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Blue Box Cruises into the Geelong Revival

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:37:00 GMT

The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival revives the excitement and spectacle of the original Geelong sprints. It’s a celebration of Geelong’s motoring history.

First run in 1956, The Geelong Sprints were founded by Murray Rainey, a prominent identity in the Geelong automotive industry and member of the Western District Car Club. A former F3 Champion (1956-58), Mr Rainey modelled the original Geelong Sprints on the famous Brighton UK Speed Trials.

The Geelong Revival ran for many but also had experienced a few extended breaks. Relaunched in 2012, the event has gone from strength to strength. Geelong has embraced the event and the crowds make use of the amazing natural amphitheatre that lines the drag strip.

Blue Box Cool Rooms was involved with the 2015 event by hiring a cool room to one of the food vendors .

A few photos from the 2015 Geelong Revival

Bellarine Football Grand Final

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 01:57:00 GMT

As a sponsor of the Torquay Tigers and former Junior Coach I always have a keen interest in how the Torquay Tigers are travelling. Torquay is nearly always involved in the Bellarine Grand Final in some way whether through a team participating of with the final held at the popular Spring Creek Reserve.

This year (2015) the weather was exceptional and so was the crowd turn out. It was estimated 10,000 plus spectators turned up to watch the Torquay Tigers take on the Geelong Amateurs.

Footy Finals are here

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:25:00 GMT

The 1898 Final between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club , was regarded as the first VFL/AFL “Grand Final”. It was held at the Junction Oval on 24 September 1898 with Fitzroy winning the match by 15 points. The year before Essendon won the premiership without any finals being played. A further 117 Grand Finals have been played (including draws in 1948, 1977 and 2010) resulting in a total of 116 premierships. The expansion clubs Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane Bears and the earlier University being the only clubs without a premiership. Carlton and Essendon have won the most with 16, Collingwood 13, Hawthorn and Melbourne 12, Richmond 10, Geelong 9, Fitzroy 8, South Melbourne/Sydney 5, North Melbourne 4, Brisbane and West Coast 3, Adelaide 2, Port Adelaide, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs with 1 each.

The Geelong Football Club has enjoyed tremendous success in Grand Finals as the only regional AFL club, having taken the ultimate prize in 1925, 1931, 1937, 1952, 1963 and it’s greatest era winning 3 in 5 seasons in 2007, 2009 and 2011.

The Geelong region is also home to the Geelong Football League, Bellarine Football League, Geelong and District Football League and the Colac & District Football Netball League all of whom are gearing up for their finals series for season 2015.

If your club is playing in finals or running any end of season function and looking to hire a cool room in Geelong then look no further than Bluebox Mobile Cool Room Hire for your mobile refrigeration needs. We will deliver and pick up for each week of the finals or to your club rooms.

Call Graham on 0437 185462

Tips when hiring a cool room

Wed, 06 May 2015 07:59:00 GMT

So you’ve decided to cater for your event and want to keep your food and drinks at an optimum temperature for service and food safety. What are your options?

Hiring a cool room of course. Here are some things to consider so that your event goes off without a hitch.

Make sure you hire from a reputable supplier.

Furthest from your mind right now is your safety and the potential for an accident to end your event. Check the safety features of your coolroom. Are power leads all tested and tagged by a qualified electrician? Are the steps for the cool room sturdy and not a tripping hazard? Is there an internal door release in case it closes whilst you’re inside? Is it a 10 amp cool room suitable for standard power points as 15 amp may overload your power source? Is the power unit lockable to avoid tampering?

How to best store your goods.

Having sufficient and adjustable shelving will enable you to efficiently store your items no matter their size and provide optimum use of the area inside your mobile refrigeration. When storing cartons or slabs, keep them away from walls for better circulation and quicker cooling. Food should be stored on shelves for hygeine and easy access

Refrigerate your items well before you serve.

Food or drinks that are yet to be refrigerated can take many hours to be brought to optimum temperature for serving. Be certain to have the mobile cool room delivered at least a few hours before your event commences, if not the night before, to allow time to stock the cool room and bring the items to the correct temperature to serve. Purchasing your drinks and having them delivered cold will save time as they can take several hours to refrigerate.

Position in a safe and easily accessible place.

Make sure the site is level and no more than 25 metres from a power point. Give consideration to where you will be preparing and serving your food and drinks. A lockable coolroom will allow you to store your goods outside and remain safe and secure prior to your event. If setting up inside a garage, make certain the cool room you select will fit under your roller door and that once in position is stable with wheels chocked.

Be mindful of good hygiene practices when storing and serving food.

Guests becoming sick due to incorrect storage or handling of food can be avoided by following these storage and handling tips:

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before handling food.
Keep your food at a minimum temperature of 4 degrees or cooler prior to serving.
Use separate utensils including knives, tongs, spoons and cutting boards for meats, salads and vegetables.

Be extra vigilant with refrigerating high risk foods at the correct temperature such as raw and cooked meat (including chicken and turkey), dairy products, eggs and their related products, cold meats (ham, salami etc.), seafood, along with prepared salads and foods.

To avoid cross-contamination, always separate raw & cooked foods.

Hiring a cool room with an adjustable temperature control allows the cool room to be used for a number of applications including the safe storage of food, drinks and flowers. Having the flexibility of adjusting the temperature will provide the ability of setting the cool air flow at a safe and optimum temperature for the goods stored.

Bluebox Cool Room Hire are the experts when it comes to hiring a cool room for your next function or event anywhere across the Geelong Region or Western Melbourne.

No matter what your requirement, either long or short term hire, we will have a solution for you. Why don’t you give us a call?

Falls Festival the aftermath

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 07:45:00 GMT

In 2014 Blue Box Cool Rooms was asked to supply mobile cool rooms for food vendors at the Lorne Falls Festival

We dropped the cool rooms off on Friday and picked them up on the Monday. The scenes that I witnessed when picking up the cool rooms can be described in one word “different”.

Lorne Falls Festival brief history

The Lorne Falls Festival first kicked off in 1993, being a small one day event held in Lorne , Victoria , Australia. It was first named Rock Above The Falls . and drew a healthy crowd of 11,000 people, far exceeding the organisers expectations. It quickly grew needing the organisers to negotiate the use of adjoining land to accommodate the crowds.

In 1995, the event became a 2 day festival and in 1996 a name change saw it become The Falls Music & Arts Festival. In 1996 the festival was relocated to Torquay due to bad weather.

As the Falls Festival grew, 2003 saw the event held in both Lorne and Marion Bay in Tasmania with a 3rd site, Byron Bay added in 2013.

Being seen at Queenscliff Music Festival!

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 07:57:00 GMT

Rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of Australian music is all in a day and evenings work for Blue Box Cool Rooms. We received a call on Thursday requesting our services for an extremely important job.

We were asked if we could provide a job held in such high esteem it simply could not be left to anyone else. We were asked to keep the beer cold, never a more notable job have we even been asked to facilitate. We were in fact honoured.

The Queenscliff Music Festival has been blessed with some of Australia’s greatest performers and this year was no exception with Xavier Rudd, The Waifs, Dan Sultan, The Jezabels and The Church.