At the Mangrove Mountain & Districts Country Fair draws closer (17th October 2026) we revisit an article from Issue 78 of the Mangrove Mountain & Districts Community News, published December 1983:
1983 Country Fair
The final tally is not yet known, but this year’s Country Fair raised approximately $6000. This was a tremendous effort and the Fair organizers wish to thank profusely all the people who donated goods and gave of their time and assistance.
Specific thank yous to the following donors of cash:
Mangrove Mountain RSL, Brisbane Water Concrete, Gosford Packing House, Potts & Co., Ted Brown, Ray Galloub, Sister Boxsell, Old Mangrove Mountain Fitness Group, K. & M. West, Robson Excavations, Carringbah Boxes, Noble Motors.
And to the following businesses which donated goods or services:
Kulnura Co-op, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Sterlands, Barbara Chapman, Vegetable Oils, Ashtons Scholastic, Gosford Quarries, Dianne Curtis, Coles & Co., Village Twin, Millmaster, Gosford Library, Alan Schoultz, M. Mountain, J. Barden, Rondelle Fashions, Lynwood Press, Ken Smith, Ambulance Station, C.C. Axemen’s Association, Mangrove Fruit Juices, Holbro, Gosford Engineers, Russ O’Brien, Cenco Fruit Juice, Anne Morris, Stuart Johnson, Alan Kale, Gosford Primary School, Pat Cashman, Wyong Plaza, Newcastle Permanent, Central Mangrove and Kulnura schools, Nestles, Gosford Fire Brigade, MacDonalds, Australia Post, Mangrove Mountain P.O., Toukley Tourist Bureau, Geological and Mining Museum, Kleenex, Dept. of Agriculture, Taronga Zoo, Dept. of Leisure, Sport, etc., Telecom, National Parks and Wildlife, Amotts, Sanitarium, Chickadee, 2GO, Kentucky, St George Bldg. Soc., Commonwealth, National, Westpac ANZ, Telopea Valley, Cummings, Bamrford, Cherry, Kerslakes, Cedar Brush Gardens, Hemers, Floralands, Bibo, Pembertons, Camellia, Price, Orchard Farm, Schepel, Wayfarer, Slade, Janvrin, Calga, Mt White, Princeton, Montelione, Gosford Packing House, Kulnura Garden Club, State Bank, Kulnura Lodge Estate.
No wonder the Fair went so well! It’s not too early to start thinking about next year’s either!
Many thanks to all those people who entered exhibits inside the hall, and a tremendous vote of thanks to the groups and organisations who manned the stalls and attractions outside. Such a successful outcome makes all the hard work seem worthwhile.
Sue Douglas, Hon. Sec.
The Country Fair Committee is always looking for more helpers so come along to the next meeting 20/8/26, 7pm at the Union Church Hall.
More from past issues of the Community News in the next issue. Countdown: 7 more issues to Issue # 1000.
