Oyster festival on Sunday

The Brisbane Water Oyster Festival 2010 will be held at Ettalong Beach on Sunday, November 14, being promoted as a major food and wine festival.

The festival was started in 2000 by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to showcase the beautiful waterways of the Woy Woy Peninsula and its largest primary industry, the oyster farming industry.

This year the festival will showcase a variety of oysters from the Brisbane Water Oyster Farmers, the Broken Bay Oyster (Patonga) Farmers and the famous 'Pacifics' from the Hawkesbury River Farmers.

On the main stage, the day will kick off with Wayne Cornell and the Allstar big band.

Wayne Cornell formerly lead singer of the Delltones and recent recipient of the 2010 Mo Award will perform on stage from 9.30am until 12:30pm.

At 1pm, a six member family group, the Kamis,will sing and dance until the close of the day.

The inaugural 'Celebrity Oyster Eating Competition' at 11am will raise money for a $25,000 colposcope machine for Gosford Hospital to detect early cervical cancer in women.

Ten celebrities will line up for the competition including Home and Away star Judy Nunn and with her actor and author husband, Bruce Venables.

It will be followed by the famous "How Many Oysters Can You Eat in 30 Seconds" at 1:45pm, with the trophy up for grabs and a record to break of 27 oysters.

The Oyster Festival Trophy will be presented to the winner of a Woodchopping Spectacular.

A variety of over 25 food stalls and 10 wine stalls will be available for tasting, and there will also be over 40 art and craft stalls on display.

A miniature train will travel through the festival and a selection of amusement rides and entertainment will be provided for the children.

The Oyster Ball will be held on Friday, November 12, at Ettalong Beach Club and will commence at 7pm.

The Queen of the Oyster Festival 2010 and Miss Charity Queen 2010 will be crowned and the Mother of the Pearl will also be announced.

Website, 3 Nov 2010 Brisbane Water Oyster Festival