Wine Dine & Entwine Dinner Concept Paper.doc

~ Celebrating local = harvest and=20 connected communities for sustainability ~

You are invited = to help=20 celebrate the richness and variety of capital country and neighbouring = regional=20 produce at a showcase dinner at Old Parliament House on Friday 19th = June=20 2009.

The dinner, catered by award winning = Canberra firm=20 Ginger Catering will showcase fresh earth-friendly produce = sourced from=20 within a 250km radius of Canberra. The evening will provide a forum to = raise=20 funds to support connections within and between communities to cultivate = sustainability.

Making a = commitment to=20 producers and businesses in our region who are committed to = sustainability=20

Aims

To raise awareness of local = sustainable=20 produce, food miles and issues affecting communities world-wide = regarding food=20 security;=20
To encourage consumers to = be more=20 eco-conscious in the decisions they make about produce and services = they=20 use;=20
To strengthen partnerships = within and=20 between communities promoting sustainable development; and=20
To promote whole of = community=20 approaches to sustainability.

Event = Details

Venue: Kings = Hall and=20 Members Bar, Old Parliament House Canberra

Date: Friday = 19^th June 2009

Time: 6.30pm = to=20 Midnight

Cost: $100

Numbers: = 278=20 people

Evening = Activities

Welcome Drinks and = Canap=C3=A9s =E2=80=93 Kings=20 Hall, Old Parliament House=20
Official Opening =E2=80=93 = Virginia Hausinger=20
Photography exhibition = =E2=80=93 Mahboba=E2=80=99s=20 Promise in the members room and hallway (TBC)=20
Sit Down Meal including = food of local=20 produce =E2=80=93 Ginger Catering
Overview of the = beneficiaries (Mahboba,=20 Carole Broadhead, Kerry Love)=20
Speech =E2=80=93 Whole of = Community Approaches=20 to Sustainability John Champagne=20
250km Gift Bag =E2=80=93 = 300x to be provided to=20 guests including information, local produce and services, eco friendly = items=20 etc=20
Silent Auction, Lucky Door = Prizes and=20 Raffles
Loom Growers and = Mahboba=E2=80=99s Gifts that=20 Give Sales=20
Regional Lucky Dip (smaller = singles=20 items wrapped) $10 a dip

Beneficiaries

Mahboba=E2=80=99s Promise: = Mahboba=E2=80=99s work=20 to support women and children in Afghanistan - http://www.mahbobaspromise.org/content.cfm?id=3D1610=

Eco Action: The = Canberra=20 Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre Community Garden = Initiative =E2=80=93 http://www.ecoaction.com.au/

Connected Communities: = Program to=20 support Australian women with scholarships to undertake initiatives to = create=20 community partnerships supporting sustainable development in Australia = and=20 overseas

Principles

Wine Dine and Entwine aims to = support=20 local producers and organisations committed to sustainability including = those=20 utilising:

Organic and/or biodynamic = farming=20
Recycling
Biodegradability
Green Energy=20
Water conservation =
Buying local and = considering=20 transport miles=20
Chemical free = production=20
Composting and Worm = farming=20
Exchange Trading=20
People and Community=20 partnerships=20
Distributional Equity and = Social=20 Justice

Media Article = Concept

Be Entwined!

To celebrate local harvest and = connected=20 communities for sustainability, a network of communities throughout = Canberra and=20 Southern NSW will be hosting a =E2=80=98Wine, Dine and = Entwine=E2=80=99 Dinner at Old=20 Parliament House in Canberra on Friday 19^th June 2009. =

The dinner will be prepared by = award-winning=20 Canberra firm Ginger Catering and will showcase the richness and variety = of=20 Capital Country and Southern NSW produce and wines.

The evening will provide an opportunity = for=20 producers, businesses, retailers, restaurateurs, and consumers to = network and to=20 raise greater consciousness about sustainability, including food = security=20 issues.

Special guests ABC Newsreader Virginia = Hausinger,=20 Mahboba Rawi of Mahboba=E2=80=99s Promise and John Champagne from BEND, = and comprises an=20 array of entertainment, silent auctions, regional lucky dips, raffles = and=20 information sessions on sustainable development.

Tickets for the event cost $100 per = person and all=20 funds raised on the night will go to supporting sustainable development=20 initiatives.

If you are interested in attending, = would like to=20 showcase your products or contribute to supporting the event please = visit the=20 Dinner website at www.capitalcountry.org.au or=20 email entwine@exemail.com.au.