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How do I enter
the Cooking Competition?
Championship Competition
Beginners’ Competition
Can I use heat
beads/alternative fuel source for the cooking
competition?
What is a tea cake?
Who benefits
from the Australian Camp Oven Festival?
What does my entry fee cover?
Are there
toilets and showers?
Is there water
onsite and is it potable?
How far are the showgrounds
from Millmerran?
Is there an ATM on site?
Can I have a
fire at my camp site?
What food is available to
purchase over the weekend?
Can I bring my dog?
Can I bring a
generator?
How
do I enter the Cooking Competition?
You will need to complete an entry form and send it
in to the organisers before the event if you are
entering the Championship Competition as the
organisers need to allocate enough spaces for the
entrants. If you are thinking about entering the
Beginners competition an indication of your
intention would be appreciated but is not essential.
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Championship Competition
To be eligible to win the Championship prize you
must enter all events for the weekend, your entry
fee into the championship competition gives you 1
campsite, entry to the festival for 4 team members,
and entry to the competition.
Teams of up to 4 people can enter the competition,
these 4 people will sign indemnity forms at the
beginning of the competition therefore those 4
people are not interchangeable with other people
over the weekend. You will be allocated a site and
that will be yours for the weekend.
Points are allocated for prize winners and tallied
over the weekend and the team with the most points
will be announced as the winner. The program sets
the menu for you to cook, you can cook your own
recipes unless indicated otherwise, bring your own
ingredients and cooking utensils etc... We encourage
you to interact with the crowd as much as possible –
they love to be able to talk to you to find out what
you are cooking and how you are doing it.
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Beginners’
Competition
This program is designed for people to come and have
a go. You can choose to do just one event or all
events. Meals are judged as a single serve and the
rest is yours to eat. Dampers are presented to the
judge’s whole.
There is no free camping site when entering the
beginner competition.
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Can I use heat beads/alternative fuel source for the
cooking competition?
No.
The competition is a traditional style competition
and all cooking is to be done with an open
fire/coals.
But judging by the enquiries about the heat beads it
is something that we might consider for the next
festival!
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What is a tea cake?
In Australia, a teacake is a sweet cake of the type
made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat and sugar.
Australian teacakes are sometimes sprinkled with
cinnamon and fine sugar. A teacake is not frosted.
That is the official definition – but there are many
alternate versions of teacake available – apple
teacake etc... So long as the cake is - not
iced, it can have a bake on topping (but not an
upside down cake) and is a solid cake (can pick it
up to eat with fingers) then it will be considered a
teacake at the Australian Camp Oven Festival.
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Who benefits from the Australian Camp Oven Festival?
The committee of the Australian Camp Oven Festival
is made up of volunteers.
The aim of the Australian Camp Oven Festival is to
keep alive the tradition of bush cooking and to
raise the profile of Millmerran and district as a
place to visit. Many local organisations are
involved in the running of the Australian Camp Oven
Festival eg. The show society looks after the
camping, swimming club help serve food, school
groups sell food, the youth group sell ice-cream.
Also the committee is committed to buying locally
where ever possible, we are lucky to have great
retailers in Millmerran.
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What does my
entry fee cover?
When you enter the festival all main stage
entertainment and demonstrations by various groups
are all paid for. Available to purchase on site is
food, merchandise, raffles, goods from stall
holders, some on site competitions have a small
entry fee.
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Are
there toilets and showers?
Yes there are toilets and showers available. We have
20 permanent toilets on site and another 50 portable
toilets have been ordered, which will be spread
across the site. There are 20 Showers on site and
unfortunately we have found it hard to source
portable showers. You are welcome to bring your own
shower and toilet (there is a black water dump on
site) if you would like.
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Is
there water onsite and is it potable?
Yes there are water taps onsite and all water is
treated town water and is safe to drink. The Show
Society have been busy and have added more taps
since the 2008 festival.
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How far are the showgrounds from Millmerran?
The Showgrounds is approximately 3kms from
Millmerran township. A courtesy bus is available
from the showgrounds to Millmerran several times a
day during the week leading up to the festival and
then hourly over the festival weekend. There is a
taxi service available in Millmerran.
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Is there an
ATM on site?
No. However some stall holders will have eftpos
facilities. There are 2 ATM’s in Millmerran (NAB and
Heritage Building Society) and the courtesy bus runs
hourly over the weekend.
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Can I have a fire at my camp site?
No – as part of our insurance cover we cannot allow
fires in undesignated areas. If you want to cook
your own campoven meal you can enter the Beginner
Cooking Competition and cook your meal there, you
might even win a prize.
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What food is available to purchase over the weekend?
Of course there is some great campoven food
available to purchase with everything from cornmeat
fritters to stews and damper. Also on site some
other options will be hot chips, cooked breakfast,
sandwiches, ice-cream, hot potatoes, and deserts.
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Can I bring my
dog?
Yes you can bring your dog along but PLEASE remember
that your dog is your responsibility – so clean up
after it. No dogs are allowed in the food areas.
Don’t allow your dog to sit at your camp site while
you are not there and bark continuously, and please
don’t bring your dog if it is not well socialised
crowds and with other dogs.
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Can I bring
a generator?
Yes generators are allowed – however please be
mindful of other campers.
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