<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.mercurehuntervalley.com.au/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=8764&amp;Type=RSS20" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Whats on</title><description>Whats on</description><link>http://www.mercurehuntervalley.com.au/</link><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 21:12:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><generator>RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/</generator><item><title>HUNTER VALLEY GARDENS CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL</title><description>When:&amp;nbsp;July 7 - July 8, 2012
&lt;div&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;Hunter Valley Gardens - Broke Road Pokolbin NSW 2325&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Website:&amp;nbsp;www.hvg.com.au&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phone:&amp;nbsp;02 4998 4000&lt;/p&gt;
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This amazing event will immerse you in a chocolate experience you will never forget while enjoying family fun activities inspired by chocolate. There will be display stalls with free entertainment, demonstrations, activities, competitions and&amp;nbsp;prizes&amp;nbsp;for the whole family. Don&amp;rsquo;t miss out on this chocolatey delight!
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&lt;p style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Come to Hunter Valley Gardens and chill out these school holidays. See the 114cm High Polar Bear Ice Sculpture,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;go ice skating on our ice rink, join in all the snow ball throwing fun and see the Gardens covered in man made&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;snow!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;There will be skating and stage performances as well as lots of fun games.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This is a day and night event. &amp;nbsp;For accommodation and entry ticket packages email us &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://mail.une.edu.au/webmail/src/compose.php?send_to=reservations@mercurehuntervalley.com.au" target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a new window"&gt;reservations@mercurehuntervalley.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The Lovedale Long Lunch is an annual event, held on the third&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"&gt;weekend in May. It is a progressive-type lunch where visitors wine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"&gt;and dine their way around the seven participating wineries over the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"&gt;weekend enjoying a glass of wine, gourmet food, fabulous music and art.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"&gt;This event is a must for all food and wine lovers. Come and see for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: black;"&gt;For only $15pp (free when dining afterwards) you will be served a number of different samples of Hunter Valley Steaks (cooked to perfection) accompanied by Hunter Valley Shiraz, with these samples we challenge you to identify the best match. Aiding in your selection will be some tasting notes and of course our Chef's selection and winery representative to see how well you fair!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Find out more on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/MercureResortHunterValleyGarde/"&gt;http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/MercureResortHunterValleyGarde/&lt;/a&gt;
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