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<pre>York, the oldest inland town in Western Australia, is hosting the
inaugural York Olive & Fine Food Festival in June. Our beautiful
old town with its heritage buildings will showcase the emerging
industry that has become so popular in this district, which offers
perfect growing conditions for olives.

The festival will offer on Saturday a day of practical "hands on"
seminars and sessions for the Olive grower, covering such topics as
pruning, harvesting, and oil production, with workshops on Olive Oil
tasting and preparing Table Olives. Presenters include Richard
Gawel, Prof Stan Kailis, Luigi Bazzani, Arnaud Courtin and Ed Reed.
Sunday will be a free family day, with music, entertainment, cooking
demonstrations and talks, featuring The Mediterranean Garden, and
the Mediterranean Diet.There will be market stalls, and olive oils
and olives for tasting and sale. The Farmyard on Wheels will
entertain the little ones, and the Navy Band will have your feet
tapping.

In conjunction with the Festival York will conduct an Extra Virgin
Olive Oil Competition,and calls for growers around WA to enter their
new season oils. The winners will be announced at the Awards
Presentation Dinner at the Ragged Robin Restaurant, York on Saturday
19th June. Entires for the competition close on 14th June 2004.

If you would like more information, please visit our website, where
you may download forms www.yorktouristbureau.com.au. Full details
on accommodation and other important details about York are also on
the site


Olive growers are especially asked to enter the competition, and to
take a stall to expose your olive products to the public. Extensive
advertising is being undertaken, to ensure that the festival is well
attended.

So mark you diaries, and come join us in York for a celebration of
Olives and Fine food. We are just over an hour's drive from Perth, in
the beautiful Avon Valley.


Meryl Widenbar
York Tourist Bureau
Tel 08 9641 1310
email yorktb@...
www.yorktouristbureau.com.au
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