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| News from Bundaberg Community Development |
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New Principal Community Development Worker - We are pleased to announce that our new Principal Community Development Worker Mr Bruce Green will commence in mid December. To read more click here.
Carinbundi Event - Burnett Respite Services Inc (Carinbundi) are hosting a luncheon for International Day of People with a Disability to mark the contributions people with a disability make to the Bundaberg community. For more information contact Rebecca Maclean, Principal Project Officer at Carinbundi on (07) 4151 3510.
At this event Breeze Slattery will outline the draft 2009 Disability Sector Action Plan with key priorities on behalf of the Disability Sector Network. The full report will be presented to a community forum on 26 February 2009 – please mark this date in your diaries.
Christmas Wishes - The staff and I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and safe New Year. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year, all of the staff at Bundaberg Community Development look forward to working with you again next year.
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| Australia Day Awards 2009 |
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Nominations are invited from residents of the Bundaberg Regional Council area for the 2009 Australia Day Awards
The Awards up for nomination are: Citizen Award; Young Citizen Award; Senior Citizen Award; Community Event of the Year Award; Cultural Award; Junior Cultural Award; Achievement Award, Sports Award; Junior Sports Award; Sports Administrator Award.
Closing date for nominations Monday 1 December 2008.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Bundaberg Regional Council website at www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au. For further information Bundaberg Regional Council on
1300 883 699.
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| Pantomime Fun for all the Family |
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Youngsters from 3 to 93 will be entertained at this year's Christmas Pantomime 'ALADDIN' being presented at the Playhouse Theatre by the Bundaberg Players Incorporated. Live on stage for 6 performances only, join Strong Pong, Chopsuey the twelfth, Dragona the thirteenth, So Shi, Sing Hi and of course Aladdin and his mother Widow Twankey in this larger-than-life show for the whole family…………….Performances will be held on December 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7:30pm and matinees on December 7 and 14 at 3:00pm. All tickets are $12.00 and bookings can be made at the Playhouse, Steffensen or by phoning 4153 1904. Box office hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00am to noon and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.
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| Christmas Concert |
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The champion Bundaberg Orpheus Singers and the Bundaberg Youth Choir together with the Bundaberg Municipal Band will conclude a very successful year with their ever-popular Christmas Concert on Sunday, 7th December at 7.30pm at the Holy Rosary Church. There will be interesting arrangements of Christmas carols and, of course, the good old favourites. Tickets at the door. Enquiries phone Tanya on 4151 2621.
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| 10,000 Steps Community Challenge |
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If you want to be healthier, feel better about yourself, or shed some kilos, the answer is right outside your front door… That’s right, walking is the most effective way to start improving your health, fitness and wellbeing. Take your first step today and participate in the Bundaberg Regional 10,000 Steps Community Challenge. The next Challenge starts on 16 February 2008. Registration forms will be available in November. Contact Margaret Wass on email margaretw@bcd.org.au or phone 41533066.
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| Whats on at the Arts Centre |
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December/January Exhibitions
Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction (National Museum of Australia)
Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction traces the story of bushranger Ned Kelly who gained notoriety as leader of the Kelly Gang. The exhibition features historic and contemporary photographs, souvenirs and advertising material bearing the famous Kelly icon.
In Search of the Golden Thread (Kym Barrett)
In Search of the Golden Thread explores the personal search for beauty through the use of mixed media and collage. Building up a layered surface with elements being half-buried as a metaphor for the golden thread woven through life, In Search of the Golden Thread aims to inspire reflection beyond the visual.
The Truth About Sno Domes (Lisa Anderson)
Lisa Anderson shares her experiences of the Arctic ice-cap through iceberg sculptures. Created from handmade papers these sculptures hang suspended while projections of iceberg images float across them. The Truth About Sno Domes highlights the issue of Global Warming and its effect on the planet.
December School Holidays Workshops
3-Way Drawing
Mon 15th December | 9am-11.20am
Wed 17th December |12.30pm-2.50pm
Suitable for children 8-12yr
Upside Down
Mon 15th December | 12.30pm-2.50pm
Thurs 18th December | 9am – 11.20am
Look. See. Draw.
Wed 17th December | 9am-11.20am
Fri 19th December | 12.30pm-2.50pm
Space & Shapes
Tues 16th December | 12.30pm-2.50pm
Fri 19th December | 9am-11.20am
3D-2D
Tues 16th December | 9am-11.20am
Thurs 18th December 12.30pm-2.50pm
Creative Characters
Sun 14th, Mon 15th, Tues 16th December
9am-11am | 12.30pm-2.30pm
Cost for all activities: $6.00 per child (includes a free drink). Bookings essential on (07) 41523 700 or call in at 1 Barolin St. All tutors have current blue cards
Bundaberg Arts Centre Christmas Party
Date: Thursday 4th December 2008
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Fairymead House, Botanical Gardens
Cost: $22.50 per person
Drinks: Soft drinks supplied – BYO alcohol
RSVP: Please call Joan by Monday 24th November 2008 on (07) 41523 700
Bookings essential. Limited spaces available
Christmas gifts at the Centre Shop
Find the perfect gift this Christmas at the Bundaberg Arts Centres’ gift shop. Discover the wide range of all local, all unique hand-made gifts at the Centre Shop, and give your friends and family a gift that is truly a one-of-a-kind.
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| Study Buddhism |
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The Bundaberg branch of the Dewachen Tibetan Buddhist Group meets for meditation, reading and discussion of Tibetan Buddhist teachings at the School of Arts Building, 184 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg. Meetings alternate between Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm one week and Thursday morning at 9.30am the following week.
Our last session for this year will be Wednesday 17th December and we will start again in the New Year on Wednesday 14th January. Beginners welcome. For more details, please phone 4155 1718
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| Mural Project Opportunity for Artists |
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The Bundaberg Arts Centre is calling for submissions for a wrap around mural or set of murals for the Bundaberg Arts Centre Access Studio.
The Access Studio is a dedicated workshop space on the top floor of the Arts Centre and covers many target audiences and age groups. The Bundaberg Arts Centre is looking for a creative, family friendly, inspiring design and style that will appeal to varied age groups. It is envisioned that the public would be involved in the murals production through a series of approximately 3-4 art workshops/ events, led by the artist, and the outcomes of these workshops/events would then form a part of the overall mural design.
The project will be undertaken alongside many other minor renovations at the Art Centre during January and February 2009, and must be fully completed by 15th February 2009. All material will be supplied by the Bundaberg Arts Centre, and an overall fee of $3000 will be payable to the successful artist on completion of the project.
Submissions for this project are due to the Bundaberg Arts Centre PO Box 3130 by 12th December 2008 and the outcome will be decided early in the new year. Submissions should include a recent resume that includes experience in murals/ public art as well as a 1 page concept brief for the space along with sketches/ photos of the plan.
For more information or to arrange a visit to the space, please contact Andrew Gill on 4152 3700
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| Whats on at the Moncrieff Theatre |
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Seniors Morning Tea and Movie
Wednesday, 3 December at 9.30am
“Miss Potter” rated PG starring Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson. Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication. This proves the first of many successes, offering her the possibility of escaping from both her parents' way of life and London. A wonderfully captivating story about the life of children’s author Beatrix Potter, whose much loved characters Benjamin Bunny and Jemima Puddleduck to name a few are still favourites today among adults and children alike.
Tots n Teens Variety Concert
Kevin and Michelle Bates dance studio T’n’T are having their annual concert at the Moncrieff on Friday, 5 December at 7pm & Saturday, 6 December at 2pm. Great entertainment with all genres of dance on show. Tickets are still available
Encore Dance Studio
Encore Dance Studio are having a concert on Saturday, 13 December with a matinee at 1.30 and an evening session at 7pm. All are welcome. Tickets will still be available at the door. These concerts are a wonderful showcase of local talent
Abbasolutely Fabbaulous.
Don’t forget the tribute show ‘Thank you for the music’ on stage at the Moncrieff Wednesday, 10 December at 8pm. Toe tapping sing a long fun. Tickets are still available. |
| Local Sporting Champions |
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Young sportsmen and women, particularly those from regional areas, often find it difficult to meet the costs associated with taking part in state or national sport competitions. As most parents and coaches know, there are costs associated with travel, accommodation, uniforms and equipment.
To address this, the Australian Government has announced a $1.6 million Local Sporting Champions grant program to help with these costs. Grants of $500 will be available for successful individual applicants and $3000 for successful team applications. For more information visit www.ausport.gov.au.
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| Lunch Box Learning |
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Learning Network Queensland at Bundaberg TAFE is offering Lunch Box Learning on December 1st, 8th, and 15th. Take a long Lunch on Mondays and learn how to buy & sell on eBay. 2500 Australians make a full-time living selling items on eBay find out how. Do your Christmas Shopping the bargain way. For enrolment details contact Judith Hopwood on 4152 2138.
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| Culture Clinics |
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Creative Regions holds Culture Clinics to assist any arts/cultural organisation or individual with grant writing, business planning – in fact, anything. Book through Bundaberg Community Development on 4153 3066 or info@bcd.org.au. Clinics are held between 12 noon and 6 pm every Wednesday at the School of Arts in Bourbong Street. There is NO CHARGE, but bookings are required.
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| Snapshot of Events |
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Carols by Candlelight
Shalom Markets
Turtle Nesting Season
Pageant of Lights
For details and many more events click here.
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