Program

Program of Events 2026

subject to minor changes

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Saturday

All Day Features

· Kim Syrus  Festival Host (assisted by Jordan McKenna)

· Gourmet Food Stalls and Local Businesses serving delicious food

· Market Stalls celebrating the unique flavours and uses of the Quandong

· Town Square: Lost Trades- Entertainment & Children's Activities

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Morning Sessions

9:00 am-Glen Hughes: Bush Poetry

9:30 am-Alby Trotta: The Botanical and relevance to commercialization of Quandongs

10:00 am-Billie Cornthwaite: How to forage safely and how to grow native food

10:30 am-Neville Bonney: Andrew Fielke: Botanical  & Ingredients two Experts,

one Conversation                              

11:00 am-Kim Syrus: Easy plant growing-Organic sprays-roses in the desert

Lunchtime Session

12:00-1:30 am-Live Music:  with the Talent Quest Participants (2 songs each emerging artist))

Afternoon Sessions

1:30 pm-Ken Wrght: Blade Shearing

2:00 pm-Mathew Koop: Growing Bush Foods in low rainfall area

2:30 pm-Sarah Kemp "From Here" Kangaroo Island ground roasted wattle seed 

3:00 pm-Sue Tulloch: A chat with Sue about Quorn's history with Quandong's

3:30 pm-Sharon Taylor: Biochar           

4:00 pm-Competition winners announced

4:30 pm- Marika Davies: Proud Wangkangurru woman of the Simpson desert            

5:00 pm—Explore Quorn's Bush Tucker & Powell Gardens           

7:00 pm--Dinner: Andrew Fielke -  Quandong Dinner (Ticketed event)

                    Location The Emporium Great Northern Lodge

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Sunday

Lost Trade & Local Entertainment

​All Day Features 

• Kim Syrus: Festival Host(assisted by Jordan McKenna)

• Gourmet Food Stalls and Local Businesses serving delicious food

• Local Markets Town Hall

• Market Stalls celebrating the unique flavors and use of the Quandong ​

​Morning Sessions

8:30-10:30 am- Quorn Cars & Coffee an informal gathering of vehicles from around the district

​9:00 am-Glen Hughes: Bush Poetry             

9:30 am-Ken Wright: Blade Shearing

10:00 am- Billie Cornthwaite: Quandong & Native Food Cooking Demonstration

10:30 am-Andrew Fielke: Quandong & Native Food Cooking Demonstration        

11:00 am- Botanicals and Ingredients three experts one conversation

                   with Andrew Fielke-Neville Bonney-Kim Syrus

11:30 am-Sue Tulloch: The history of Quandongs crafted into pies and jams

Lunch Time Session

1:00 Live Music: Talent Quest:  Peoples choice final Judging

1:30 pm- Winners Announced guess the Quandong Seeds

2:00 pm-Marika Davies: Weaving Workshop

3:30 pm Wind down, last minute shopping, socializing and goodbyes

  

     

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