Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fairs were held in the Buninyong Town Hall each year, early in February.
Entries came from every State and expert CWA Judges selected the winning entries to be sent to compete in the International Marmalade Awards in Cumbria in early March. Large crowds of interested entrants and supporters filled the Hall and, as a bonus, there was always a range of delectable marmalade for sale.
Judges assessed and scored each entry on the basis of:
Individual entrants were awarded prizes for the different citrus classes as well as the man-made class. Prize-winners came from across Australia.
Results of previous Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fairs
Presentation of awards at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Marmalade selling fast at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Some prize-winning marmalade makers at the 2013 Marvellous Marmalade Fair
Entry details are at Rules & Entry Form
Buninyong Town Hall,
home of the MarmalAshes
Expert CWA Judges, Barbara Porter (left) and Sue Gass (right) with Prue Bentley, ABC Ballarat who was Chief Selector of the 2012 Australian XI and Buninyong Village XI
The Selectors will be at the next Buninyong Marvellous Marmalade Fair to be held in Buninyong, near Ballarat, Western Victoria,
on Saturday January 25th, 2018 at 1pm
Will your marmalade tour to England in 2018 for the Test against England or an English Village XI ??
Send your 2-jar entries in to Buninyong by 25th January 2018
for the next
to be held 3rd February 2018 at 1pm
Print out the 2018 Marmalade Entry Form and flyer here
or email marmyarmy@gmail.com and ask for an Entry Form to be sent to you.