JELLYFISH that float on bamboo poles, fish that sparkle in the sun, windsocks across the water, all form part of the community’s decorations for the Natural Gourmet Fair at this year’s Narooma Oyster Festival on May 4-5.
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Festival arts and crafts coordinator Judy Glover said students of both Narooma’s primary and high schools had been busy over recent weeks, as have the Montague Arts and Crafts Society (MACS) members.
“Primary school students have made jellyfish in their craft lessons out of recycled old fabric,” Mrs Glover said.
“Narooma High Year 9 art students have been enhancing the paper fish made for last year’s festival by sticking used DVD and computer disks onto their bodies, a bit like scales, so they will sparkle in the sun at the festival.”
Meanwhile at MACS Cottage behind the Kinema, the members of the MACS groups Knit-Wits and Sew-and-Sews had been busy on Monday afternoons over recent weeks making windsocks for use around the festival site.
“We’ve used fabric and ribbon donated to the cause,” Mrs Glover said.
She said the decorations should enhance the site along the shores of Wagonga Inlet for Saturday’s “Naturally Gourmet Fair” program.
“It’s shaping up to be an absolutely wonderful Festival featuring MasterChef Julie Goodwin, cooking demonstrations by the coast’s finest chefs, the popular Ultimate Oyster Experience lunch and the oyster opening competition,” she said.
“It should be loads of fun with gourmet food and craft stalls, great music with Mick Conway and Ray Beadle, exhibitions by local artists, sand modelling workshops, the free Kidz Zone and other family activities, plus the Oyster Farmers Ball on Saturday night.”
Sunday’s “Narooma on Show” offers a chance for visitors to explore the many attractions of Narooma and the surrounding areas.
A full program is on the website at www.naroomaoysterfestival.com
