SPRING IS THE TIME FOR THE OPEN GARDEN SHOWS IN BATHURST & MAYFEILD OBERON.

SPRING IS THE TIME FOR THE OPEN GARDEN SHOWS IN BATHURST & MAYFEILD OBERON.

The Bathurst Spring Garden Spectacular will be held again this year on the last weekend in October:

27/28 October 2012

For further information contact Anne Llewellyn at annesgarden@bigpond.com or on (02)6331 4117

or Spencer Harvey at sharv77@bigpond.com or on (02)63313171

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Address: 570 Mayfield Road
Oberon, NSW 2787

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Saturday 20 October to Sunday 28 April 2013

Spring 2012 open weekend dates are now confirmed for October and November. Autumn 2013 open weekend dates are now confirmed for April.

Mayfield Garden is one of the world's largest privately owned cool climate gardens. Open to the public only six weekends each year, this garden includes well over 160 acres of maintained gardens and is home to features such as an 80 metre cascade that tumbles down the hillside, six acre water garden, an oak forest, a maze, an amphitheatre and much more.

Designed to make the best of autumn and spring, this is an extraordinary garden experience not-to-be-missed!

For more information: www.mayfieldgarden.com.au

History of Mt Panorama

Circuit History

Well before it became a gathering place for motor racing enthusiasts, the Mount was an important part of the local Wiradjuri tribe's culture. The Mount was called ‘Waluu', which means ‘to watch over' and it was from the vantage points now known as Skyline & McPhillamy Park that the young Wiradjuri men would watch over their land and the movements of travellers to and from the valley.

Mount Panorama began as a dirt-track/tourist-drive carved out of the bald hills around the bustling city of Bathurst in the mid 1930s. The Council of the time, specifically Mayor Martin Griffin, had a vision for a premier motor racing circuit with the sharp hills, hairpin bends and a fast downhill straight that would inspire awe and demand respect from all who took up the challenge for years to come. Strong support from the New South Wales Light Car Club, Auto Cycle Union and the Federal Government, through a national employment relief scheme, saw this vision become a reality. On 17 March 1938 Mayor Martin Griffin declared the Mount Panorama Scenic Drive open. He always knew that the road was going to be used for motor racing but Depression Era funds weren't easy to come by, so he had to create a ruse. At Easter 1938 the first races were held and except for the war (WWII), have been run ever since.

Mount Panorama is indisputably a Mecca for motor racing fans all over Australia and around the world. On 16 April 1938, Mount Panorama attracted an overwhelming 20,000 spectators to its first race, The Australian Tourist Trophy.

Photographs of the early days of racing on Mount Panorama show the crowd leaning over wire fences, vehicles on dirt tracks, officials in canvas tents, and drivers with gloves, goggles and jacket, but no helmet. The facilities at Mount Panorama were non-existent during this time, with nothing more than dirt and some lines marking out a pit space for each car.

Of more recent times, Mount Panorama has undergone some serious refurbishment to ensure the legacy of this icon lives on for generations to come. The spiritual home of Australian motorsport has been well and truly established through the staging of 46 consecutive Bathurst 1000 races (formerly 500). The Mount has seen drivers come and drivers go, with few ever completely dominating the merciless curves and unforgiving straights. In 2006, 194,000 spectators turned out not only to witness Craig Lowndes edge out Rick Kelly for his 2nd Bathurst title, but also to farewell one of the best racing car drivers Australia has ever produced - Peter Brock, King of the Mountain. Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup are so far the only drivers to win the new Peter Brock trophy, winning all three Bathurst 1000 races since its introduction.