Drum roll please - The Glenlyon Fine Food and Wine Fayre is on this Sunday.

(Before I continue, I must declare an interest. I live at Glenlyon and am on the fayre committee. But believe me, there is no financial gain and, like all committee members, I just do it because I love our wonderful village and am inordinately proud of region's.)

Anyway, the fayre was one of the first events I attended after tree-changing to the region.

I watched with amazement as our beautiful tree-lined main street, usually quiet, changed into a major thoroughfare as wine and food lovers flocked to the historic town hall flanked by two giant marquees.

It's the middle of winter, so cold outside, but inside it's warm and inviting, with the delicious aroma of all kinds of tempting tastes from yabbies and trout to crepes and coffee.

For those keen on a tipple (my hand is up) there's every type of wine imaginable available for tasting or to take home.

Inside the hall are food demonstrations by the top chefs of the region, there's roving entertainment with Scottish pipers to herald the event, and there are plenty of friendly locals - I'll be one of those at the Glenlyon Progress Association stall selling souvenir bags and glasses.

It's a truly wonderful day but as a newcomer to Glenlyon I think the most incredible part is watching the community come together.

The committee is fairly small so I wondered how marquees would be erected and filled with tables and benches, how fresh flowers would adorn the hall, how haybales would be placed for extra seating and who would take care of practicalities like car parking and traffic control.

I needn't have worried.

Throughout the weekend the community comes together and manages to take care of everything.

Haybales appear in utes, blokes who have lived here longer than me position tables and chairs, CFA members grab traffic signs and a willing volunteer creates floral displays.

It's what makes Glenlyon - and every village and town like it - a great place to live and an inspiration for a former city, well suburb, slicker.

Finally, it's been a bit of a tough year for Glenlyon. Like others it came under ember attack in February and in June our general store closed. So the fayre will be a great coming together for locals as much as visitors.

Hope to see you there.