Rain perfect for great big pumpkins

The organising team for the 2010 Collector Village Pumpkin Festival is full of optimism following the fantastic rain that has fallen across the region. The timing of the rain has been perfect for pumpkin growing enthusiasts and records are predicted to tumble on Sunday 2nd May 2010 when the winners of the “Great Big Pumpkin Competition” will be announced. This year, prize money has been boosted to $1000 for the competition with first prize receiving $500, second $300 and third prize $200.

The festival will also feature for the first time the “National Scarecrow Competition”. This competition is open to anyone that would like to construct an imaginative scarecrow providing they use a pumpkin as a head! $300 in prize money will be split between 1st, 2nd and 3rd plus an additional prize for the “people’s choice award”.

The Collector Village Pumpkin Festival has become one of the largest one day events in the region and attracts thousands of visitors to the village of Collector each year.

The festival is a community-run family day full of good old fashioned fun and anything that has a pumpkin in it!! In addition to the “Great Big Pumpkin Competition” and the “National Scarecrow Competition”, the festival features a number of pumpkin growing and cooking competitions.

The festival is famous for great food, including pumpkin scones, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread and also features up to sixty wonderful market stalls with local produce and stunning gifts and creations.

For more information about the Collector Village Pumpkin Festival; please contact Gary Poile President, Collector Village Pumpkin Festival 2010.
0423 672153 or info@pumpkinfestival.com.au

Who will beat this 252kg pumpkin entered by Ken Ryan in the 2009 pumpkin festival? Recent rain has been perfect for pumpkin growing enthusiasts and records may tumble this year.