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Are you planning to attend the 150th Festival?
The Fort Queenscliff Museum, Borough of Queenscliffe, Australian Army History Unit and the Soldier Career Management Agency are proud to host a three day festival celebrating 150 years of the Military in Queenscliff
2010 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Military presence in Queenscliff.
For three days a festival is being held in September which will see the Fort and the whole community host a number of linked activities.
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These include a Fort hosted dinner and a Borough hosted Civic reception, a Parade along Hesse Street, concerts utilising both military and civilian bands, military displays of equipment, fireworks, local school involvement, museum tours and other celebratory events in the grounds of the Fort and the town, stretching from the Marina to Point Lonsdale.
Would you like to be involved in the planning and coordination of the Festival? For more information regarding the Coordination meetings with local Council and Stakeholders please contact Liz Fountain at Fort Queenscliff on (03) 5258 1488. If you own or run a business in Point Lonsdale or Queenscliff, or if you are part of a community organisation, this is your opportunity to have your say.
Details of the festival will be updated HERE as they become known.
When: Friday 17th,Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September 2010
Reunion Breakfast Saturday 18th in the Fort Queenscliff Officer's Mess for all former students and staff of the Australian Army Staff College and the Australian Command and Staff College. For your invitation click on the ASC & C&SC Tab on the left Menu or click HERE
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For those considering arriving by boat please contact Queenscliff Harbour who will gladly arrange a visitor berth for you over the weekend. Ph: (03) 5258 5459 or www.queenscliffharbour.com.au
The ADF team at Fort Queenscliff, the Fort Queenscliff Museum Association and members of the 150th working group are thrilled to receive sponsorship from the Queenscliff Harbour and 360Q (the restaurant at the Harbour) in the form of limited edition 2004 Yering Station Cabernet/Sauvignon/Shiraz and 2006 Yering Station Chardonnay (Yarra Valley - Victoria) re-labeled specifically for this event.
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The Australian Army history unit would like to thank the following patrons and sponsors, as without their kind assistance and patronage this event would not be possible: Fort Queenscliff Museum Association, the Vue Grand Hotel, 360Q at the Queenscliff Harbour, the Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale Business and Tourism Association, the Queenscliff Village Newsagency, the Bellarine Railway, the Marine Discovery Centre, the Queenscliffe Historical Museum, the Queenscliff Point Lonsdale RSL, Oakdene Vineyards, Truffleduck, the team at the Queenscliff Music Festival, Geelong Otway Tourism , Peninsula Searoad Transport, the Borough of Queenscliffe and numerous individuals in the community.
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