+ 61 7 4684 3300

The Border Railway Market is held on the third Sunday of each month at the historic Wallangarra Railway Station, on the Queensland-New South Wales Border, just a short drive south of Stanthorpe. They offer the pick of local art, craft and produce, as well as a hot breakfast, light refreshments and takeaways being available in the station dining room. Coaches welcome.

Ken Hinton 0417 760 529

Quality Arts and Crafts with a local flavour. Wonderful wares, fabulous food, goodies galore. Coaches welcome. Access and facilities for disabled, translating and interpreting services available. Right in the heart of Stanthorpe's Granite Belt at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre. 

Click here to view exact calendar dates for 2010.

Bookings (07) 4683 5100 or email Denice Arlidge

Music Night with featured artists (check our webpage) and talented local musicians playing every second Friday from 7pm.  Come along to listen or bring your own instrument and perform. Entry $10. Meals and drinks available.

For more information and bookings phone (07) 4685 2367 and visit the website www.bellarosas.com.au

You can smell the roasts cooking and feel the warmth of the fire as you enter the restaurant. Join the Burtons at Bella Rosa’s Tea Rooms for their ‘Christmas in Winter’ functions. Enjoy nibbles and coffee with liquere chocolates served by the fire while mingling with other guests.

Soups, mains of roast meats, seasonal veggies and sauces, desserts of Grandma’s Plum Pudding and Apple Crumble with custard and butterscotch sauce are served at your table.

Christmas carols, bon bons and a visit from Santa with gifts are something to look forward to.

Bookings essential and available every Friday and Saturday Nights throughout the months of June, July & August. Also available any night of the week for groups of 8 or more.

Christmas lunch also available daily from June to August. Bookings required & minimum numbers apply.

For more information please contact Mark Ravenscroft on (07) 4683 3252 or by email at mark@ravenscroftwines.com.au. For more about Ravens Croft Wines please head over to the website: www.ravenscroftwines.com.au

This fun and educational tour conducted by winemaker Mark Ravenscroft takes you through the vineyard, discusing grapegrowing and it's challenges. A winetasting in the vineyard and then at the cellar door. It will be followed by a winery tour with tank and barrel tasting. An antipasta lunch in the winery with wine follows. 3 hours of fun. Bookings are essential by the preceding Wednesday please

Every Saturday night except Bastille Day (July 11) Come along and enjoy a wonderful, fire-warmed Christmas night in the eclectic restaurant .  The menu is "Christmas"... just perfect for a cold winter's night.  This time of year the outside mercury can drop to zero or less, but insde, the fire keeps us toasty warm.  Live singing of Christmas carols fill the air and the Christmas tree and decorations complete the experience. 

For more information please contact Leeanne Puglisi-Gangemi on 4684 1226, email info@ballandeanestate.com.au or check out the website www.ballandeanestate.com

Jazz in the Vineyard is a relaxing afternoon featuring a range of jazz artists and music genre set in the picturesque Ballandean Estate vineyards. Shuttles from Stanthorpe and Tenterfield are included in the ticket price, so missing out on the day is not an option. As well as wine, you can enjoy other beverages from the full bar on site. Enjoy the last weekend of winter in the Granite Belt with good food, great wines and fantastic music.

Phone Claudia & Keith Beverley 07 4683 5117 or email them

Saturday and Sunday lunch a la carte 11am-2pm. Also Saturday evening traditional German feast - six course dinner with live music from 7pm

Phone 07 4681 4482 or email info@asws.com.au

Not to be missed is this rare oppportunity to sample award winning wines from across Australia and New Zealand...under one roof. Public Tasting: 2-6pm with food and live music. Learn more online.

Alison Alexander 07 3231 3239 or email

Since 1995 the Hilton Brisbane Masterclass has brought together a fabulous line-up of chefs and winemakers from around the world – Antonio Carluccio, Gordon Ramsay, Michel Richard, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Michel Roux and many more.  This year's programme includes an "Asian Affairs" segment sponsored by Granite Belt Wine Country.

Be amongst the lucky participants in 2010 who taste, learn, laugh and sip their way through each day. With twenty sessions a day there’s plenty of choice from a range of talented International and Australian presenters looking at - shiraz, chocolate, champagne, spice and matching food and wine. Learn more now www.qldmasterclass.com

Consumers: Phone (07) 4681 2057 or email  info@granitebeltwinecountry.com.au

Media & Marketing: GBWT Marketing Michele Cozzi (07) 4681 0411 or email

Experience wine, food and pamper products from the Queensland wine capital and meet the people who have lovingly produced these items. Take some home to share with those you love. For a little Elevated Taste join us in Little Stanley Street on Saturday 24 July 10am-3pm.

For bookings and information call (07) 3252 1759 between 10:00am and 3:00pm.

A relaxing and unique way to experience the Granite Belt without the hassle of road travel. This all-inclusive trip departs from Brisbane's Roma Street at 7:00am on Saturday 31st July, climbing over the Great Dividing Range through Toowoomba and then onto Stanthorpe.  Granite Belt wines are served throughout the journey - sparkling, whites and reds including Strange Birds are available for tasting.  Lunch and refreshments are served onboard ...what a great way to travel - and not a traffic jam in sight!
Once "ashore", your tour bus takes you to several wineries, to dinner, bed and breakfast, one last winetasting then it's all aboard for the return journey.

The return journey departs at 10am on Sunday, 1st August with lunch served on board.

Price is $430 with discounts for group bookings of ten or more.  The price includes all rail travel, coach transfers at Stanthorpe, all meals, accommodation in Stanthorpe on a share basis and wine tastings.

For more information download the Winter Winelander Brochure & Booking Form.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Popular local musician, Jaeden Carter will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

For information and bookings phone 07 4683 3260 or email to info@robertchannonwines.com

Our annual opera concert given by Young Artists from Opera Queensland. A chance to hear the thrilling voices of the next generation of opera singers. This year's artists are Milica Ilic Soprano Cassandra Seidemann Mezzo-Soprano Guy Booth Baritone Raymond Lawrence Piano A wonderful afternoon of opera followed by our Singing Lake Opera Dinner in the evening.

For bookings and information phone 07 4683 3260 or email info@robertchannonwines.com

Our Opera Dinner with a chance to mingle with the artists from the afternoon's concert. Also featuring the Opera Quiz with a chance to win some wine if you know your opera trivia. Sparkling wine on arrival will be followed by a three course dinner.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. We are pleased to welcome back awesome folk duo, Spirit of the Glen, from Glen Innes to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Winners of the 2009 Australian Celtic Festival Triquetra Award, Col and Skye bring great harmonies and a variety of instruments to an extensive repertoire of largely Folk and Celtic Music. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Local performers, Penny Davies and Roger Ilott will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. We are very lucky to have exceptional Brisbane performer, Francesca de Valence here for the very first time to entertain visitors from 12.00pm. Her shimmering and accessible blend of pop, rock and folk has earned her praise and recognition across the globe, which began with a Los Angeles Music Award for International Songwriter of the Year in November 2008 for her debut EP "From The Outside In".

Francesca will be supported by Alan Boyle who is the current Billy Thorpe Scholarship recipient. Originally from the north-west coast of Ireland, Alan Boyle has played and recorded on the folk/singer-songwriter scene in his own country and in Italy and Australia. one of the tracks from his second release, the OXYGEN EP has received a nomination for a 2009 QSong award. He lives and gigs in Brisbane with The Bleeding Hearts band and is emerging as a new young artist.

Cover charge is still only $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy the music over lunch, a glass of wine or beer, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Local performers, Bevi Aqua will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

For more information please contact Liz Bourne on 4683 6374 or email

Join nature's enthusiasts in a walk through as the wildflowers awaken from winter. Meet at Amiens State School at 9.30am. 
Click here to view website

For information and bookings, email quoll@wildlife.org.au or phone 07 3221 0194

Discover Quolls with Wildlife Queensland. Have you ever seen a quoll? If not, then this could be your chance to meet one of Queensland's rarer mammals. Come along to this Quoll Discovery Day and meet a live spotted-tailed quoll - mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial, which can be found in the Granite Belt. Wildlife Queensland wants to find out more about local quoll numbers, to encourage local landholders to make their properties quoll-friendly, and to help poultry owners enjoy living alongside quolls by "quoll-proofing" their chook pens.

To book your place please use this link or call Bella Rosas on +61 7 4685 2367 or email bellalicious@live.com.au

Join us for the Mad Hatter Tea Party first Saturday in September, October and November. Raise money for Pink Ribbon, bubbly on arrival and PRIZES!

For more information please contact USQ by email: mcgregor@usq.edu.au or visit the website www.usq.edu.au/mcgregor/vines/barker

Day one will include a broad overview of archaeological methods and techniques, including an outline of the differnet kinds of archaeology and different approaches. The second day of the workshop will include an introduction to practical laboratory analysis (no prior science required) in which particpants will be actively involved in the prelimary sorting, identification and preliminary analysis of an actual archaeological site.

• View the full programme with prices and booking information click here
• Email for more information mcgregor@usq.edu.au

For more information call +61 7 4684 5151 or email info@pyramidsroad.com.au or visit the Pyramids Road Events page.

Team event with the emphasis on FUN. Find 4 people interested in wine and think up the catchiest name and come in costume to match. Teams are asked to answer 5 questions on 8 different wines, 4 white and 4 red. Choose the correct answer from the three options (A, B or C) provided for each question. Even if people are new to wine and they really don't know how to tell the difference between a Cabernet and a Shiraz (and none of us do either!), at least they have options to choose from. So Wine Options is a game for everyone to enjoy.

Phone 07 4684 1226 or visit Gamekeepers Dinner website for bookings

For over 20 years, the Gamekeepers Dinner at Ballandean Estate Wines has attracted a cult following. Those lucky enough to get a ticket (70 tickets available per year) are presented with a sumptuous feast of game meats, all prepared by Mary Puglisi and her team. A winetasting from our museum stock precedes dinner and wine and entertainment are included in the price. Come with an empty stomach and a sense of adventure! Cost: approx $95 per person. Optional extra Bus transfer $10 per person return

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. We are thrilled to have awesome folk duo, Spirit of the Glen, from Glen Innes back to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Winners of the 2009 Australian Celtic Festival Triquetra Award, Col and Skye bring great harmonies and a variety of instruments to an extensive repertoire of largely Folk and Celtic Music. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Liz Bourne phone 07 4683 6374 or email

Join nature's enthusiasts in a walk through as the wildflowers awaken from winter. Meet at Day use area, Girraween National Park, Pyramids Rd, Wyberba at 9.30am.

Click here to view the website

For more information please call 4684 5151 or send an email info@pyramidsroad.com. Don't forget to visit the website for more news, events and great wine.

For the lovers of native flora and fauna, our Wilderness Connection exhibition is the first event of this kind for us. Well known sculpture artist, Maggie Brockie is collaborating with botanical artist Jac Pommer to exhibit native flora and fauna in clay and paint during the September school holidays. The exhibition will be opened by Frank Mathey of Bilby fame on Saturday 25 September and will run for three weeks until Sunday 3 October. All works will be on sale and we invite you to visit our cellar door during this time. Don't miss it!

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Popular local musician, Lee Williams will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

For any information regarding the South Bank Granite Belt Flavours Markets please feel free to contact:

Stanthorpe Visitor Information Centre on (07) 4681 2057 or contact them by email  info@granitebeltwinecountry.com.au

Its regional and its seasonal and now you'll be able to buy a glass of your favourite Granite Belt wine, to enjoy while appreciating the entertainment at the markets.  Experience wine, food and pamper products from the Queensland wine capital and meet the people who have lovingly produced these items. Take some home to share with those you love. For a little Elevated Taste join us on Sunday 3 October 10am-3pm.

Learn more:

• Visit South Bank website
• Get a location map here
• Click to view the complete Granite Belt Flavours flyer.

POST TO: Glenys Mann 9 Hannaford Ave, Tamworth 2340 NSW Australia Email: mannmaid@northnet.com.au Ph/Fax (02)6766 3596 Overseas +2 2 6766 3596

Stanthorpe comes alive in October 2010 with Fibres Stanthorpe!

Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery is proud to sponsor the first fibre event to be held in Stanthorpe. Sixty participants have the opportunity to work with five international fibre/textile tutors in this intimate event organised and coordinated by reknowned Australian Textile Artist Glenys Mann of Fibre Arts Australia. This event is scheduled from the 4th October to 9th October 2010 For further details and registration to particpate please go to www.fibresgeelong.viviti.com and follow the links. You can also download the enrolement form which contains more information.

Please contact Sandy at www.sandywebster.com prior to class to discuss your area of interest, experience with materials/techniques and any questions you may have regarding the class. Open to all levels Minimum Deposit of $100 dollars required. Balance due by 20th July 2010.

For  more information or booking please phone Jeff Harden on (07) 4684 1128, or email jharden@halenet.com.au.

Bungawarra Winery... Shakespeare under the Stars... The decision is taken! After the success of our five previous productions, The Stanthorpe Little Theatre group will present Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice here at Bungawarra among the backlit rocks and trees, probably on October 8-10 (but phone or email closer to the event). The plays are always a lot of fun, the weather will be perfect (?) and the setting will make it a magic night. Support for previous productions has been wonderful, with packed out Saturday night performances and good attendances on the Friday and Sunday nights. Booking is advisable for the Saturday night performance, $20 adult, $15 concession, $10 child.

Come and join us if you're thinking of visiting the Granite Belt in spring. It will be part of our Primavera Festival.

The Stanthorpe Garden Club presents the 2010 Stanthorpe Gardenfest and Trade Fair Stanthorpe Civic Centre, Friday 8th & Saturday 9th October, 9.00 am - 4.00pm - Free Admission - Light Refreshments - Exhibitors Include: Plant Displays & Sales, Trade Displays, Landscaping Supplies, Craft Sales, Something for everyone. Come and see for yourself, you will enjoy the experience.

Sue and Warren Smith info@pyramidsroad.com (07) 4684 5151. Don't forget to visit the website for more news, evets and great wine.

We're mad about Mourvedre! Are you interested in learning more about this emerging variety? We invite you to join us at Pyramids Road Wines for a selection of Mourvedre blends from Australia and France to be accompanied by rustic Mediterranean cuisine. This selection of wines will include our 2005, 2006 and 2007 Bernies Blend. This strange bird variety is mostly used in blended reds so this is an opportunity to try a few side by side

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Local performers, Bevi Aqua will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Contact  Jill or Neil Brunckhorst on 07 4681 1833, send an email or visit the website.

For every country racing enthusiast, a great day out combines the thrill and colour of racing with the opportunity to socialise in a relaxed outdoor carnival atmosphere.

Each spring the action moves to Stanthorpe's Armstrong Park on the Granite Belt. Here in the Queensland wine capital, the Stanthorpe Cup has established a firm place on the annual social calendar for locals and visitors alike. The mix of keen racing, fashion, activities for children, marquee lunches and the chance to sample some of Queensland's finest wines are key elements of this big day out.  Be sure to book your place in the lunch marquee.

Learn more online

For more information pleast call +61 7 4683 3109, visit the website www.RobertChannonWines.com or email info@robertchannonwines.com

"Brass and Wine"

Our brass band and big band jazz day.

For more information please call 4681 4482, send an email or visit the website.

Presentation Dinner for the Australian Small Winemakers show.

Contact Summit Estate on 07 4683 2011 or email Paola

Showcasing the flavours of Spain with Tapas prepared to traditional recipes, matched perfectly with wines from the Spanish collection. An evening not to be missed. Return on Sunday morning for a relaxed Spanish breakfast which will include Hot Chocolate with Churros & other delicacies.

• Non-Members $90 per person
• Locals, Wine Club Members & their friends $75 per person.
• Up to 16 years $40
• Under 3's free

Price includes Dinner, Breakfast and three glasses of wine. Bus transport for dinner is available from designated pick-up point. $10 per person return.

Saturday 23rd October from 4pm till late.
Sunday 24th October Breakfast 9am.

For more information pleast call 07 4683 4332 or email winery@felsberg.com.au

It takes a lot of beer to make good wine and at Felsberg we are as serious about our beer as we are about our wine. Oktober Beerfest is all about celebration of the hop!! Come to Felsberg where a range of European style beers will be available on tap (as well as our usual extensive range of bottled domestic and imported brews). Enjoy a plate from our ‘beer friendly’ menu all within the confines of the Felsberg Beer Hall. Live music will complete the atmosphere as we celebrate the brown beverage.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Popular local musician, Jaeden Carter will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Liz Bourne phone 07 4683 6374 or email

Join nature's enthusiasts in a walk through as the wildflowers awaken from winter. Mt Norman Picnic Area, Mt Norman Rd, via Wallangarra at 9.30 on Sunday 19 September.
Click here to view the website

For more information please call (07) 4681 0411, send an email or visit the website

Good food, good wine, good friends - great time!

Come and discover a world of tastes, flavours, products and techniques, watch live demonstrations from celebrity chefs, try hands-on activities and sample an indulgent array of produce at the Good Food & Wine Show.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Local performers, Penny Davies and Roger Ilott will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

For more information please go to www.rumbalarawines.com.au

Wow, Rumbalara Fans, its African Rhythm and Reds on Tap time again! The annual African celebration marking the release of our new vintage red wines.

Leave your stress and troubles behind and join us for a burst of lively fun. The oak barrels with flowing Red wines will be there for the sipping, foods to match the wines will be circulating and the very popular challenges will be more frivolous than ever.

With all our budgets pinching, we are more determined than ever to pass on a great value experience at African Rhythm and Reds on Tap 2010...

So join us and express your cool moves to the awesome Rhythm Konnections and the dynamic King Marong and company.

Decadent, gooey chocolate fountains with delicious strawberries for dipping, will once again be a hit, and if hunger still bites, snacks will be served all afternoon.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Popular local performer, Bob Townshend will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

For more information please contact Tere Bonner on (07) 4686 1191, or  email tere@aloomba.com

As the Lavender fields come into blossom the region will be spoilt with a fun filled day of entertainment by nationally renowned musicians and entertainers.

We encourage visitors and locals alike to bring their family and friends for the inaugral Legends in the Lavender - a Rotary sponsored event that is set to become a hallmark of regional entertainment.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Folk duo, Spirit of the Glen, from Glen Innes will return to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Winners of the 2009 Australian Celtic Festival Triquetra Award, Col and Skye bring great harmonies and a variety of instruments to an extensive repertoire of largely Folk and Celtic Music. Come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.

Bookings are essential. Call the girls at Lucas Estate on 07 4683 6365 or email wine@lucasestate.com.au for further information or bookings.

Join us for a great afternoon of music on the deck overlooking the vines at Lucas Estate. Local performers, Bevi Aqua will be on hand to entertain visitors from 12.30pm. Cover charge is just $5 per adult (children are always free), so come along and enjoy lunch, a glass of wine, or coffee and cake. All of our food is cooked on site using the freshest local ingredients available. Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free menu options are available.