Orange Blossom Festival
What a fantastic 2009 Orange Blossom Festival!
This year's Festival was a great success with the help of over 50 community groups and organisations we were able to put together an enormous calendar of events for the residents and visitors to our Shire.
We hope you made it along to one or more of the events that were on offer such as the Community Launch day at Castle Towers Shopping Centre with Dora The Explorer ® and Ronald McDonald ® or maybe you bought your puppy to Paws in the Park at Balcombe Heights Estate? Prehaps you checked out the 4WD action at the Land Rover Expo at Castle Hill Showground, or enjoyed the rides and entertainment at either Crestwood or Kenthurst Fair or took your family to the Family Fun Weekend at Rouse Hill Town Centre. From expos, fairs, open days, concerts, competitions and displays there was definitely something for everyone at this year's Orange Blossom Festival.
We would like to say thank you to our sponsors and supporters for their contribution to this year's Festival. Their involvement plays a major role in the overall success of the Festival and it with their support that we are able to make this Festival what it is today.
We hope you enjoyed celebrating life in The Hills Shire at this year's Festival and we are looking foward to celebrating with you again next year!
What is the Orange Blossom Festival
The Orange Blossom Festival began in 1969 as a humble garden and footpath competition and has since grown to be one of Australia’s largest community-owned and run festivals.
The Festival showcases The Hills Shire’s vibrancy, creativity and community spirit. This year’s Festival will include events that cater for all ages and interests such as music, arts, food fairs, seminars, exhibitions, sporting and animal events, open days, tours, seniors and youth activities, fairs and fireworks.
The Orange Blossom Festival attracts thousands of people each year during the Festival’s 18 days and brings together local community-based events under one banner, offering residents and visitors a large variety of events to enjoy including fairs, senior and youth activities, open days, sporting events, art and garden exhibitions, concerts, food fairs, information seminars, fireworks and much more.
Volunteers
The Orange Blossom Festival is one of the largest festivals in Australia and is run by the community, for the community. The Hills Shire community has an incredible volunteering spirit and a large volunteer network.
It takes thousands of these local volunteers, from various groups, clubs and organisations all over the Shire, working together to make this Festival happen each year.
So who are they?
Volunteers from throughout the community play a major role in the growth of the Festival by including their events within the Festival calendar. This ensures there is a diverse range of events for people to enjoy and provides the community groups with a forum for fundraising.
These groups include service clubs, community organisations, schools, sporting clubs and special interest groups. Many dedicated people are willing to give up many hours of their own time to make these events a success. Some just volunteer on the day, but most are involved from the beginning and some planning commences at least 12 months in advance.
Would you like to get involved?
If you are interested in becoming a Festival volunteer, simply email orangeblossom@thehills.nsw.gov.au with your details.
2009 Orange Blossom Festival Sponsors
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Supporters: Bull and Bush Hotel - Breville Australia - Bunnings Warehouse - Castle Hill Country Club - Dural Country Club - Dymocks - EJ Framing - Eurolounge - Faber Castell - Friends of the Hills Library - Hills Schools Industry Partnership - Hype - J.P Andrews Plumbing - Powerhouse Discovery Centre - Prestige Framers - Stage Hire and Productions
If you would like information on becoming a sponsor of the 2009 Orange Blossom Festival please contact the Events and Sponsorship Co-ordinator on 9843 0118 or email orangeblossom@thehills.nsw.gov.au
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