Queensland Week events calendar

In 2011, Queensland Week was celebrated 4-13 June.
Find out how Queenslanders celebrated throughout the state.

• All week
• Saturday 4 June
• Sunday 5 June
• Monday 6 June
• Tuesday 7 June
• Wednesday 8 June
• Thursday 9 June
• Friday 10 June
• Saturday 11 June
• Sunday 12 June
• Monday 13 June

All week

• Cooly Rocks On Festival
  Queen Elizabeth Park, Marine Parade, Coolangatta

• Glasshouse Country Festival
  Events held at various venues from Beerburrum to Mooloolah

• Lunch on Q
  Participating restaurants across Brisbane

• Past, Present and Future of Queensland
  Brisbane Women’s Club—events held at various locations across Brisbane

• Queensland Prawns for Queensland Week
  Recipes, food tips and specials available from various locations across Queensland.

• Queensland Week Display—Burdekin Shire Council Chambers
  145 Young Street, Ayr

• Queensland Week Display—University of Southern Queensland Library
  West Street, Toowoomba

• Queensland Week in Cooktown
  An annual art exhibition showcasing talented local artists. Celebrate Cooktown’s heritage at the Discovery Festival including the re-enactment of James Cook’s landing in 1770 and first meaningful contact with Indigenous Australians. Join in the fun and activities at the 5 regional shire libraries.

• Sail Mooloolaba 2011
  Mooloolaba Marina, Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations
  Woodgate Beach

• Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2012–2013
  This award is one of a kind in Australia as it guarantees a professional main stage production of the winning play, and publication of the script.

Saturday 4 June 2011

• Citizenship Ceremony
  Suncorp Piazza, the Parklands, South Bank, Brisbane

• Community Thanksgiving Service
  Beerwah Sportsground, Roberts Road, Beerwah

• Let’s Celebrate Queensland Week—Party at Charlie Trouser
  Intersection of Gill and Mosman streets, Charters Towers

• Lions Club of Beerwah Arts and Artisan Show
  Glass House Mountains State School Hall, Coonowrin Road, Glass House Mountains

• Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions—Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony
  Gatton Shire Hall, Gatton

• Moreton Bay Sustainable Living Expo
  Caboolture Regional Environmental Education Centre, 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary

• ’Presumed Guilty‘ a play by Margaret Dakin
  Wynnum Municipal Hall, Corner of Bay Terrace and Cedar Street, Wynnum

• Quality Desserts Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition
  Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba

• Queensland in the Valley Festival
  Samford State School, School Road, Samford Valley

• Steam Train Heritage Trail
  Glass House Mountains Railway Station, Reed Street, Glass House Mountains

• The Big Happening 2011 ’Surf, Sun & Sea’
  Wynnum Baptist Church, 287 Kianawah Road, Wynnum West
  Lots of classic carnival style activities, showbags, as well as a jumping castle, petting zoo, coffee van ‘on the beach’, and even the 96.5 street machine on offer at this community event. Plus a barbeque dinner and a much anticipated trivia segment.

• What a smashing idea... We've aced Queensland Week!
  Bedourie Outdoor Tennis Courts, Bedourie
  Celebrate the opening of the Bedourie Outdoor Tennis Courts with a Round Robin competition.

• John Oxley Library Open Day
  State Library of Queensland, South Bank, Brisbane

• The Curry Feast
  Cloncurry Racecourse, Cloncurry

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Hey Hey—It’s Woodgate Red Faces
  Woodgate Community Hall, Woodgate Beach

Sunday 5 June 2011

• Australian Sugar Cane Railway Celebrates Queensland Day
  Bundaberg North Botanic Gardens, Young Street, Bundaberg North. Take a ride around the botanic gardens on the beautifully restored steam trains that used to work in the local cane fields.

• Bankfoot House Open Day
  Bankfoot House, 1998 Old Gympie Road, Glass House Mountains

• Bush Poets Breakfast
  Glasshouse Mountains Sports Club, Steve Irwin Way, Glass House Mountains

• Challenge Cairns
  Fogarty Park, Cairns Esplanade

• Community Tree Planting
  Page Street, Glass House Mountains

• In the footsteps of the explorers—Heritage walk
  Toowong Cemetery, Richer Street, Toowong

• Letters of a Lady: the private correspondence of Lady Lamington
  Old Government House, 2 George Street, Brisbane

• Lions Club of Beerwah Arts and Artisan Show
  Glass House Mountains State School Hall, Coonowrin Road, Glass House Mountains

• Logan Eco Action Festival (LEAF)
  Griffith University—Logan Campus, University Drive, Meadowbrook

• Nobby QCWA Queensland Day Celebration
  Dilly Bag Gunyah, 69 Sister Kenny Street, Nobby
  Celebrate Queensland Week with a flag-raising ceremony, competitions, entertainment, damper with Golden Syrup and a camp oven roast lunch.

• Open Day at Government House
  Government House, 168 Fernberg Road, Paddington

• Quality Desserts Toowoomba Model Train Exhibition
  Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Cairns and Cassowary Coast regions
  Tully Multi Purpose Centre, Tully

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Townsville region
  Brother's Leagues Club, Kirwan

• Queensland Week Showcase of Local Arts and All Things Creative
  Pier Park, Urangan

• Racecourse Road Carnival
  Racecourse Road, Ascot

• Steam Train Sunday
  Trains depart Roma Street Railway Station on selected Sundays
  
  The Heritage Queensland Half Marathon
  Doomben Racecourse, Nudgee Road, Ascot

• Toowoomba Queensland Day Celebration
  Picnic Point, Tourist Drive, Rangeville
  Free family fun day with a flag-raising ceremony, entertainment, hot soup and spuds, sausage sizzle, fairly floss and kids rides.

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Grand re-opening of the Woodgate Club
  Woodgate Community Hall, Woodgate Beach

Monday 6 June 2011

• Mt Tibrogargan and Trachyte Circuit Guided Walks
  Mt Tibrogargan and Trachyte Circuit, Barrs Road, Glass House Mountains

• Queensland Day Celebration—Gympie Library
  Gympie Library, 8–14 Mellor Street, Gympie
  The Mayor, Cr Ron Dyne, and a group of preschool children will cut a special Queensland Day cake, followed by a story time session.

• Queensland Day Morning Tea
  QANTAS Park, Eagle Street, Longreach

• Queensland Day Celebration—Woocoo Historical Society Inc.
  Brooweena Museum and Village, Smith Crescent, Brooweena, 9am
  Working demonstrations of blacksmithing, cross-cut sawing, chaff cutting, separating cream and butter making, washing and ironing the old fashioned way and more.

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony - Rockhampton and Theodore regions  
  Shearing Shed, Rockhampton Heritage Village, Parkhurst

• Queensland Governor's clothes display and floor talk
  Queensland Museum, South Bank, Brisbane

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Taste of Queensland
  Woodgate Community Hall, Woodgate Beach

Tuesday 7 June 2011

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Western Downs region
  Dalby RSL, Dalby

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Emerald region
  Emerald Town Hall, Emerald

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Continuous Tennis
  Woodgate Tennis Courts, Woodgate Beach

• Tea and Music—Queensland Made, Queensland Played
  State Library of Queensland, South Bank, Brisbane

Wednesday 8 June 2011

• Letters of a Lady: the private correspondence of Lady Lamington
  Old Government House, 2 George Street, Brisbane

• Mt Tibrogargan and Trachyte Circuit Guided Walks
  Mt Tibrogargan and Trachyte Circuit, Barrs Road, Glass House Mountains

• Past, Present and Future Lecture Series: Retracing Queensland’s History—Step into the Past
  Brisbane Women’s Club, Level 1, 25 Mary Street, Brisbane

• Multi-Faith Ceremony
  Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Bundaberg and Gympie regions
  Bundaberg Civic Centre, Bundaberg

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Birds and Wildlife presentation
  Woodgate Community Hall, Woodgate Beach

• Rebuilding Lives through Training: Australian Council for Private Education and Training’s National Disaster Scholarship Scheme launch
  Victoria Function Centre, 223 Herston Rd, Herston, Brisbane

Thursday 9 June 2011

• Announcement of the 2011 Queensland Greats
  Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane

• Botanical Tours
  Glasshouse County, Meet at Jowarra Reserve near Caloundra turnoff on Steve Irwin Way, Glass House Mountains

• Past, Present and Future Lecture Series: Queensland Success—Appreciating the Present Time Gala Breakfast
  Customs House, 399 Queen Street, Brisbane

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Twilight Bowls
  Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Twilight Bowls

• Past, Present and Future Lecture Series: Moving Queensland Forward —Step into the Future
  Brisbane Women’s Club, Level 1, 25 Mary Street, Brisbane

Friday 10 June 2011

• Brisbane Women’s Club Queensland Week Fashion Parade
  Moda Events, Level 2, Portside Wharf, Hamilton

• Dress As Your Queensland Hero Day
  Queensland Primary Schools—statewide

• Gayndah Orange Festival
  Capper Street, Gayndah

• Premier's ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards Dinner
  Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Brisbane

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Woodgate Arts in Winter Champagne Opening and Dinner
  Woodgate Community Hall, Woodgate Beach

Saturday 11 June 2011

• Boulia Queensland Week Sports Day
  Boulia Sports and Aquatic Centre, Boulia

• Brisbane Women’s Club Queensland Week Cooking Masterclass
  James Street Cooking School, 22 James Street, Brisbane

• Evening Light Parade and Bush Poetry Recital
  Beech to Oak streets, Barcaldine

• Gayndah Orange Festival
  Capper Street, Gayndah

• Glasshouse 10 Minute Play Festival
  Glasshouse Mountains Community Hall, Coonowrin Road, Glass House Mountains

• Military Ancestors and How to Find Them - Seminar
  Queensland Alexandra Conference Centre, 347 Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony - Toowoomba region
  Rumours International Convention Centre, Toowoomba

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony - Ipswich region
  Ipswich Region Community Church, Ipswich

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Woodgate Arts in Winter Free Jazz Concert
  Woodgate Community Park, Woodgate Beach

• World’s Biggest Lamington Guinness World Record Attempt
  Newtown Rugby League Club, Corner Hursley Road and McDougall Street, Toowoomba
  Quality Desserts and the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce will attempt a Guinness World Record for the world's biggest lamington. The aim is to beat 2500kg, with funds raised on the day going to charity.

Sunday 12 June 2011

• Brisbane Women’s Club Queensland Week Cooking Masterclass
  James Street Cooking School, 22 James Street, Brisbane

• Friendly Hot Shots Tournament and Program
  Fancutt Tennis Centre, 39 Laura Street, Lutwyche. The Hot Shots tennis program is designed to allow children to progress into real tennis or any other sport with confidence by developing hand–eye coordination, balance, concentration, cooperation and social skills in a fun atmosphere.

• Gayndah Orange Festival
  Capper Street, Gayndah

• Our Queensland, Our Blackbutt
  Blackbutt Memorial Hall, Coulson Street, Blackbutt
  Come celebrate with the ‘Acoustic Jabiru’ and enjoy country hospitality—hot soup, fresh damper and cent auction.

• Queensland Day—Pittsworth
  Pittsworth Pioneer Village, Pioneer Way, Pittsworth
  There will be a flag-raising ceremony, camp oven cooking, billy tea and damper, entertainment and a display of vintage cars from the RACQ Car Rally Group.

• Queensland's Day Out
  The Parklands, South Bank

• Queensland Disaster Heroes recognition ceremony—Brisbane region
  Suncorp Piazza, the Parklands, South Bank

• Rocky River Run and Markets
  Huish Drive, Rockhampton

• Steam Train Sunday
  Trains depart Roma Street Railway Station on selected Sundays

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Combined Church Service and Fellowship Luncheon
  Woodgate Community Park, Woodgate Beach

Monday 13 June 2011

• Gayndah Orange Festival
  Capper Street, Gayndah

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Funday Monday Markets
  Woodgate Community Park, Woodgate Beach

• Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations: Funday Monday Family Fun (Games on the Beach)
  Woodgate Community Park, Woodgate Beach