About Taste Coleambally
Festival Objectives
- Educate people on primary production and the importance of agriculture and water to our region and Australia
- Provide a platform for food and fibre producers to market and showcase their product/service
- Educate people on sustainable living through the use of local produce in cooking
- Support development of a cohesive arts community with interactive displays and workshops
Festival Background
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The Taste Coleambally Committee, on behalf of Coleambally farmers and community, invite the Riverina communities and their urban cousins to be part of the fourth Taste Coly event. The committee has a range of exciting and fun events planned for the weekend to showcase farming and sustainable food production and local arts and culture.
The Taste Coly - Food and Farm Festival grew from a dedicated group of local farmers and community members wanting to show consumers how they grow food for Australia and the world in a sustainable and highly productive manner. Coleambally Irrigation is one of the most water efficient delivery systems in Australia and each year one average Coleambally irrigation farm sustainably feeds an amazing 4,516 people. Given there are 487 farm units in the Coleambally Irrigation Area, it means that Coleambally irrigated farms feed 2,199,292 people for the entire year, each year they receive their full water entitlement. In 2012 the first festival was born as part of ‘Taste Riverina’, which also combined with Sydney’s Crave International Food Festival. It was extremely successful with positive reviews from all involved. This festival won the Community Event of the Year in the 2013 Australia Day Awards. |
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The second Festival in 2014, was even bigger and better with about 1000 people taking up the opportunity to participate in the events. The introduction of a Guest Foodie, Rebecca Sullivan, proved to be very successful as it led to the festival being promoted on the Today Show and entertaining cooking demonstrations at the Festival.
The 2016 festival powered up the ways it offered the opportunity for our visitors to learn about what is grown right here in Australia. The festival shone a light on the bigger picture of Irrigated Agriculture and sustainable use of water.
Our objective for 2018 is to further leverage both Taste Riverina and the festival program to ensure the event’s sustainability, by supporting the development of a cohesive arts community for Coleambally. We are working with Western Riverina Arts and local artists to feature interactive displays and workshops at the festival and in its lead-up.
This festival assists all irrigators in the Riverina and across Australia by getting an important message across to as many people as possible, not only urban people, but local residents too.
The 2016 festival powered up the ways it offered the opportunity for our visitors to learn about what is grown right here in Australia. The festival shone a light on the bigger picture of Irrigated Agriculture and sustainable use of water.
Our objective for 2018 is to further leverage both Taste Riverina and the festival program to ensure the event’s sustainability, by supporting the development of a cohesive arts community for Coleambally. We are working with Western Riverina Arts and local artists to feature interactive displays and workshops at the festival and in its lead-up.
This festival assists all irrigators in the Riverina and across Australia by getting an important message across to as many people as possible, not only urban people, but local residents too.
