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| Name |
Fred Logan New Year's Day Scottish Gathering |
| Date |
January 1, 2007 |
| Location |
Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Description |
Family Day picnic with pipe bands, stalls & clan tents. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
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Contact Details |
07 5441 4238
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| Name |
Australia Day Celtic Festival |
| Date |
January 26, 2007. |
| Location |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Description |
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| Contact Details |
02 9968 1854 |
| Name |
Berwick Highland Gathering |
| Date |
February 11, 2007 |
| Location |
Berwick, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
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| Organisers |
Rotary Club of Narre Warren |
| Contact Details |
Phone Contact Ross Chudleigh 039703-1161 |
| Name |
Mt Barker Caledonian Society Highland Games |
| Date |
February 19, 2007 ? |
| Location |
Mt Barker near Adelaide, South Australia |
| Description |
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| Organisers |
Mt Barker Caledonian Society Inc. |
| Contact Details |
08 8538 5518 or 0427 700 827 |
| Name |
Ringwood Highland Games |
| Date |
March 4, 2007 ? |
| Location |
Ringwood, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
A full day of traditional games with pipe band and highland dancing competitions. |
| Organisers |
Ringwood Highland Games Inc. Sue MacLeod. |
| Contact Details |
Tel:03 9876 4140, Fax:03 9876 6593
Ringwood Games Home Page. |
| Name |
Geelong Highland Gathering |
| Date |
March 18, 2007 |
| Location |
Queen's Park, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
Traditional Highland Gathering - pipe bands, highland dance competition. |
| Organisers |
Geelong Highland Gathering Association Inc. |
| Contact Details |
PO Box 798 , 108 Gheringhap Street , Geelong , Victoria 3220 Phone 0253434276
www.geelonghighlandgathering.org.au |
| Name |
The Scots School Bathurst Highland Gathering |
| Date |
March 25, 2007 ? |
| Location |
The Scots School, O'Connell Road, Bathurst, NSW. |
| Description |
Pipe Bands, Scottish Country Dancing, Highland Dancing Competition. Stalls, Caber Toss. Massed Pipe Band Spectacular. |
| Organisers |
The Scots School |
| Contact Details |
Band enquiries - David Carey, 02 6337 3192 or 0428 289 285. Stall enquiries to Belinda Boshier, 02 6334 3424 or 0409 158 085 |
| Name |
Kapunda Celtic Festival |
| Date |
April 8-9, 2006 |
| Location |
Kapunda near Adelaide, South Australia |
| Description |
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| Contact Details |
08 8566 2866, 08 8566 3405 |
| Name |
Maclean Highland Gathering |
| Date |
April 14-15, 2006 |
| Location |
Maclean, North Coast, NSW, Australia |
| Description |
Primarily a Pipe Band and Highland Dancing competition. Small vendor and clans area. Maclean is a delightful Australian country town on the Clarence River. Many of the electricity poles have been decorated with tartan designs. |
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| Name |
The Australian Federation Tattoo |
| Date |
April 14-15, 2006 |
| Location |
Bendigo, Victoria |
| Description |
Pipe bands and performers from Australia and New Zealand |
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| Contact Details |
www.theaustraliantattoo.com |
| Name |
Champion of Champion Championships of Australia |
| Date |
April 15-16, 2006 |
| Location |
Mile End, South Australia |
| Description |
Champion of Champions Championship of Australia Highland Dancing Competition & supporting events |
| Organisers |
Mrs. Senga Knox, South Australian State Committee of Highland Dancing Inc. |
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| Name |
Bundanoon Highland Gathering |
| Date |
April 2 8, 2007 |
| Location |
Bundanoon Oval , NSW Southern Highlands, Australia |
| Description |
Founded 1976. One of the world's largest Highland Gatherings, certainly the biggest in Australia. One-day festival with massed bands, games, displays and Scottish activities. Well worth a visit. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
| Organisers |
Bundanoon Highland Gathering Committee Inc |
| Contact Details |
P.O. Box 74, Bundanoon, NSW 2578, Australia.
Tel: Stalls : 02 8250 6455. Bands: 0413 139 303. Publicity 02 4883 7471 (answering service & fax).
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| Name |
The Australian Celtic Festival |
| Date |
May 5-7, 2006 |
| Location |
Glen Innes, Northern NSW, Australia |
| Description |
Site of the Australian Standing Stones |
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| Contact Details |
www.australiancelticfestival.com |
| Name |
National Celtic Folk Festival |
| Date |
June 9-12, 2006 |
| Location |
Portarlington, Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
Features the best of Celtic music, dance, art & literature in the cosiest of winter venues, with national & international performers & Celtic marketplace. |
| Organisers |
National Celtic Folk Festival Committee. |
| Contact Details |
http://users.pipeline.com.au/celtic/ |
| Name |
Aberdeen Highland Games |
| Date |
July 1, 2006 (1st Saturday in July) |
| Location |
Aberdeen, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia. |
| Description |
Traditional Highland Games. Make a weekend of it and enjoy the nearby Hunter Wineries. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
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| Contact Details |
www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com |
| Name |
Toodyay Highland Games |
| Date |
September 23-24, 2006 |
| Location |
Toodyay, West Australia |
| Description |
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| Contact Details |
09 574 4060 |
| Name |
Wollongong Highland Games & Pipe Band Competition |
| Date |
October 14, 2006 |
| Location |
Dapto Showground, Princes Highway, Dapto. |
| Description |
Pipe Band competition, massed bands, Highland & Irish Dancing, Country dancing, Children's events, novelty events. Stalls. Ceilidh at Dapto Leagues Club in evening.(7.30pm-12.00) |
| Organisers |
Illawarra Pipe Band Games Committee. |
| Contact Details |
Charlie Taylor: 02 4262 2444, Tilly McIlvain: 02 4262 2588, James Bennis: 02 4284 3429. |
| Name |
Glenbarr Highland Gathering |
| Date |
October 22, 2006 |
| Location |
Strathalbyn, nr Adelaide, South Australia |
| Description |
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| Contact Details |
08 8536 3948. |
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Combined Scottish Societies Highland Gathering** |
| Date |
October 29, 2006 |
| Location |
Castle Hill Showground, near Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
| Description |
NSW State Pipe Band Championships (26 pipe bands in 2003.) NSW State Highland Dancing Championships. Traditional Highland Feats of Strength Trans-Tasman Challenge, traditional and fun games, clan and vendor tents. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
| Organisers |
Combined Scottish Societies of NSW |
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Beechworth Celtic Festival |
| Date |
November 11-12, 2006 |
| Location |
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
Two street parades, one early afternoon and one at dusk under candlelight escort. The event will be held in the centre of Beechworth with the most anyone will pay being $2.00 donation. Five pipe bands, three dancing groups (both Irish and Highland) and over ten bands/entertainers. |
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Further Details |
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Sydney Scottish Week |
| Date |
November 26 - December 2, 2006 |
| Location |
Various locations in and around Sydney, NSW. |
| Description |
Grand Scottish Ball (Sat, Nov 26)., Kirkin O' the Tartan and March of the Clans, various luncheons and dinner events & evening lectures. Guests of Honour: Earl and Countess of Aboyne, and Lord and Lady Montrose. This event participates in The Scots Heritage Society's Best Scottish Dress Awards. |
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Scottish Australian Heritage Council in conjunction with the Sydney Society for Scottish History. |
| Contact Details |
Scottish Australian Heritage Council |
| Name |
Daylesford Highland Gathering |
| Date |
December 1-2, 2006 |
| Location |
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia |
| Description |
Highland Dancing & Pipe Band competitions. |
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| Contact Details |
03 5348 2001 |
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