2011 Queensland Week sponsorship program events
Queensland Week events sponsored as part of the 2011 sponsorship program were:
- Queensland Week Showcase of Local Arts and All Things Creative
- The Curry Feast
- Evening Light
- Party at Charlie Trouser
- Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations
- Queensland Week Sports Day
- Past, Present and Future of Queensland
Queensland Week Showcase of Local Arts and All Things Creative
(Hervey Bay Council for the Arts)
When: Sunday 5 June 2011
The free festival included a showcase of local bands, locally made arts and crafts, wine, liqueurs, cheese and other local produce.
The Curry Feast
(Cloncurry Shire Council)
When: Saturday 4 June 2011
The community event to celebrated what Cloncurry and its surrounding areas have to offer and included a barbeque with local produce, citizenship ceremony, performances from a local Indigenous dance group, local bush poets and unique Queensland activities.
Evening Light
(Barcaldine Regional Council)
When: Saturday 4 to Sunday 12 June 2011
The week long project including lantern making, bush poetry and speaking workshops, culminating in a lantern parade, poetry readings, community food festival and musical evening.
Charters Towers Queensland Week Street Party
(Charters Towers Regional Council)
When: Saturday 4 June 2011
The street party featured entertainers, old-fashioned Queensland foods, a quiz on Queensland icons, a bake-off using Queensland produce and a pumpkin scone competition.
Woodgate Beach Queensland Week Celebrations
(Woodgate Beach Tourism Association)
When: Monday 6 to Monday 13 June 2011
The week-long celebration included a showcase of local produce, a talent quest, guided bus tours, guided national park walks, bowls and tennis tournaments, a photo competition and exhibition, markets and a family fun day on the beach.
Queensland Week Sports Day
(Boulia Shire Council)
When: Saturday 11 June 2011
The community multi-sports day featured touch football and cricket competitions. Other activities included a banner-designing competition, a photo competition, a drawing competition, a barbeque dinner and entertainment.
Past, Present and Future of Queensland
(Brisbane Women’s Club)
When: Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 June 2011
This five day program included a series of Queensland themed lectures, local produce markets, fashion parades showcasing emerging designers and cooking classes.