Bristol will be painting a regional Victorian town in Gippsland as part of Melbourne Food & Wine Festival’s Village Feast, as part of their Regional Edition happening this November.

The Village Feast will bring together some of Gippsland’s best food and drink stars and well as talent from across the state and country and take over the main street of Central Gippsland town, Thorpdale for an entire weekend..

The Thorpdale community has done it tough in recent years, with bushfires and the recent pandemic delaying restoration works and visitation to the area. This opportunity will bring visitors and celebration back to these well deserving communities.

Bristol has stepped in to help by giving Thorpdale a makeover. Bristol will provide colour and paint to the town as part of The Village Feast initiative, adding colour and rejuvenation to key town landmarks like the local Post Office and Wine Bar.

“The Bristol brand was born in Victoria, and now has a national footprint of local business owners who are passionate about providing paint and colour advice as well as high quality products to their local communities,” said Bristol Brand Manager, Sophie Roknic.

“This is an opportunity for us to give back to those communities with great paint and beautiful colour, we are so proud to be partnering with the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival on this amazing program to Paint the Thorpe!”