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Romaine Undery, from Ramesa Nursery at Gordonbrook, with Val Parker, from Wondai, who was stocking up on some colourful nasturtiums … Romaine’s husband Peter said there were queues at their stall just after the gates opened on Saturday morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 24, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sunshine brought out biggest crowd seen in years – possibly, ever – at the Wondai Garden Expo at the weekend.<\/p>\n

By lunchtime on Saturday, an amazing 1700 people had passed through the gates.<\/p>\n

Stallholders that southburnett.com.au<\/strong> spoke to were all saying the same thing … they had been very, very busy.<\/p>\n

One was bemoaning the fact he had sold out of his major lines by 10:00am.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the official opening, organising committee president Helen Young thanked the “huge number” of stallholders who had come along.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“For every older stallholder who drops out we pick up up three new ones,” she said.<\/p>\n

Helen said she had a wonderful committee and group of volunteers who turn up every weekend to prepare the area.<\/p>\n

She thanked the South Burnett Regional Council for their help but said she wished more Council staff actually came along to the event.<\/p>\n

“They do themselves a disservice by not coming,” she said.<\/p>\n

She said the Mayor and councillors regularly came along but not the people behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

“They are the ones we have to talk to when we want a favour. We really, really need the back-up of Council … we are grateful for what we get, but to know that we are valued is great, too.<\/p>\n

“It takes a whole community to keep an event like this going and growing.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Keith Campbell said this was “a point that that can be taken on board”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said he was sometimes disappointed when he came to events to notice there were many people living in the local community who did not come along.<\/p>\n

But he said the Expo committee should be very proud of their efforts, noting there were “oceans of cars” parked out the front of the sportsground.<\/p>\n

Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff said the Garden Expo had become a signature event for Wondai.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She said sometimes Council staff were often around but didn’t make themselves known … for example, Tourism Officer Julie Foley had come to the Expo on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

“It was the first time she had been here and she was gobsmacked,” Cr Duff said.<\/p>\n

She said the facility (Wondai Sportsground) belonged to Council but the volunteers were doing a marvellous job looking after it and “we keep that front and centre at Council”.<\/p>\n

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Lucie Plant (yes, really) from the Green Cloud Nursery at Childers … Lucie said it was her third year at the Garden Expo and the crowds were the best she had ever seen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hervey Bay Orchid Society president Giles Blaber and his wife Janine came over in a 50-seater bus with a mixture of orchid growers, garden club members and sub-tropical fruit growers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell, Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff, Cr Ros Heit and Wondai Garden Expo committee president Helen Young … Cr Heit officially opened the Autumn Expo on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Terry McMaster and Wally Knight, from Wondai Lions, were manning the sausage sizzle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cr Danita Potter and Evelyn Kingston, from Murgon, were soaking up the warm autumn sunshine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jane Badior and Lizz Geppert, from The Gumnut Place at Murgon, were selling planter boxes, cutting boards, bird feeders and napkin holders made from offcuts by Gumnut’s woodworking team … they were also selling raffle tickets in a hand-made quilt donated to the Australian Disability Enterprise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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South Burnett Orchid Society Annual Show<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The South Burnett Orchid Society’s annual show at the Wondai RSL Club attracted a good crowd as well as 170 entries from 18 exhibitors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibitors came from as far away as Noosa, Maroochydore, Bundaberg and Maryborough.<\/p>\n

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Trevor Heitman, from the Glasshouse Orchid Society at Beerwah, with South Burnett Orchid Society president Linda Olsen and his Champion Orchid, a Catasetum orchidglade “Davie Ranches“<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reserve Champion and Champion Oncidium … shown by R & J Hopkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Champion Cattleya and Best Species … shown by Judith Robbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lyn Kriven, from Nanango, and Jen Connell, from Maryborough, were admiring the Orchid Society show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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