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Welcome to the January 2009 Manning River Summer Festival. Every January the people of the Manning Valley and our visitors have come together to celebrate and enjoy the beautiful Manning River and the wonderful area in which we live. It is therefore appropriate that we have adopted the theme “Summer Celebration”.
The Manning River is a magnificent river on which you can enjoy a host of activities including boating, fishing, sailing, power boating, rowing, canoeing and skiing. Many of these activities are again featured in the program for this year’s Manning River Summer Festival.
The festival commences with the New Years Eve fireworks on the river bank at Taree. This year you will be entertained by the local artists from 6 pm. The fireworks set to be launched from floating pontoons on the river at 9:00pm.
The tagged fish competition will be held over the month in the Harrington / Manning Point area. This is your chance to enjoy fishing and at the same time win valuable prizes should you catch one of this year's tagged fish.
We are pleased to again present Movies Around the Manning to three outdoor venues - Old Bar, Wingham, and Harrington. We present recently released family oriented movies on a huge 5 metre screen. Bring a chair or rug and enjoy.
One of the highlights of the festival is the Family Fun Day held in Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree on 26th January 2009. The Australia Day Ceremony will again be held starting at 7:30am with a free breakfast. There will be plenty of entertainment for the children with amusements and performances. Other features of the day include the Mullet Cup Raft Race, market stalls.
The Manning River Summer Festival Ambassador Program will be held with the presentation taking place at a gala dinner on 24th January 2008. Guests will enjoy a very special evening with entertainment – make up a table to support the candidates.
The festival continues to be organised by a small but dedicated committee appointed by Greater Taree City Council. We wish to acknowledge the assistance provided by Council, the councillors and officers.
The festival has grown over the years with a large number of community based groups participating in the festival by organising and conducting various events. We greatly appreciate their efforts which enables a wide variety of events and activities to appeal to everyone.
We are also fortunate to have a number of businesses that financially support the festival. Please support the businesses that support the Summer Festival.
Please join us and Participate - Celebrate - Enjoy the beautiful Manning Valley.
Manning River Summer Festival Steering Committee
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Thank you to the following businesses & organisations for their support:
Exchange Hotel, Airport Hotel, Deep Sea Delights, Wingham Chamber of Commerce and Royal Hotel, Taree.
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