Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fairs are held in the Buninyong Town Hall each year, early in February.
Entries come from every State and expert CWA Judges select the winning entries to e sent to compete in the International Marmalade Awards in Cumbria in early March. Large crowds of interested entrants and supporters fill the Hall and, as a bonus, there is always a range of delectable marmalade for sale.
Judges assess and score each entry on the basis of:
Individual entrants are awarded prizes for the different citrus classes as well as the man-made class. Prize-winners came from across Australia.
Presentation of awards at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Marmalade selling fast at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Some prize-winning marmalade makers at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Next year's Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fair will be early in February 2014 so everyone is encouraged to make marmalade through the year and save their 2-Jar entries to send to Buninyong by Australia Day 2014. Entry details are at Rules & Entry Form
Buninyong Town Hall,
home of the MarmalAshes
Expert CWA Judges, Barbara Porter (left) and Sue Gass (right) with Prue Bentley, ABC Ballarat who was Chief Selector of the 2012 Australian XI and Buninyong Village XI
The Selectors will be at the next
Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fair
to be held in Buninyong, near Ballarat, Western Victoria,
on Saturday 1st February, 2014
Will your marmalade tour to England in 2014 for the Test against England or an English Village XI ??
Send your 2-jar entries in to Buninyong by 26th January 2014
for the next
to be held 1st February, 2014
Print out the Marmalade Entry Form at: Printer-friendly Entry form
or email marmyarmy@gmail.com and ask for an Entry Form to be sent to you.
NB The Buninyong Village XI is only open to members of MarmalAshes Buninyong Marmalade Association Inc ($5 pa) - if you are associated with Buninyong and would like to join, email marmyarmy@gmail.com