Horizons’ Seafood Festival kicks off Monday 8th February with the best in local produce and imaginative cuisine.

Featured dishes include the mouth-watering Macadamia Crusted Snapper, Greek Style Octopus Salad, Szechuan Pepper & Salt Squid, Prawn Scallop & Bacon Skewer and Lobster Florentine.

Food & Beverage Manager Mr Kim Chilcott has orchestrated the event.  “This is the second year of the Seafood Festival and in 2010, it’s part of the Seafood Discovery Trail, featuring Currumbin to Cabarita.”

The Southern Gold Coast and Tweed regions have joined forces to develop the Seafood Discovery Trail, showcasing and promoting the year-round source of diverse and splendid local and international seafood, prepared and presented according to the traditions of our region.  The Horizons’ Seafood Festival is proud to be part of this initiative.

The Horizons’ Seafood Festival culminates on the 14th, with a Valentine’s Day Dinner.  Bring your special someone to Horizons for an exclusive 3-Course Seafood Platter including soup, hot & cold seafood tower, buffet dessert selection, tea & coffee and a glass of sparkling wine upon arrival.  Price is $90 per person.  Book your table today at the Booking Office or phone1800 014 014.

Horizons is open daily, with the exclusive Seafood Menu available for lunch and dinner from 8th to 14th February.  For more information please phone Twin Towns (07) 5536 2277. Click HORIZONS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL for more information!

Paul Burt and Steve Snow with some of our fresh local produce!

Its now official, the Seafood Discovery Trail has begun!

Here are some photo’s from the launch event held at Tweed Marina.

Fishing, boating and surf reporter for Nine’s Gold Coast News, Paul Burt, MC’d the proceedings and was joined by Chef Steve Snow, owner of Finns Restaurant and Bar to talk about the regions traditions of preparing and presenting seafood!

“The Seafood Discovery trail offers an exciting new way to experience the traditional pasttimes of the area which has always been a favourite haunt for anglers,” said Jim Wilson, general manager of Connecting Southern Gold Coast. “It’s also renowned as the best place to buy fresh seafood, with our fish markets stocked every day with locally caught prawns, tuna, snapper, mahi mahi, spanner crabs and muddies, as well as our locally grown and harvested Tweed River oysters.”

The 35km Seafood Discovery Trail is unique to Qld and NSW with a huge offering of restaurants, cafes, co-ops and tours, including tips on the best places to catch your own seafood, featuring over 55 seafood operators in the region!! You’ll even find receipe’s from our guest Chef Steve Snow featured in the 32 page guide which you can download for free right here on our website!

So if you love your fishing, seafood or just being around the most magnificent coastline in Australia, the Seafood Discovery Trail provides you all you need to design your own itenary. Find your accommodation, all the fabulous events in the region and more by checking our links menu on your left, and visit Tweed Tourism or Southern Gold Coast websites to scout out plenty of additional activities and info about the region!

Phil Villiers from Tweed Tourism

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The Seafood Discovery Trail

Yes you read it correctly, Connecting Southern Gold Coast and Tweed Tourism are looking for businesses between Currumbin and Cabarita that specialize in Seafood and Seafood related activities, such as fishing, boat hire, prawn catching, ocean photography, diving etc.

Shortly we will be establishing the largest marketing campaign undertaken in this region by us to help you tell, not only our locality, but all of Australia how great your business is. For too long this region has been in the shadows of our glamorous neighbors, so here is your chance, maybe you have the best Seafood Platter in Australia, or produce something so exotic and want to tell the Australian population about it.

Get In Contact with us Now

The Seafood Discovery Trail will be commencing later this year, with initial promotion, via the web and local media, culminating in an annual Seafood & Seafood related yearly festival.

We really do want to tell all of Australia about what you do, but how can we if you don’t talk to us. So STOP what you are doing right now, pick up the phone and call me on 0755 343 500 or email me your story on admin@southerngoldcoast.com.au and we will have someone contact you quicker than you can poke a fish in the eye, well at least as quick as we can get back to you.