Jacaranda Festival Candidate 2026 Brooke Harvey

22/05/2026

Have you got your copy of this weeks Clarence Valley Independent’s newspaper? 🗞️

Go to Page 12 to read all about why I started my Grafton Jacaranda Festival journey 💜

19/05/2026

Grafton Midday Rotary would like your input! 🖊️

We would love your feedback through our community survey to help guide future volunteering, programs and local support across Grafton, South Grafton and surrounds 🗺️

Your input will help us better understand what our community needs and where we can make the biggest difference!

Click into the post to find out more 💜

Grafton/South Grafton and surrounds ... We want to understand what our community needs most so we can focus our volunteer efforts to have a bigger impact.

Your answers to 3 short questions will help us plan community projects that are needed.

Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/MF7geTFV7oBofgDt7

Your answers are anonymous.

15/05/2026

🎩 TOP HATS & TIARAS 👑

What an incredible night celebrating our very first official event as 2026 Grafton Jacaranda Festival Candidates 💜 I was lucky enough to celebrate the night with my sponsors Grafton & District Funerals & Grafton Midday Rotary

I truly haven’t wiped the smile off my face since. Walking into the event, I’ll admit that I was nervous - it was the unknown, speaking in front of a crowd of people but the support & kindness showed by everyone in the room put everyone at ease.

A huge thank you to Grafton Jacaranda Festival & the GDSC for hosting such a beautiful, welcoming and inclusive event for our community. The amount of work that goes on behind the scenes certainly doesn’t go unnoticed. 🪻

Thank you as well to the festival’s major sponsor,
ANA Asphalts, for supporting this wonderful tradition and helping make nights like this possible. 🌟

To our 2026 Jacaranda Festival Matron Of Honour Elect Sonia Lloyd thank you for all of the support you have already given.
And to my fellow candidates: Ella, Taylar, Reny, Caitlin, Arliah, Natalie & Lochy, thank you for making the evening even more special. Meeting some of your families & friends, and sharing this experience together made it all feel so much more real and exciting for what’s ahead. I can already tell it’s going to be an unforgettable journey 💜

Here’s to an amazing Jacaranda season ahead! 🎡🌟

13/05/2026

What a beautiful morning at the United Hospital Auxiliary -Grafton branch +Op Shop Mother’s Day Morning Tea ☕️ 🌸

Aaron (Grafton & District Funerals) and I were proud to be supporting alongside other members of Grafton Midday Rotary for such a special event. It was wonderful to see the community come together to support such an important cause for Grafton Base Hospital.

An incredible 💰 $12,320 was raised overall, which is such an amazing effort by everyone involved.

The United Hospital Auxiliary does such a wonderful job supporting our local hospital and community.

Congratulations to all of the members, guests, volunteers and generous donors who helped make the day such a success. 💜

21/04/2026

🎩 Top Hats & Tiaras 👑

https://facebook.com/events/s/top-hats-tiaras/1356259336381853/

Such a special way to kick off the Jacaranda season 💜 I’d love for you to come along and celebrate with me as the 2026 Candidates are officially introduced.

📍 GDSC
📅 Saturday 9 May | 6:30pm
🎟️ $55

Enjoy a relaxed evening with live entertainment, canapés, a beautiful grazing table, and a drink on arrival 💫

Tickets are limited, so don’t leave it too late:
https://tinyurl.com/TOPHATSTIARAS26

19/04/2026

Here’s how to enter your recipe for the 2026 Jacaranda Community Cookbook! 📖

I’ve tried to make it as easy as possible, so you can submit in whatever way suits you:
✨ Use the online link below: https://form.jotform.com/261078410531045
✨ Send your recipe to me directly
✨ Or give it to me in person

All recipes submitted will be published in the cookbook, which will be available for sale in our community in the coming months.

A $20 contribution per recipe helps bring the cookbook to life — covering things like artwork, design, photography, and publication. Everything is being done locally, and I can’t wait to share our contributors with you very soon.

Thank you so much for all the support so far!💜

17/04/2026

You’ll often see me wearing a different hat in our community - proudly as part of Grafton Midday Rotary 💜

Everything we raise goes straight back into our community, supporting things that truly matter:
✨ Purchasing vital oncology equipment for Grafton Base Hospital
✨ Helping local youth attend Rotary leadership programs
✨ Maintaining defibrillators across town

… along with many other initiatives that make a real, lasting difference.

A huge thank you 🙏 to our incredible community for your ongoing support at the Crown Hotel — we genuinely couldn’t do it without you.

Crown Hotel Motel

10/04/2026

I've already had some beautiful recipes come through, and I'd love to include even more for our Jacaranda Cookbook 📖

Whether it's a family favourite, something you're known for, or a go to recipe you always come back to - this is your chance to have it shared & remembered.
It's $20 to submit a recipe, with all proceeds be going towards my Jacaranda journey.

If you've been thinking about it, this is your sign to jump in! I'd absolutely love you to be a part of it 💜

02/04/2026

I'm so excited to be creating a Community Cookbook, as part of my Grafton Jacaranda Festival journey 💜

I'd love for you to be involved - for just $20, you can have your favourite recipe (sweet, savoury or beverage) featured in the book, with your name included. It doesn't have to be your own, maybe you would like to include Nan/Grandma's recipe instead! 🥘

Let's bring the Clarence Valley's best recipes and create something special for our community.

📩Send me a message to get involved! Thank you so much for your support!

01/04/2026

💜2026 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
💌 We’ve received inquiries about KEY dates to assist travel plans ⬇️
🥁Further details to follow with lots of planning currently underway 🎆