Saturday 9th October 2010

  • Buxton Trout Farm - Fly Fishing Demonstrations
  • 2118 Maroondah Hwy, Buxton
  • 12.00pm – 4.00pm
  • Free admission to the farm to watch expert fly fishing demonstrations and catch yourself a big one! Take your catch home with you for;
  • Trout: $14.90/kg
  • Salmon: $24/kg

  • Flowing Colour Art Exhibition
  • Shire Chambers
  • The Semi-Circle, Yea
  • 10.00am – 5.00pm
  • An exhibition of art relating to fish, rivers and moving bodies of water - this exhibition will be a combination of new works and private collections including Jayne Henderson’s Goulburn River, Jen Davies’ Hughes Creek, Wendy Webster’s Goldfish and Jo Bacher’s Angel at Work. A certificate will be awarded for the People’s Choice. Free admission, some artwork for sale. This event creates just one part of The Big Fish Art Trail

BIG FI$H Community Sausage Sizzle
Various Site Locations
On any given weekend, community groups who are maintaining our sites during the competition will be running sausage sizzles by the water to raise funds for various efforts. Support local groups by buys a sausage and being nice to them and the environment by using the bins provided!
Cost: Various

BIG FI$H Community Shuttle Bus
Various Site Locations
Our shuttle bus service is being provided by local community groups to service the town and assist with sites that don't have much parking. Shuttle buses will operate in Seymour, Yea and Alexandra on this day. The bus will take you from the Visitor Information Centre to the 2 closest fishing access points and even some local attractions if you're lucky! Support these local groups by giving a gold coin donation to ride the shuttle.
Cost: Gold coin donation