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Taking advantage of Salt Kitchen Charcuterie, new Armstrong Street bakery 1816 and Ballarat Mushrooms, Mr Bone wants to showcase producers of the region and attract a crowd beyond the Goldfields.<\/p>\nCOOKING and chatting up a storm, this year\u2019s SpringFest ambassadors, Tim Bone and Jules Zass are championing the annual event in their own ways.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Sunday, 24 November the former Masterchef contestant and the Power FM radio announcer are ready to spread the word to their plethora of followers about the vibrant family festival.<\/p>\n
Mr Bone \u201cjumped at the chance\u201d to be the face of SpringFest, loving his past experiences with the long-running event.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpringtime in Ballarat is magic, and SpringFest is a Ballarat institution. To be a part of it is pretty special, not only in an ambassador role, but to have my Tim\u2019s Toasties stall there. It\u2019s pretty cool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past I\u2019ve just been a friendly visitor, but now there\u2019s a bit of added pressure, selling my toasties there and really spruiking it. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking advantage of Salt Kitchen Charcuterie, new Armstrong Street bakery 1816 and Ballarat Mushrooms, Mr Bone wants to showcase producers of the region and attract a crowd beyond the Goldfields.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy time on Masterchef has really given me that profile to try and attract as many people as I can,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to show Ballarat to the city slickers from Melbourne, show them how good we are and the amazing things we\u2019ve got here, instead of us always going to Melbourne for events.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to use as much local produce from the area as I can, it\u2019s what I\u2019m really passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Zass is a SpringFest ambassador for the fourth time, noticing visitor numbers growing year on year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s drawing crowds from all over, there\u2019s over 530 stalls and something for everyone,\u201d she said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got arts and crafts, plants, heaps of free activities for kids, and I\u2019m most excited about the food and wine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so many wonderful options, you\u2019re going to want to sample a bit of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking directly to Ballarat every morning on the radio, Ms Zass is looking forward to hyping up SpringFest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I go to events people say, \u2018I heard you talking about this on air and that\u2019s why I came here today,\u2019 which is fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile people are moving around the lake, shopping, having a great time and eating, they\u2019ll be supporting a great cause at the same time,\u201d she said. \u201cSpringFest has different charities they support, and it\u2019s a wide group of beneficiaries too. It is all 100 per cent local which is so wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
COOKING and chatting up a storm, this year\u2019s SpringFest ambassadors, Tim Bone and Jules Zass are championing the annual event in their own ways. Ahead of Sunday, 24 November the former Masterchef contestant and the Power FM radio announcer are ready to spread the word to their plethora of followers about the vibrant family festival. […]<\/p>\n