The Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival Committee wishes to thank all its Festival supporters for their assistance in creating a successful 10th Birthday Celebration despite the wind, rain and cold. We thank al our wonderful stallholders and volunteers and also all of the following.
Kilcoy Residents Special Events Assn, Kilcoy RSL, Kilcoy Lions Club, Kilcoy Toastmasters,
Kilcoy Classics On Wheels Crew, Mt Kilcoy Dance Group, Woodford Community Bus Committee, Toogoolawah SES, Somerset Singers, Pterdactyl Helicopters, Luke’s Supa IGA, Stanley Hotel, Complete Dentistry, Duffy’s Mitre 10, Robyn Gilbert, Macks Mowers and Motorcycles Woodford, Woolworths Woodford, Mike Street Jaycar Woodford,Gold Real Estate Woodford,Fascination,
Black Sheep Boutique, Woodford Hotel, JVA Technologies, Cr Adrian Raedel, Michael Wallis,
The Best Family, Desley Cobbin, Kylie Chambers & the Kilcoy Kindy team, Jamie Retschlag,
Bryce Tinney, Rodney Kunde, Peter & Chris Rice, Ellie-Rae Smith, Jayne Curtis & Wendy Smith, Jane Gilbert & The Fun Rovers, Lorna Sherwood, Pudding Lane, Coolana Olives, Ida Moffet & many other ticket sellers, Lyn Harmer, Michelle Ledwith, Marilyn Brackpool, Marilyn Cooper, Laine Kennedy, Regional Arts Development Fund, Queensland Govt Arts, Somerset Regional Council, Mayor Graeme Lehmann, Fiona Moorhouse, Richard & Jan White, Staple House B&B, Dallas Wallin, Amanda Close, Pauline Lawson, Fay & Tony Mollenhagen, Noela Lowien, Harold Alford, Sharon Walker, Phil & Gail Close, Snow & Susan Pratten, Ian & Lyn Badman, Michael Dunn, David Matthews, Ron & Margaret Duffy, Kilcoy Tyrepower, Kilcoy Auto Essentials, Hobart’s Garage, Somerset Regional Towing, The Kilcoy Sentinel & Community News,The Somerset Newspaper,
Valley FM 95.5 and 101.5FM Caboolture and everyone who did even the smallest task towards the success of the Festival. THANK YOU! Also Ken & Iris Kuhn, The Kilcoy Historical Society and Dan Sheehan of Jigsaw Concepts.
Multi Draw Raffle Results
Drawn Sunday 11th September 2011
1st Original Robyn Gilbert Painting donated by Robyn Gilbert valued at $1000
Winner V. Best
2nd Red Cedar Coffee Table donated by Desley Cobbin valued at $500
Winner A. Best
3rd JVA Electric Fence Kit donated by JVA Technologies valued at $400
Winner B. Smith
4th Brush Cutter donated by Mack’s Mowers Woodford valued at $400
Winner Heidi
5th Assorted vouchers, gift cards, shopping bag full of goodies valued at least at $200 donated by Luke’s Supa IGA Kilcoy, Woolworths Wordford, Staple House B&B and others TBA
Winner P. Kendall
6th Printer donated by Officeworks Morayfield and Cordless Tool Kit donated by Duffy’s Mitre 10 Kilcoy valued at least at $200
Winner F. Purcell
7th 10 Bags Searles Potting Mix donated by Michael Wallis
Winner Simone
8th Turned Wooden Bowl donated by Dennis Donnelly Wood Turner
Winner B. Watkins
THANK YOU to all our raffle sponsors, ticketsellers and ticket purchasers. Thank you for your support.
Funds from this raflle will be supporting the Woodford Community Bus, Kilcoy 50’s Plus Club, Hazeldean Rural Fire Brigade and others.
Raffle organised by Woodford Community Bus Management Committee
Fathers’ Day Raffle
1st Prize Helicopter Joy Flight x 1 person
(Saturday only) and
Double Weekend Pass to the
Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival
2nd Prize Dinner for two at Stanley Hotel,
Kilcoy
and Double Weekend Pass to the
Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival
3rd Prize Double Weekend Pass to the
Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival
Tickets $1 Tickets $1
Drawn Tuesday 30th August,
6pm at
Hall of History, Yowie Park,
Kilcoy
Thank you to our sponsors
Pterodactyl Helicopters &
The Stanley Hotel
Supporting local charities, clubs & groups
Fathers’ Day Raffle Results
Kilcoy WW&A Festival Drawn 30/8/11
1st Brooks
2nd J Gault
3rd V Mollenhagen
Thank you to our sponsors
Pterodactyl Helicopters
Stanley Hotel
Thank you for your support.
Multi-draw raffle still selling.
ph. Marg 5498 1285
Group 1 The Groups & Organisations that help us make it happen
Kilcoy Residents Special Events Assn (certif) ; Somerset Regional Council (Certif); Regional Arts Development Fund – S/set Region (certif)
Kilcoy RSL Sub-branch – gate share $1500 + certif; Woodford Scout Group – multi draw raffle share $770 = certif;
Noel Baker and his helpers for preparing & cooking the Campoven meals – certificates
Kilcoy Pallative Care Charity share of choc wheel $460 + certif; Kilcoy Toastmasters donation $100 + certif; Kilcoy Unplugged certif;
Lukes Supa IGA Kilcoy , for sponsorship of Colouring In Competition certif manager Sue Smith to accept;
Kay Walker of the Kilcoy Art Society who co-ordinated the Colouring Comp certif; Kilcoy Art Society certif for organising art display & art workshops;
Kilcoy Lions Club $100 + certif for cleaning of amenities on Saturday; SES Toogoolawah – shadecovers etc certif;
Group 2 Media & Advertising
Kilcoy Sentinel & Kilcoy Community News certif; Somerset Newspaper certif; Valley FM 95.9 Toogoolawah certif: Noosa 101.3 FM certif; Sunshine 104.9 FM certif
Group 3 Displays & Demos
Fire Brigades Kilcoy Auxiliaries certif plus donation of $100 to Stanley Rivers Group; Certifs to Mt Kilcoy RFB; Hazeldean RFB; Villeneuve RFB , members of each assisted with demos over the weekend. The WW&A committee also appreciates the continued presence of “Squirt’ at the Festival , so do the children.
“Just 4 Me ” Fashion Boutique & Narelle Poultons continued support of the Festival certif; Qld Art Gallery & curator Angela Goddard a certif for the Gallery’s second visit to the Festival with an enjoyable lecture; Sunshine MG Car Club certif; Kilcoy District Historical Society, donation of $50 + certif;
Group 4 Schools
Brydie Brookes School Chaplain, who co-ordinated the High Schools contribution to the Festival, art, woodwork, street performers , certif + $100 to assist the continued presence of chaplains in schools; Certifs to Kilcoy State High School; Kilcoy State school; Mt Kilcoy State School, certif also to the wonderful dancers from
Kilcoy State School Dance Troupe; Kilcoy Dance Academy; & the Mt Kilcoy Dance Club ; Jane Gilbert & The Fun Rovers a certif for taking control & organising the SEQ Wine Tossing & the SEQ Disc Bowls Competition.
Group 5 Special Individuals
Certifs to Jayne Curtis & Wendy Smith for organising the first Festival Fun Run; Peter Rice for the brilliant trophies; Amanda Close for assisting the co-ordiantor all weekend once more; Michael Dunn for keeping the camping grounds oin order; Glen Dwyer for once again loaning the Little Red Bus to save the co-ordinators legs;
Priscilla McMillan for the flag poles;
Group 6 Donations
Certifs for generous donations to the Lucky Gate Prizes to Kilcoy Retra Vision ; Kilcoy & District Cultural Village Committee; Nirvana Estate Winery; Springdell Fruit Wines; Oceanview Wines; Winya Wines; Woongooroo Estate Winery. Glyn Cocking .
Group 7 Donations to Raffles
Certifs to Pterodactyl Helicopters ;( $50 cheque to Kilcoy 50 Plus Club for ticket sales in the Father’s Day Raffle Ida Moffett to accept); Kilcoy Pastoral Co; Duffy’s Mitre 10;
Certifs to Stallholders Frank & Clare Mohr; Barbara Pritchard; Lyn Brand; Bevan Peters; Yowie Coffee; Fay Mollenhagen;
Certifs to Local Businesses Kilcoy Vet Practice; Searles; Kilcoy Newsagency;Kilcoy Bakery;Sharon’s Pot Shed; Kathy’s Craft Shop; Morgan’s Family Clothing, Exchange Hotel; Stanley Hotel; Kilcoy Hair & Beauty Salon; Kilcoy Pharmacy; Kilcoy Video & Ganes; Shapiro Hair Design; kilcoy Tobacco Station. Gone Bonkers.
Certifs to Businesses from surrounding areas LJ Hookeer Woodford; Streets Auto Parts; Officeworks M/field; Auswana Coffee; Fashionation; Northside cleaning & Packing Supplies; Tile Mobile; Rayview Produce.
What a wonderful weekend under blue skies. Kilcoy really turned it on. The town looked a picture and the showgrounds & camping area was a buzz with happy, friendly people. Wendy Wine-Taster, the Festival mascot, completed her Festival duties by welcoming patrons to the Festival & showing them the Festival Directory, which was needed with so much to see & do. After the early morning Fun Run , ably organised by Jayne Curtis & Wendy Smith, it was off to The Big Star Circus workshops. These were a hit, with the Bungee being a favourite. Thanks so much too the Regional Arts Development Fund for supporting these workshops (click to see outcome report) & also the Pastels Workshops with Tony Zammit for the Kilcoy Art Society.

The Morrow family of the Big Star Circus performed with professionalism and enthusiasm. As did Maurice Hardy country singer & song writer, who returned to entertain in the Big Marquee. The Kilcoy High School’s drama students brought their street theatre to the Festival & during Saturday dancers abounded, beginning with the Kilcoy Dance Academy & the Kilcoy State Primary School Dance Troupe giving talented & energetic performances out on the grassed area and drawing a appreciative crowd. The Mt Kilcoy Dance Group showed their style in the dining room, with visitors able to join in Old Time & New Vogue dances.


Mayor Graham Lehmann officially opened the Festival just after lunch, which was followed by the Just-4-Me Fashion Parade. The parade has become a Festival tradition and another tradition has developed where by models for the parade are gathered from among the campers. These ladies prove yearly that they are super duper models and have a lot of fun along with the local girls. This year a special parade of past Fantasy Fashions was also shown in support of the Kilcoy Hospital Auxillary. These recycled fashion awards will be back in 2011, so get your creative ideas together.

The SEQld Wine Tossing Championships & the SEQld Disc Bowls Competition, attracted many entrants, keen to win one of the beautiful trophies designed & lovingly made by local Peter Rice. The Kilcoy Residents Special Events Assn organised the all day BBQ once more & catered evening meals & breakfasts along with the Kilcoy Lions Club. A huge thank you to Noel Baker campoven cook extraordinaire & helpers, for his organisation & cooking of the campoven meals and feeding the hoards before the Campfire Concert on Saturday night. Kilcoy Unplugged launched their wonderful CD at the concert & gave great performances on a cold night.


Sunday started early with the Poets’ Breakfast in the Big Marquee providing early morning laughs. Two coachs arrived mid morning , one from the Gold Coast & the other from Brisbane to savour some country hospitality, along with the MG Car Club. Sixteen vehicles were given centre stage. The Qld Art Gallery made a return visit with curator of Modern Australian Art to 1975, Angela Goddard, presenting a talk on “Vida Lahey- Colour & Modernism”. An exhibition of Vida Lahey’s works will begin at the Gallery from the 16th October & is well worth seeing. A second cousin to Vida Lahey, Mrs Young from Burpengary travelled to Kilcoy especially to be at the talk. She commented that as a child she didn’t realise the significance of her cousin’s artwork, but could appreciate it now. The Woodford Scouts’ Monster Multi Draw Raffle provided 9 prizes for lucky winners & 2 Lucky Coupon draws saw 2 winners share over $900 worth of gift vouchers & prizes.

The Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival committee appreciates all the assistance, volunteer time, sponsorship & donations given to the Festival that helped it once more come to fruition, as always there are too many to thank in this small space. The Festival was a real WINNER. Thank you one & all. Next year the Festival will be celebrating 10 years since starting as a Wood Expo behind the Stanley Hotel, it’s come a long way and it will be time to really show-off. If you, your club, charity or business would like to be involved please contact Marg on 5498 1285 or Snow on 5497 1504. Thank you Kilcoy for your support.
- Free Pastel Workshops conducted by local artist – Tony Zammit & the Kilcoy Art Society Inc.
- 2 one day workshops – 9am to 3pm - Sat & Sun 11 & 12 Sept 2010.
- Material – supplied. (Pastels on a loan basis).
- Available to persons aged 16 and over.
- Limited spaces – bookings essential – phone 5497 1238.
- Funded by Arts Queensland and Somerset Regional Council.
- ” The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Somerset Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture”.


Run Away To The Circus
Or at least find out if you have the skills for the circus life. The Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festivalcommittee is pleased to announce that the BigStar Circus is coming to this year’s Festival. With funding made available by the Regional Arts Development Fund and the Somerset Regional Council free circus workshops will be available over the 2 days of the Festival on Sat 11th & Sun 12thof September. Learn how to juggle, use devil sticks, spin plates & twirl poi. Everything needed is supplied. The Come & Play workshops run for 30 minutes each with 4 workshops planned for Saturday morning & another 4 on Saturday afternoon. So plenty of opportunity to test your skills.
And for the really keen, learn how to make & decorate your own equipment in the Make & Learnworkshop. Take your new toys home to dazzle friends & family with your new found skills.
Now, for really brave, attend the Aerial Bungy Workshop. See the Aerial Show – Circus Spectacular first , just before lunch on Saturday and a little later on Sunday ,then see how’s its done. You then get to chance to learn such amazing tricks as Static Trapeze, Lyra(aerial ring), Tissu ( aerial silks) and Bungy. Great fun, amazing tricks, all learnt in complete safety. There is a 50kg to 90kg weight limit depending on the activity. The workshops are aimed mainly at the younger generation, but the young at heart are welcome also.
Bookings for all the workshops will be taken on the weekend at the Festival or just walk in if there is a vacancy. This is an exciting opportunity to find out if you should run away and join the circus. Come along & have lots of FUN. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Somerset Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.
Countdown To Wood Wine & Art
With less then eight weeks to the Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival preparations are well in hand. Members of the Kilcoy Art Society & the Festival committee got together at Winya Wines for a sign painting morning at the end of June. The signs will help point Festival-goers in the right direction to find the various stalls, displays, demos, entertainment & free workshops that will be available at this year’s Festival.
Lots of old favourites will be back. Jim Marshall the rocking horse man will be demostrating his craft;
Pudding Lane with their delicious Christmas, chocolate & various flavoured puddings; local Fay Mollenhagen with her beautiful folkart; singer/songwriter Maurice Hardy will entertain daily and the Hazeldean Rural Fire Brigade with ripe spring strawberries & cream, yum.
Among the new delights for this year are Seat-on-Fire chilli chocolate & other products made using organically grown chillis. A restored 1960’s Mr Whippy Van; award winning extra virgin olive oil from Rash Valley Olives; Malleea Cheeses with gluten & preservative free cheeses and the Dutch poffertjes van serving also Belgium waffles & Dutch donuts. Good coffee, wine & food tastings and lots more.
Kilcoy Unplugged will have their very popular Campfire Concert on Saturday night, along with the improved Campoven meals. Kilcoy Residents Special Events Assn will again handle the bulk of the catering on both nights and have their BBQ stoked up during the daytime.
Kilcoy Art Society is running free pastels workshops over the 2 days, with talented local artist Tony Zammit. These workshops are made possible by funding from the Regional Arts Development Fund. Please phone 5497 1238 for more info.
Captain Mike and the ground crew of Pterodactyl Helicopters will provide joyflights and currently there is a joyflight ticket plus 2 Festival weekend passes valued at $75 being raffled, watch out for ticketsellers. The Festival’s multidraw raffle will also be selling soon. Watch this space for more info as it comes to hand.
Wendy Farewells Nirvana
Wendy Wine-Taster, mascot for the Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival spent an enjoyable month at Nirvana Estate Winery at Sandy Creek. She did live up to her usual occupation of “scarecrow” by frightening Julie Doolan, until Julie was used to having Wendy around. They then enjoyed warming cups of coffee on cold mornings and taste-tested Nirvana’s enjoyable fortified wines, a good drop for winter evenings. After a farewell toast last Friday, Wendy accompanied Marg Cortis & Lyn Harmer to Woongooroo Estate at Mt Archer, on Doyles Road, were she will stay for a while.
Wendy was welcomed by the Close family and enjoyed pumpkin soup and damper in the restaurant. Wendy has booked in for the Christmas in July celebration at Woongooroo and looks forward to greeting visitors there anytime through July.
Wendy Attended Kilcoy Hospital Fete
Always one to support local events, Wendy Wine-Taster got along to the Kilcoy Hospital Fete on Saturday 29th May. It was a bleak morning in Kilcoy but all the preparations and setting up had been done and the Fete was ready to start with keen volunteers from the hospital & community ready to support the hospital in it’s fundraising quest.
Wendy found herself a cosy place on the verandah so she could watch the entertainment and meet and greet the locals and visitors in her capacity as mascot for this year’s Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival. Her message being “ A Date To Remember In September”. The date of course being the second weekend of September, Sat 11th & Sun 12th.
This year Pterodactyl Helicopters will be back and Captain Mike has kindly donated 2 joyflight tickets to be raffled. One ticket along with a weekend pass to the Festival will be raffled before the Festival, so look out for ticket sellers who will be out and about from the 24th June. The other ticket will be raffled on the weekend of the Festival. Proceeds from this raffle & other fundraising will be returned to the community via donations made by the WW&A committee after the Festival. As Wendy noticed at the hospital fete it takes people doing the hard work & making it fun to keep the local community alive & vibrant. If your club, charity or organisation is interested in receiving one of these donations please contact Marg on 5498 1285 or Snow 5497 1504 for details.
After bidding farewell to all the dedicated helpers, workers & volunteers at the hospital Wendy moved on to Nirvana Estate Winery on Sandy Creek Road to spend some time. Call out some time and say hello.
Wendy Enjoys Local Markets
Wendy Wine-Taster bid a fond farewell to the Higgins family at Hunting Lodge Estate, Mt Kilcoy, wishing them well on their future travels & many thanks for having her stay. As mascot for the Kilcoy Wood, Wine & Art Festival 2010, Wendy attended the Kilcoy Markets at Yowie Park on Sat 8th May. What a wonderful morning! Great autumn weather; a huge variety of stalls & lots of lovely people to pass the time of day with, visitors & locals alike.
Wendy had info on “A Date to Remember In September”. Mark it on your calendar & in your diary, Sat 11th & Sun 12th September 2010 for this year’s Festival. Several stalls & exhibits have already confirmed their attendance, including singer/songwriter Maurice Hardy & Captain Mike of Pterodactyl Helicopters. The Kilcoy Art Society will be back with their excellent display of artwork, plus art workshops with a well-known local artists. More details as they come to hand.
A reminder to local clubs & charities, participate in the Festival & take advantage of funds that must be distributed after the Festival. Local businesses are again invited to have a free display at the Festival. Contact Marg on 5498 1285 or Snow on 5497 1504 for details or attend a meeting held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 6pm at the Hall of History, Yowie Park. Check the website at www.woodwineart.com.au.
Wendy will spend some time at Winya Wines on Sandy Ck Rd, but plans to return to the Kilcoy Markets, she had such a great time. See you there.



