2014 seems way too future to actually be a year we will live in, but live in it we shall and while we are living there will will feast on beer and foreign meats!
HURRAH!
Canberra’s cultural diversity will again be on display at the 2014 National Multicultural Festival, when the three-day event is held on 7, [...]

Joy Burch has word that Jay Laga’aia is going to be reading for the kids at the National Multicultural Festival Children’s Sanctuary:
“Jay is so versatile that although he’s going to be based at the Children’s Sanctuary I’m sure the adults will enjoy seeing him as well.”
The National Multicultural Festival is in Canberra City from 8-10 [...]

The ABC reports on some FOI work on food safety which shows the Director of Public Prosecutions is getting busy with all the dodgy restaurants clobbered by the Health Protection service in recent times.
The health documents show authorities successfully prosecuted three Canberra eateries under the Food Act earlier this year.
Another 18 prosecution briefs were [...]

Joy Burch has announced a little something for the big hat brigade at this year’s Multicultural Festival:
Australian country music star Troy Cassar-Daley is set to wow crowds at the 2012 National Multicultural Festival during this year?s spectacular Indigenous Showcase, Minister for Multicultural Affairs Joy Burch revealed today.
Ms Burch said it was quite a coup to [...]

Yesterday I got a media alert in and it was one of those things that just couldn’t be resisted.
Canberra Kung fu grandmaster Neal Hardy will tomorrow (Tuesday) give media a preview of his world record attempt at next month’s National Multicultural Festival (10-12 February), which will see him lie on a bed of nails with [...]

Joy Burch has the news that:
Award-winning singer Anthony Callea and leading wine industry figure Wolf Blass lead the list of big names in the 2012 National Multicultural Festival, ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs Joy Burch announced today.
Mr Callea has been revealed as the headline act for next February’s event while Mr Blass is the Face [...]

[ 10 February, 2012 to 12 February, 2012. ]

The Multicultural Festival (beer and meat on a stick to the likes of you and me) has been nailed down in 2012 for 10-12 February.

One weekend you don’t want to be down the coast.

[ 11 February, 2011 to 13 February, 2011. ]

Garema Place is filling up with marquees for the 2011 Multicultural Festival and at noon today the launch was held with Minister for Multicultural Affairs Joy Burch and the obligatory display of drums and dancers.

A Jessica Mauboy performance had been promised but did not eventuate.

A highlight was the nutty old woman abusing yours truly for [...]

Joy Burch as Minister for Multicultural Affairs is letting us know that Canberra’s going to get an extra dose of Jessica Mauboy who’s now the Face of the Festival, the Multicultural Festival that is.
There are also new events and Beer and Meat On A Stick Day is being extended to a three day event which [...]