EVENT PROGRAM MAYOR’S MESSAGE As Mayor of the City of Ballarat, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 63rd Ballarat Begonia Festival. It’s been a huge year for the Festival winning two awards – Best Regional Event and Australia’s Favourite Event at the Australian Event Awards. Well done to all involved and to all of our festival-goers who continue to support this wonderful event. This year’s program of free activities and entertainment is jam packed with gardening tips and advice and all your regular festival favourites. Plus, this year we have the World’s Largest Outdoor Lego Begonia Flower for all to see and enjoy! On behalf of the City of Ballarat we hope you and your family enjoy your visit to the 2015 Ballarat Begonia Festival. Cr John Philips Mayor of Ballarat LOST IN LEGO® WORLD’S LARGEST OUTDOOR LEGO® BEGONIA FLOWER Witness the world’s largest outdoor Begonia LEGO® flower! A spectacular, one-of-a-kind, 2 metre Begonia LEGO® flower will captivate you, while you view and touch the flower in all its glory. Built by Ryan Mcnaught LEGO® TREASURE TRAIL Explore the Gardens to find 10 creative LEGO® made treasures. Once complete go in the draw to win a trip for four on the Pacific Jewel P&O Cruise Ship. Brought to you by Escape Travel. LEGO® FUN Stay’n’Play with LEGO® or Make’n’Take your own LEGO® flower home to admire. POWER FM BEGONIA PARADE THIS YEAR’S POWER FM BEGONIA PARADE WILL EXPLODE WITH COLOUR AND SOUND! Watch local businesses, schools and community groups come together in unity, in celebration of Ballarat’s diversity and community spirit. The fun begins at 11am, Monday 9 March along Wendouree Parade, between the Tramway Museum and the North Gardens. Be there early to get a spot and if you can’t make it to the event, you won’t miss out, as Power FM will be doing a live broadcast! The Ballarat Begonia Festival proudly presents THE LEGO ® Twilight Cinema MOVIE Sunday March 8 Lake Wendouree www.ballaratfoundation.org.au (gates open 7.00pm movie at dusk) All proceeds support the Ballarat community through The Ballarat Foundation & The Courier Charity Fund Tickets available from www.ballaratfoundation.org.au, 1/3 Peel Street South, 5331 5555 or The Courier office, 110 Creswick Road, Ballarat live entertainment Auslan interpreted TIME SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 10 - 10.45am Whizbang The pBones City of Ballarat Brass Band 11 - 11.45am The Mudcakes Pugsley Buzzard Power FM Begonia Parade 12 - 12.45pm Arkie T Williams & The Mudlarks Doc Andrews Magic Show 12.30 - 1.45pm Sin Frontera 1 - 1.45pm Electric Intent Better Than the Wizards 2 - 2.45pm Pink Moon Miss Behavin’ Collidescope Catwalk Collection 3 - 3.45pm Backstep Blues Ultra Fox La Rumba Walbros are a locally owned and operated family business, with over 20 years experience in the Sand and Soil industry. Walbros are sure to meet all your needs in everything Sand, Soil and Stone. Walbros have the capacity to cater for all situations and clients, from supplying materials for major civil works, landscapers, builders through to DIY. So if you need a truck load, a trailer load or a wheelbarrow full, Walbros Sand Soil Stone have got it covered.