Caloundra Music Festival 2011

The fifth annual Caloundra Music Festival will be held over the weekend of 7 - 9 October. This not for profit family-friendly community event celebrates the environment, cultural achievements and community pride of the Caloundra area. The beautiful Kings Beach and surrounds will come alive to the sounds of a diverse line-up of entertainment. A colourful street parade, roving performers, beach-side carnival, buskers, free children's entertainment and a stroll in The Village complete the experience.

Artists include Empire of the Sun, Missy Higgins, ICEHOUSE, Eskimo Joe, Little Red, Bluejuice, Baby Animals, Thirsty Merc, The Jezabels, Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses, Diesel, Richard Clapton and many more.

This event is one of the top music festivals in Queensland and quickly developing a national reputation.  Come and join us in October where people of all ages soak up the music and party in the sun by the beach in Caloundra.

Music on Kings - "Le Opera Cirque"

Creative Events Incorporated and Vavachi Entertainment in conjunction with Aerialicious and Trix Circus have created Music on Kings "Le Opera Cirque"; an exciting show that blends the beauty and spectacle of circus with the beauty and emotion of opera.

"Le Opera Cirque" reminds the audience of what it is like to be young with all the highs and lows of becoming an adult, coping with pressures, parents and independence, falling in and out of love and the biggest pressure of all, body image..

Our team of young performers use opera to express all of the feelings of youth with the songs and music by Mozart, Bizef, Lehar, Leonard Bernstein, Puccini, Smetana, Wagner, Gounod and Gershwin.

Combining beautiful music and talented singers with acrobats, aerialists - this will be a truly unique experience that will leave the audience captivated. A brilliant cast include some of Queensland's finest talents with the beautiful tones of Katie Stenzel, Mia Yanik and Iain Henderson with the youth troupe from Trix Circus.

They are regarded internationally as some of Australia's best, who leave audiences in awe with their elegance and daring precision.

We are thrilled to have Rosanna Natoli from Channel Seven, Maroochydore to host this year's wonderful evening. Rosanna, a local, is well known for her flair and appreciation of the arts and we are thrilled to have her expertise in presenting to us "Le Opera Cirque".

This is a free community event beginning 5-30pm for a 6-00pm start until around 9-00pm. Take the opportunity to indulge yourself and the ones you love.

Buderim Garden Festival 2011

Spring into the ‘Garden Village’ of the Sunshine Coast, Buderim, on 10th and 11th of September for its annual Festival of Flowers and Gardens. Over 14 years, the Festival has grown to be a major event on the Sunshine Coast calendar, attracting visitors from all over South East Queensland and beyond. 

This year's Festival will include six open gardens, the Spring Flower Show, specialist grower’s exhibits, and plant stalls. Next door, at Buderim Craft Cottage, Sunshine Coast artists and sculptors will present an exhibition of sculpture, much of it designed for placement in gardens. Light refreshments available.

Woman's Lifestyle Expo 2011

The Women’s Lifestyle Expo is your opportunity to touch, smell, taste, hear and discover the latest in cosmetics, fashion, health and well-being. With over 120 exhibits, workshops, demonstrations and a pamper room, there will be experts on hand to assist you with investment options, style and makeup tips, nutritional advice, weight management programs, lifestyle and fitness, personal coaching and more.

Highlights during the Expo for this year will be book signings from top authors, live music during the day, free papmer room, which will leave you feeling energised, revitalised and transformed. Special quests this year include: Allan Pease, body language author and speaker, Rachael Bermingham, speaker, author of 4 Ingredients.

Loads of samples and giveaways will be on hand to enjoy and there are thousands of dollars in prizes to be won. So lock the weekend of Friday and Saturday September 9 & 10 away in your diary, and spoil yourself at the Sunshine Coast Women’s Lifestyle Expo 2011, Lake Kawana Community Centre. 

Doing Dads Proud - Father's Day Event

Doing Dads Proud is a Father's Day event hosted by Lifeline Community Care Queensland, Metro North and Coast Region. It has been running for 11 years and attracts families from all over the coast and its surrounding areas. 

Families can look forward to entertainment, rides and activities, boy’s toys displays, dance, exercise and drumming workshops, swimming pool activities, a mini market place, an array of local and exotic foods and plenty of fun to be had. 

Most rides and activities require only a gold coin donation to participate. Entry is free and the whole family is welcomed.

Gympie Muster 23 - 28 August 2011

A phenomenal experience, held over 6 action-packed days and nights, set in one of Queensland's most beautiful and normally peaceful National State Parks, the Optus Gympie Music Muster honors the true spirit of Country Australia.

Amamoor Creek Sate Forest Park, located just outside of Historical Gympie, creates a picturesque home site for one of Australia's largest outdoor Music Festival, entrenched in community spirit far removed from ties, clocks, suits and schedules. Thousands of festival goers are attracted every year by the smorgasbord of diverse programs rich with our country's finest musicians, the bush land setting laced with inviting whiffs of campfire cooking and fresh bush eucalypt, the easy camaraderie created by companionable patrons all set to simply enjoy themselves, "there are no strangers at the Muster, only friends you haven't met yet"

The Muster is more than just a spectacular celebration of music - over 50 community groups and 2000 volunteers annually help the Gympie Muster team stage this non-profit community-based festival to raise funds for charities Australia-wide. Since its inception, the Muster has raised over $14M for charities and the Muster's Rural Aid Appeal annually raises up to $100,000 for its nominated charity.

Island Charity Swim 2011

Island Charity Swim, is preparing for its eleventh year of fundraising for the region’s two special schools, at Currimundi and Nambour as many swim teams begin training.

This year’s swim will take place on Saturday 13 August, leaving Mudjimba Beach in the early hours of the morning with most swimmers arriving at Mooloolaba Beach mid-morning to a big community welcome. 

The annual Island Charity Swim is an 11km open ocean swim and each year approximately 100 participants complete the course over several hours from Mudjimba beach, around Old Woman Island, and back to shore at Mooloolaba beach. 

To date the event has raised almost a million dollars for funding equipment and student programs and the 2011 event is expected to be another record year for participants. The fundraising goal for this year is $10,000 for special needs equipment for both schools. 

Individuals and teams can take part and are invited to contact the volunteer committee now to register.