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Cr Gavin Jones toasted the launch of avocado smoothies with Blackbutt Avocado Festival vice president Les Lane and president Jeff Connor at this year’s Blackbutt Community Expo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 31, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Testing the general public’s reaction to avocado-based smoothies, mocktails and cocktails has turned up another winner for Blackbutt’s Avocado Festival.<\/p>\n

At the second annual Community Expo held at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall recently, festival organisers took the opportunity to test several of their creations on a range of guests and stall-holders.<\/p>\n

Their reward was an almost universal thumbs up from everyone who tried one (which was most people), and a double thumbs up from everyone who came back for seconds.<\/p>\n

The discovery that an unlikely sounding combination of avocados and other ingredients whipped up in a blender could prove such a tasty brew was a bonus for Avocado Festival committee members, who said they were simply looking for a way to entertain visitors when they set up their stall.<\/p>\n

The Expo, which was organised by Nev Lawrence, aimed to provide a way to showcase Blackbutt’s many community groups to new residents and recent retirees looking for productive ways to occupy their time. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In all, more than a dozen groups ranging from the Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA to the newly formed Blackbutt Ping Pong Club took part.<\/p>\n

They manned display tables set up around the Hall and were very happy to explain to potential new members what they did.<\/p>\n

Many came armed with well-prepared brochures or flyers while others – such as the Timbertowns Woodworkers – were happy to let displays of their members’ work do the talking.<\/p>\n

The Expo ran for five hours on a Saturday, and everyone southburnett.com.au<\/strong> spoke to said they were pleased they came.<\/p>\n

The day provided a rare opportunity to showcase their groups and meet new people in a friendly environment, and in between they could chat with other stallholders or friends who dropped by.<\/p>\n

The Avocado Festival also had a stand but helpers took over the Hall’s bar area to prepare the seemingly never-ending stream of smoothies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The recipes were provided by Hazel Christie-Small, and they came in half a dozen non-alcoholic varieties and two adult varieties enlivened by vodka and tequila.<\/p>\n

Cr Gavin Jones, who tried both types, said he was particularly impressed by a tequila-infused avocado cocktail but had to stop at one because he had to drive later that day.<\/p>\n

“I reckon you’ll do very well with these at this year’s Festival,” he said.<\/p>\n

President Jeff Connor said he would be pleased to add the new smoothies to the Festival’s food line-up when it’s held on September 14.<\/p>\n

“I think the secret ingredient in these is Blackbutt avocados,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Our recipes will work other varieties of avocados, but there’s nothing like home-grown ones to really pack a punch!”<\/p>\n

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Timbertown Woodworkers Marcia Blackford and Derek Ralph let members’ work do most of the talking at their eye-catching Expo stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blackbutt Singers members Maree Hammond, Judy Lawrence, Sharon Grant and Margaret De La Cruz were promoting their up-coming Proms concert in November … Judy’s husband Nev was the chief organiser of this year’s Expo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Warren Fleming and Delia Verhoef from the newly formed Blackbutt Ping Pong Club brought along a ping pong table so interested visitors could test their skills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Janelle and Laurie Hall and Sandra Ehrlich were promoting Blackbutt Helping Hands, which provides emergency relief for Timbertowners experiencing tough times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Denise Ryder, Marg Moult and Trish Jacobson, from the Blackbutt-Yarraman QCWA, showcased the different activities branch members are involved in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jenny Gilliland, Erica Wingfield and Jackie Ross represented the Blackbutt Tennis Club and the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sean and Marti Dahlin loaned their daughters Mia, 13, and Xanthe, 12, to the Avocado Festival for
the day so they could help keep the avocado smoothies flowing steadily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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