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Australian Festival 2005 History
The Australian Festival - History in the
Making!
The 2005 Australian Festival was held
at Centennial Park starting on Thursday September 8, 2005  and
completing on Sunday September 11, 2005. The Festival consisted of the
following participants from Australia, New Zealand, and from around
the United States:
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20
sponsor organizations with 4 key festival partners.
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50
artists representing 20 musical acts (Aus & NZ).
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75
business attendees, speakers & sponsors..
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18
Australian & New Zealand Food, Wine and Travel Trade Show booths
with an estimated 150 attendees.
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75
exhibitors representing 16 Australian Expo Tents.
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25
animals and associate staff of 10 presenting from Kentucky Down
Under.
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225
Sports Down Under participants representing 17 clubs.
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300
G'Day Mates school children participants.
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75
Australian Festival volunteers and staff operating over the 4 day
period.
These
incredible groups and individuals came together to promote the land
down under to the city of Nashville by featuring culture, music, art,
business, travel ,sports, commerce, education, recreation, and general
family entertainment. The Australian Festival official gates attendance
for all 4 days was
6,838
which was made up of the following details:
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Sunday
September 11, 2005 - 2, 315 * official counts
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Saturday
September 10, 2005 - 3,773 * official counts
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Friday
September 9, 2005 - 750 * unofficial count
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Thursday
September 8, 2005 - 100 * unofficial count
The
Australian Festival would like to recognize our key dignitaries in
attendance in 2005 - Gary Quinlan, Deputy Chief of Mission from the Australian
Embassy and John Wood, New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. We
were honored to have your presence at our event and we thank you for
the service that you and your staff provide to our countries. We also
make special note of thanks to the involvement of the Australian
Embassy with the G'Day Mates program and Australian Expo. We are also
extremely grateful for tremendous guidance and support we received
from the Australian Trade Commission leading up to and throughout this
event (primarily from Atlanta, with representatives from Washington
and Los Angeles). A final note of recognition to John Butler and the
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce who became great partners in
showcasing the city of Nashville and the tremendous opportunities that
exist within Middle Tennessee.
2005 Australian Festival Committee
Peter Beare - Director, Vicki Payne, John
Lomaxx III, Susan Collier, Richard Butler, Shane Clohesy, &
Grant White
2005 Australian Festival Poster
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