Devonport proved to be the City with Spirit. Driving the Spirit last weekend was the City of Devonport Lions Club which hosted their annual Taste the Harvest Festival at Roundhouse Park on the Mersey fore-shore.
The weekend began with the Friday night’s Taste the Harvest Celebration Dinner at the Waterfront Function Centre which again proved to be a first-class event. Melbourne’s Dwayne Bourke, from award winning restaurant Pure South. used produce sourced from the North West’s finest producers, to come up with a five course degustation. Each course was accompanied by a matching matching Tasmanian wine. It can be safely said that nobody was disappointed – except of course those who missed out. The event was sold out!
The sun came up on St Patrick’s day, promising a perfect day to go with the perfect venue. The Tasmanian weather Gods are in the good books again - after washing out the recent Devonport Apex Regatta held in the same place. The Taste was well attended with an estimated 5-6 thousands tickets sold on the day. The Soroptomist manned the gates and Devonfield provided wonderful hands to keep on clearing the bins. The City of Devonport Lions in close association with the City of Devonport Council had organised everything, with members patrolling the event ensuring all went along smoothly. Many services came together in unison to make it a perfect experience for most. Entertainment galore, life bands, face painting and hair colouring, cooking classes by Nigel Squibb no less, and a huge array of wonderful dishes and drinks.
People dancing to The Sun Kings doing their 50s repertoire, Devonport’s choral society sang Right on Cue, the Cheeky Monkeys playing their 70s tunes, Gina Timms, Marcus Wynwood and many more... and then the wines from Iron Pot Bay, Ghost Rock and Velo, beer from Seven Sheds and Iron House, Rhubarb drinks from RhuBru, just to drop a few names!
All the hard work of planning and the days of setting up and cleaning up paid off, the City of Devonport Lions club’s major annual fundraiser was pulled off without a hitch!
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