don'tmiss 03
04 10
17 24
31
DEC 2 & 16 Community Wood Fired Oven Every second Sunday the Community Wood Fired Oven in Hovell Tree Park, Albury, is fired up for free community use under the guidance of an expert oven coordinator. As a picnic option you can't beat DIY bread, pizzas, pies, quiches, roast dinners, cakes and biscuits. www. al
11
18 25
05
DEC 8 Wagga Wagga Farmers Market Get the family up early for the farmers market held on the second Saturday of every month at picturesque Wollundry Lagoon, where about 30 stallholders sell quality gourmet and organic products. www.
wagga.nsw.gov.au
DEC 15 Pinnacles Gallery Artist Markets Hosted by Riverway Arts Centre in Townsville, these markets are where local artists and craftspeople sell all manner of creations, from glass art and metalwork to clothing and jewellery. Entertainment includes folk music, circus demonstrations and workshops. www.
12 19 26
20 27
townsville.qld.gov.au
01
NOV 24 – APR 28 Alexander The Great: 2,000 Years of Treasures Discover what made Alexander 'great' at the Australian Museum in Sydney. This exhibition of 400 treasures from classical antiquity to the modern age – up to 2,500 years old – comprises the largest collection transported from Russia's State Hermitage to Australia. www.alexandersydney.com.au
06 13
14 07
21 28
08 09
15 22
29
NOV 30 – JAN 27 Summer Vibes This nine-week festival held at Patton Village, Broken Hill, features weekly outdoor film screenings, twilight arts and crafts markets, live music, children's activities, art exhibitions and the Xmas Street Party and Big Aussie BBQ. www.summervi
bes.org.au
16 23
DEC 26 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Attracting public interest on a par with the Melbourne Cup horse race, the country's most anticipated annual yacht race – 628 nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to Hobart, Tasmania – starts for the 68th uninterrupted year this Boxing Day. www.rolexsydneyhobart.com
30
02
burycity.nsw.gov.au
XVI
DECEMBER 2012
