A FULL-scale fireworks display was just one of the surprises for guests that attended this year's Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Gala Dinner this month.
Under the theme, "emerging into the future", local growers and others from right throughout the horticulture supply chain, including interstate visitors, dressed up for the glamorous evening held at the Bundaberg Multiplex Sport and Recreation Centre.
The sold-out event drew made the most of locally-grown produce and products providing an insight into the culinary delights of the region.
The BFVG gala dinner drew significant sponsorship from major agriculture industries, a sign of the Bundaberg region's importance to the national rural economy.
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Ashley Walmsley
Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.
Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.
