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Gosford Poets

Stockman's Challenge & Bush Festival
4 days of exciting competition with
Good Day Everyone, our skilled Stockmen and Stockwomen
Last Wednesday night saw a small enthusiastic highly ap- Bush Festival Entertainment for the wh ole family
preciative crowd gather in the conference room of the amazing 27 February — 1 March 2020
Gosford Hotel to kick off the 2020 season of the Gosford Bush Murrundi NSW
Poets. ‘Twas a ripper of a night with some excellent traditional, More information www.kingofthe ranges.com.au
contemporary and original poetry presented by some highly
talented poets as well as a number of marvellous songs from The 2020 Inaugural
our resident tenor Nick Lock.
During the night we heard from: Chris Kessey, Marie Kerr, Written Bush Poetry Competition
Marion Dreyer (who had just returned from the Illawarra Folk
Festival and the Tamworth Country Music Festival) $500 Prize Money!
Peter Mace, Jan Lock, Ron Boughton (who travelled all the Original serious 1st $100 2nd $30 3rd $20
way from Springwood to be with us) and of course Nick Lock. Original Humorous 1st $100 2nd $30 3rd $20
Now, we will do it all again at 7pm on the last Wednesday
of next month (26/2) in the beautiful conference room of the $10 per poem or for two poems
amazing Gosford Hotel and we would dearly love to see you Critique (if required) additional $10
come along and join us for dinner in the pub’s brilliant bistro Closing Date 1 February 2020
from about 5.30pm. Entrance will be free and everyone is more Entries to:
than welcome.
We shan’t have a gust artist next month so tha means eve- The Secretary, Kay Seath (KOTR)
ryone will have the opportunity of presenting two items during 17-28 Deaves Road, Cooranbong. 2265
Ph 0416 262 399
the evening. email (enquiries only) kaysie2@hotmail.com
Very Best Regards, www.kingoftheranges.com.au
Vic Jefferies

Victorian Goldfields

Bush Poets

2nd to 5th April 2020

Celebrating 25 years of the MFSR Challenge &
125 years of the Angus Robertsons
Sunday 16 February 2020 is the next bi-monthly concert of publication of the Man From Snowy River poem!
Bendigo Goldfields Bush Poets, at the Bendigo Club, 25 Park
Street, Strathdale (Bendigo). Musicians and story tellers also Tickets & Camping ON SALE Monday 16th September
with Australian themes welcome. Meals available from 12
noon to 2pm. Smaller ‘special meals’ available. We are working to make this an outstanding Festival once again.
Concert 1pm - 4pm. To assist us in starting at 1pm, and the Our mailing address is:
club, if you are intending to dine for lunch, could you please Man From Snowy River Bush Festival
arrive in time to order at 12 noon, or very soon afterwards. 50 Hansen st
Corryong, Vic 3707
We had a record attendance at our Christmas / end of year Australia
Concert. Thanks to all who attended.
ABN: 75 429 038 591
Enquiries re our Group or Concerts. Phone: (02) 6076 1992
Ken Jones Mob: 0400 018 893 or eMail: admin@bushfestival.com.au
Geoffrey Graham 0412 725 470 Web site: https://www.bushfestival.com.au/
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