With a number of events now announced including the Christine Manfield wine-matching lunch, the legendary long table dinner, bands such as Pseudo Echo and the Enormous Horns, the festival is once again shaping up to be the perfect time for visitors to come and experience more about what makes the Dungog Shire so unique and loved by those who make it their home.

This year to help get into the party spirit and help bring the street alive we are asking businesses to join in, take up the challenge and decorate their shopfronts or businesses in the Dungog Festival colours.

More details of the shopfront display competition will be released soon, but start planning your display now.

There are great prizes to be won including $500.00 cash and entry is free.

Find out more at www.dungogfestival.com.au.

Another great event coming up on the 22nd October 2016 is the inaugural Clarence Town River Country Hoedown.

Clarence Town’s River Country Hoedown’s concept is to stage a quality music festival event to be held annually, beginning as a one day event.

There will be a great day of country entertainment, open mic and talent quests, music workshops, markets and food.

Headline act Bill Chambers will now be joined by the X-Factor’s Dean Ray together with some other great artists. To find out more and book go to www.clarohoedown.com

Applications for appointment to the Board of the Dungog Regional Tourism Inc. close on Friday 23 September. Board positions are voluntary. 

If you are keen to help establish the organisation as the recognised regional tourism industry body, encourage and develop an integration of the tourism industry within the region and promote the importance of tourism, then contact Matthew Coxhill, Chair, Selection Committee, email matthew@fishtail.com.au.