Port Macquarie will again play host to the “CSR Sugar Golden Bean,” the national coffee roasters seminar and industry awards. The Golden Bean, now in its fourth year in Port Macquarie will attract hundreds of the coffee industries major players who will be present to assist in judging over 500 coffees in several coffee categories.
Local event organizers KISS Marketing will hold the Golden Bean at Westport Club and other venues around the town. Sean Edwards the Managing Director started this national event to compliment other café related projects his company is involved in such as the national trade magazine Café Culture and his other international event the Café Biz Expo.
The Golden Bean is now the largest coffee roaster competition in the southern hemisphere and has been modeled on the success of the wine industry awards where fellow winemakers judge the quality of the product. All the coffees at the event will be presented by some of the world best Barista’s who have enjoyed the fun atmosphere of the event in Port Macquarie in the past. World Barista Judge Justin Metcalf will again be on hand to oversee the judging panel.
Sean is excited about showcasing Port Macquarie to his international and national guests and will include social events such as a beach party, surfing lessons, jet boating and a golf day.
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his government ministers will hold an historic Community Cabinet meeting in Port Macquarie next month, Independent MP for Lyne Robert Oakeshott announced today.
In a first for the Lyne electorate, Mr Oakeshott said the event would offer local residents an opportunity to engage directly with government about the issues that concern them most.
“From my understanding, we’ve had only one other Prime Minister visit the region since Federation and this is the first time Federal Cabinet as a group has come to the electorate since the seat was formed in 1949,” he said.
“I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to achieve this in my first year as the federal MP.”
Mr Oakeshott said he was looking forward to welcoming Mr Rudd and his Cabinet ministers to the Mid-North Coast.
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Four local actors already familiar to many theatre-goers in Port Macquarie are staging a special one-off performance of the highly entertaining play ‘Relatively Speaking’ by Alan Ayckbourn in a unique dining venue at the Westport Club in August.
The play was initially performed in Port Macquarie in 1994 at the Players Theatre. Two of the main characters were played by Eileen Kerr (Sheila) and James Hannah (Phillip) and they have been joined by Lyn Turner (Ginnie) and Neil Brown (Greg) to perform the play in a premium dinner theatre setting in the Hastings Room at the Westport Club.
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