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now to 27 February 2010 / In Order Out
Anna Pappas Gallery, 2-4 Carlton Street, Prahran
p. 03 8598 9915     Click here to email us     www.annapappasgallery.com

In Order Out includes video, sculpture, installation and painting from artists Angela Dufty, Michael Georgetti, Ry Haskings, Dylan Martorell & Chaco Kato, Grant Stevens and the collaborative group Inverted Topology. The exhibition features the work of a number of artists who, with reference to the geometric order of the page, screen and object, guide us toward an encounter with contingency. > More details

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11 to 12 March 2010 / Jamie Oliver LIVE
Hisense Arena - Batman Avenue, Melbourne
p. 132 849     www.jamieoliverlive.com.au

Jamie Oliver, one of the most popular TV chefs in the world and freshly back from his US series, "Jamie's American Road Trip" makes his long awaited return to Australia in March 2010 for 2 nights only of live action exclusive to Melbourne. Jamie will be putting on an all new highly interactive arena show with recipes taken from the past 10 years and plenty of surprises just for the Australian audience. This will be the first opportunity since 2006 to see Jamie live in Australia and may not happen again for a good few years so make sure not to miss out. > More details

11 to 13 March 2010 / World’s Greatest Shave
Australia Wide
p. 1800 500 088     www.worldsgreatestshave.com

Going for a new look in 2010? Why not be brave and shave or colour your hair for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Funds raised will help the Foundation continue to support leukaemia patients and their families and fund vital research into improve treatments and cures. Check out the website for some great fundraising ideas or to find a public shave event near you! > More details

14 March 2010 / Bendigo Olive & Food Fiesta
Bendigo Pottery - Midland Highway, Epsom
p. 03 5441 1864     www.bendigoolivefiesta.com.au

The 3^rd Fiesta celebrates the role of Central Victoria as the focus of Victoria’s olive industry. The event features locally grown olives, wine, and food. This coupled with both jazz and authentic Italian music at the historic Bendigo  Pottery provides a relaxed and entertaining day. Come and participate in workshops on topics such as how to pickle your olives, pruning your olive tree, growing vegetables with minimal water. Enjoy learning cooking secrets from a chef, have a go at playing bocce. Entertainment for adults and kids.> More details

17 to 28 March 2010 / 39th Eaglehawk Dahlia & Arts Festival
PO Box 21, Eaglehawk 3556
p. 0424 308 441     Click here to email us     www.dahlia.bendigo.net.au

This annual event is bigger than ever this year with a Cornish theme ‘Welcome Back Cousin Jack’. The program features features include Family History, Displays, Tours, Meet the Cornish, Cornish Language Classes, Cornish Heritage Lectures, Bardic Ceremony, Cornish Dance Class, ‘Cornish’ documentary, Festival Dinner, Cornish Church Service as well as the  unveiling of a Plaque memorial for Lt. William J. Symons VC (Eaglehawk’s only VC Recipient). Local activities include a two-day Rural and Regional Expression (RARE) Film Festival, Inagural Eaglehawk Art Award, Flower Show, Folk Art Display, Debutante Ball, Cycling Criterium and much more. > More details

24 to 28 March 2010 / Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens, Carlton
p. 03 9864 1111     Click here to email us     www.melbflowershow.com.au

Mighty Helpful Mitre 10 presents the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, regarded as the largest and most successful horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. Staged within the world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and surrounding Carlton Gardens, the Show features the best landscape and floral talent that Australia has to offer alongside an extensive array of garden retail products, great food and entertainment for all ages. > More details

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11 April 2010 / Spotlight World’s Greatest Pillow Fight
Melbourne Exhibition Centre - 2 Clarendon Street, South Wharf
p. 03 8060 0000     Click here to email us     www.pillowfight.com.au

Have you ever wanted to be a Guinness World Record™ holder? Well, join the Pillow Fight and help us bring the title to Melbourne! Join in the fun of the fight and support Variety, the Children’s Charity, the Official Charity of the Spotlight World’s Greatest Pillow Fight, for an afternoon jam packed with live music, celebrity Pillow Fight bouts, entertainment, great prizes, giveaways and much more. We are aiming to smash the current record held by the UK with 5,000 pillow fighters uniting at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Sunday 11 April 2010. > More details

28 to 30 May 2010 / Historic Winton
Winton Motor Raceway - Fox Street, Winton
www.historicwinton.org

A weekend of non-stop racing featuring over 400 historic racing cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s.  Celebrations include 100 years of Alfa Romeo and the 60th year of the local A7 Club.  Highlights are the ever-expanding Special Interest Car Park and Classic Car & Bike Club displays, and a group of ‘Depression Era Aussie Ferals', non-restored but still running and registered.   Entry fees - Sat $20, Sun $30, competition paddock $5, children 14 and under n/c. > More details

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01 to 31 July 2010 / Call To Arms
Australia Wide
p. 1300 65 65 85     Click here to email us     www.calltoarms.com.au

What is Call to Arms? Call To Arms has now become a national fundraising event, calling on clubs like yours from all sporting codes across Australia to hold a fundraising event to raise money to fight cancer in men. Sporting clubs are encouraged to hold a Call To Arms match where players wear a yellow armband in a show of support and fundraising activities are run in conjunction with their match. > More details

30 July 2010 / Schools Tree Day
Australia wide
p. 1300 885 000     Click here to email us     www.TreeDay.org

Each year, around 200 000 Australian school students participate in a special National Tree Day event designed just for children – Schools Tree Day! It’s a wonderful opportunity for children to make a tree-mendous contribution to Australia’s natural environment and have lots of fun at the same time. > More details

01 August 2010 / National Tree Day
Australia wide
p. 1300 885 000     Click here to email us     www.TreeDay.org

National Tree Day, proudly sponsored by Toyota and co-founded by Olivia Newton-John and Planet Ark, began in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s biggest community tree-planting event. Since then, more than 2 million volunteers have planted over 13 million native trees and shrubs. > More details

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