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| Friday 30 October 2009
The Manning Valley was well represented together with the rest of the Mid North Coast at the recent Food and Wine Showcase at State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney. The event was held on Monday 19 October and was a huge success, with many regular attendees announcing it was the best of the regional showcases to date.
Food and wine broadcaster, cook book author and compere for the evening, Ms Lyndey Milan, with other leading Sydney media and food industry executives said the Mid North Coast was a suprisingingly diverse food bowl presenting a colourful, creative and quality selection of fresh, locally made produce and product.
Displaying their best on behalf of the Manning Valley were:
• Bent on Food from Wingham
• Rainbow Mushrooms from Rainbow Flat
• Manning Valley Free Range Eggs from Skillon Flat
• Marook Farm (cheeses and yoghurts) from Elands
Other food and wine businesses from the Mid North Coast were:
• Baba Lila Handmade Chocolates from Comboyne in the Greater Port Macquarie/ManningValley
• Comboyne Culture cheese makers from Comboyne in the Greater Port Macquarie/Manning Valley
• Barbushco Bush Foods from Lorne in the Greater Port Macquarie region
• Blue Berrylicious from Sandy Beach, Coffs Coast
• Blueberry Greens, South West Rocks in the Macleay Valley Coast
• Capparis Goat Cheese, Gloucester in the The Great Lakes
• Chai Tea from Repton in the Coffs Coast
• Gloryridge Banana Plantation from Bowraville in the Nambucca Valley
• Hastings Valley Olives and Yarras Olive Products from Birdwood in the Greater Port Macquarie region
• Health in a Bag from Laurieton in the Greater Port Macquarie Region
• Klips Dips from Raleigh in the Coffs Coast
• Macleay Valley Rabbits from the Macleay Valley Coast
• Nambucca Macnuts from Macksville in the Nambucca Valley
• Near River Produce from Hillsdale in the Greater Port Macquarie region
• Peak Coffee from Greater Port Macquarie
• Quigley's Smokehouse from Barraganyatti in the Macleay Valley Coast
• The Company Farm, Gannon's Creek, Greater Port Macquarie
• The Little Brewing Company, Greater Port Macquarie
• The Other Chef Fine Foods, Greater Port Macquarie
• World Par Tea, Greater Port Macquarie
• Cassegrain Wines, Greater Port Macquarie
• Raging River Wagyu Beef, Hollisdale, Greater Port Macquarie
For further information contact:
Kim MacDonald
Tourism Coordinator
Manning Valley Tourism
Phone: 6592 5400 (office) 6550 5136 (after hours)
0427 778 044 (mobile) OR
Belinda Novicky, Executive Officer, Mid North Coast Regional Tourism
Phone: (02) 6569 4058 or 0400033663
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