The Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph
Event dates to be confirmed: August 2023
Overview
Bakers from near and far around the country will converge on Merbein to find out who has baked the ultimate award winning Vanilla Slice.
Throughout the day their will be live entertainment, children's entertainment and activities, vanilla slices to buy and try, wine tastings and market stalls.
Great Family fun day out.
The Great Vanilla Slice Triumph began in Ouyen in 1998 after then-Victorian premier Geoff Kennett claimed the vanilla slice from the town’s Mallee Bakery was the best he’d ever tasted. Over the years the competition attracted entries from around the state and even from South Australia. In 2012 it moved to Merbein. For the last three years it has been held in Mildura but now returning to Merbein for the 2022 Triumph.
Accessibility
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Have Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel
Have an appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide digital communication materials (hard copy information is also available on line)
Provide information in audio format (includes an audio described map of your venue, audio descs of performances and/ or displays)
Provide information in large print
Train your staff in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss)
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial)
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
