The Killarney Picnic Basket Day is on this Sunday, 9 April, from 10am to 4pm at Melrose Station.
Picture laughing friends and family picnicking on the green lawn, cool jazz music floating on the breeze, the still, cool lake reflecting the warm colours of autumn and the blue mountain ranges.
Picnic Basket Day is a fun, family day for locals and visitors to experience the natural beauty of Killarney and the surrounding region while enjoying wonderful local produce.
And what lovelier spot for the event than the beautiful gardens of Melrose Station, renowned across the region.
Visitors are invited to bring their picnic blanket and chairs and set up a spot in the grounds.
Temptations will include barbecue and pulled pork rolls, baked potatoes, Devonshire morning tea, cupcakes, fruit salad and ice cream and even fairy floss prepared by local community groups.
In keeping with the picnic basket theme, gourmet picnic baskets featuring local goodies will be raffled. Kite making and flying will add to the idyllic scene of the day.
After such a fantastic day last year, organisers hope to welcome more people from Killarney and across the Southern Downs region, as well as further afield, to this year’s Killarney Picnic Basket Day.
Proceeds from the day will go to ‘Livin’, a not-for-profit organisation using apparel, events and motivational programs to get people talking about mental health and suicide prevention.
Bring a picnic blanket, chairs and your own picnic, or enjoy the food available on the day.
Admission is $5 for adults, children under 12 free.
For more information contact 0437 109 912.
For more about Livin visit www.livin.org.au
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Where is Picnic Basket Day?
Melrose Station, Barlows Gate Road, Killarney.
There are many different ways to find your way to Melrose Station – getting here is part of the fun!
From Killarney
* Starting from Willow Street near the Heritage Centre, drive south and continue along Willow Street, which then changes to Killarney-Barlow’s Gate Road.
* Turn Left at the T Junction with Backhouse Road.
* Turn Right at the T Junction with Homan Road.
* Continue along Killarney-Barlows gate road. There will be a couple of bends.
* The entrance to Melrose Station is on the right hand side of the road. There will be a sign.
* (If you arrive to a T Junction with Long Swamp Road – turn around – you have driven too far!)
There will be signs for the event and there are signs for Melrose Station along the way. Sorry, no dogs on the day.
