Winterfest
Bundanoon
About Winterfest
Bundanoon Winterfest has been running for over 12 years bringing together the community in the middle of winter - July in the Highlands is dark and cold. Bundanoon Winterfest brings light and a sense of community to that midwinter darkness. It has become an enormously popular mid-winter celebration, with a program of events designed to appeal to all.
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This year's theme is Frost and Bloom, reflecting on the beauty of our wonderful plants such as Croweas, Correas, Grevilliea and Camellias that bloom amidst the frosts of a Bundanoon winter.
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Some people to thank:
Art Competition
Josephine and David le
Cheminant for management;
Meagan Monte from Nunugugulla Gallery, Christine Jannsen from the Bundanoon Community Association for Judging along with our sponsor - Megan Williams from Jordan's Cross Real Estate.
Christmas in July
Thank you to Janelle Potts and the team from the Bundanoon Hotel for creating a magical evening, providing an amazing Christmas Dinner and superb entertainment.
Street Party
Thank you to the Bundanoon Winterfest Committee for all their hard work. Special thanks to Lyndel Giuliano for her amazing planning and bumping in skills.
Thank you to all of our stall and site holders.
Rides & Games
Big thanks to Belinda and Dan at Planet Entertainment for accommodating our last minute changes (again).
Children's Concert
Thank you to organiser Susan Grey, Stage Manager Kate Hints, and to all of the performers especially Alesha Elbourne as Compare.
"Grease" Sing-along
A huge thanks to Ted Ayres - Convenor of Melting Pot Theatre - Tina Pollard, Cat Ayres and the entire cast and crew of "Grease" Sing-along. An amazing event in it's own right.
Thank you to our entertainment....
Christmas in July
Ella's Holiday
Gavin Toy - Bundanoon Hotel
Peter McDonald - Sound / Lighting
Flash Mob
Tina Pollard - Choreographer
Members of the Bundanoon Flash Mob
Douglas Melrose-Rae - Music
Potters Pantry - Music
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Children's Concert
Alesha Elbourne
David Le Cheminant - Town Crier
Bronwyn Richards - Mrs Cranky
Imagina Art Puppet Centre Australia
Funky Zoo
Empress Stah - Zero Central Circus
Joss Walsh - singer
Maggie New - Grannie Maggie
Trapeze
Empress Stah - Performer
Douglas Melrose-Rae - Music
David Hints - Lights
Street Party
The Bundanoon Pipe Band
Bundanoon Sings
Bundanoon Ukesters
Midnight Mojo - band
Ted Ayres and the Melting Pot Theatre for Glenda the Glow Worm and the Lantern makers
David le Cheminant - Town Crier
Bronwyn Richards - Mrs Cranky
Bundanoon Winterfest Committee Members as Parade Marshalls
David Hints - Lights
Dean Carey - Lighting designer
Steve Lessor - Lighting assistant
Andy Carnahan - Sound engineer
Jeff Appleton - Sound equipment
Thank you to some special people:
Bundanoon winterfest committee
Jonathan Melrose-Rae
Roger Barry
David le Cheminant
Josephine le Cheminant
Susan Grey
Helen Lynch
Bronwyn Richards
Lyndell Giuliano
Lorriane Dillon
Additional thanks to
Bundanoon Men's Shed for the braziers
Peter Rocca and the Highland Gathering for sharing their street management equipment
Bundanoon Volunteer Fire Service for Traffic Management
All Traffic for management of street closure and planning traffic diversion
Bundanoon winterfest volunteers
Liz & Mike Mayfield
Tessa & Keith Spen
Douglas & Ellen Melrose-Rae
Geoff Matruglio
Narelle Murray
Alison & Olivia Trotter
Michele Laingan
Steve Lesser
Judith Fletcher
Robyn Laverack
Hugh the gardener
Annie Logue
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Bundanoon community association
Christine Jannsen - President
Jeremy Tonks - Vice President
Andy Carnahan - Treasurer
Jonathan Melrose-Rae - Secretary
Donna Andrews
Dean Carey
Geoffrey McCubbin
Additional thanks to
Little Jacks Thai
Bundanoon Pharmacy
Delilicous
Primula Cafe
Bundanoon Club
Pioneer Cellars
Bottega Restaurant
Bundanoon Botanicals
apologies if we've missed anyone - but basically it takes a lot of people to put on Winterfest!
Plan Your Visit anytime of the year
Our lovely Bundanoon is a quintessential country village in the Southern Highlands. Our is located on Gandangarra and Dharawal Country. It is an Aboriginal name meaning "place of deep gullies" and was formerly known as Jordan's Crossing. Bundanoon is colloquially known as Bundy. It is a village of character and charm full of characters!