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Share our passion for camp oven cooking? Order one of our camp ovens for your very own! Our camp ovens are proudly 100% Australian made by our supplier in Toowoomba, Queensland. Made from quality cast iron, the camp ovens are exclusively designed and sold by our festival, with a commemorative year marked on every lid. […]

Left it too late for a full on Christmas cake – well this recipe might just do the trick…. This was in the cooking competition in 2018!   BOILED FRUIT CAKE INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 500g mixed fruit 1 cup water 125 gms butter 2 dessert spoons golden syrup

Looking for a recipe for Christmas that is great to cook in the camp oven – try this one… This was used in the cooking competition in 2016 🙂   SPOTTED DOG INGREDIENTS:  4 cups S.R Flour ½ cup sugar 1 dessertspoon dripping or substitute 1 teaspoon nutmeg 500g currants   METHOD: Dissolve the dripping

COMPETITION TIME! Remember this guy? Well now that he’s full of cans ready for recycling, we thought we test your skills with a little challenge! Simply guess the correct number of cans we have in our giant camp oven and you could win a $100 BCF Voucher! Complete the entry form below prior to 11:59pm

A warm thanks and congratulations to all the participants in our DA Hall & Co Camp Oven Cooking Competition.  You are without a doubt the stars of our event!   Please see below for a roundup of this year’s competition winners.   DA HALL & CO CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITON Champions – Kelly Gang INTERMEDIATE             Trophy

Join us for a dinner with winners! Former winners of the DA Hall and Co Championship Cooking Competition, the Bait Layers, will be cooking up a storm on Saturday 2nd October. They’ll be offering a two course roast meal and we’ll also have a cash bar available on the night. On the menu (alternate drop):

If you are heading to our Festival this week, we can’t wait to welcome you to our little township. Of course, life in the country can be a little different to what our city counterparts are used to so here are 5 things to know about life in a country town 🙂   1. Businesses

With the crazy times that we’re living in, we understand that border closures and/or lockdown orders may affect some of our ticket holders. If you think it’s likely that you may not make it to this year’s event due to lockdown restrictions, we’d love to hear from you sooner rather than later! We will be

Keen to experience the festival in a new way? We’re on the lookout for committed and enthusiastic volunteers to deliver a range of roles leading into and over the festival weekend. Volunteer roles on offer include: Camp oven cooking Cooking competitions Merchandise sales Visitor information Main entrance gate General duties Camper and vehicle arrivals Event