media releases
Josh Lopez signs on as Eat Local Week ambassador
Acclaimed Executive Chef, Josh Lopez, has signed on as the ambassador for this year’s Scenic Rim Eat Local Week, as part of a partnership between the Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). QAGOMA Executive Chef,...
Scenic Rim 4Real Milk on Landline
The Dennis family of Tamrookum told the story of their Scenic Rim 4Real Milk and their robotic milking machines on Landline recently. Greg Dennis is the newly-crowned Australian Dairy Farmer of the Year. The dairy farm, near Beaudesert, is a popular inclusion in Eat...
Landline features Eat Local Week
ABC Landline recently featured Scenic Rim Eat Local Week and the Kalfresh Carrot Field Day, held as part of the week-long celebration of food and farming. Watch the Landline Story.
Fantastic support from media
Scenic Rim Eat Local Week and the Winter Harvest Festival received some fabulous support from the media, blogging and digital publishing communities. Food writer and blogger, Kerry Heaney, ran a great spread of photographs and information on her Eat, Drink + beKerry...
Kate’s lemon myrtle chicken
Scenic Rim caterer and cooking school teacher, Kate Raymont, shared her recipe for Lemon Myrtle Chicken with ABC Radio Brisbane's Terri Begley. The dish proved very popular at the Winter Harvest Festival. Find the recipe here.
Record crowd for Winter Harvest Festival
Record crowds were reported throughout Scenic Rim Eat Local Week, with the signature event The Winter Harvest Festival, attracting well over 3000 people to Aratula on Saturday July 5. The eight-day celebration of Scenic Rim food and farming attracted thousands of...
Harvest Festival boasts bumper schedule
Bite into the Scenic Rim on Saturday at the Winter Harvest Festival, Eat Local Week’s signature event. The authentic festival of food and farming is on this Saturday, July 5 at the Aratula Community Sports Complex, and features food stalls, live music, children’s...
Local milk for local cheese
Lyn Sharp of Witches Chase Cheese Company tells ABC Gold Coast presenter Scott Lamond why they use local Scenic Rim 4Real Milk in their cheeses and why fresh, local ingredients make all the difference. Listen to the interview
Mayor John Brent talks Eat Local
Scenic Rim Mayor John Brent spoke to ABC radio Gold Coast presenter, Scott Lamond, this week about all that Eat Local Week has to offer. He talked about the 80-plus events on offer during Eat Local Week, including the Winter Harvest Festival at Aratula on Saturday...