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27/10/2011
Entries in the National Trust's Harper's Mansion Art Prize will go on exhibition at Harper's Mansion in Berrima on Sat 5 Nov..
STILL LIFE ART PRIZE EXHIBITION - HARPER'S MANSION 5-20 NOVEMBER 2011
17/10/2011
The Southern Highlands Tourism industry came together on Thursday evening for the monthly Tourism Southern Highlands, Tourism After Hours event, which was hosted this month by one of Bowral's oldest "establishments", Peppers Craigieburn.
PEPPERS CRAIGIEBURN SHOWCASED FOR LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRY
17/10/2011
The NSW Nationals will hold their 2012 State Conference in the Southern Highlands region in 2012. The Southern Highlands has emerged as the favourite amongst four contenders including Queanbeyan, Bathurst and Cessnock.
NSW NATIONALS HEAD TO SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS FOR 2012 STATE CONFERENCE
06/10/2011
The 15th Bundanoon Garden Ramble will be held in Bundanoon on 22 & 23 October. Nine private gardens will be opened exclusively for this weekend event.
TRUNGLEY FEATURES ANTIQUE EGYPTIAN CARRIAGE IN THE 2011 BUNDANOON GARDEN RAMBLE
30/09/2011
Tourism Southern Highlands recently welcomed its latest group of overseas university students to the Highlands as part of its Farmstay Program.
30/09/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the 'green' (instead of the red) carpet this month and discover the world of cricket on Wednesday 5 October at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong from 10am until 2pm.
29/09/2011
You may not be lucky enough to back a winning horse at this year's Melbourne Cup but you can be a winner regardless if you race to Gibraltar Hotel to enjoy their inaugural Melbourne Cup celebrations..
A DAY AT THE RACES - MELBOURNE CUP @GIBRALTAR HOTEL BOWRAL
22/09/2011
For the 15th year you are invited to ramble around beautiful private gardens in Bundanoon on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 2011.
2011 BUNDANOON VILLAGE GARDEN RAMBLE
22/09/2011
Two new products from Alpine Berry Farm in the Southern Highlands were awarded medals at the Spring 2011 Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards announced 13 September 2011.
20/09/2011
The Southern Highlands has transformed into a sea of colour with the start of this year's 51st Tulip Time Festival located throughout its picturesque towns & villages. The 14 day long festival from Tuesday 20 September until Monday 3 October is the Southern Highlands flagship event attracting approximately 65,000 visitors.
08/09/2011
Gibraltar Hotel Bowral was among one of ten finalists for HM's Best New Regional Hotel Award announced last Friday at the 2011 HM Gala Dinner & Awards night held in Sydney's Town Hall.
GIBRALTAR HOTEL BOWRAL CONSIDERED ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST NEW REGIONAL HOTELS
05/09/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the Red Carpet and discover a world of 'gardens' on Wednesday 7 September at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre from 10.00am to 2.00pm.
01/09/2011
Gibraltar Hotel Bowral has been nominated for the Best New Regional Hotel Award at the 2011 HM (Hotel Management) Magazine Awards.
GIBRALTAR HOTEL RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS HM AWARD NOMINATION
26/08/2011
A pair of socks? A hardware store gift voucher? Or a tie destined for the back of the wardrobe? It's an annual dilemma most of us face: what to buy Dad for Father's Day? But don't despair if you haven't made any decisions yet as Gibraltar Hotel has the all-in-one solution for Fathers Day: lunch, a gift and entertainment.
08/08/2011
The charming Peppers Retreat in the picturesque Southern Highlands is the ideal location to host such a sophisticated evening, promising a soiree-style concert of classical music accompanied with champagne and sweet canapes, followed by a sensational three-course dining experience on 13 August.
INDULGE IN A PEPPERS TRIPLE TREAT - CHAMPAGE, CANAPES & THE CLASSICS
04/08/2011
Last month guest at Geoff Harvey's inaugural Sunday Roasting were so delighted with the lunchtime performance they vowed to return.
LITTLE PATTIE TO JOIN GEOFF HARVEY FOR SUNDAY ROASTING @ GIBRALTAR HOTEL
02/08/2011
The Burradoo Polocrosse Club, the oldest playing Polocrosse Club in the world, together with the NSW Polocrosse Association will host the NSW Zone Championships at Bong Bong Racecourse, Bowral, home to the club on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August, 2011.
BURRADOO POLOCROSSE CLUB TO HOST NSW ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
01/08/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the Red Carpet and find a 'treasure' on Wednesday 3 August at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong.
21/07/2011
If you have visited Bluemetal Vineyard or stayed at the luxurious Vineyard Cottage in Berrima in the Southern Highlands of NSW, you'll know how stunning and stylish the furnishing and fittings are.
21/07/2011
If you have ever wondered about the famous Li-Sun Mushroom Tunnel near Mittagong, then wonder no more. The eagerly awaited Mushroom Tunnel Tours visiting Li-Sun Mushrooms, located in a disused Mittagong railway tunnel, will now be conducted three times a year.
EXCLUSIVE - MUSHROOM TUNNEL TOURS - BOOK NOW - LIMITED SEATS
15/07/2011
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor, Clr Ken Halstead today launched the regions new 2011-12 Southern Highlands Holiday Planner & Map at the monthly tourism networking Tourism After Hours Event, held at Feast @McVitty just outside Mittagong.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS LAUNCHES VALUABLE TOURISM MARKETING TOOL28/07/2011
Just six months ago the Highlands welcomed the opening of the new luxurious Gibraltar Hotel. This month the critically acclaimed Gibraltar Hotel begins a new chapter in its history as it unveils the sophisticated Bowral Day Spa, created to elevate the art of luxury and indulgence for which the Hotel is already renowned.
BRING YOUR LIFE BACK INTO BALANCE @ BOWRAL DAY SPA GIBRALTAR HOTEL BOWRAL
23/06/2011
Selby & Friends presents Australia's acclaimed piano trio, TIOZ, in an engaging and variety filled program entitled 'Urban Myth'..
URBAN MYTH - ICONIC TRIO MASTERWORKS
23/06/2011
Beverly Allen & Elaine Musgrave are two of Australia's most prominent botanical artists and have come together to present an exhibition of fine botanical paintings at the Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral from 9-27 July.
'A NATURAL FOCUS' FINE CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL PAINTINGS
23/06/2011
35 printmakers from the Warringah Printmakers Studio are currently exhibiting their works at the Milk Factory Gallery in Bowral until 4 July.
EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY THE WARRINGAH PRINTMAKERS STUDIO
14/06/2011
The COUNTDOWN is on to this year's 51st Tulip Time Festival when in only 100 days the Southern Highlands will burst into a blanket of colour and activities.
COUNTDOWN TO TULIP TIME - 100 DAYS TO GO!
09/06/2011
A new winter escape package to the Southern Highlands, offering dinner, bed & breakfast for just $280 per couple is the latest promotion from Vin Santo's Ristorante & Best Western Grand Country Lodge in Mittagong.
FEAST ON HEARTY FARE IN A WINTER HIGHLANDS ESCAPE PACKAGE
09/06/2011
One of the Southern Highlands' culinary institutions, Vin Santo's Ristorante, is celebrating the launch of its new website - www.vinsantos.com.au by offering all guests who book online a free bottle of wine.
FREE PREMIUM WINE FOR ALL ONLINE BOOKINGS AS VIN SANTO'S CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE
02/06/2011
Boasting more than 10,000 entries, the International Wine Challenge has cemented its place as the best and most influential blind tasting in the world. Local winery Southern Highland Wines submitted 7 wines and were awarded 6 medals.
SOUTHERN HIGHLAND WINES WINES DAVID & GOLIATH BATTLE AT THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
31/05/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the Red Carpet on Wednesday 1 June 2011 at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VIC ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET IN JUNE
09/05/2011
Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of NSW can now lay claim to be the rightful home of Mary Poppins. In one of the most magical days anyone is likely to experience, 2115 umbrellas were raised for 10 minutes under beautiful blue skies to form the biggest ever umbrella mosaic in history, smashing the existing record of 1026 set in Subotica, Serbia in 2009. This was followed by a 5 minute dance (the Hokey Pokey) in an attempt on the Largest Umbrella Dance record.
BOWRAL SETS WORLD RECORD FOR 'OUR' MARY POPPINS image, courtesy of Clint Crawley
05/05/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the red carpet on Wednesday 11 May at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong from 9.30am until 4pm. Tourism Southern Highlands has initiated a monthly VIP Day at the Visitor Centre to showcase the tourism services and products that are available in the region and to reward locals for becoming Ambassadors for the region. These unique days are held each month to promote the local ‘My Southern Highlands’ Ambassador Rewards Program. The May Red Carpet Day will have a NATURE theme, where there will be lots of giveaways and discounts and a National Parks expert on hand to answer all your questions.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR LOCALS IN MAY
05/05/2011
On Sunday 15 May the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre (VIC) at Mittagong will once again play host to some very special visitors. Alpacas from three local farms, along with their owners, will be taking up residence in the Information Centre’s gardens from 10.00am until 3.00pm as a part of the Australian Alpaca Association’s National Alpaca Week
28/04/2011
The Southern Highlands will welcome 70's pop entertainer Marty Rhone who will roll up his sleeves for the first planting of bulbs for the 2011 Tulip Time Festival to be held throughout the Southern Highlands from 20 September until 3 October.
TULIP BULBS TO BE PLANTED FOR HOPE & STRENGTH
21/04/2011
Dazzle - A Photographic Exhibition will be held at the Milk Factory Gallery, 33 Station Street, Bowral from 7-13 May 2011. The exhibition will be opened by Richard Morecroft.
DAZZLE - A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
21/04/2011
On Saturday 30 April 2011 at 10.30am, the Hon. Pru Goward MP, will be in conversation with Holly Kerr Forsyth doyenne of garden writing, who will be signing copies of her latest book titled Seasons In My House & Garden at Lizzie Yuill & Co. The Milk Factory 33a Station Street, Bowral.
SEASONS IN MY HOUSE & GARDEN AT LIZZIE YUILL & CO
19/04/2011
Last weekend saw the Friends of the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens co-ordinate the opening of six local gardens from Burradoo to Burrawang which brought almost 1500 people into the district from far afield following extensive publicity in metropolitan and regional areas including Canberra, Sydney and the South Coast.
TOWN & COUNTRY OPEN GARDENS SUCCESS
07/04/2011
The Southern Highlands is well known for its rich heritage but this week the region has come to life with the staging of the National Veteran Car Rally. A swarm of pre 1918 vehicles have taken over the quite tourist roads and drives of the Southern Highlands and surrounds with approximately 100 vintage cars taking place in a week long rally. The beautifully restored vehicles of yesteryear have travelled from all corners of Australia to the scenic Southern Highlands where their proud owners have gathered to network and show off their ‘pride & joys’ whilst giving the public an opportunity to get up close with these vehicles that graced the streets of Australia in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
07/04/2011
Residents of the Southern Highlands are being invited to walk the red carpet on Wednesday 13 April at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong from 9.30am until 4pm. Tourism Southern Highlands has initiated a monthly VIP Day at the Visitor Centre to showcase the tourism services and products that are available in the region and to reward locals for becoming Ambassadors for the region. These unique days are held each month to promote the local ‘My Southern Highlands’ Ambassador Rewards Program. The April Red Carpet Day will have a Heritage theme, where there will be lots of giveaways and discounts, a free heritage walk of Mittagong and the opportunity to find out just how to research your family history.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VIC ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR LOCALS IN APRIL
07/04/2011
“Selby & Friends… beguiled an enraptured audience… a fine world class performance.” Canberra City News February, 2011. For the upcoming May tour, Selby & Friends presents Emerald Crossing, a program of sublime piano quartet masterworks visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Turramurra and the Southern Highlands. This Saturday 14 May - 5pm Twilight Series at Chevalier College, Bowral.
SELBY & FRIENDS PRESENT 'EMERALD CROSSING' - BRILLIANT CHAMBER MUSIC MASTERWORKS.
07/04/2011
Come along this Sunday 10 April from 10am to 3pm and enjoy a fun day with the family at the Collector’s Fair in the Garden at Harper’s Mansion. Free entry to the Fair and Garden, Maze $2. Collectables on display include: Model trains, Antique chairs & furniture, Early 19th century bottles, English porcelain, Medical instruments, Antique silver jewellery, Rare breeds of chickens, geese, ducks, Antique cameras, Motorbikes from the 1950s to today, Rare postage stamps, Brass antique kettles etc., Teddy bears, Matchbox cars, Embroidery, Model houses from the 19th and 20th centuries......and much more! Some items will be for sale!
THE BERRIMA VILLAGE FAIR 2011 - FEATURING 'A COLLECTABLES & MEMORABILIA EXHIBITION'
17/03/2011
The Gibraltar Country club has just announced a March Madness Membership deal! For the month of March only, the Club is offering memberships at all levels on a two for one basis. As the saying goes, Membership has its privileges and at the Gibraltar Country Club the membership benefits include great discounts on food and beverages at Harvey’s Bar, special accommodation rates at the Gibraltar Hotel, full use of the Lifestyle Centre including gym classes plus unlimited golfing rights, weekly club competitions, discounts on Golf Shop purchases and golf cart hire.
GIBRALTAR COUNTRY CLUB MARCH MADNESS MEMBERSHIP DEAL
17/03/2011
Once again visitors to Brigadoon will have access to travel to Bundanoon and experience the age of the Steam Engine. Travel to the Bundanoon Highland Gathering in nostalgic style aboard the ‘Southern Highlander’ steam train, operated by Heritage Express.
GET THERE BY STEAM TRAIN - BRIGADOON - SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2011
10/03/2011
Wednesday 9 March saw the first of the 2011 monthly RED CARPET DAYS being held at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong. And what a day it was, with visitors and locals alike enjoying and experiencing local produce, local wines and for a lucky few, even visiting the famous Li-Sun Mushroom Tunnel, near Mittagong. These unique days are held to promote the local ‘My Southern Highlands’ Ambassador Rewards Program, with the March Day having a Food & Wine theme.
VIP DAY & MUSHROOM TUNNEL TOUR
10/03/2011
One of the biggest events in the Southern Highlands has teamed up with the region’s largest tourist attraction in a deal that will keep visitors in the region for longer, and bring benefits to the local community.
BRIGADOON & THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET HALL OF FAME JOIN FORCES
10/03/2011
The Bundanoon Highland Gathering is extremely pleased to welcome to Brigadoon this outstanding group of performers. We know that they will delight the visitors to Brigadoon giving them yet again another ‘new’ aspect of musical entertainment.
THE WOLLONGONG CONSERVATORIUM FLUTE ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM AT 2011 BRIGADOON - SATURDAY 2 APRIL.
07/03/2011
Mary Poppins – the world’s most famous nanny and one of fiction’s most loved characters – will be welcomed home by the Southern Highlands to her Bowral birthplace in world record breaking style in May 2011. In an event attempt already registered with Guinness World Records, more than 1000 people holding up umbrellas will form a gigantic image of the character that organisers will use as the focus of a local and worldwide fundraising campaign to build a life-size bronze statue of Mary Poppins.
MARY POPPINS TO BE GIVEN A WORLD RECORD BREAKING WELCOME HOME03/03/2011
Wednesday 9 March will see the first of the monthly RED CARPET DAYS to be held at the Southern Highlands Visitor Information Centre in Mittagong from 9.30am until 4pm. These unique days are held to promote the local ‘My Southern Highlands’ Ambassador Rewards Program, with the March Day having a Food & Wine theme, with lots of giveaways, tastings and even tours.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VIC ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR LOCALS
24/02/2011
Australia’s premier Scottish Gathering – Brigadoon – will again weave its magic, at Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Be prepared to have your blood stirred and spine tingled as the mist rolls back to the skirl of bagpipes and the village becomes Brigadoon for the day.
21/02/2011
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor, Clr. Ken Halstead, today announced that Parkinson’s NSW, is the charity partner for the Southern Highlands 2011 Tulip Time Festival, which this year will celebrate its 51st Anniversary as one of Australia’s leading flora events, and one of the only remaining Charity Based flora festivals in NSW.
2011 TULIP TIME TO SUPPORT PARKINSONS
10/02/2011
Think of book binding and bookbinders as musty and antiquated as the last century think again. Hugo van Willigen is to be found at The Art of Bookbinding in historic Berrima. In this studio not only is the centuries old craft of bookbinding practiced a new age passion has emerged and has been translated to the modern era. This is where a commitment to excellence is practiced on a daily basis and has given birth to an idea to house the Apple iPad and Kindle. Hugo loved them from the moment he first saw them and vowed to make the most beautiful cover in the world, and it was in this spirit that the iQ-case was conceived. Meticulously crafted in the spirit of the centuries old art of bookbinding, the iQ-case offers more than practical protection for your iPad, with the look and feel of a hand made book to cocoon the latest in technology, the iQ-case brings the ultimate in hand crafted book covers for your iPad. A product you will be proud to own.
10/02/2011
Fundraising Event For Children’s Cancer Institute Australia. Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 March 2011. Southern Highland Wines (SHW) will celebrate the Italian heritage of the SHW team, by showcasing all things Italian. Visit SHW for a weekend of Italian food, wine, cultural displays, cars and motorbikes and of course live entertainment.
ITALY COMES TO SUTTON FOREST AT SOUTHERN HIGHLAND WINES
10/02/2011
The Bundanoon Highland Gathering is delighted to welcome back to their gathering this latest re-enactment group the 92nd Gordon Highlanders (1815) Australia. They will be escorting the Clan Gordon in the street parade; this will make a memorable day out for all the Clan Gordon and a spectacular addition to our street parade.
92nd GORDON HIGHLANDERS TO PERFORM AT BRIGADOON 2011
10/02/2011
Nerida Gwynne Barnsley OAM grew up in the Southern Highlands of NSW in what she considers to be privileged times and circumstances. One of seven children, her parents were both respected schoolteachers. Jack and Heather Taylor (nee McDonald) both cherished their Scottish ancestry. Despite the hardships of Australian farmland droughts, the Great Depression and war service, their émigré forebears nurtured the Scottish tradition of advancement through education. It was natural for them to structure the lives of their children around a thirst for knowledge, both general and practical, and instill in them the morals and traditions of a Scottish Presbyterian background. They wanted them to live useful and fulfilling lives.
BUNDANOON HIGHLAND GATHERING 2011 ANNOUNCE CHIEFTAIN OF THE DAY
10/02/2011
New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today show that 2010 was a good year for Australia's international tourism industry with arrivals growing by 5.4% on the previous year to a total of 5.9 million in 2010. This positive full year result was assisted by strong growth in arrivals in December 2010, up 4.4% on the same period in 2009.
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR ARRIVALS GROWING
31/01/2011
First fruits of local food initiative in the Southern Highlands - The Southern Highlands Harvest team has been busy mapping the outlets of produce from our local growers (large and small), vignerons and providores - whether at farmgate, local markets or retail stores. At farmers markets or farmgate sales, local people and visitors alike have the opportunity to learn more about how their food is produced, and build relationships with those who grow that food.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS HARVEST LAUNCH
18/01/2011
Mittagong RSL's Monster Garage Sale - Saturday 22 January, 9am – 1pm in the Club Garden area adjacent to the Old Hume Highway. Just look for the TSH Marquee. There will be hundreds of items that will be of interest to all hospitality operators, as well as domestic goods and appliances. Some of the items are listed below:
MITTAGONG RSL'S MONSTER GARAGE SALE
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