Port Douglas Carnivale 2010 Campaign Wins State Award
8 July 2010…
The 2010 Port Douglas Carnivale advertising campaign, Taste.Watch.Dance.Play, has won a statewide award.
The campaign’s television commercials have won the SEVEN Queensland monthly production award.
Written and directed by Mia Lacy of Libra Communications, the commercials were produced at SEVEN Cairns in April 2010.
“We’ve received great feedback on the …
“A PIECE OF PARADISE – VINTAGE DOUGLAS SHIRE” EXHIBITION OPENING DAY
“A PIECE OF PARADISE – VINTAGE DOUGLAS SHIRE” EXHIBITION at the COURT HOUSE MUSEUM for PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE 2010 OPENING DAY THURSDAY 20TH MAY
The Douglas Shire Historical Society is proud to be part of the Port Douglas Carnivale 2010 and the very special “A Piece of Paradise – Vintage Douglas Shire” photographic exhibition opens this Thursday, 20th May, at the Port Douglas …
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS IN PORT DOUGLAS
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS IN PORT DOUGLAS
The celebrities are coming to Port Douglas Carnivale. A very familiar blonde has been sighted on Four Mile Beach and at the Sugar Wharf. ‘Marilyn Monroe’ aka Natalie Boyd said she was enjoying the balmy weather and looking forward to meeting the locals over the weekend.
“I’ll be attending a few events this weekend, I hope to meet some …
MISS CARNIVALE PAGEANT’S POPULAR WINNERS
Media Release – Port Douglas 16 May 2010
MISS CARNIVALE PAGEANT’S POPULAR WINNERS
Photo Caption: New Port Douglas Carnivale Ambassadors L-R: Samantha Robertson (Miss Charity Carnivale), Sophie Stevenson (Miss Carnivale 2010) and Melanie Boon, winner of the People’s Choice Award.
A trio of local lovelies have been chosen from a field of eight contestants in the 2010 Miss …
ROCK N BLUES BLASTS TO BEX MARSHALL
ROCK N BLUES BLASTS TO BEX MARSHALL
Organisers of the Carnivale Rock N Blues Bonanza have just announced UK’s Bex Marshall will take to the stage at Rex Smeal Park on May 23rd at this inaugural event. Kim Hurley from Radio Port Douglas said having Bex Marshall on the bill was a huge bonus, and resulted from a late line up change when Jesse Dean Freeman was unable to attend the …
STREET PARADE SENSATIONS FOR CARNIVALE
STREET PARADE SENSATIONS FOR CARNIVALE
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The Spinnsters (aka The Spinn Sisters) – Hoopnatize and Lady Elle (pictured) are not your typical old maids by any stretch. This dynamic duo is a high octane hoop troupe who get into a whirl of trouble whenever they’re together. For the last 12 years the zany Hoopnatize has been burning up the …
CHOOSE A WINNING NAME FOR JOEY ’21′
CHOOSE A WINNING NAME FOR JOEY ’21′
Choosing just the right name for a very new tree kangaroo will win one lucky winner and their family a personal invitation to attend the 21st Birthday party of The Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary ‘Brunch with the Birds’ on Sunday 23rd May.
The baby tree kangaroo, a very vulnerable species, has just emerged from its mother’s pouch …
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale: Youtube Ad
Feel free to embed this ad into your own websites or facebook pages. …
PALATES OF PORT – NEW CUISINE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT…..
MEDIA RELEASE
PALATES OF PORT – NEW CUISINE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT…..
Port Douglas’ love affair with alfresco gourmet dining will be extended fully during this year’s Port Douglas Carnivale (20-30 May) with organisers announcing an all new cuisine event for this year’s program – Palates of Port.
Described as ‘Degustation under the Stars’, the event will see eight of Port …
CARNIVALE FOOD FIGHT – NEW CUISINE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
MEDIA RELEASE
CARNIVALE FOOD FIGHT – NEW CUISINE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
A new cuisine contest which pitches the master chefs of Port Douglas against each other in a public event for the first time ever has been added to this year’s Port Douglas Carnivale program.
The Carnivale Food Fight will take place on Thursday 27th May, with participating chefs from Bucci Ristorante; Head Chef …
LONGEST LUNCH CELEBRITY LINE-UP REVEALED
LONGEST LUNCH CELEBRITY LINE-UP REVEALED
When this year’s theme ‘Lunch Like a Celebrity’ was chosen for the Sheraton Mirage Longest Lunch, organisers were quietly confident that their guest list would be star studded.
In news just announced by Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas general manager Lachlan Walker, Nine celebrity presenter Karl Stefanovic is returning to the event this …
PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE ROCK ‘N’ BLUES BONANZA ANNOUNCED
PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE ROCK ‘N’ BLUES BONANZA ANNOUNCED
PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE ROCK ‘N’ BLUES BONANZA ANNOUNCED
The Tropical North’s favourite blues musicians will take the stage during the inaugural Carnivale Rock ‘n’ Blues Bonanza on Sunday 23rd May at Rex Smeal Park, with organisers confirming Johno’s Blues Band (entire line up) Jesse Deane-Freeman, plus The …
UNMASKING THIS YEAR’S CARNIVALE AMBASSADORS
UNMASKING THIS YEAR’S CARNIVALE AMBASSADORS……Port Douglas Carnivale News 30 March 2010
The quest is on to unmask this year’s Port Douglas Carnivale ambassadors.
Organisers of this year’s Miss Carnivale contest are building on the successful format established at this popular event last year, with plans already established to launch this year’s winners at an all out …
LOVIN’ AND TASTIN’ LA VIDA LOCA
Photo caption: Chef James Long is going to immerse himself in the flavours of Latin American food to prepare for the Sea Temple Aqua Restaurant food stall at this year’s Food, Wine & A Taste of Port event in Port Douglas Carnivale.
Media Release
Port Douglas 30th March 2010
LOVIN’ AND TASTIN’ LA VIDA LOCA
Latin fever is set to strike …
Carnivale rocks to the tune of “Everything is Okay”
Photo Caption: Local Port Douglas singer/songwriter Omid Masterʼs lyrical salute to Port Douglas, ʻEverything is Okayʼ, has become the official song of this yearʼs Port Douglas Carnivale. Download it now from www.carnivale.com.au
Listen: “Everything is Okay”
When the fun begins at Port Douglas Carnivale this year (May 20 – 30), the seaside village will be swinging to a …
2010 Port Douglas Carnivale Street Parade Theme Announced
2009 Miss Carnivale, Sarah Peglar Bumstead and Henry, a 1929 “A” Model Ford Pickup
This yearʼs Miss Carnivale will likely be elegantly seated in a vintage car when she leads the way in the Macrossan Street Parade procession on Friday 21st May. Organisers are tipping a retro night, announcing the theme of this yearʼs street parade will be ʻ Vintage Port ʼ.
Chamber of …
PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE 2010 UNDERWAY
For 10 magical days and nights each May (May 20-30th 2010), the festival of Carnivale takes over the seaside resort village of Port Douglas as visitors and locals engage in a kalidescope of free and ticketed events. Let life pick you up and twirl you around this May – the weather’s amazing and it’s the perfect time to visit. There’s music, arts, sports, food, culture and all styles …
Port Douglas Carnivale: A Taste of Paradise LOGO’S
With so many of our local Port Douglas restaurants sweeping the national and international restaurant awards, we want to celebrate that special facet of life in the former Douglas shire: FOOD. All the glorious fresh and tropical food and wine on offer here is world class and people travel a long way to taste it. The tagline for Carnivale 2010 (and ongoing) is
A Taste of Paradise!
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Carnivale is a non-profit event presented by Port Douglas Chamber of Commerce