2019 RNA Teachers Cheese Making Workshop: Blue Cheese

The RNA Teachers Cheese Making Workshop is a prerequisite for schools wishing to enter the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) Student Made Cheese Competition. Teachers are given the skills and knowledge to teach their students the art of making cheese.

Teachers who have previously participated and would like a refresher course are advised to register as an 'observer only.'

The Blue Cheese workshop is scheduled for Friday 15 March. As a prerequisite you must complete the Camembert workshop before advancing to the Blue Cheese workshop. This can be completed in the same year.

Each workshop will have eight participants, with four observer positions available each day.

Due to the complexity of the cheese making process, we recommend two (2) participants from each school attend.

RNA Teachers Cheese Workshop

• Applications close: 30 November 2018

• Confirmation of participation: Week of 3 December 2018. Confirmation of successful application will be via email.

• Confirmation acceptance: by 11 February 2019 - due to high demand for the workshops we have schools on a waitlist each year. We ask that accepted schools confirm their acceptance a month prior to the workshops. Any cancellations after this date may result in an administrative fee of $300 per workshop attendee charged to the school.

• Teachers Cheese Workshop Date - Blue Cheese: 15 March 2019

Student Made Cheese Competition

• Entries open: 21 January 2019. You can enter via the Ekka website once entries are open.

• Entries close: 24 May 2019

• Class cheese making: Weeks commencing 12 and 19 May. You will need to make your cheese during these weeks to ensure it has fully matured for Student Made Cheese Competition judging.

• Food Safety Plan submitted by: 3 June 2019. Please post your completed food safety documentation to the Ekka Event Coordinator by this date. If we haven’t received this documentation we will not be eligible for judging.

• Delivery of cheese: Friday 21 and Monday 24 June 2019

• Judging: Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June 2019

• Master Class and Awards Presentation: Friday 28 June 2019. Further information will be emailed to you in regards to the presentations and RSVP.