Devonport City News January 2012

Well here we are in a brand new year and it is already slipping away very quickly! We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and we look forward to working with you all to make 2012 bigger and better than ever. Hopefully a relaxing Australia Day was had by all. Keep a lookout next month for a wrap up of Council’s Australia Day celebrations.

Devonport ... Happy Australia Day!

Devonport Food and Wine FestivalWith a World Wide reputation as an expert on seafood, Chef Tetsuya Wakada is this year’s Ambassador for the Devonport Food and Wine Festival, March 2012.Chef Tetsuya was voted one of the world’s most influential Chefs by the International press at the 2011 Madridfusion summit and is a regular visitor to Tasmania. His culinary achievements and restaurants have seen him win numerous awards both in Australia and around the world. Full details of the month long event including those of Chef Tetsuya and guest Chef Dwayne Bourke of Pure South in Melbourne, will be released on February 1st on the Devonport Food and Wine Festival facebook page with tickets going on sale for all events the same day. You can also pre purchase your entry tickets for Taste The Harvest and all other events at the Devonport Visitor Centre on Formby Road.The official Devonport Food and Wine Festival booklet including the full program and calendar will be available from February 17th and distributed in The Advocate on February 24th.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1Grow Your Own Veggies Devonport Community House

Long Table Dinner The Eli

Cocktail Party Devonport Regional Gallery

2 Gourmet Woodfired Pizza Night Edgewater @ Roundhouse Park

BBQ & Esky Challenge Devonport Mall

3 Ghost Rock Vineyard Concert Featuring Daryl Braithwaite Official Opening with Tetsuya Wakuda

The Ambassador Dinner (DCCI) Featuring Tetsuya Wakuda Waterfront Function Centre

4 Clean up Australia Day BBQ Mersey Bluff Soundshell

Ambassador Cooking Demonstration Featuring Tetsuya Wakuda Mersey Yacht Club

Devonport Regatta

5 Vietnamese Street Food With Annie Jeffries Reece High School

6 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Cooking for Toddlers With Nigel Squibb The Zone

Heaven’s Kitchen Gateway Church

7 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Picnic at the Playhouse Devonport Playhouse

8 Diamonds of Devonport International Women’s Day The Eli

Irish Pie, Oyster & Guinness Night Molly Malones Irish Pub

9 Taste The Harvest Celebration Dinner Waterfront Function Centre

Devonport Triathlon

10 How to Drive your BBQ With Nigel Squibb Reece High School

High Tea @ Lime Tree Lime Tree Cafe

Devonport Triathlon / Steamfest

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Steamfest

12 Family Picnic @ The Bluff Devonport Rotary Club

Steamfest

13 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Cooking for Families on a Budget With Nigel Squibb The Zone

Heaven’s Kitchen Gateway Church

14 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Men in the Kitchen With Nigel Squibb Reece High School

15 School Cook Off Devonport Community Garden

16 Wine and Cheese Tranquilles Cafe

Cherry Tapas The Cherry Shed

Land and Sea Gourmet BBQ Woodrising Golf Club

17 Cherry Tapas at The Cherry ShedLearn to make Sushi at Zooshi SushiSt Patricks Day Molly Malones Irish PubThai Cooking Class Thai Imperial Courthouse

Forth Valley Blues Festival

18 Winery Tour & Tasting Ghost Rock Vineyard

Pardon My French High Tea Home Hill

Run Devonport

19 Taste of India Taj Mahal

20 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s AssociationCooking for Toddlers With Nigel Squibb East Devonport Child & Family CentreChocolate Masterclass AnversHeaven’s Kitchen Gateway Church

21 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s AssociationKids in the Kitchen With Nigel Squibb Reece High SchoolTheromix Cooking Wtih Deidre Triffitt Girl Guides Hall

22 100 Mile Dinner Drysdale Devonport

23 Sweet Treats from The Edgewater Roundhouse Park Wok Cooking Thai Imperial Courthouse

24 Hop Picking at Seven Sheds BreweryHow to Cater for a Dinner Party 5 courses with Ben Burgess Tranquilles CafeThai Imperial Courthouse Cooking Class Devonport Motor Show Dinner Waterfront Function Centre

25 A Taste of Spain Tapas Lounge Bar

Devonport Motor Show

26 Taste of India Taj Mahal

27 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Cooking for Families on a Budget With Nigel Squibb East Dev Child & Family Centre

Heaven’s Kitchen Gateway Church

28 Cooking with Primary Schools Country Women’s Association

Lunch from the Garden Devonport Community House

My favourite secrets revealed with Nigel Squibb Reece High School

29 Cocktails & Jazz @ Laneway Cafe

30 Thai Tasters (inc live music) Thai Imperial Courthouse

Tiara Country Music Festival Latrobe

31 Living Lightly Expo

For Your Pocket & the Planet

Community House & Garden

The Finale Dinner Waterfront Function Centre Tiara Country Music Festival Latrobe

Devonport Food & Wine Festival - March 2012

Devonport Food & Wine Festival March 2012

Tetsuya Wakuda Devonport Food & Wine Festival Ambassador

&

Dwayne Burke

Celebrity Chef

Colour KeyFree Event

Cooking Class

Existing Event

Food & WineFacebook Page

Tetsuya Wakada

Dates for Your DiaryJanuary21 - 4 Mar Owen Lade- Retrospective exhibition at Devonport Regional Gallery 26 Australia Day Holiday 26 Australia Day Fiesta at The Bluff

February 6 Devonport Corporate Challenge Starts11 Motor Millions Expo at East Devonport Recreation Centre12 Fibre Hair Great Teddy Bear Fly In and Kite Festival at Meercroft Park15 School term 1 begins19 Music Makers Among the Trees 11am - 4pm at Tasmanian Arboretum, EugenanaMarch 1-31 Devonport Food and Wine Festival 4 Devonport Apex Regatta4 Clean up Australia Day9-10 Devonport Triathlon9 Taste The Harvest Celebration Dinner11 Taste The Harvest12 Eight Hour Day Holiday18 Run Devonport27 Devonport Motor Show

What is the Devonport Corporate Challege all about?The Devonport Corporate Challege focuses on improving health and wellbeing by encouraging staff to decrease their overall Body Fat Percentage (%BF) as well as increase their physical activity level whilst competing against other local businesses.

To Register:Organise a team of 4 (each business can register more than one team)Call us for an entry formWendy Squibb 6424 0595wsquibb@devonport.tas.gov.au

The Challenge:Starts: Monday, 6 February 2012Cost: $200 per team

Are you ready

to step up to the

2012 Devonport

Corporate Challenge?

Devonport Corporate Challenge

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Visitor ’s Guide & Touring MapDevonport, Port Sorell, Latrobe, Railton, Sheffield, Wilmot, Cradle Valley, Ulverstone, Penguin & Gunns Plains

Do you have visitors coming into your business asking for information on the area?

Well pop down to the Visitor Centre and pick up some copies of the new Devonport & Cradle Country Visitors Guide & Touring Map!

It contains information on Attractions, Food & Wine, Beaches & Plagrounds, National Parks & Reserves, Golfing & Fishing, Events and Local Services as well as five self drive itineraries and a free touring map

On the move / Look At / Welcome to...

• The White House on Formby Road is a new accommodation property offering a 2 bedroom self contained apartment. The property will also allow pets.

• China Garden in King street is under new ownership. We wish former owner Peter and his staff well, and thank them for many years of service.

• Riverview Nurseries is under new ownership with Michele and Damien Reeves taking over in early January. Michele is a well known face in Devonport retail having worked at Stork Talk and more recently 4 Ways Butchery. Call in to meet the new owners and find what exciting things they have planned for 2012.

• Dr Geoff Young and his wife Sue have sold their dental surgery and moved to Bunbury in W.A. where Geoff is teaching at the University. The surgery is now named Shree Family Dental Care where you will find the same friendly staff Jan, Bec & Nicole. Welcome to the new dentist Dr Sanjay Mali. From Feb 1 new surgery hours will be 8.00am to 4.00pm Mon to Fri. Every second Saturday 9.00am to 1.00pm.

If you have a smart phone, download the application for scanning QR Codes/Tags, use your phone’s camera to capture the image

and it will direct you straight to the facebook page, website or other URL related to the

event or promotion.

QR TagsYou will begin to notice that our posters and promotional material will display this symbol:

Try scanning one of these

Devonport Events Facebook

Devonport City Council Facebook

Devonport Dollars to exchange? ..................... Call Wendy 6424 0595

Devonport City Council Events Officer- Wendy Squibb Ph: 6424 0511 E: wsquibb@devonport.tas.gov.au Marketing Officer - Tina Cocker Ph: 6424 0512 E: tcocker@devonport.tas.gov.au

Who to contact with questions..Tina Cocker - Tourism/Marketing

Ph: 6424 0512 on Tuesdays & Wednesdaysor Email tcocker@devonport.tas.gov.au

Contact Tina for:• Changes which need to be made to the

Tourism website www.devonporttasmania.travel• Items and feedback for this newsletter• Community events to be added to Councils

website

Wendy Squibb - Retail

Ph: 6424 0595 Monday - Thursdayor Email wsquibb@devonport.tas.gov.au

Contact Wendy for:• Exchanging Devonport Dollars• Retail Support/Promotions• Items and feedback for this newsletter

Find us on facebookDevonport Events

Of course Tracey Bruce is still available if we aren’t! 6424 0501 tbruce@devonport.tas.gov.au

Community Groups and Charites benefit from Eve in the City

The snowballing success of the Adam Brooks Group Eve in the City–Lantern Dreams Festival continues with around $7,000 raised from the gold coin entry and gold coin donations for the Dream Lanterns which will be distributed to community groups.

The Mersey Community Men’s Shed, the Lions Club of Mersey and the Penguin Surf Lifesaving Club will each receive a share of the takings while Adam Brooks’ charity of choice, the Make-a-Wish foundation will receive the remainder.

Plans are already well advanced for the 2012 event and businesses have already put their hands up to be involved.

Did you Know?

The Devonport Visitor Centre:• Is open from 7.30am - 5.00pm daily• Sells Tasmanian National Parks Passes

& Fishing Licenses• Has a great range of souvenirs and

provedore lines• Is an accredited Travel Agency• Can book accommodation, tours and

activities all around Tasmania• Make Spirit of Tasmania bookings• Provide extensive local & statewide

touring information