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This year the theme of the week is When someone goes missing, more than one person is lost,” highlighting the impact of a missing person on family, friends, colleagues and the community.

Police are appealing for information on several cases including the following:

Jayden Preston – Cambooya
Jayden is 15-years-old and was living at Cambooya. Police believe that he has left the area and may have travelled to North Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast area. Jayden was reported missing in February of this year by his father and extensive inquiries are under way to locate him. Jayden is described as 165cm tall, collar length dark hair and has a heavy build.

Matthew Rourke – Helidon

Matthew Rourke, 27 has been reported missing by his mother. He was last seen asleep at his home at Helidon Spa at 10am on December 11 last year. He has left all personal belongings at the address including clothes, bank cards and medication. Matthew Rourke was last seen wearing dark blue shorts, a green t-shirt and thongs. It is believed that he may have travelled interstate as he has previously travelled frequently.

As part of National Missing Persons Week,  the Queensland Police Service is urging people who are missing to make contact with a friend, family member or police..

Detective Senior Sergeant Damien Powell, Officer in Charge of the State Crime Operations Command Missing Persons Unit says Last financial year around 6000 people were reported missing in Queensland. While the Queensland Police Service’s recovery rate is 99.7%, there are approximately 260 people on the long term missing persons register (dating back to 1970). We rely heavily on information from the public to help locate missing people. However small the information may be, often the key to finding a missing person lies with the eyes and ears of our community and we encourage anyone with information to contact police,”

While people go missing for a variety of reasons and some do not wish to be located. If you have been reported missing and do not wish to be located, it is important you make contact with police. Once we have verified you are safe and well, your whereabouts will remain confidential,” Detective Senior Sergeant Powell said.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via
1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.

The Queensland Music Festival‟s wildly popular Opera at Jimbour concert series returns in 2011 for an afternoon of fine music and fine company on the Darling Downs on Saturday, 30th July. Since 2003, the now-iconic Queensland Music Festival event has drawn huge “picnic and blanket‟ audiences to heritage-listed Jimbour House near Dalby.

Festival Artistic Director Deborah Conway said this year‟s performance promises to be the most spectacular yet. The 2009 Opera at Jimbour saw audiences swell to a staggering record attendance of 8,500. Following on from this success, in 2011 we will return to the true essence of the Jimbour experience with an afternoon of classic opera and musical indulgence.”

This year‟s program will open with some of the world‟s best-loved operatic arias, brought to life by a trio
of Australian opera greats: James Clayton, Tobias Cole and Sara Macliver. More than 180 artists from The Queensland Choir and the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra will share the stage for the concert‟s spine-tingling finale – Carl Orff‟s masterpiece Carmina Burana, famed for its rousing chorus, O Fortuna which audiences will recognize from many film soundtracks including The Lord of the Rings.

Guest conductor Warwick Potter, who will lead the orchestra and choir, describes Carmina Burana as
arguably the most popular choral work of the 20th century and a centerpiece of the Queensland Choir‟s
repertoire”.

Opera at Jimbour is presented by Queensland Music Festival, Western Downs Regional Council, Jimbour Station and ERM Power. Organisers are tipping even bigger numbers at this year‟s concert, a production so epic it will require an extension of the stage at the Jimbour Station Amphitheatre.

EVENT DETAILS
Venue: Jimbour Station Amphitheatre,  Jimbour
Date: Saturday 30 July, 2.00pm – 4.30pm (gates open at 9.00am)
Tickets: FREE EVENT
More info: Local market stalls open 9.00am – 4.00pm. Patrons may bring their own picnic.
Food and wine can be purchased on site on the day or pre-order picnic hampers through Etiquette 24/7 by phoning 07 4638 4738. BYO alcohol glass bottles not permitted.
Onsite parking is available. Cars $5, Buses $20.
Jimbour Station‟s beautifully appointed gardens will be open to the public on the day. Admission $5

Full program at www.qmf.org.au

A free flood benefit concert featuring some of Australia’s best musicians, and local talent, will be staged at the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre Gatton on Friday 29 July from 7.30pm.

Song Trails LIVE is a special Queensland Music Festival event presented in partnership with the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Energex and Queensland Rail.

The Gatton Song Trails LIVE will include four artists; Clare Bowditch, Kev Carmody, Stephen Cummings (The Sports) and Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus). These performers are also conducting a series of free public song writing
workshops in Murgon, Mundubbera, Gladstone and Maryborough as part of the Song Trails South tour.

Donations to the Lockyer Valley Flood Appeal Fund will be collected on the night.

To secure tickets, visit the Lockyer Valley Cultural Centre in person or online at www.visitlockyer.com.au. Limit of four tickets per person.

Queensland Music Festival is a biennial celebration of musical excellence. Working with communities throughout the state, QMF has a vision to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences. From 15-31 July, the best of local, national and international talent will perform every conceivable style of music to Queenslanders in Brisbane and in 33 regional and remote centres.