Did you tune in and watch the Sydney Weekender's feature on Canowindra on Sunday evening? If you missed it, take a look at it here!
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
2 WEEKS UNTIL LIFT OFF!!
This spectacular special shape balloon will not only hum across our skies but will light up at the Cabonne Country Balloon Glow on Saturday 22nd April. “It is indeed a great thrill for us to have the Hummingbird coming” said Jan Kerr.
The number
of volunteers is growing daily. A group of wonderful students, all in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, along with teacher Andrew Phelan from Canowindra High
School have volunteered to be one of the Target Teams for the balloon competition.
“This service to our community organisation shows what a truly responsible
group of students we have here in town” said Chairman of Canowindra Challenge
Inc, Graham Kerr.
The program
is now printed and as well as being on as a flipbook on the website www.canowindrachallenge.org.au it is available at Visitor Information
Centres and selected outlets around the Central West.
Finally,
please purchase your tickets to the Balloon Glow through the website and for
Canowindra residents please pre purchase tickets from the Age of Fishes Museum
for $15. This offer is only available
from the Museum until Wednesday 19th April.
Come and
enjoy the spectacle and “Share Our Air” 18th to 25th
April.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Official Program is now hot off the press
Check out the 2017 Canowindra International Balloon Challenge
Program hot off the press. Entitled “Share Our Air”, the program embodies the
essence of the event which will draw visitors from far and wide and locals out
and about for a huge week of balloon chasing fun from 18th to 25th April.
Welcome to The Riches of the Region
The program kicks off with an official welcome from Graham Kerr,
Canowindra Balloon Challenge Inc Chair, and Ian Gosper, Mayor of Cabonne.
Visitors and locals alike are invited to enjoy the abundant pleasures including local food, wine and hospitality. We encourage you to experience all that is on offer including a smorgasbord of culture, art, nature and fun.
Visitors and locals alike are invited to enjoy the abundant pleasures including local food, wine and hospitality. We encourage you to experience all that is on offer including a smorgasbord of culture, art, nature and fun.
Plan Your Balloon Challenge Right Now
The perfect tool to successfully plan your visit to the
Canowindra Balloon Challenge, the program provides a full list of ballooning
events, spectator events and the entire line-up for the Balloon Glow evening on
the Saturday.
Click through to the program page on the website and flip through to see the full program of events.
Click through and then flip through to see what's on for the
week.
Saturday, 11 February 2017
$6,500 PRIZE FOR 2017 KAVANAGH BALLOON KEY GRAB ANNOUNCE
Gun
pilots will be jockeying for position to snatch a prize worth approximately $6,500 officially
announced for the Kavanagh Balloon Grab at the Canowindra Balloon Challenge
this year.
One
of the Most Spectacular Events
The
major piece of ballooning equipment will be up for grabs in what is arguably
one of the most spectacular events in the program line-up which will run from
April 18th to 25th.
In
the competition, balloons launch from a site of their choosing (at a minimum
distance away) as declared by the flight director according to wind conditions
on the day.
The
aim is to fly in and try to pluck a large key from the top of a flagpole. The
key represents the major prize for the first one to get it.
Not
to Be Missed
Spectators
gather outside a safety exclusion zone around the flagpole to watch the fleet
approach and cheer the pilots on. This is not part of the weekly point score
but is a separate ‘not to be missed’ event.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
INTERNATIONAL INTEREST MOUNTS FOR 2017 CANOWINDRA BALLOON CHALLENG
International
interest in the Canowindra Balloon Challenge is running hot with plans for
contestants and officials from all over the world being put in place for the
eight-day event in April.
The
event will be run in the school holidays from the 18th to 25th April this year
with the skies set to come alive with the roar of burners when mass hot air
balloons take flight in competition, joy and commercial flying.
More
Than 10,000 Visitors Expected
During
the Canowindra Balloon Challenge, the town receives more than 10 thousand
visitors to see the balloons. The wide-open spaces, ideal weather conditions,
friendly township and hot competition will this year see competitors and
officials from the United States, France, and New Zealand gracing the skies.
Internationally
Officiated Competition
The
event will also be internationally officiated this year with the Director and
Assistant Director of Competition coming from Canada for the Challenge.
Monday, 7 November 2016
CANOWINDRA BALLOON CHALLENGE “Share our Air” in 2017
The skies are set to come alive again from 18th
to 25th April 2017 in Canowindra during the school holidays. With a
bronze award in the Regional Tourism Awards and a finalist in the NSW Tourism
Awards this year things are buzzing for a great Balloon Challenge in 2017.
We have taken
to the skies with a new image to celebrate. The crisp new logo which depicts
balloons, NSW and Canowindra in a stylized form in vibrant balloon colours is
just the start. Our new website is under development and will be released
shortly.
New this year will be the daily balloon
pilot briefings taking place at the Showground, to which you are invited.
Plus, lots of Drone action, so please
bring yours and join the Drone club. There will be activities happening daily
This year the
expanded Night Balloon Glow, Fire and Light Spectacular will amaze all. Why not
join the party by volunteering for
the day or the week? We can assure you, whether young or old of a memorable
experience. Jobs for all levels of fitness. Take a balloon ride to view the
beautiful Belubula Valley and “Share the Air” with balloonists from Australia
and the world.
Enjoy all the
Central West region has to offer, extend your stay and visit Taronga Western
Plains Zoo at Dubbo, Parkes Radio Telescope, Cowra’s Japanese Gardens and the
Age of Fishes Museum.
Most
importantly don’t forget your camera as balloons create something special and
you can enter your best pictures in the photo competition with a class for
Drone shots. Canowindra Challenge can be
your challenge.
April 18th to 25th…..mark it
in your diary. For site bookings at the Showground, to book a balloon ride or
to volunteer call 1300 908 825 or go to
www.canowindrachallenge.org.au
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