Robin (07 Dec) - you can say anything you like using stats and figures - reality is often a different story!! Climate varies with the terrain of course - and then there's the inland distance from BrisVegus too ...

Hrothgar - that's right - 1st Maleny was Easter 1987 (I was at the Alice Springs National instead!!) then after Easter 1989 (which was 23rd National) it moved to Xmas/New Year (yes folks, two in the one year!) so as not to compete with "The National".

However, the CURRENT "National" title is a misnomer and it should be more correctly called "The Canberra Festival" or perhaps "The Golden Triangle Festival", as it cannot be claimed that it annually grants equal participation from all States and Territories of Australia, despite their "featured state" programming ...

hmmm ...spot of thread creep there ...

Hi John & Nicole! hope England is all you'd hoped for - And More!! We'll miss you too!! Fitzy is back here now of course and warbling up for Fire Event singing ...

Simon, thanks for your good wishes, I'll pass them on!! Enjoy those Southern climes then!

Cheers! R-J