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Issue: April 2011
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ANZAC Day at Docklands

ANZAC Day

To honour our brave diggers this ANZAC Day participating restaurants in the Docklands are offering a FREE meal and beer to all returned servicemen & women when dining with their families.

Veterans can order a main meal of their choice and a beer/soft drink for either lunch or dinner free of charge. The special offer is available Monday, 25th April and Tuesday, 26th April.
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Easter at Saganaki
Easter Sunday at Saganaki

Celebrate Easter in style at the newly revamped Saganaki Greek Cuisine. Feast on Greek favourites from the new menu, while playing traditional Easter games such as Tsougrisma. A must try on Easter Sunday is the slow roast - The premium free range grain and grass fed stock is cooked to perfection for 15-18 hours and served in its own jus with market fresh vegetables.
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Recipe: Mini Pumpkin Tart

Mini Pumpkin Tart

Serves 4

Ingredients
3-4        Short crust pastry sheets
15g       Garlic
150g     Brown onion
5g         Chili
25g       Coriander
25g       Butter
20g       Feta, crumbled
400g     Diced pumpkin
Salt & Pepper to taste
Tart mould 6cm size

Recipe by
Steakhouse, Docklands
66 NewQuay Promenade, Docklands
Ph: (03) 9640 0808
www.steakhouse.net.au

Method
• Dice pumpkin into 2cm cubes & mix with a small amount of oil. Bake in pre heated oven at 180°C, for 15-20 minutes until tender
• Line tart mould with short crust pastry.
• Dice onion and sauté with garlic & butter. Add rest of ingredients (except the feta) to the fry pan including the pumpkin and mix gently. Add salt & pepper to taste. Remove from heat & mix through feta
• Fill the pastry lined moulds with the pumpkin mixture
• Bake in oven at 175°C for 20 minutes until the pastry is cooked

To Serve
Serve with pomegranate jam and salad


Mother's Day - Sunday 8th May

Mothers Day

Treat Mum this Mother's Day to an unforgettable lunch by the water. She'll be spoilt for choice with so many sensational restaurants and cuisines to select from. Making her day that extra special, Mum will receive a free glass of sparkling on arrival PLUS a Family portrait gift voucher. The voucher includes a family portrait experience, wardrobe assistance, a fun photo session & viewing of your images and a complimentary 8X10" desk portrait. Valued at $350. Thanks to Kids of Melbourne Photography.

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Events - April / May

Docklands Autumn Events

• Docklands Sunday Market
Every Sunday, 10am - 5pm. Grab a bargain at this waterfront market. Plus Easter Bunny will be hopping around from 10 - 4pm on Easter Sunday.
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• Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Revel in the splendour of ancient Egypt as you view a dazzling array of possessions unearthed from the boy king’s tomb. See Tutankhamun’s golden canopic coffinette and the crown found on his head when the tomb was discovered.
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Dinosaurs Alive!

• Dinosaurs Alive!
12th Mar - 8th May 2011
They're back! Dinosaurs Alive! is a new $3 million interactive exhibition featuring seven life-like robotic moving dinosaurs who ruled the earth for more than 160 million years.  Designed and built in Australia and Japan, the exhibition will be on show in Melbourne from 12 March - 8 May 2011 at Melbourne Docklands.
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Easter Festival at Harbour Town

• Easter Festival at Harbour Town
11th - 26th April 2011
Celebrate Easter at Harbour Town from 11th April. The kids will love meeting cute & cuddly farmyard friends & Bush babies. There's free face painting and Leggo building competitions. Plus keep an eye out for Easter Bunny giving away FREE Cadbury Eggs.
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Good Friday Appeal

Kids Big Day Out
Friday 22nd April
The concourse at Etihad Stadium is the place to be on Good Friday for the annual Kids Big Day Out. There's something for the whole family including entertainment, face painting, rides, a footy challenge, plus your chance to meet Channel 7 stars & Scooby Doo. All the proceeds raised go to the Good Friday Appeal.
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VIEW MORE EVENTS AT DOCKLANDSMELBOURNE.COM.AU


HIA Home Ideas Show Ticket Giveaway
HIA Home Ideas Show

The HIA Home Ideas Show is back in town from 28th April - 1st May. Saganaki Greek Cuisine and Fish Seafood Grill are giving you the chance to see Australia's no 1 home & renovation expo for free. Dine at either Saganaki or Fish Seafood Grill from the 18th April to receive a complimentary pass to the HIA Home Ideas Show. Get in quick, limited tickets available.Terms & Conditions apply.
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Dollar Saving Deals

Kids Eat Free

Kids Eat Free
Save on the school holidays. Kids under 12 eat free at selected Docklands restaurants.
1 Free kids meal with every paying adult. Offer valid Monday - Thursday, lunch & dinner.

Terms & Conditions apply.
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Butcher Grill Lunch

Butchers Lunch
Tantalise your tastebuds at lunchtime with Butchers Grill's new weekday lunch special.
Select a main from the Lunch Menu and you can match it with a entree or dessert of your choice for a very special price.


2 courses for $38.50 (main + entree or dessert) or
3 courses for $44.90

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Restaurant Reviewer Winner

Restaurant Reviewer Winner

The winner of this month's draw - a $100 voucher for Butchers Grill Meat & Wine Cellar,CBD. goes to Daniel Palmer who dined at Steakhouse, Docklands. Congratulations!

For your chance to win a restaurant voucher simply complete the 'restaurant reviewer' form at participating restaurants (Visit rivers.net.au)

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Rivers, PO Box 646 South Melbourne Vic 3205
Email: info@rivers.net.au, Web: www.rivers.net.au
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