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Our first sponsor for 2011 is Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd. Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd have taken over Cemex who took over Readymix. In all its iterations, this company has provided financial support to our festival for many years. We are very grateful to Paul Curtis and his team at Holcim Limited for once again sponsoring our festival.

 

 RUTH WHYTE MEMORIAL BEQUEST

The Ruth Whyte memorial bequest is a wonderful supporter of our younger and developing musicians and this has allowed us to expand our youth program to the largest program in many years.

 

 

 

Welcome to All Mod Steel Buildings also known as Ranbuild as a new sponsor to the Festival. They are a local company and have a keen interest in music and performing. For further information about the company please see their website: http://www.allmodsteel.com.au/ Contact details:46 Wigg Street, Wodonga, VIC 3690. Phone 02 6024 3333

 

The Border Mail continues to help us with in-kind support and it can't be underestimated just how important these relationships are for us. We are dependent on good publicity and the Border Mail has helped us with that in spades over the past 14 years. Cheers chaps!

 

 

We used Geofabric as a sound baffle in our main venue in 2010 and were pleased with the result. It will be used again in 2011 and we welcome local company, Geofabrics as a new sponsor for the 2011 Festival.  Further information on their website:

 

 http://www.geofabrics.com.au/

Contact details: 79 Boronia St, Nth Albury, NSW 2640 Ph: +61 2 60227903   Fax: +61 2 60258076   Mob: 0418213729

 

 

The Hume Building Society continues to help support us, so thank you again - it's sponsorship that helps the Festival continue. We appreciate your contining support. It's very important to have links with our community banking facilities, and we have built up a strong relationship over the years with the Hume.

 

 

Our wonderful sponsors continue to help support the Yackandandah Folk Festival, and we would like to thank Oztek Holdings for their very generous support.

 

  

Big thanks to Indigo Shire Council - not just for their grant money which helps us put on this festival, but also for their staff time, help and commitment which has made Festival life that bit easier. Thank you all for your help and encouragement  - you know who you are!  It is much appreciated. Indigo Shire have also made a great contributon to our youth program this year.

 

 FRRR have come on board this year and their funding has helped us to kick off Yackoustic - our new competition for emerging artists. Yackandandah Has a great track record with younger people coming through the ranks and wants to keep the tradition going.

 

  WAW Credit Union is a new sponsor for 2011 – welcome to them. WAW has a full-time branch in Yackandandah – a valuable asset to our community. The Festival Committee appreciates the offer of sponsorship and looks forward to a continuing relationship with this important local banking institution. Contact details: Head Office, 

  http://www.wawcu.com.au/

 

  

Foodworks is our local supermarket. Not only do they sponsor the Yack Folk Festival, but they are very generous employers of many of our young people. Don't you love these synergistic links? Thank you, Foodworks. Please support them and our local businesses in return.

 

Yackandandah Newsagency  

A huge thanks to the Yackandandah Newsagency for a donation to assist with the parade and town decoration. Not only do the owners help with this type of sponsorship, but they are both very much involved in community groups and projects in the town - more power to your elbow! Thanks James and Cassandra from all on the Festival committee.

Vintage Alley

One of our lovely quirky shops in Yackandandah - offering clothing from the past. Take the time to swing past and look at the wonderful offerings there. It will take you back to the days when we had time to stand around and have FUN. Just like the Festival Weekend. Thanks, guys, for your very kind sponsorship.

Butcher Dale

Our great local butcher's shop has kindly supported us this year. Butch is a wonderful community member and has been involved in many of our local clubs for a long, long time. Butch also was voted Indigo Shire's Yackandandah Community Member of the Year 2010 - and well deserved too! Thanks Butch from us all.

IN-KIND SUPPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

We have a number of sponsors that also help us with in-kind donations, and we thank them enormously. It's a big job - this festival - and our generous sponsors have come up with "the goods" year after year, and we can't emphasise enough how grateful we are to them. We hope that you may have the opportunity to use their services sometime.

They include:

The Yackandandah Township Motel

Karalilla Bed and Breakfast, Yackandandah

Sue Ellen Drapers

Yackandandah Taxis