BAYSIDE COMMUNITIES GO ALL OUT TO CELEBRATE QLD’S 150TH
Published Wednesday, 10 December, 2008 at 01:00 PM
Premier
The Honourable Anna Bligh
From a Q150 Flinders’ Birthday Celebration to nine days of events at Bramble Bay Bowls and an audio collage of Moreton Bay, Bayside communities have pulled out all stops to celebrate next year’s Queensland’s 150th Anniversary, Premier Anna Bligh said today.
“There is outstanding interest for the remaining $2.4 million for the third and final round of the $4 million Q150 Community Funding Program,” she said.
The program, initiated by the Government, helps communities stage their own 2009 celebrations.
“Once again creative events and activities dominate the line-up.
“Twelve community applications from the Bayside have successfully applied for $100,243 in the third and final round of Q150 Community Funding.
“They include Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society’s Q150 Flinders’ Birthday Celebration featuring a play about explorer Matthew Flinders and Redlands Tourism’s Quandamooka Country – 150 years in 150 minutes audio collage.
“It’s great to see communities so excited about celebrating our 150th anniversary of separation from New South Wales.
“We’ve come a long way since 1859 and we have plenty to celebrate.
“Today’s Proclamation Day and 21 sleeps until we start our biggest birthday year yet.
“We’ve added more than 300 successful community commemorative projects to the Q150 groundswell of activity that’s building up for next year.
“Queenslanders now have almost 500 Queensland Government-funded community activities they can enjoy or participate in around the State.
“This is on top of the major touring events like the Q150 steam train, Q150 shed and Q150 Film Festival.
“Queensland turns 150 only once and we’re doing everything we can to make sure celebrations touch as many Queenslanders as possible.
“From Weipa and the Torres Strait Islands in the North to Bedourie in the Far West and the Gold Coast in the South, there’s a Q150 activity for everyone.
“2009 is our year! Get ready to enjoy the events, the commemorations and the many creative ways you’ve come up with to mark this milestone in your own communities.”
Bayside Q150 Community Funding projects in Round 3:
Bramble Bay Bowls and Recreation Club Inc, Woody Point, $4500. A nine-day bowls event to celebrate Redcliffe’s ‘first settlement.’ Days will be themed e.g. Early Settlers and United Services Day which includes a Redcliffe and Woody Point fun schools’ afternoon. The event includes fun events, and fancy dress. A fancy dress ball will complement this project. Bramble Bay Bowls Club was founded in 1948.
Cleveland Uniting Church, $10,000.A Centenary Booklet that records and preserves the rich history of the church and its people within the local community coinciding with Queensland’s 150th Celebrations. The book will be launched on 31 October 2009 at a 400-person Centenary Dinner to be held under a marquee in the church grounds. A memorabilia display will also be set up in the Church Hall promoting Q150 Celebrations.
Graham Swann, Secretary, Cleveland Uniting Church, 07 3824 2606, g_swann@optusnet.com.au
Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society Inc, $2250. The Q150 Flinders’ Birthday Celebration, a play on Flinders’ birthday and Queensland’s 150th anniversary. Coochiemudlo Island was first charted by Matthew Flinders in 1799.The aim of the project is to empower the island children and entertain parents and other adults in a way which will highlight Queensland’s past as a platform for the future.
Friends of Redcliffe Botanic Gardens, $8760. Music through the leaves and birthday love in the air, a musical recital performed by a senior school student orchestra and vocalists under the direction of and supported by the Redcliffe City Orchestra. The orchestra will mentor student performers. The aim of this project is to enable a ‘special disadvantaged section’ of the local community to share in celebrating Queensland’s 150th anniversary.
Redcliffe Area Youth Service, $7858. The One Community Festival day which will celebrate Redcliffe’s history and cultural diversity and promote community cohesion and harmony. It will represent major cultural groups with music, dance, food and other forms of entertainment including free activities and amusement rides for families to enjoy. Festival activities include: Indigenous and international foods, traditional and contemporary music and dance performances, Indigenous, Samoan and Pacific Islander oral and visual story telling techniques and examples. Interactive workshops include basket weaving, jewellery making, poi making, drumming, cooking, dancing, Indigenous traditional games, didgeridoo playing, boomerang making as well as throwing and painting.
Redland Spring Festival Inc, Cleveland, $10,000. A Q150-themed lantern parade, Shine a Light on Redlands, a major highlight of the Redland Spring Festival in 2009 (previously Strawberry Festival). There will be 200 lanterns in total plus 25 feature lanterns or illuminated puppets in the parade. The project is a way to provide children in the community with another opportunity to explore and challenge their creative talents under the direction of professional artists with the finale being a lantern parade.
Redcliffe Opportunities for People’s Enhancement Association Inc, Scarborough, $7900. Public artwork based on the history of Roma Park at Scarborough. The artwork will depict the history of European and Indigenous people of the peninsula. It will be created by people with disabilities, professional artists and the local community generally. The artwork will be launched on World Environment Day.
Rotary Club of Capalaba, Birkdale, $10,000. Capalaba Rocks, a day of festivities and entertainment at The Rocks, bringing together Capalaba and Capalaba West communities to celebrate Queensland’s 150th anniversary. In the 1850s overland travellers went through Capalaba to reach Cleveland because it was easier to cross Tingalpa Creek at Capalaba. The first crossing was a ford over a rocky area of the creek just north of the current Tingalpa Creek Bridge. The ford was called The Rocks. It could only be crossed at low tide. The first bridge was built across Tingalpa Creek at Capalaba in 1874 and this led to the further development of the area. This project aims to make The Rocks accessible from both sides of the creek, provide historical information about The Rocks as well as hosting Capalaba Rocks.
Scarborough Lights up Redcliffe Inc, Kippa-Ring, $10,000. A combined Q150 and Australia Day community celebration culminating in a fireworks display at the Scarborough foreshore parklands. The event will help to celebrate the Redcliffe Peninsula as the first settlement site in Queensland.
Tourist Information Association of the Redlands Incorporated (t/a Redlands Tourism), $9750. Quandamooka Country – 150 years in 150 minutes: An audio collage from the land and waters of Moreton Bay. This is a regional collection of oral history, anecdotes, yarns and future aspirations from a broad cross-section of the community within the entire Moreton Bay region. It will be an audio history of fact, fiction, humour, personal interest stories, ‘food for thought’ and a few laughs, reflecting on the region’s past and present and its spirituality.
Soroptimist International Bayside Inc, Alexandra Hills, $10,000. Reconciling History, an educational CD of stories on the people of Moreton Bay and recognition of their place in Queensland’s past, present and future. It will also focus on environmental history. The CD will be distributed to schools and libraries.
Wellington Point State School Parents and Citizens Association, $9225. A history pathway celebrating Queensland’s 150th anniversary and the school’s 120th anniversary. Local artist Carol Roche will work with students to build a visual impression of life as it was in Queensland 150 years ago, including local Indigenous cultural practises and culture. Images from this workshop will be included in a courtyard/path section of the children’s play area. Names, messages and inscriptions of the families from the schools’ past and present will be etched into the paving surrounding the artwork.
Q150 program of events is available online at www.q150.qld.gov.au. More events are uploaded weekly. Printed programs will be available in local newspapers week commencing 25 January 2008 with a second printed program planned mid-year.
Media inquiries:
Frank Rynne, Board Chairman, Bramble Bay Bowls and Recreation Club, 3283 4411, fandj.rynne@bigpond.com
Graham Swann, Secretary, Cleveland Uniting Church, 07 3824 2606, g_swann@optusnet.com.au
David Paxton, Honorary Secretary, Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society Inc, 3820 8989, paxtoned@ozemail.com.au
Claire Dow, Admin Volunteer, Friends of Redcliffe Botanic Gardens, 3883 3880
Jarryd Williams, Manager, Redcliffe Area Youth Service, 3283 8767 jarryd@redcliffeyouthspace.org
Karen Williams, Festival Director/Chairperson, Redland Spring Festival Inc, 0416 123 588, khap@optusnet.com.au
Sue Worchurstt, Redcliffe Opportunities for People’s Enhancement Association Inc, 3880 3576 rope@st.net.au
Colin Sutcliffe Secretary, Rotary Club of Capalaba, Birkdale, 3822 5011 combocs@tpg.com.au
Suesan White, Treasurer, Scarborough Lights Up Redcliffe Inc, 07 3283 4192, scarboroughlightsupredcliffe@hotmail.com
John Conley, Chairperson, Redlands Tourism, 0413 422 556, conley@reps.com.au
Ralda Forzin, President, Soroptimist International Bayside Inc, 3906 9111 ralda@creatorix.com.au
Bruce Cranstoun, Treasurer, Wellington Point State School Parents and Citizens Association,0404 182 541, sbcran@optusnet.com.au
“There is outstanding interest for the remaining $2.4 million for the third and final round of the $4 million Q150 Community Funding Program,” she said.
The program, initiated by the Government, helps communities stage their own 2009 celebrations.
“Once again creative events and activities dominate the line-up.
“Twelve community applications from the Bayside have successfully applied for $100,243 in the third and final round of Q150 Community Funding.
“They include Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society’s Q150 Flinders’ Birthday Celebration featuring a play about explorer Matthew Flinders and Redlands Tourism’s Quandamooka Country – 150 years in 150 minutes audio collage.
“It’s great to see communities so excited about celebrating our 150th anniversary of separation from New South Wales.
“We’ve come a long way since 1859 and we have plenty to celebrate.
“Today’s Proclamation Day and 21 sleeps until we start our biggest birthday year yet.
“We’ve added more than 300 successful community commemorative projects to the Q150 groundswell of activity that’s building up for next year.
“Queenslanders now have almost 500 Queensland Government-funded community activities they can enjoy or participate in around the State.
“This is on top of the major touring events like the Q150 steam train, Q150 shed and Q150 Film Festival.
“Queensland turns 150 only once and we’re doing everything we can to make sure celebrations touch as many Queenslanders as possible.
“From Weipa and the Torres Strait Islands in the North to Bedourie in the Far West and the Gold Coast in the South, there’s a Q150 activity for everyone.
“2009 is our year! Get ready to enjoy the events, the commemorations and the many creative ways you’ve come up with to mark this milestone in your own communities.”
Bayside Q150 Community Funding projects in Round 3:
Bramble Bay Bowls and Recreation Club Inc, Woody Point, $4500. A nine-day bowls event to celebrate Redcliffe’s ‘first settlement.’ Days will be themed e.g. Early Settlers and United Services Day which includes a Redcliffe and Woody Point fun schools’ afternoon. The event includes fun events, and fancy dress. A fancy dress ball will complement this project. Bramble Bay Bowls Club was founded in 1948.
Cleveland Uniting Church, $10,000.A Centenary Booklet that records and preserves the rich history of the church and its people within the local community coinciding with Queensland’s 150th Celebrations. The book will be launched on 31 October 2009 at a 400-person Centenary Dinner to be held under a marquee in the church grounds. A memorabilia display will also be set up in the Church Hall promoting Q150 Celebrations.
Graham Swann, Secretary, Cleveland Uniting Church, 07 3824 2606, g_swann@optusnet.com.au
Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society Inc, $2250. The Q150 Flinders’ Birthday Celebration, a play on Flinders’ birthday and Queensland’s 150th anniversary. Coochiemudlo Island was first charted by Matthew Flinders in 1799.The aim of the project is to empower the island children and entertain parents and other adults in a way which will highlight Queensland’s past as a platform for the future.
Friends of Redcliffe Botanic Gardens, $8760. Music through the leaves and birthday love in the air, a musical recital performed by a senior school student orchestra and vocalists under the direction of and supported by the Redcliffe City Orchestra. The orchestra will mentor student performers. The aim of this project is to enable a ‘special disadvantaged section’ of the local community to share in celebrating Queensland’s 150th anniversary.
Redcliffe Area Youth Service, $7858. The One Community Festival day which will celebrate Redcliffe’s history and cultural diversity and promote community cohesion and harmony. It will represent major cultural groups with music, dance, food and other forms of entertainment including free activities and amusement rides for families to enjoy. Festival activities include: Indigenous and international foods, traditional and contemporary music and dance performances, Indigenous, Samoan and Pacific Islander oral and visual story telling techniques and examples. Interactive workshops include basket weaving, jewellery making, poi making, drumming, cooking, dancing, Indigenous traditional games, didgeridoo playing, boomerang making as well as throwing and painting.
Redland Spring Festival Inc, Cleveland, $10,000. A Q150-themed lantern parade, Shine a Light on Redlands, a major highlight of the Redland Spring Festival in 2009 (previously Strawberry Festival). There will be 200 lanterns in total plus 25 feature lanterns or illuminated puppets in the parade. The project is a way to provide children in the community with another opportunity to explore and challenge their creative talents under the direction of professional artists with the finale being a lantern parade.
Redcliffe Opportunities for People’s Enhancement Association Inc, Scarborough, $7900. Public artwork based on the history of Roma Park at Scarborough. The artwork will depict the history of European and Indigenous people of the peninsula. It will be created by people with disabilities, professional artists and the local community generally. The artwork will be launched on World Environment Day.
Rotary Club of Capalaba, Birkdale, $10,000. Capalaba Rocks, a day of festivities and entertainment at The Rocks, bringing together Capalaba and Capalaba West communities to celebrate Queensland’s 150th anniversary. In the 1850s overland travellers went through Capalaba to reach Cleveland because it was easier to cross Tingalpa Creek at Capalaba. The first crossing was a ford over a rocky area of the creek just north of the current Tingalpa Creek Bridge. The ford was called The Rocks. It could only be crossed at low tide. The first bridge was built across Tingalpa Creek at Capalaba in 1874 and this led to the further development of the area. This project aims to make The Rocks accessible from both sides of the creek, provide historical information about The Rocks as well as hosting Capalaba Rocks.
Scarborough Lights up Redcliffe Inc, Kippa-Ring, $10,000. A combined Q150 and Australia Day community celebration culminating in a fireworks display at the Scarborough foreshore parklands. The event will help to celebrate the Redcliffe Peninsula as the first settlement site in Queensland.
Tourist Information Association of the Redlands Incorporated (t/a Redlands Tourism), $9750. Quandamooka Country – 150 years in 150 minutes: An audio collage from the land and waters of Moreton Bay. This is a regional collection of oral history, anecdotes, yarns and future aspirations from a broad cross-section of the community within the entire Moreton Bay region. It will be an audio history of fact, fiction, humour, personal interest stories, ‘food for thought’ and a few laughs, reflecting on the region’s past and present and its spirituality.
Soroptimist International Bayside Inc, Alexandra Hills, $10,000. Reconciling History, an educational CD of stories on the people of Moreton Bay and recognition of their place in Queensland’s past, present and future. It will also focus on environmental history. The CD will be distributed to schools and libraries.
Wellington Point State School Parents and Citizens Association, $9225. A history pathway celebrating Queensland’s 150th anniversary and the school’s 120th anniversary. Local artist Carol Roche will work with students to build a visual impression of life as it was in Queensland 150 years ago, including local Indigenous cultural practises and culture. Images from this workshop will be included in a courtyard/path section of the children’s play area. Names, messages and inscriptions of the families from the schools’ past and present will be etched into the paving surrounding the artwork.
Q150 program of events is available online at www.q150.qld.gov.au. More events are uploaded weekly. Printed programs will be available in local newspapers week commencing 25 January 2008 with a second printed program planned mid-year.
Media inquiries:
Frank Rynne, Board Chairman, Bramble Bay Bowls and Recreation Club, 3283 4411, fandj.rynne@bigpond.com
Graham Swann, Secretary, Cleveland Uniting Church, 07 3824 2606, g_swann@optusnet.com.au
David Paxton, Honorary Secretary, Coochiemudlo Island Historical Society Inc, 3820 8989, paxtoned@ozemail.com.au
Claire Dow, Admin Volunteer, Friends of Redcliffe Botanic Gardens, 3883 3880
Jarryd Williams, Manager, Redcliffe Area Youth Service, 3283 8767 jarryd@redcliffeyouthspace.org
Karen Williams, Festival Director/Chairperson, Redland Spring Festival Inc, 0416 123 588, khap@optusnet.com.au
Sue Worchurstt, Redcliffe Opportunities for People’s Enhancement Association Inc, 3880 3576 rope@st.net.au
Colin Sutcliffe Secretary, Rotary Club of Capalaba, Birkdale, 3822 5011 combocs@tpg.com.au
Suesan White, Treasurer, Scarborough Lights Up Redcliffe Inc, 07 3283 4192, scarboroughlightsupredcliffe@hotmail.com
John Conley, Chairperson, Redlands Tourism, 0413 422 556, conley@reps.com.au
Ralda Forzin, President, Soroptimist International Bayside Inc, 3906 9111 ralda@creatorix.com.au
Bruce Cranstoun, Treasurer, Wellington Point State School Parents and Citizens Association,0404 182 541, sbcran@optusnet.com.au