City Country Fathers' Dinner 2023

The Riverview P&F warmly invites you to join us on Saturday, 1 April at Riverview for the inaugural City Country Fathers' Dinner.

The City Country Fathers' Dinner has been added to the P&F calendar in 2023 following the ongoing success and popularity of the annual City Country Mothers Lunch, and in response to many requests for a similar event to be offered for the Riverview fathers, carers and father figures.

The City Country Fathers' Dinner provides an opportunity to catch up with Riverview fathers, carers and father figures you already know, and to meet other fathers, carers and father figures within the Riverview community. All Riverview fathers, carers and father figures are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Please note to avoid confusion: This is an event for the Riverview fathers, carers and father figures only. That is, this is not a father and son event. 

We will have a number of tables dedicated for each year group. When booking, please nominate the year group that you would like to sit with so that we can sit you with others in your year group.

Please note: Ticket numbers are limited to 440 people, so please book early to avoid disappointment. The City Country Mothers Lunch sells out each year, hence the recommendation to book early. 

Event Details

Date: Saturday, 1 April 2023
Time: 6.00pm for 6.30pm dinner
Venue: Ramsay Hall, Riverview
Cost: $115 per head (includes 3 courses, all beverages and tea & coffee)
RSVP: 17 March 2023

Lucky door prize: Please book by 10 March 2023 to go into the draw for a lucky door prize.

Wine Auction to support the Riverview Bursary Program

In addition to the inaugural Dinner, we will also be having a Wine Auction, with all proceeds going to the Riverview Bursary Program.

Wine auctions have been held at Riverview in the past (last one being in 2017), and from all reports, they are a great way to meet other fathers and carers of our sons. You can bid individually or as part of a group to drink later over lunch, whatever suits you best!

How do you have a great wine auction? You have great wine donated! We are seeking your help in raiding the cupboard or the
wine store to help us build a fantastic wine collection for auction on the night. All donated wines can be delivered to a drop off location across Sydney and in various regional locations (see below).

When do we need your donation? All wine bottle donations are required by Friday 17 March so that they can be included in auction lots and associated notes.

For those of you who cannot make the event but would still like to contribute to the Wine Auction, there is an option to make a donation for the organising committee to buy a few additional bottles for the event. The donation option can also be used for those that may not be able to make a drop off location before the cut-off date of Friday 17 March.

Wine Drop Off Locations in Sydney and various regional locations are shown below:

1) Sydney Area

Fr Mac Pavilion: 7:30am - 9am (17 March only)

or at the following locations anytime between now and 17 March:

• 72 Riverview Street, Riverview
  
• 19 Augustine Street, Hunters Hill
• 3 The Battlement, Castlecrag
  
• 44 Cascade Street, Paddington (please drop off outside work hours. Please leave out of sight on front balcony)
• 48 Brompton Road Kensington
• 11 Tallong Place, Turramurra
  
• 219 Victoria Street, Ashfield (if no one is home, leave on front veranda behind the brick wall) 
  
• 1 Curraghbeena Road, Mosman
  
• 156 Copeland Road East, Beecroft (leave in box on front porch)
• 1 Gore Street, Greenwich
• 29 Deakin Street, Forestville
• 116 Shirley Road, Roseville
  
• 247 High Street, North Willoughby
  
• Seadrift Distillery, 12 Sydenham Rd, Brookvale (during school hours)
  
• amicaa, L13, 20 Hunter Street, Sydney (during work hours)

2) Regional Locations

• 3 Inkara Place, Orange
• 6 Charlotte Street, Red Hill (Canberra)
• Nelson Keane & Hemingway, 22 Church St, Dubbo
• Paddy's Hotel, 234 Gilmour Street, Kelso
• Heaton Lodge, 22 Mortimer Street, Mudgee
• Bishops, 21 Bellevue Street, South Nowra
• Ray White Real Estate, Unit1/166 Kelly Street, Scone
• 82 Fox Street, Wagga Wagga

Please note: If you would like to nominate your address as a collection point in your area, or if you need help with a drop off location in your area, please reach out to Virginia Timmins on timminsvirginia@gmail.com

And don't forget there is an option to donate some money through the ticket link as an alternative to dropping off a bottle of wine if you need this service. This will be used by the planning committee to purchase some additional bottles for the auction.

Just repeating, and emphasising, all Riverview fathers, carers and father figures should feel welcome to attend the City Country Fathers' Dinner. We hope to see you there.

If you have any queries, please email Virginia Timmins on timminsvirginia@gmail.com