter, commencing at 8am Thursday and concluding Easter Sunday. Presentations will be held at approximately 2pm on Easter Sunday at the Golden Beach Community Hall. | ||
| Tarra Festival 2012 | ||
| Date | Fri 6th Apr 2012 to Mon 9th Apr 2012 | |
| Location | Commercial Road Yarram | |
| The first Tarra Festival was way back in 1972, since then the festival has grown in popularity and size each year and in 2012 the Tarra Festival will be celebrating... | ||
| Stony Creek Racing Club Race Days | ||
| Date | Sun 8th Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | South Gippsland Hwy Meeniyan | |
| Stony Creek is approximately 90 minutes from the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, on the South Gippsland Highway beyond Leongatha and at the gateway to Wilsons Promontory - picture book country at its best! Stony Creek Racing Club holds a number of race days throughout the year including: - Family Carnival: 30... | ||
| Grantville Pirate Festival | ||
| Date | Sat 14th Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 1650 Bass Hwy Grantville | |
| Enjoy a great day out at the award winning Maru Koala and Animal Park in Grantville for the annual Grantville Pirate Festival. | ||
| Gippsland Lakes Boat Show | ||
| Date | Sat 14th Apr 2012 to Sun 15th Apr 2012 | |
| Location | Esplanade Paynesville | |
| Australia's largest inland lake system, the Gippsland Lakes, will again play host to boating enthusiasts and rev-heads at the 2nd annual Gippsland Lakes Boat Show. | ||
| Tangle at Latrobe Regional Gallery | ||
| Date | Sat 14th Apr 2012 to Sun 15th Apr 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 138 Commercial Road Morwell | |
| Get tangled in a giant web of colourful springy elastics! Tangle is an outdoor play-space where children and families create a jungle of brightly coloured elastic. | ||
| Shakespeare on the River Festival | ||
| Date | Fri 27th Apr 2012 to Sun 6th May 2012 | |
| Location | The Stratford Courthouse Stratford | |
| The Shakespeare on the River Festival has been held annually since 1990 and is a cultural festival that celebrates the work of William Shakespeare as well as community arts. | ||
| Creative Gippsland - be inspired! Arts Festival | ||
| Date | Tue 1st May 2012 to Thu 31st May 2012 | |
| Location | Main Rd Warragul | |
| The Creative Gippsland - be inspired! Arts Festival is an event not to be missed. With galleries, theatres, studios and workshops across Gippsland are opening their doors, artists, performers and... | ||
| Lardner Park Market | ||
| Date | Sun 20th May 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Burnt Store Rd Warragul | |
| Lardner Park lends itself as a fantastic venue for a CMA regional arts, craft and fresh produce market and is ideally located midway between Drouin and Warragul. The site is well sign posted from the Eastern and Western approach of the Princess Highway. | ||
| 2012 Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland | ||
| Date | Wed 1st Aug 2012 to Sun 5th Aug 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Various locations across Gippsland Wonthaggi | |
| The 2012 Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland will be held in July in Gippsland. It is part of the ever-growing Scody Cup cycling series which unearths great young cycling talent. | ||
| Walhalla Vinter Ljusfest | ||
| Date | Wed 1st Aug 2012 to Sun 26th Aug 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | Main Rd Walhalla | |
| During the month of August, Walhalla Historic Township is transformed by the Walhalla Vinter Ljusfest. Creating in the Swedish tradition of celebrating the winter, the Vinter Ljusfest shows Walhalla in a totally new way through lights, sound and images. | ||
| Halloween at Coal Creek | ||
| Date | Sat 27th Oct 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | South Gippsland Hwy Korumburra | |
| Halloween at Coal Creek is a great festival for all the family! "Trick or treat' licences for kids 16 years and under costs only five dollars and you bring your own bag to collect your goodies. The collection is from 5.30pm to 8pm. On sale now until sold out. | ||
| Summer Starters | ||
| Date | Sat 3rd Nov 2012 to Tue 6th Nov 2012 | ![]() |
| Location | 10 Stevens Rd Kardella | |
| Summer starters, held over the Melbourne Cup Weekend includes fine wines and music, local food and produce platters, regional arts and the chance to win a free bottle! Participating Wineries include: Phillip Island Wines, Bass Valley Estate Wines, Clair de Lune Vineyard, Djinta Djinta Winery, The Gurdies Winery, Lyre Bird... | ||
| Rally Victoria | ||
| Date | Sat 10th Nov 2012 to Sun 11th Nov 2012 | |
| Location | Burnt Store Rd Warragul | |
| The Australian Rally Championship is set to make a welcome return to Victoria in 2012. | ||















