Northern Territory cotton grower Simone Cameron excited to host events at Taste of the Kimberley Cain AndrewsBroome AdvertiserThu, 7 August 2025 12:48PM
As we race towards the opening of Taste of the Kimberley, Northern Territory cotton grower Simone Cameron, who will run the Cotton Blooms and Tea Tales event has highlighted how the annual festival brings consumers and producers together.
“It’s just such a wonderful event. Kununurra is really very good at putting on some fabulous community-led events and this one in particular, is something dear to my heart in that it’s focusing on the agricultural and rural capacity of the valley, and beyond, which is really amazing,” she said.
“It’s a five-star event as far as I’m concerned.”
She said she was looking forward to educating festival goers on the some of the misconceptions of cotton growing.
“I’m looking forward to my wonderful Cotton Blooms and Tea Tales event and speaking to the stories of regional and rural, remote people that are invested in agriculture up here in the north,” Ms Cameron said.
“The cotton industry realised over 30 years ago that they weren’t headed in the right direction, so they made the decisions back then to change it up and to actually lead the industry into what it is today — a globally recognised, environmentally friendly, sustainable industry that’s now 60 years young.
“The Insight Bus Tours are also a lot of fun, getting to meet the different farmers from the valley and hear from them firsthand.
“It’s really fantastic that the growers in the Ord Valley are open to opening their farms and homes. It’s a really great opportunity for those that aren’t involved in the industries of farming and agriculture production to get a first-hand, ground-truth look at a day in the life of a farmer.
“There’s so many amazing people, so much skill, so much passion . . . it should be a wonderful showcase of all things cotton and agricultural pursuits.”
With all the other tasting, education and community events on offer, Ms Cameron said the event shouldn’t be missed.
“The FEASTival is amazing . . . just a gastronomic delight to walk around and to eat all of the different wonderful food,” she said.
“I think the whole event is great and it’s such a beautiful backdrop under which it’s all hosted. You can’t get much better than the Eastern Kimberley.
“What I really like about WA is everyone puts a value on the circular economy . . . supporting the industries that are local which impacts directly on the community.
“I look forward to meeting with people and joining in the celebration of the region.”
The Taste of the Kimberley runs from August 15 to 17.
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