QUEENSLAND
Grazing at the Watering Hole, Mar 11 For an authentic taste of life in outback Queensland, don’t miss Grazing at the Watering Hole, held in Thallon, six hours’ drive west of Brisbane. The Thallon Recreation Grounds will host a feast for 200 guests set in the foreground of illuminated silos, with flowers by Dunkerry Flora adorning the tables, along with Riversands Wines. The catering, by Donna Haslem from The Farmhouse St George, celebrates local produce and includes charcuterie grazing boards, slow-smoked beef brisket and chicken, balsamic baked potatoes, and roasted pumpkin salad. For dessert, indulge in chocolate cherry mud cake, and cheesecake with preserved finger limes. With music by jazz group When Sonny Getz Blue and a dazzling fireworks display, it’s a spectacular night out beneath the stars. Book online.
VICTORIA
Ballarat Begonia Festival, Mar 11-13
View rare begonias at Ballarat Botanical Gardens this Labour Day long weekend. A popular outing on the Ballarat calendar since 1953, this garden-based festival presents unique collections of begonias that are nurtured for 10 months of the year by the City of Ballarat’s
