Woodgate Open Gardens

The judges of last year's Blooming Woodgate enjoyed the beauty of the local gardens the hospitality of the keen gardners who tendered them.
In conversation with them we decided that this year we would not only hold the competition again, but expand it to include an Open Garden section.

Entries for the Blooming Woodgate Garden Competition will close on Friday 13th September. Entry forms can be found at local Woodgate businesses or you can download one from here.

Please place your entry form in one of the boxes at Woodgate Beach Hardware, Woodgate Beach Friendly Grocer or the Woodgate Club.

Judging will take place over the following week and you can enjoy the gardens and meet the gardeners from 10am to 2pm from Saturday 5th October to Monday 7th October.
Addresses of the gardens will be published the week before and posted here and on the local notice boards.

Woodgate Hardware and Hire is the sponsor for this event and there will be a $100 voucher for the first prize and two (2) $50 vouchers for the runners up.

Blooming Woodgate is part of the Woodgate Community Events - "Woodgate Arts in Spring" which will run from the 4th October with a three day Curated Exhibition, FolkAndBlues@TheBeach (Music in the Park) where you can picnic in the park from midday on Sunday 6th and the Spring Markets on Monday 7th October from 7:30am.

Woodgate Community Events is a not for profit association run by volunteers who are committed to organising and promoting events so that residents and visitors have access to a range of recreational and cultural activities. For more information please contact the president on 0429 448 081 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Woodgate Community Events is always seeking more volunteers to assist in staging these events. If you are interested in lending a hand please contact the president as above.

Easter@Woodgate was overall a most successful event. The Woodgate Emergency Services were out in force with their biggest and best displays yet! We were all very proud of them and glad for the community to get a chance to acknowledge them and learn more about their services.

We learnt that the Friendly Grocer Family Film night has claimed a place in Woodgate's weekend's activity with over 300 attending and much fresh popcorn being eaten.

The Saturday night Woodgate Rocks was an experiment to see if there was an audience for a more grown up Saturday night activity. The answer was 'no' with only around 80 people coming out. The band Memphis Moovers were first rate and we think there were a lot of locals sitting out on their balconies enjoying the spill over of good rock music!

The band were a popular addition to the Easter Fair on Monday which is definitely the most popular event in the region on that weekend. It was the biggest Fair ever with 240 stalls and a waiting list for any vacant spaces. The weather held and it was estimated, this year with tallies from professional crowd counting devices, at over 7,000 visitors. Responses from stall holders have been overwhelmingly positive with bookings flowing in already for 2014.

The organisers, Woodgate Community Events, want to thank Events and Tourism Queensland whose funding makes the improvement of amenities and marketing possible and the Woodgate Club and other local sponsors whose support means that a quality event can be planned.

The committeee really appreciates the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the day a success. There is a growing band of great people ready to join the team at these events and more are always welcome. The organisers especially need a few strong arms to help with the end of events.

The committee were exhausted and in the debrief acknowledged that two events over the weekend is quite enough for us!

Plans are already underway for the film and the fair for 2014!