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West Australian
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
IN PICTURES: Opening event of 2025 Taste Great Southern in new four-day format
The Great Southerns annual food and wine festival Taste Great Southern returned on May 1 in a new four-day format. The opening event was held at the Earl of Spencer Historic Inn on May 1 after a welcome to country and smoking ceremony at Albany town square. The 2025 theme Wander With The Wild delivered 20 new culinary experiences from chefs across WA and Australia with a line-up that included Paul 'Yoda' Iskov, Brian Cole, Evan Hayter, Blaze Young, Albany's Amy Hamilton of Liberte, and Mark Labrooy. The festival delivered a culinary journey across the region, including in Albany, Katanning, Denmark, Mt Barker and Frankland River. Taste Great Southern wrapped up on May 4 with a riesling session at the Earl of Spencer Historic Inn, gin-making at Giniversity, seafood prepping and plating at Kirby's Atelier, and the Elite Pie Party closing event at Bred Co.
West Australian
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
What's On: Your guide to events around Albany and the Great Southern, May 1-7
From live music to Taste Great Southern events, here's your guide to the week ahead in the Great Southern. THURSDAY Karlee Bertola: A Celebration of Pollination Exhibition Opening , Vancouver Arts Centre, 10am Giniversity Gin Blending Class , Limeburners and Giniversity, 1pm The Art of Sharing: An Iberian Feast , Sotao, 6.30pm Learn to Play Roller Derby , Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre, 6.30pm FRIDAY Wander with the Wild Sunrise Breakfast Hike , Albany Visitor Centre, 6.15am You Are a Doughnut , Albany Entertainment Centre, 10am David Rastrick , Wilson's Brewery Bar, 5pm Green Day v Blink 182 Tribute Night , Eve Late Night Bar, 8pm SATURDAY Albany Pottery Group Mother's Day Market , St John's Anglican Parish Hall, 8am Viewpoint Mother's Day Sale of Work , King River Hall, 10am Majuba Bistro x Shepherds Hut Long Luncheon , Majuba Bistro, 10am Memoir by Jo Wassell Artist Talk , Vancouver Arts Centre, 10.30am Hybla Tavern x Plantagenet Long Table Lunch , Hybla Tavern, 11.30am Festival of Dusk , Albany Town Hall, 4.30pm SUNDAY Seafood, Sparkling, Sauvignon and Shiraz Masterclass , Kirby's Atelier de Cuisine, 11am Albany Rock Oyster Sunday Sundowner , Due South, 4pm Deon Utber , Wilson's Brewery Bar, 5pm Elite Pie Party , Pettersson's Arcade Laneway, 5.30pm MONDAY Calming Crafts , Southern Aboriginal Corporation, 10am TUESDAY Albany Shantymen , Six Degrees, 7.30pm WEDNESDAY Social Craft Night , The Empty Bobbin, 5pm Family and Domestic Violence Candelight Vigil , Alison Hartman Gardens, 5.45pm Planning something? Let us know! Send details of your event to greatsouthern@
