Call For Bands For International Music Competition Sunday, 27th October In Dalby
The Global Battle of the Bands (GBOB) (www.gbob.com) is heading to the Windsor Hotel for the Dalby Heat!
GBOB is a huge international event with over 30 countries involved. The first prize is worth US$100,000 and gives the winners the title of ‘Best New Band in the World’!
Dalby and Regional bands looking for a head start in their music career, and a chance to play on the World Stage, should apply to take part in the Global Battle of the Bands. Great original bands that have not yet received the recognition they deserve, now have the chance to make it big through GBOB.
The Dalby Heat will be conducted on Sun 27 Oct from 3pm. It will be an awesome all ages event that shouldn’t be missed! Bands wanting to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity need to contact organisers now by emailing redletter@bigpond.com or calling 02 9519 3978.
O’Sheas Birite Music Store will be sponsoring the Dalby event with cool prizes for the bands. As well as that, all Heat winners will be given 4 Free Custom-made Band Tshirts by LabelState.com plus the opportunity to have ongoing Band Merchandise supplied from which they can earn royalties, all at no cost to the band!
LabelState.com will also supply a Free GBOB Finalist†Tshirt to every band member who makes the Australasian Final. Other Finalist prizes include uber popular Converse Chuck Taylor shoes, and the hottest thing in cool underwear – DingoDudes (anti bacterial, anti allergenic jocks made from organically grown bamboo…never felt anything softer…they’re amazing!). And there’s more!
All Finalists will be in the running for 3 Days Free Recording at Melbourne’s state-of-the-art facility, Black Pearl Studios (www.blackpearlstudios.com.au ), and the chance to perform at the After Party of MusicOz’s Australian Independent Music Awards. Pretty cool!
In addition, the Australasian Final winner will also be featured on the busy music website Hotsource.com.au and have the opportunity to be covered by Home Brew Radio and Australian Guitar Magazine.
Music lovers should make sure they get to the show too, so they can check out the best bands Dalby and district has to offer, and cheer on their favourite! Toowoomba bands are also welcome to enter. It will be exciting to see which band gets through, and there will be cool audience giveaways!
Date: Sun 27 Oct
Place: Windsor Hotel, 32 Patrick Street, Dalby QLD 4405
Time: 3pm –7pm
Tickets: $15
Haden Community Club Celebrates 30 Years
The Haden Community Club recently celebrated 30 years with a special luncheon at the Haden Hall.
The Haden Community Club was originally formed on the 29th September 1983 by a group of women who wanted to work for charities represented in the Rosalie & Crow’s Nest Shires.
The object of the club has been to promote social activity, to teach and learn crafts and to do whatever possible for the betterment of the community.
The club is non-profit making, and all money raised is used for the benefit of the community or donated to charitable institutions and local organisations.
The first project was to raise money for a 100 piece of setting of crockery and cutlery for the Haden Hall.To date the Club has donated a total of $36,267 to various charities including the Haden Hall, school, playground equipment for Haden Park, bushfire brigade, local cemeteries, Crow’s Nest ambulance, Red Cross and Blue Care. Funds have been raised by running bus trips and local functions in the Haden Hall.
To date the Club has donated a total of $36,267 to various charities including the Haden Hall, school, playground equipment for Haden Park, bushfire brigade, local cemeteries, Crow’s Nest ambulance, Red Cross and Blue Care. Fundshave been raised by running bus trips and local functions in the Haden Hall.Events have included Melbourne Cup parties, Deb of the Year Balls, fairs and flower shows, Bridal & fashion Parades, dances and a Christmas carol evening.
Members have knitted bonnets and bootees for premature babies for the Mater Children’s Hospital and have made or purchased and donated articles to the Leukaemia Foundation.
Events have included Melbourne Cup parties, Deb of the Year Balls, fairs and flower shows, Bridal & fashion Parades, dances and a Christmas carol evening. Members have knitted bonnets and bootees for premature babies for the Mater Children’s Hospital and have made or purchased and donated articles to the Leukaemia Foundation.
The club currently has 17 members and is now open to men and women. Meetings are held in the Haden Hall on the 2nd Wednesday each month at 10.30 a.m. New members are welcome.
Phone Beryl on 4698 8212 or Donna on 4698 8291 for further information.
Photos & Story By Jenny Gersekowski
Finalists For Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards Announced
Keith Jamieson has advised the Finalists for the 2013 Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards.
Female Vocal.
Dianne Lindsay – Leave Him in The Longyard
Bec Hance – Albert Campbell
Patti Morgan – The Old Cattle Dog
Male Vocal.
John O’Dea – If Only I Was Young
Jeff Brown – I love Australia
Rex Baldwin – As Leichhardt Saw It Then
Album.
Ernie Constance – The Songs I Wrote For Slim.
Jeff Brown – Hard To let Go
Dianne Lindsay – All Things Country
Songwriting.
John O’Dea Next To Slim
Shirrelle Jackman/Dean Perrett – Brumby
Ernie Constance – I Worship the Water He Walked On
Instrumental.
Ray Pratley – Cow Waddle
Johnny Kaye – Pickin Country
Terry Bennetts/Ginger Cox – Medley
Comedy/ Novelty.
Pete Smith – Sunday Calling
Bec Hance – The Good Song
Trevor Day – Lady Luck
Group/Duo.
Ron Milliner/ Sharon Benjamin – Spirit Of The Bush
Dianne Lindsay/Anne Kirkpatrick – Akubras in the Snow.
Terry Bennetts/Ginger Cox/Evan Platschinda – Band Of mates
New Talent
Rex Baldwin – Champions
Kate Hindle – Beautiful Circle
Ged Hintz – Playing Good Old Country Music
The 2013 Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards will be held on November 16/17th 2013 at Pittsworth Town Hall, Queensland.
Submitted by:
Keith Jamieson
Final Opportunity To Attend Shakespeare In The Park Festival This Weekend
This weekend will be your last chance to catch a performance of The Winter’s Tale on the USQ Toowoomba front lawn.
Enjoy a stylish interpretation of Shakespeare’s sweeping tale of jealousy, regret and redemption in the great outdoors.
Directed by David Burton, Kate Murphy and Emily Burton and featuring a cast of emerging actors from the University’s Bachelor of Creative Arts, this exciting adaptation draws on the style and glamour of a 1950s Mad Men world, recreated by Set Designer Josh McIntosh and Costume Designer, Carolyn Taylor-Smith.
Gather a group of friends, pack a picnic dinner, bring a chair or blanket and settle in for the thrill of live theatre under the stars at the tenth annual Shakespeare in the Park Festival.
BYO or purchase food and drinks from the on-site Shakespeare Scullery.
Read more and check out the image gallery at www.usq.edu.au/shakespeare/mainstage
The Winter’s Tale
LAST SHOWS SAT 19 & SUN 20 OCTOBER
6.30pm Festival Mainstage
USQ Toowoomba Front Oval
$36 Adult, $28.50 Conc/USQ Staff/Group 10+, $20.50 Student, $13 Child, $82 Family, $15 USQ Student
Tickets can be purchased at the gate each night from 5.30pm on Saturday and Sunday
Submitted by:
Michelle Fox
USQ Artsworx
University of Southern Queensland
Ph: 4631 1111
2013 Country Week Underway In Clifton
Clifton Country Week is a very special event on the calendar, bringing the local community together to share good company, great entertainment and plenty of laughs.
Running from October 18 through to October 26, the festivities cover all manner of interests and topics, culminating in the ever-popular Clifton Annual Race Day.
There will be plenty of interest in the Garden Competition as well, with prizes for Best Novelty, Best Business/School, Best Novice, Best Rental, Best Home Garden, Display Gardens. Winners will be announced at the Iris and Rose Show (Sat, Oct 19).
For the great events scheduled during the celebrations go to www.cliftonpa.org
Clifton’s Annual Race Day: Gates open 11am: Entry $10, Pensioner concession, Five races, evening entertainment, kids are welcome and Mrs Cupcake has races, a piñata and face painting planned (Sat, Oct 26).
Submitted by:
Darren Burton
Media Relations Officer
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
Toowoomba Regional Council
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Queensland Get Ready Week And Disaster Preparedness
As NSW comes to terms with the fire disaster which affected the Blue Mountains and other areas, it is important to recall the the last three summer seasons has seen disasters impacting our local communities, with many people suffering personal loss or hardship.
Emergency Services prepare each year by reviewing procedures and plans. However, individually we need to prepare ourselves and our families and assist our community to get ready for the storms, cyclones, floods and fires that can affect us during the summer season.
Those who have suffered the impacts of a disaster know the importance of being prepared. It is important to not only be self-reliant, but encourage those around you to be more self-reliant so disaster management authorities can focus on the more vulnerable members of our communities.
All community members are encouraged to know your local risks and how a disaster could affect your suburb or town and your life. To do this you should prepare a plan; and aim to work with friends and neighbours and local networks to help each other through extreme weather events.
A number of Fact Sheets are available to help you plan and prepare for disasters http://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/getready/fact-sheets.asp
Submitted by:
Tony Rehn
Crime Prevention Officer
Darling Downs District
Queensland Police Service
Ph 07 4631 6755 Fax 07 4615 3200
P.O. Box 144, Toowoomba Qld 4350
QPS website: www.police.qld.gov.au
131 444 Police link – the new number to report non urgent incidents
Crimestoppers 1800 333 000
Website: www.crimestoppers.com.au
Victims Assist Scheme 1300 546 587Â (1300linkup)
Bush Poet Jack Drake At Highfields Pioneer Village This Sunday, October 20th
The annual Poets’ Breakfast is to be held on Sunday, October 20th at Highfields Pioneer Village, with guest poet Jack Drake. The full cooked breakfast costs only $15 per person, and includes all day entry to the Village and an optional Poetry Writing Workshop at 10am with Jack.
There will be recitations by Jack Drake and others, and musical entertainment from Rae Blinco. Take part in the Budding Poets Competition with a $50 Value Prize Best Youth (under 18yrs) and $50 Value Prize Best Adult (over 18yrs). Competitors must recite their poem on the day. There will also be a Trophy for People’s Choice.
Jack Drake is a product of the bush who has lived the life he writes about. He has straightened up at the end of eight hours on a shearing board and twisted his handpiece off ready for a well earned beer.
 He knows the satisfaction of riding a horse he has bred and broken-in with a saddle he has made himself for a day’s mustering. Like most bush boys, he can handle shoeing tools, fencing gear, carpentry and welding equipment, and turn his hand to any of the hundred and one tasks necessary for survival in the bush.
Born in rural New Zealand in 1950, he is now a naturalised Aussie and proud of it. He has loved words and bush poetry ever since his father gave him a copy of Banjo Patterson’s verses when he was 10 years old.
Cost: $15 Adults/Seniors, $7.50 Children under 15 years. (Fundraiser) Raising Money for Highfields Scouts/ Guides & Highfields Pioneer Village.
Tickets available from Rhonda’s Refits (07) 4637 8933,
Highfields Pioneer Village (07) 4696 6309 or
Chapman’s Entertainment (07) 4698 2815
7am to 10am at the Village, 73 Wirraglen Road , Highfields, Qld
(just 15mins drive North of Toowoomba
Submitted by:
Jody Dodds
Treasurer
Highfields Pioneer Village
Phone 07 4696 6309