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IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE COMMITTEE
Wondai Spring Garden Expo - Venue address is 2 – 12 Kent St Wondai at the WONDAI SHOWGROUNDS

As stated in your exhibitor information, our TRADING TIMES are 8am to 4:30pm Saturday and 8am to 1pm Sunday. We have had a number of complaints from customers attending the Expo that some stalls are not selling/trading up until these times and feel disappointed as they have paid to enter the Expo for very little shopping experience. Usually there are still people wanting to come in and buy right up until end of trade. If a business advertises their trading hours as 9am to 5pm, then that’s when they are open to trade. We are no different, and would want each Stallholder to trade until closing on both Saturday and Sunday please. The main people that will benefit from this, is you. Those extra sales are yours, so why not grab them!

CHANGE OF DATE FOR AUTUMN EXPO 2027
To fit in with many other events not only in our local area, but also events within South East Qld, we have been investigating for an alternative weekend for our Autumn Expo event to avoid clashing with other events and regularly falling on Easter. After much consideration, we have decided to move the Autumn Expo event from the 3rd weekend in April to the 2nd weekend in April. So, for 2027 the Autumn Expo event will be on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of April.

CHANGES TO VENUE
As from 2026, the Wondai Garden Expo events will have a new home! We will now be at the WONDAI SHOWGROUNDS located at 2 – 12 Kent St Wondai. As we are continually expanding and gaining a bigger volume of both customers and stalls, we have unfortunately outgrown our home at the Wondai Sportsground. The Wondai Wolves that look after the Sportsground, have needed to upgrade and expand their playing fields as they are gaining more players and visitors to games. This is fantastic news for the Wolves and the Wondai community, as it’s a testament to not only their dedication and hard work, but for the need to improve the facility for all sports in the Wondai area. As a result, we have been in negotiations with local organisations that may be able to accommodate our needs and feel confident that we will have exciting news on the details of a new venue later this year.
Please rest assured that we have thought about our venue situation for some time and this decision to move was not an easy one. After many meetings with Council to try and work around the lack of space available to us on the grounds, this decision became evident. We have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the Wondai Sportsground for over 20 years, and it will be both sad and difficult to leave, but we also believe that having more room and adequate facilities in all weather conditions for stallholders, is a priority, because without you guys, we don’t have an Expo! So, please bear with us as we move forward and aim to bring you the best Garden Expo experience we can. We are extremely committed and plan to make the transition as seamless as possible.
BIOSECURITY PLANTS
The South Burnett Council for the Wondai area are concerned about weeds and restricted plants that may be sold unknowingly and has provided us with 2 links to their pdf documents with relevant information on their website that you are encouraged to look at and take action if required.
Restricted Plants of Queensland
or head on over to https://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/Living-Here/Environment/Biosecurity/Restricted-Weeds
If you have any queries about the pdf documents, you can contact the SBRC on (07) 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au It is your responsibility to be aware of any regulations or biosecurity concerns in this regard.

African Boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum

Alligator Weed
Alternanthera Philoxeroides

Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Chilean Needle Grass
Nassella neesiana

Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Rat’s Tail Grasses
Sporobolus pyramidalis, S. natalensis, S. jacquemontii and S. fertili

Groundsel Bush
Baccharis halimifolia

Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos, including cultivars and varieties

Hymenachne or Olive Hymenachne
Hymenachne amplexicaulis and hybrids

Mother-of-millions
Bryophyllum delagoense (syn. B. tubiflorum,
Kalanchoe delagoensis) and Bryophyllum × houghtonii

Parthenium
Parthenium hysterophorus

Common pest pear or prickly pear
Opuntia stricta

Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera)
Koster’s curse (Clidemia hirta)
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes syn. Pontederia crassipes)
Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia)
Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica)

Rubber Vine
Cryptostegia grandiflora and Cryptostegia madagascariensis

Salvinia
Salvinia spp.

