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Saturday 16th OCTOBER 2010
PORTLAND SPRING FAIR
Portland Spring Fair
- held annually in October by the Portland Development Association.
CONTACTS:
Ron Bidwell
Phone: 02 6355 5288 or Peter WittPhone: 02 6355 5144
Phone: 02 6355 5288 or Peter WittPhone: 02 6355 5144A Great - Good Fun - Family Entertainment Day..
"THE CLOWN CONVENTION"
It's BIGGER Than TEXAS!
Well, our Clown Convention is unique and the only other of its’ kind is in Texas, USA.
We have invited them…..and hope they come!
- Professional clowns
- Hourly magic shows with white doves
- Old fashioned games hosted by Stretch the Clown
There will be...
- Face painting
- Sculptured balloon animals
- Show Bags - many types for girls and boys of all ages
10am – 4pm - Saville Park
Corner of Williwa Street and Cullen Road, Portland.
Spring Golf Tournament - Sunday 17th October, 2010.
For the golf enthusiasts - an 18 hole event for Adults, Veterans and Juniors. Fun shots, great prizes and high tea. The Portland Golf Club is fully licensed and is one of the few fine sand courses.
Wolgan Street is closed for the day - you can roam, enjoy the festivities and check out our shops and enjoy the history and village atmosphere of Portland.
Our theme this year celebrates 'Yester Year' throughout the town.
Visit our beautiful Yester Year signs all around town (as featured in the Australian Geographical Magazine). View the tributes to our old buildings and their unique history throughout the town’s many individual exhibitions on the day. Did you Know?...click here
Come and listen to the Yester Year Yarning Circle - Crystal Theatre, Portland.
Do you enjoy a good yarn or a poem? Join some of Portland's many icons - most in their 80’s and some in their 90’s and let them tell you a golden story about Portland. Milton Taylor famous as a Shearer and Poet (locally and internationally) will be here - Not to be missed!
Free Digital Story Exhibition - in the Crystal Theatre - by Suzie Edwards.
A stunning exhibition that features -
Children’s Art Show Competition - Titled - “Make me Laugh”
Photographic Competition - for Adults and Juniors
Two categories: “Around Portland” and “Nature/Landscape/People”.
Please note entry forms are required.
Generous cash prizes will be awarded for 1st 2nd 3rd places in all categories.
2010 COMPETITIONS:
Today Portland is popular with visitors that are seeking special images to photograph or paint, whether it is our lovely landscapes or our old buildings that create bygone ambiences.
Great 'Decorated' Pram Race
For the third year in a row we will be running around the Streets of Portland! Dressed up and pushing a pram!
Damper Competition
Last year the Damper Competition was a huge success with the males and this year we hope to have more female entrants.
Are you up for it ladies?
Junior Chef.....“So, You Think You Can Cook Portland”
Held in Wolgan Street with audience seating
If you think only the city folks have the master chef competitions….think again! This year 6 local area Primary Schools will be holding an elimination trial for the day’s big event:
Closest to the Jack Bowling competition - Portland Bowling Club
Feeling competitive? Visit the Portland Bowling Club and try your hand at “Closest to the Jack”.
The club is famous for their barbeques and best of all they will be barbequing all day.
Much, much more to keep you ENTERTAINED:
- Food galore
- Live music
- Stalls
- Display by the local fire brigade
- Animal Farm
Should you choose to stay for the weekend
- we have affordable pub accommodation at - The Imperial Hotel and The Coronation Hotel.
The House on the Hill, on Wolgan Street, offers beautiful B&B accommodation.
Portland's Clubs - The Portland RSL Sports Recreation Club, the Portland Bowling Recreation Club and the Portland Golf Club all offer gaming and licensed refreshments.
More surprises are to be added to the day, so keep up to date by visiting this website.
- Vintages cars
- Jumping castle
- Chocolate wheel spins
- Motor bike rides for charity
- Wine Tasting by local vintners
...with plenty of prizes for everyone.
Be a part of Portland’s Family Heritage
We invite you to be a part of Portland’s Family Heritage and forever be remembered with your name engraved on a brick that will be used to build the replication of the Bandstand in Saville Park. Come back every year and visit your brick. You will be most welcome!
You may be visiting us for the first time, or you are returning to visit friends and family. Perhaps you are one of our first families that settled in these parts. Or, maybe you are just going to fall in love with our town! For whatever the reason, we now have a special opportunity that allows you to be part of our current history that is commemorating our past. The replication of the once famous “Bandstand/Rotunda”- this structure was widely used by the Cement Works and their families for outdoor activities and for live music.
Our 'Yester Year' - Did you Know?
- Portland is noted for its’ national and state heritage and geological value
- In 1863 Thomas Murray established the first site of the cement works and by 1894 Portland was gazetted as a village
- The Old Cement Works (with various name changes and lastly known as Blue Circle Southern Cements Works) was famous from as early as 1901 until 1991 for producing rare white cement and some 18 million tons of cement was quarried
- We are known as “the town that built Sydney” and our special cement was also used in the new Parliament House in Canberra
- No 20 Williwa Street, in the row of old Cement Work Houses is said to be haunted
- There were originally four Bottle Kilns built around 1888. Two are still standing on the original site which today is closed parkland around a dam that is home to local wildlife. Raffins’ Mill can be seen housed in the old stone building also on the site
- To this day Portland still has a Town Common covering some 650 acres and can be entered via Ridge Road, Portland
Be part of a really fun family day
With....
Dress up as a clown and enter the Portland Clown Competition
- Whether your style is: Hobo, Circus Traditional or New Vogue Clown .
Fabulous prizes for the Best Adult, Teen and Children’s Clown.
Be inducted into the Hall of Fame for Clowns, next to Rusty our current clown!
Portland had two town clowns and you will find information on them at the park.
Accommodation choices in Portland and nearby areas - Cullen Bullen & Wallerawang.
- Buy an engraved brick for $50 and visit the original site in Saville Park, opposite the Old Cement Works
- Enjoy the Bandstand exhibition that gives you a glimpse of days now past but long remembered
- Listen to the music from the original Portland Boys Band.
Be a part of the future history of the Bandstand and:
- Bobby Fitzgerald’s photographic work of the old Portland Cement Works and the town in its heyday
- Many images that have never been seen before
- A free 2 hour workshop on “how to create your own digital story” which is available to people who register their interest on first-in-basis
Tour of YESTER YEAR - The Glen - Charlie Pinch's Museum
In keeping with our Yester Year Celebrations on the Spring Fair day we are offering a special experience to view “The Glen” - Charlie Pinch’s Museum that showcases the history of our entire area.
What is not available to be seen didn’t happen! Be enchanted by memorabilia and history from the 19th century onwards and allow some time for a captivating walk through Yester Year. Signage and map available on the day and donation requested.
Entries to be received by 5:00pm - Monday 11th October 2010 - Winners announced at Portland Spring Fair - see full details on the downloadable Entry Forms.
This year we are opening the race up to sports groups, children and anyone creative enough to enter.
You get to have drink at every pit stop and we even give you a prize at the end! See you on the day!
$2 entry fee and bring the decorated pram! Prizes for: Best Decorated, First to finish/adult, First to finish/Junior.
For all their help and support towards making the Portland Spring Fair the great day it will be we would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors.
3rd Saturday in October annually.
