BRISBANE CITY GOES ALL OUT TO CELEBRATE QUEENSLAND’S 150TH
Published Wednesday, 10 December, 2008 at 01:00 PM
Premier
The Honourable Anna Bligh
Music, dance , theatre and travel are hallmarks of some of the fantastic events and activities Brisbane City communities have pulled out all stops on 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 and what really stands out with some of the Brisbane Q150 community funded events and activities is that they will also tour to other parts of Queensland.
“Sixteen community applications from Brisbane were successfully applied for more than $139,000 in the third and final round of Q150 Community Funding. and many of these are for events.
“For instance, the Queensland Youth Orchestras will accompany a commemorative lecture with a concert hosted by Dr Martin Buzacott, the recipient of the 2007 John Oxley Library Fellowship in the Old Museum Concert Hall.
“Dance students and staff from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane will create Moving: Grooving Histories, community focussed dance workshops, and tour them around Queensland.
“The Brisbane Symphony Orchestra will commission a new orchestral work, Twilight, by local composer and musician Matthew Hoey, to be performed at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in 2009.
“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.”
Brisbane City Q150 Community Funding Projects in Round 3 are:
Balmoral State High School Parents and Citizens Association, Morningside, $9980. The 2009 Wildwords – Big Night Out by the Gateway Learning Community staged by seven state schools and more than 700 students, will focus on Q150 celebrations and will be one of the largest free, public events in the local area. It includes interactive displays, night team challenges and mini sports competitions.
Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (formerly Brisbane Sinfonia Association), Bowen Hills, $7150. Twilight, a new orchestral work by local composer and musician Matthew Hoey. The inaugural performance will be at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank.
Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, New Farm, $10,000. A Q150 Celebration of Abilities Day, in conjunction with the League’s annual convention, at New Farm Park. There will be photography and art displays. Activities include Liberty Swing, roving theatrics such as jugglers, stilt walkers, and a talking booth where people can talk about what it means to be a Queenslander.
Corporation of the City Tabernacle, Brisbane, $10,000. A historic Tabernacle display on Brisbane’s early days, including multimedia, antique artefacts, memorabilia, humorous anecdotes and interesting facts e.g. the first editor of the Moreton Bay Courier (now the Courier-Mail) was one of the original members of the church which first held services in 1855.
Drama Queensland, New Farm, $10,000. The next Excellence in Drama Performance project (for 2009) will focus on engaging young people in research and devising performance and online materials which explore the dramatic history of Brisbane and Queensland through people, places and stories. The project will create awareness as well as curriculum materials and script/DVD that profiles Queensland’s dramatic history. Up to five schools in South East Queensland will be involved.
The Embroiderers’ Guild of Queensland, Fortitude Valley, $9500. A history of Greek embroidery in Queensland, Stitches of the Heart exhibition based on the experiences of Greek women who left their homeland for a new home, often in isolated country areas of Queensland.
Gargett and District Horse and Pony Club, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. The Q150 Gargett Picnic Race Day, a community heritage event that coincides with the Pony Club Association of Queensland’s jubilee celebrations.
Harvest Rain Theatre Company, New Farm, $10,000. The Where I live theatre production based on Queensland’s history since the arrival of the ship The Fortitude in Brisbane in 1849 will be told through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy dramatised as a descendant of a fictional family which arrived on The Fortitude. It is immersed in comedy, music from each era, pop culture and will feature the appearance of historical figures. It will be presented at local schools.
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Queensland Inc, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. The Council’s Green and Healthy Schools Program will be expanded to include a Q150 project, a time capsule. Every Queensland school will be encouraged to bury a Q150 time capsule showcasing their community. Schools will be judged on their creativity in capturing the occasion and judges will choose 12 visually exciting regional winners to be announced at the Green and Health Schools Regional Awards.
The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, Brisbane, $10 000. Partial funding for the 2009 Light the Night event, themed Remember, Celebrate, Give Hope in cities such as Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, the Gold Coast and Mackay. This is a night Queenslanders can walk and pay tribute to patients and families living with leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma and other related blood cancers, raising the awareness of these diseases and their impact on communities. Before the walk people share inspirational stories. The foundation celebrates its 34th anniversary in 2009.
National Trust of Queensland, Brisbane, $10 000. A Heritage Festival themed the Making of Queensland which is about the story of Queensland enterprise, the development of the land and its resources and the role of government. Sub themes include transport patterns, stock routes, mining booms, leaders of enterprise, architects and builders and built heritage. The launch will be held at the Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich.
Queensland Conservation Council, Brisbane, $10,000. Oral histories that celebrate the conservation heritage of Queensland and the launch of this project at an events celebrating the Council’s 40th anniversary in 2009.
Queensland Youth Orchestras, Bowen Hills, $6600. A permanent exhibition in the Concert Hall Foyer of the Old Museum Concern Hall celebrating the State’s diverse and distinctive classical music history and the history of the hall. The exhibition opens with a lecture and a concert hosted by Dr Martin Buzacott.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, $9867. A new dance work, workshop and teaching package, Moving: Grooving Histories by Dancing Across Queensland. The work will tour several towns across Queensland.
Queensland Writers Centre, Brisbane, $10 000. Author Train - Writers will tell stories of Queensland as they write and travel by train around the State including on the Q150 Steam train, paying tribute to the historic Writers Train of 1990 which nurtured several of Queensland’s then budding and now established best selling authors. In 2009 the QWC will recapture that creative experience through public events, an online program and a Tracks school project.
Youth Arts Queensland Inc, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. A publication, Young People Creating Queensland, which will profile 150 young emerging artists across the State. The publication will celebrate the creativity of young Queenslanders and their contribution to the local community.
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: 3224 4500
Cherry Van Ryt, Coordinator, Balmoral State High School for the Gateway Learning Community cluster of schools, 3399 6821, fax 3399 6821, cvanr5@eq.edu.au
Candia Juliet Calam, Grant Coordinator, Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (formerly Brisbane Sinfonia), 3425 1793, fax 3425 1000, calam_adsl@hotkey.net.au
Preeta Harper, Community Grants Coordinator, Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, 0410 023 780, fax 3254 1291, pharper@cplqld.org.au
Wendy Francis, Event Manager, Corporation of The City Tabernacle, 04210 85860, fax 3354 5605, wjfrancis@optusnet.com.au
Katrina Torenbeek, Business Manager, Drama Queensland, 0419 020 305, fax 3202 7017, admin@dramaqueensland.org.au
Jennifer M Jorgensen, Liaison Officer, The Embroiderers' Guild Qld Inc, 3390 5839, fax 3390 5839, colin.jorgensen@bigpond.com
Maxine Stevenson Treasurer, Gargett and District Horse and Pony Club, 4959 1123 donmax@activ8.net.au
Joanna Butler Writer in Residence, Harvest Rain Theatre Company, 0411 5170 083 joannabutler81@hotmail.com
Carole Miller, OAM, CEO, Keep Australia Beautiful Council Queensland Inc, 3252 2886, fax 3852 1186, ceo@kabq.org.au
Peter Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer, The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, 3318 4401, fax 3318 4444, pjohnstone@leukaemia.org.au
Stewart Armstrong, Executive Director, National Trust of Queensland, 3223 6666, ceo @nationaltrustqld.org
Toby Hutcheon, Executive Director, Queensland Conservation Council, 3221 0188, fax 3229 7992, coordinator@qccqld.org.au
Geoff Rosbrook, General Manager, Queensland Youth Orchestras, 3257 3029, fax 3257 1159, geoff@qyo.org.au
Shaaron Boughen, Discipline Leader Dance, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, 3138 3616, fax 3138 3734, s.boughen@qut.edu.au
Kate Eltham, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Writers Centre, 3839 1243, 0407 695 950, fax 3839 1245, keltham@qwc.asn.au
Kathryn Farrar, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Arts Queensland Inc, 3252 5115, eo@yaq.org.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 and what really stands out with some of the Brisbane Q150 community funded events and activities is that they will also tour to other parts of Queensland.
“Sixteen community applications from Brisbane were successfully applied for more than $139,000 in the third and final round of Q150 Community Funding. and many of these are for events.
“For instance, the Queensland Youth Orchestras will accompany a commemorative lecture with a concert hosted by Dr Martin Buzacott, the recipient of the 2007 John Oxley Library Fellowship in the Old Museum Concert Hall.
“Dance students and staff from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane will create Moving: Grooving Histories, community focussed dance workshops, and tour them around Queensland.
“The Brisbane Symphony Orchestra will commission a new orchestral work, Twilight, by local composer and musician Matthew Hoey, to be performed at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University in 2009.
“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.”
Brisbane City Q150 Community Funding Projects in Round 3 are:
Balmoral State High School Parents and Citizens Association, Morningside, $9980. The 2009 Wildwords – Big Night Out by the Gateway Learning Community staged by seven state schools and more than 700 students, will focus on Q150 celebrations and will be one of the largest free, public events in the local area. It includes interactive displays, night team challenges and mini sports competitions.
Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (formerly Brisbane Sinfonia Association), Bowen Hills, $7150. Twilight, a new orchestral work by local composer and musician Matthew Hoey. The inaugural performance will be at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank.
Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, New Farm, $10,000. A Q150 Celebration of Abilities Day, in conjunction with the League’s annual convention, at New Farm Park. There will be photography and art displays. Activities include Liberty Swing, roving theatrics such as jugglers, stilt walkers, and a talking booth where people can talk about what it means to be a Queenslander.
Corporation of the City Tabernacle, Brisbane, $10,000. A historic Tabernacle display on Brisbane’s early days, including multimedia, antique artefacts, memorabilia, humorous anecdotes and interesting facts e.g. the first editor of the Moreton Bay Courier (now the Courier-Mail) was one of the original members of the church which first held services in 1855.
Drama Queensland, New Farm, $10,000. The next Excellence in Drama Performance project (for 2009) will focus on engaging young people in research and devising performance and online materials which explore the dramatic history of Brisbane and Queensland through people, places and stories. The project will create awareness as well as curriculum materials and script/DVD that profiles Queensland’s dramatic history. Up to five schools in South East Queensland will be involved.
The Embroiderers’ Guild of Queensland, Fortitude Valley, $9500. A history of Greek embroidery in Queensland, Stitches of the Heart exhibition based on the experiences of Greek women who left their homeland for a new home, often in isolated country areas of Queensland.
Gargett and District Horse and Pony Club, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. The Q150 Gargett Picnic Race Day, a community heritage event that coincides with the Pony Club Association of Queensland’s jubilee celebrations.
Harvest Rain Theatre Company, New Farm, $10,000. The Where I live theatre production based on Queensland’s history since the arrival of the ship The Fortitude in Brisbane in 1849 will be told through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy dramatised as a descendant of a fictional family which arrived on The Fortitude. It is immersed in comedy, music from each era, pop culture and will feature the appearance of historical figures. It will be presented at local schools.
Keep Australia Beautiful Council Queensland Inc, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. The Council’s Green and Healthy Schools Program will be expanded to include a Q150 project, a time capsule. Every Queensland school will be encouraged to bury a Q150 time capsule showcasing their community. Schools will be judged on their creativity in capturing the occasion and judges will choose 12 visually exciting regional winners to be announced at the Green and Health Schools Regional Awards.
The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, Brisbane, $10 000. Partial funding for the 2009 Light the Night event, themed Remember, Celebrate, Give Hope in cities such as Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, the Gold Coast and Mackay. This is a night Queenslanders can walk and pay tribute to patients and families living with leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma and other related blood cancers, raising the awareness of these diseases and their impact on communities. Before the walk people share inspirational stories. The foundation celebrates its 34th anniversary in 2009.
National Trust of Queensland, Brisbane, $10 000. A Heritage Festival themed the Making of Queensland which is about the story of Queensland enterprise, the development of the land and its resources and the role of government. Sub themes include transport patterns, stock routes, mining booms, leaders of enterprise, architects and builders and built heritage. The launch will be held at the Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich.
Queensland Conservation Council, Brisbane, $10,000. Oral histories that celebrate the conservation heritage of Queensland and the launch of this project at an events celebrating the Council’s 40th anniversary in 2009.
Queensland Youth Orchestras, Bowen Hills, $6600. A permanent exhibition in the Concert Hall Foyer of the Old Museum Concern Hall celebrating the State’s diverse and distinctive classical music history and the history of the hall. The exhibition opens with a lecture and a concert hosted by Dr Martin Buzacott.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, $9867. A new dance work, workshop and teaching package, Moving: Grooving Histories by Dancing Across Queensland. The work will tour several towns across Queensland.
Queensland Writers Centre, Brisbane, $10 000. Author Train - Writers will tell stories of Queensland as they write and travel by train around the State including on the Q150 Steam train, paying tribute to the historic Writers Train of 1990 which nurtured several of Queensland’s then budding and now established best selling authors. In 2009 the QWC will recapture that creative experience through public events, an online program and a Tracks school project.
Youth Arts Queensland Inc, Fortitude Valley, $10,000. A publication, Young People Creating Queensland, which will profile 150 young emerging artists across the State. The publication will celebrate the creativity of young Queenslanders and their contribution to the local community.
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: 3224 4500
Cherry Van Ryt, Coordinator, Balmoral State High School for the Gateway Learning Community cluster of schools, 3399 6821, fax 3399 6821, cvanr5@eq.edu.au
Candia Juliet Calam, Grant Coordinator, Brisbane Symphony Orchestra (formerly Brisbane Sinfonia), 3425 1793, fax 3425 1000, calam_adsl@hotkey.net.au
Preeta Harper, Community Grants Coordinator, Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland, 0410 023 780, fax 3254 1291, pharper@cplqld.org.au
Wendy Francis, Event Manager, Corporation of The City Tabernacle, 04210 85860, fax 3354 5605, wjfrancis@optusnet.com.au
Katrina Torenbeek, Business Manager, Drama Queensland, 0419 020 305, fax 3202 7017, admin@dramaqueensland.org.au
Jennifer M Jorgensen, Liaison Officer, The Embroiderers' Guild Qld Inc, 3390 5839, fax 3390 5839, colin.jorgensen@bigpond.com
Maxine Stevenson Treasurer, Gargett and District Horse and Pony Club, 4959 1123 donmax@activ8.net.au
Joanna Butler Writer in Residence, Harvest Rain Theatre Company, 0411 5170 083 joannabutler81@hotmail.com
Carole Miller, OAM, CEO, Keep Australia Beautiful Council Queensland Inc, 3252 2886, fax 3852 1186, ceo@kabq.org.au
Peter Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer, The Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, 3318 4401, fax 3318 4444, pjohnstone@leukaemia.org.au
Stewart Armstrong, Executive Director, National Trust of Queensland, 3223 6666, ceo @nationaltrustqld.org
Toby Hutcheon, Executive Director, Queensland Conservation Council, 3221 0188, fax 3229 7992, coordinator@qccqld.org.au
Geoff Rosbrook, General Manager, Queensland Youth Orchestras, 3257 3029, fax 3257 1159, geoff@qyo.org.au
Shaaron Boughen, Discipline Leader Dance, Creative Industries Faculty, QUT, 3138 3616, fax 3138 3734, s.boughen@qut.edu.au
Kate Eltham, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Writers Centre, 3839 1243, 0407 695 950, fax 3839 1245, keltham@qwc.asn.au
Kathryn Farrar, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Arts Queensland Inc, 3252 5115, eo@yaq.org.au