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| CELEBRATE WITH THE WINNERS AT A GALA TOURISM DINNER |
| 12th August, 2005 |
| Tickets are now on sale for the 2005 North Coast NSW Tourism Awards for Business Excellence Gala Dinner, featuring special guests, popular country music singer, Anne Kirkpatrick and regular presenter on “The Great Outdoors” on PRIME, Laura Csortan. |
| Anne Kirkpatrick will perform with the Travelling Country Band in aid of the The Slim Dusty Foundation – official beneficiary for this year’s award dinner. |
| Laura Csortan, a former Miss Universe Australia, will compere this gala event to be held in the Auditorium at Panthers Port Macquarie. |
| Tickets cost $75.00 pp and the cost includes a three-course dinner showcasing regional cuisine, local wines, beer, champagne, the entertainment and dancing till midnight with local musicians, The Balance Band. |
| Presentations throughout the night will recognise the best North Coast tourism businesses, many that will go on to represent this region at the New South Wales Tourism Awards later this year. |
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| “The awards presentation evening will be a fantastic celebration of our industry and a wonderful showcase of regional produce and entertainment. The entertainment line-up for the evening has wide appeal and we look forward to interested members of the community, joining us for a great night of food, wine and entertainment and most importantly to support and applaud the entrants and winners,” said North Coast NSW Tourism Organisation Chairman, Grant Burtenshaw. |
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| Tickets are available by contacting the Greater Port Macquarie Visitor Information Centre on Ph 6581 8000 or tourism@hastings.nsw.gov.au. The deadline for bookings is Friday 2nd September, 2005. |
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| Major sponsors of the awards for the third consecutive year are PRIME and Newcastle Airport. |
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| “Part of the proceeds from this special event will be donated to the Slim Dusty Foundation in support of the ongoing development of this exciting and important tourism development for the north coast region,” Mr Burtneshaw said. |
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| The proposed Slim Dusty Centre, planned to be developed on the Kempsey Show Grounds, incorporates a museum featuring extensive personal memorabilia of Slim Dusty, interactive displays, dining and retail facilities, live recording facilities and an open air concert venue for up to 2000 people. |
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| The awards and presentation evening are jointly organised by the tourism offices of Greater Port Macquarie and Macleay Valley Coast. |
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For further media information contact:
Sonia Fingleton, Marketing Co-ordinator, Greater Port Macquarie, 6581 8007 or email
tourism.marketing@hastings.nsw.gov.au |
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Further information about the Slim Dusty Centre and its aims is available from the Foundation’s General Manager, Kathryn Yarnold
at 02 6562 6533 or slimdustycentre@midcoast.com.au or our website www.slimdustycentre.com.au |
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| Further information: |
| The Slim Dusty Foundation |
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Kathryn Yarnold
General Manager
18 Kemp Street, West Kempsey.
PO Box 70, Kempsey NSW 2440
Phone: 02 6562 6533
Fax: 02 6562 1849
Email: slimdustycentre@midcoast.com.au
Website: www.slimdustycentre.com.au
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