Wondai Garden Expo volunteers Carol Newson and Avon Stumer (in pink) with Lyn Hill, from Kingaroy
April 18, 2023
The hard-working volunteers from the Wondai Garden Expo committee could relax on Monday after a massive weekend.
The annual Wondai Autumn Garden Expo was huge, both in the number of stalls and in the number of visitors at Wondai Sportsground.
One volunteer told southburnett.com.au that about 600 people had come through the main gate by just 10:00am on Saturday, and that figure did not include the buses!
Stalls stretched from in front of the grandstand to almost right around the oval.
The guest speaker on Saturday was Brisbane-based horticulturalist Claire Bickle who kept the crowd enthralled in the undercover stage area with several talks touching on everything from organic gardening to the importance of compost.
The Wondai Garden Expo committee organises two events every year.
Their next venture will be the Wondai Spring Garden Expo on September 23-24.
Keeping busy at the front gate were Lisa Towells, Murgon; and Kay Gustafson, WondaiGuest speaker on Saturday was Brisbane-based horticulturalist Claire BickleWondai Garden Club volunteer Anne Kerkow, from Wondai, was kept busy selling raffle tickets near the gateVisitors did not have to worry about carrying their purchases very far … these volunteers were doing loops of the grounds to take plants back to a storage area near the gateRomaine Undery with a kokedama for sale … Romaine and her husband Peter had some good news about their Ramesa Nursery which has been a favourite stall at local markets since 2014; since Easter, the business is now open to the public at 163 Findowie Road, Gordonbrook, 9:00am to 5:00pm from Friday to MondayFriends Josie Hensler, Kingaroy; Lily Powell, Nanango; Genevieve Holley, Nanango; and Joy Nix, Nanango; were enjoying browsing the stallsJoe Stimpson, from Yarraman, had a big range of his wood craft items for saleChris and Tjymi Johnson, from Murgon, were also enjoying looking through the stallsNoela Ardrey, from Wondai, took out the Overall Champion prize at the Wondai Garden Club’s Horticultural Show in the Lions PavilionThe stalls stretched on three sides around the Wondai Sportsground ovalThere was also plenty of action inside the Lions Pavilion with people browsing multiple stalls
