NEWS
RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 16, 2002
Kids
Go Outback at the Australian Festival
The 2002 Australian Festival
will feature an Australian Petting Zoo provided by Kentucky Down Under. The Petting Zoo
will be open throughout the Festival for Children and Adults to visit and pet Australia's
native animals. Animals will include kangaroos, kookaburras, wallabies, dingo and an
Australian Sheep Dog herding demonstration.
Kids Down Under will provide
an Australian educational & cultural experience for children (and adults alike). Visit
the Kids Down Under Booths and taste some vegemite, learn about Uluru (the largest
monolith in the world) and hear about Australian Aborigines and let the kids enjoy games
that have been played by Australian children for centuries.
Australian exhibitors will
bring the world of Australian products to Nashville. Australian exhibitors will help you
plan a trip to Australia with our Aussie travel specialist, taste some great Australian
confectionery or grab a piece of Australian merchandise - tee shirts, hats, and plenty
more.
Metropolitan Nashville
public school students recently participated in an Outback essay competition. The students
expressed their interest in outback Australia and their desire to learn about Australian
culture, meet Australian Aborigines, celebrities and see native flora and fauna. Click here for some exerpts from these
essays.
Three
winning entries will receive gift certificates courtesy of the Outback steakhouse, West
End, Nashville. Winners will be announced on Sunday 22 at 4:45 following the
Festival’s final ceremony.
The 2002 Australian Festival will be held during Australia Week in Nashville,
Tennessee at Elmington Park from September 21 to September 22, 2002 (10-6pm). There are no
admission fees and a portion of proceeds raised will benefit Elmington Park. The Outback
Steakhouse is the major sponsor of the 2002 Australian Festival. For details about the
Australian Festival consult www.gdaynashville.com
For
further information and/or photographs/images please contact:
Name: Heidi E Freeland
Position: Media/Public Relations Coordinator
Contact details: Email media@gdaynashville.com
The
Nashville Kangaroos are an Australian-American organization.
A.501.(c).(3) not-for-profit organization.
Festival
Sponsors Include the Outback Steakhouse, Air New Zealand, McPherson Wines,
Fosters Lager, Australian Tourist Commission, Gondwanaland Opals, Party Place,
Vanderbilt Universit y & Medical Center, BeareWare & Metro Parks,
Friends of Elmington Park & Kentucky Down Under
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