Claire Wood and Rose Burke led their families to battle at the Great New England Cook-off last Saturday during the Thunderbolt Festival celebrations in Uralla.
Saturday’s Great New England Cook-off was about having fun and learning how to use leftover food. The families were given the challenge of chicken stir-fries – to prepare, cook and serve up for the judges. Councillor Robert Spreadborough was on hand to lead the judging, along with Environmental Project Officer Kath Little and crowd member Isabelle. Rose Burke and her Mum, Claire, Aunt and little sister were proudly announced the winners on the day. Both families won great prize packs donated by Uralla Shire Council, Walcha Council, Richardson’s Hardware and Agriculture, National Australia Bank, Impact Recycling, and ABC Local Radio.
The Great New England Cook-off was part of a Love Food Hate Waste project being run by Uralla Shire and Walcha Councils. The two Councils received funding from the Office of Environment and Heritage earlier this year to assist in the local Love Food Hate Waste project. Uralla Shire and Walcha Councils conducted school workshops, a Recycling Challenge and the Great New England Cook-off to get their communities talking about recycling and food waste; and highlight the important issues of reducing household waste to landfill. NSW households throw away more than $2.5 billion of edible food each year, a sad but true fact.
“The hint of something special, it might have been ginger and garlic, is what won me over in the end,” said Uralla Councillor Spreadborough.
“I enjoyed watching the show, and seeing families happily cooking together.”
