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2013 Queensland Week events calendar

Communities around the state will come together to celebrate Queensland Week from 1 to 9 June 2013.

If you are hosting a public event for Queensland Week in 2013, join the state’s biggest party and add your event to the Queensland Week events calendar.

Registered events will get access to downloadable promotional materials to help you promote and theme your celebration.

Register by completing the form by Monday 27 May 2013.

For more information about the Queensland Week program, please contact Events Coordination by email or phone (07) 3405 5215.

What’s on during Queensland Week

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Free entry to David Fleay Wildlife Park

  • When: Saturday 1 June to Monday 10 June, 9am to 5pm daily
  • Where: David Fleay Wildlife Park, West Burleigh Road, West Burleigh
  • Details: To celebrate Queensland Week, join a ranger for daily wildlife presentations where you can see and learn more about furry, feathery and scaly critters that call Queensland home. There is plenty to enthuse all, with koalas, cassowaries, crocodiles, gliding possums and a platypus in residence. For presentations times call David Fleay Wildlife Park on (07) 5576 2411.
  • Host: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website: www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

Free entry to Walkabout Creek and daily Wild Encounters shows

  • When: Saturday 1 June to Monday 10 June, shows 11am and 1pm daily
  • Where: Walkabout Creek, 60 Mount Nebo Rd, The Gap
  • Details: Big and small, there will be reptiles galore! To celebrate Queensland Week there will be free entry to Walkabout Creek and daily Wild Encounters presentations. Join a ranger where you can get up close to some reptiles and catch a glimpse of the elusive platypus and the vulnerable spotted-tailed quoll. Sign up on the day. Limited spaces available. No organised groups.
  • Host: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website: www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

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Saturday 1 June

Queensland Week Citizenship Ceremony

Queensland Week Bush Spirit Festival – Horse and Heritage

  • When: 11am to 4pm
  • Where: RM Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre, 23767 Gayndah-Monto Road (Burnett Highway), Eidsvold
  • Details: The Bush Spirit Festival will bring together artisans from across Queensland who practice bush crafts including: horsemanship and heavy horses; woodworking; working dogs; blacksmithing; horse shoeing; chain saw carving; and leather work. As well as entertainment, the festival will warm hearts with great bush cooking, damper and billy tea.
  • Host: Friends of RM Incorporation
  • Website: www.rmwilliamscentre.com.au
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/rmwilliams.ABLC

Queensland Week Hot Shots

  • When: 10am to 1pm and continues Saturday 8 June
  • Where: Fancutt Tennis Centre, 39 Laura Street, Lutwyche
  • Details: The Queensland Week Hot Shots tennis event aims to provide a healthy, fun, sports and exercise events suitable for children ages 5 to 13 years. Tennis is a non-contact sport where sportsmanship and enthusiasm by all players is encouraged. Players receive a free Tennis Australia t-shirt.
  • Host: Fancutt Junior Tennis Club Inc.
  • Website: www.tennis.com.au/fancutts

Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition

  • When: 9am to 5pm and continues Sunday 2 June
  • Where: Founders Pavilion, Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba
  • Details: The Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition is the largest two day model railway exhibition outside the Brisbane metropolitan area. Over 70 exhibits feature model trains as well as craft, children’s activities and other hobbies.
  • Host: Darling Downs Model Railway Club Inc.
  • Website: www.ddmrc.com.au

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Sunday 2 June

Australian Citizenship Ceremony

  • When: 10am
  • Where: Kuraby State School Hall, Beenleigh Road, Kuraby
  • Details: Australian Citizenship Ceremony to welcome 150 new citizens into the Australian family. The event takes place in one of Queensland’s most culturally diverse areas.
  • Host: Lions Club of Kuraby
  • Website: http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/brisbanekuraby/calendar.php

Heritage Queensland Half Marathon

  • When: 7am
  • Where: Doomben Racecourse, 75 Hampden St, Ascot
  • Details: Starting at Doomben Racecourse, events include the Queensland Half Marathon, Doomben 10000, 5km fun run and 2.2km Doomben Cup, with great prizes to be won and a medal for all finishers. Plenty of onsite parking is available.
  • Host: The Run Inn
  • Website: www.queenslandmarathon.com.au

Queensland Week Celebration – Bulimba

  • When: 10am to 4pm
  • Where: Balmoral State High School, Thynne Rd, Balmoral
  • Details: A Queensland Week celebration that will include a showcase of musical performances from local schools, an art show, a citizenship ceremony held in conjunction with Balmoral Rotary, food and drinks, roving buskers, school P&C and sponsor stalls plus an awards ceremony recognising local achievements across several categories.
  • Host: Aaron Dillaway MP, Member for Bulimba
  • Website: www.aarondillaway.com.au
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/aarondillawaymp

Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition

  • When: 9am to 4pm
  • Where: Founders Pavilion, Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba
  • Details: The Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition is the largest two day model railway exhibition outside the Brisbane metropolitan area. Over 70 exhibits feature model trains as well as craft, children’s activities and other hobbies.
  • Host: Darling Downs Model Railway Club Inc.
  • Website: www.ddmrc.com.au

Toowoomba Queensland Day Celebration

  • When: 10am to 2pm
  • Where: Picnic Point, Tourist Road, Toowoomba
  • Details: Free family fun day including a flag raising ceremony, music, dancers, cheerleaders, comedy and a sausage sizzle.
  • Host: Toowoomba Queensland Day Committee

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Monday 3 June

Queensland Week Celebrations Mackay Style – National Seniors Australia (NSA) get together

  • When: 2 to 4pm
  • Where: Senior Citizens’ Centre, 58 Macalister Street, Mackay
  • Details: All NSA members and interested people are welcome to attend this afternoon. Admission is $2 with a raffle. Contact (07) 4952 1943 for more information.
  • Host: National Seniors Australia (NSA) Mackay Branch Inc

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Walking Tour

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Tuesday 4 June

Queensland Week Celebrations Mackay Style – Senior Activity Morning

  • When: 8 to 11am
  • Where: Senior Citizens’ Centre, 58 Macalister Street, Mackay
  • Details: All members and the wider community are invited to attend this morning where cards, indoor bowls and craft activities will take place. Admission is $2 plus raffles. Contact Theresa on (07) 4951 1444 for more information.
  • Host: National Seniors Australia (NSA) Mackay Branch Inc

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Walking Tour of Hughenden Cemetery

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Property Tour and Tag Along

Twin Falls discovery walk and reptile show

  • When: 10.30am
  • Where: Springbrook National Park, Tallanbana picnic area, Gold Coast-Springbrook Road, Springbrook
  • Details: Big and small, there will be reptiles galore! Celebrate Queensland Week and learn more about some wonderful Australian species. Join a ranger on a discovery walk where you’ll experience a diversity of forest types, from open eucalypt to rainforest on the journey down to Twin Falls. Bookings essential, phone (07) 3512 2300 between 9am and 4pm.
  • Host: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website: www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

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Wednesday 5 June

Bush babies walk and story time

  • When: 10.30am
  • Where: Daisy Hill Conservation Park, Hill Rd, Daisy Hill
  • Details: Get out and about with your little one and join a ranger for a guided tour along a stroller-friendly walking trail. Discover the wonderful world of wildlife with story time for families and meet an animal up close. Bookings essential. Phone (07) 3512 2300 between 9am and 4pm.
  • Host: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website: www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

  • Where: Pentland State School, Pentland
  • Details: Students will learn about the threatened homes of three of Australia’s animals with Artslink Queensland’s production of The Three Endangered Animals.
  • Host: Artslink Queensland
  • Website: http://artslinkqld.com.au/thethreeendangeredanimals

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

  • Where: Homestead State School, Homestead
  • Details: Students will learn about the threatened homes of three of Australia’s animals with Artslink Queensland’s production of The Three Endangered Animals.
  • Host: Artslink Queensland
  • Website: http://artslinkqld.com.au/thethreeendangeredanimals

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Community Care Morning Tea

State of Origin

  • When: 7.30pm
  • Where: On Channel Nine
  • Details: Wear your maroon jersey with pride and tune in to Channel Nine to watch Queensland take on New South Wales.

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Thursday 6 June – Queensland Day

Queensland Day in the Office

  • When: All day
  • Where: Statewide
  • Details: Celebrate the birthday of our great state with work colleagues by hosting a Queensland Day themed event at your workplace. To commemorate what makes us the best state, don your office in Queensland’s official colour, host a get-together and wear maroon with pride to work. Register for your chance to win $2,000 credit from Di Bella Coffee — Australia’s leading specialty coffee company.
  • Host: Queensland Government
  • Website: www.qld.gov.au/about/events-awards-honours/events/queensland-week/qld-day-in-the-office/

Queensland Day Morning Tea – Longreach

  • When: 10am
  • Where: Courtyard, Longreach Regional Council, 96a Eagle Street, Longreach
  • Details: Come along and enjoy the celebrations and cutting of the Queensland cake.
  • Host: Longreach Regional Council 
  • Website: www.longreach.qld.gov.au

Lantern Parade Walk for Refugees

  • When: 5.30pm
  • Where: Cultural Forecourt, South Bank Parklands (near the Wheel of Brisbane)
  • Details: The Lantern Parade Walk for Refugees is a simple symbolic statement that unites leaders, everyday Queenslanders and refugee communities in a public gesture of support and welcome. Join the walk from the Cultural Forecourt (near the Wheel of Brisbane), through the parklands to The Courier-Mail Piazza for cultural performances and entrainment that showcase the talents and contributions of refugee communities. This year’s event is themed ‘Celebrating Queenslanders with a refugee background’.
  • Host: Multicultural Development Association (MDA)
  • Website: www.mdainc.org.au
  • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/122994537847487/

Queensland Week Celebrations Mackay Style – Concert and Sausage Sizzle

  • When: 9am to 1.30pm
  • Where: Senior Citizens’ Centre, 58 Macalister Street, Mackay
  • Details: A great morning of entertainment will be provided by well known Mackay artists, including vocals and guitars, bush poetry and the Squeezebox. Entertainment will be followed by a sausage sizzle. Admission is $5 and includes morning tea and sausages. Raffles also available. Contact (07) 4952 1943 or (07) 4951 1444 for more information.
  • Host: National Seniors Australia (NSA) Mackay Branch Inc

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Talent Night

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Walking Tour

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Walking Tour of Hughenden Cemetery

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

  • Where: St Peters Primary, Halifax
  • Details: Students will learn about the threatened homes of three of Australia’s animals with Artslink Queensland’s production of The Three Endangered Animals.
  • Host: Artslink Queensland
  • Website: http://artslinkqld.com.au/thethreeendangeredanimals

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

  • Where: Canossa Primary School, Trebonne
  • Details: Students will learn about the threatened homes of three of Australia’s animals with Artslink Queensland’s production of The Three Endangered Animals.
  • Host: Artslink Queensland
  • Website: http://artslinkqld.com.au/thethreeendangeredanimals

Walkabout Creek reptile show and spotlight walk

  • When: 6pm
  • Where: Walkabout Creek, 60 Mount Nebo Rd, The Gap
  • Details: Big and small, there will be reptiles galore! Learn more about some wonderful Australian species with a ranger followed by a spotlight walk on the Araucaria track. Bookings essential. Phone (07) 3512 2300 between 9am and 4pm.
  • Host: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Website: www.nprsr.qld.gov.au

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Friday 7 June

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Quiz Night

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: School Open Day

Queensland Week Indigenous Music Showcase

  • When: 8pm
  • Where: The Brisbane Powerhouse, Turbine Platform, 119 Lamington St, New Farm
  • Details: An exciting free music showcase featuring some of Queensland's most electrifying indigenous bands: Sue Ray, Slip On Stereo, Djun Djun Jarra and Cy.
  • Host: QMusic
  • Website: www.qmusic.com.au
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/153323281512310/

Queensland Day Festival – Algester

  • When: 10am to 3pm
  • Where: Brookbent Park, Brookbent Rd, Pallara
  • Details: A community festival to celebrate the birth of Queensland and bring together the different clubs, groups and societies represented in the Algester electorate.
  • Host: Algester Parkinson Lions

Queensland Week – The Three Endangered Animals

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Saturday 8 June

Government House Open Day

When: 10am to 3pm

  • Where: Government House, 168 Fernberg Road, Paddington
  • Details: Government House is one of Queensland’s showcase public buildings, situated in beautiful gardens in Paddington, an inner suburb of Brisbane’s CBD. Join in Queensland Day celebrations with free entry, a walk through heritage-listed Government House with Volunteer Guides, or take a guided tour of the formal and historic gardens and bushland. Enjoy music, a community fair, and bring a picnic to enjoy on the lawns. Free off-site parking is available at Norman Buchan Park (cnr Baroona and Rainworth Roads, Paddington) and a free regular shuttle service is available from Norman Buchan Park to Government House. On-site parking is not available.
  • Host: The Governor of Queensland
  • Website: www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/government_house/visitorsprograms.aspx

Queensland Week Celebrations Mackay Style – Period Ball

  • When: 7.30 to 11pm
  • Where: Senior Citizens’ Centre, 58 Macalister Street, Mackay
  • Details: Come along in period costume and enjoy a night of dancing with a live band. Admission is $10 which includes a catered supper. Raffles and prizes on the night. Contact (07) 4951 1444 or (07) 4952 1943 for more information.
  • Host: National Seniors Australia (NSA) Mackay Branch Inc

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Street Party and Parade

  • When: Time to be confirmed
  • Where: Robert Gray Memorial Park, Hughenden
  • Details: A procession of floats, decorated bikes, marching groups will make its way to Robert Gray Memorial Park to enjoy entertainment and fun. Entertainment will include music, market stalls, food stalls, jumping castle, merry-go-round, gladiator challenge, face painting and a balloon artist for the kids. A selection of giant games will be set out for people to enjoy, as well as a challenge of Mini Putt Putt. All entertainment is free for the whole community to enjoy. Come along and meet Alfie Langer. Memorabilia items will be auctioned on the night.
  • Host: Flinders Shire Council
  • Website: www.flinders.qld.gov.au/chronicles-of-flinders-150-years
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hughenden

• Queensland Week Hot Shots

  • When: 10am to 1pm
  • Where: Fancutt Tennis Centre, 39 Laura Street, Lutwyche
  • Details: The Queensland Week Hot Shots tennis event aims to provide a healthy, fun, sports and exercise events suitable for children ages 5 to 13 years. Tennis is a non-contact sport where sportsmanship and enthusiasm by all players is encouraged. Players receive a free Tennis Australia t-shirt.
  • Host: Fancutt Junior Tennis Club Inc.
  • Website: www.tennis.com.au/fancutts

Queensland Week Ubobo Bush Festival

  • When: 8am to 11pm
  • Where: From 8am at the Ubobo Memorial Hall Grounds and from 3:30pm at the Discovery Centre Grounds
  • Details: The best of Queensland Week 2013 will be found in the Boyne Valley this June long weekend. There’ll be no shortage of good food, entertainment and activities on offer from the fun run in the morning until the camp oven dinner and open air concert at night. What's even better is the fact that Discovery Centre provides accommodation and camping facilities. So pack your tent, make a day of it, and avoid a drive home in the dark.
  • Hosts: Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre Inc and Ubobo Progress Association Inc
  • Website: www.boynevalley.org.au/

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Sunday 9 June

The Great Queensland Week Adventure Trail

Queensland Week Celebrations at The Courier-Mail Piazza

Our Queensland – Our Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Queensland Week Celebration

  • When: 8am to 4pm
  • Where: Blackbutt Memorial Hall and Surrounds, Coulson Street, Blackbutt
  • Host: Friends of Cultcha Inc

Queensland Week Chronicles of Flinders – 150 Years of Celebration: Devonshire Tea

Queensland Week Family Fun Day – Blackwater

Queensland Week Inter – Island Tug of War

  • When: 10am to 4pm
  • Where: Macleay and Lamb Islands, Moreton Bay
  • Details: Tug of war across the Lucas Passage between Corroboree Park on Macleay Island and Ian Ward Park on Lamb Island. Markets, food stalls, cherry picker rides and musical entertainment will entertain the crowds all day in-between the Tug of War events. The Queensland Army will also be there with two 15 man Tug of War teams, giving three Tug of War demonstration pulls across the Lucas Passage at 10am, 12 midday and 2pm.
  • Host: Macleay Island Lions Club Inc
  • Website: http://home.spin.net.au/tugofwar

Queensland Week Surfers Paradise Beach Picnic

  • When: 10am to 4pm
  • Where: Surfers Paradise Beach and Surfers Paradise Foreshore, Surfers Paradise
  • Details:The Queensland Week Surfers Paradise Beach Picnic is an inclusive community event set on the newly redeveloped Surfers Paradise Foreshore, where Gold Coasters can enjoy a casual day out in an iconic setting while engaging in healthy outdoor activity and learning about Queensland’s history.
  • Host: Surfers Paradise Alliance
  • Website: www.surfersparadise.com
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/surfersparadiseqld

Sapphire Gemfields Folk Festival – On Common Ground

  • When: 10am to 10pm
  • Where: Miners Common Museum, Rubyvale Road, Rubyvale
  • Details: Celebrating the uniqueness of living on the last Miners Common in Australia, the Sapphire Gemfields Folk Festival shares the joy, heritage and experience of our laidback lifestyle through music, food, poetry and laughter. Help build a giant rustic art sculpture while enjoying the spirit of community.
  • Host: Australian Miners Historic Centre

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