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Glossy Black Cockatoo Community Planting
Date to be advised August/September
Our annual Glossy Black Cockatoo community planting is held in support of ‘Threatened Species Week’. Help plant food and habitat trees for the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoos which inhabit the bay islands.
Just show up on the day with closed-in shoes, sun smart clothing and water to drink. The event will finish with a talk on this species and a sausage sizzle and drink.
Southern Moreton Bay Islands, to be advised. Contact IndigiScapes, 3824 8611 http://indigiscapes.redland.qld.gov.au/
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Plant Sales
With over 100 different species of local natives, expert advice and all the plants still at $2.10 each, you simply can’t miss the IndigiScapes plant sale! A selection of plants is available from our trolleys at the centre whenever it is open.
Plant Sales are held every first Saturday of the month. Be sure to mark it on your calendar.
10m – 1pm at the IndigiScapes centre, 17 Runnymede Road, Capalaba. Contact IndigiScapes, 3824 8611, www.indigiscapes.redland.qld.gov.au
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Mobile Phone Collections
Birkdale Scout Group has joined with Aussie Recycling Program to collect old mobile phones to be refurbished or recycled. Your donation will raise funds for Birkdale Scouts as well as keep toxic waste out of our beautiful environment. For collection points or to offer your support, contact Kelly 0405 218 211 or email b.s.fundraiser@gmail.com.
For more info on ARP - check out their website www.arp.net.au
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Bay Art - St John Vianney's Primary School and Parish Community Art Show
A community wide event showcasing original artworks form local professional and semi professional artists. All artworks will be available for sale. Opening Night on Friday 31 July. Tickets available for purchase from the school office on 3396 6380. Family Day with Children's Activities on 1 August. Entry by gold coin donation.
Hours: 7pm - 10pm on 31 July and 10am - 2pm on 1 August at St John Vianney's Primary School Manly. For more info, contact Katrina George on 3396 6380.
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National Tree Day
Help create habitat by participating in this years National Tree Day. National Tree Day is Australia’s biggest community planting. Volunteer to increase the results of last year’s event. Last year 312, 000 volunteers planted 1.6 million native plants throughout Australia.
Just show up on the day with closed-in shoes, sun smart clothing and water to drink. Everything else is taken care of including equipment, gloves, and a free sausage sizzle and drink.
Where to be advised. Contact IndigiScapes, 3824 8611 http://indigiscapes.redland.qld.gov.au/
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Tighe Cams Hillclimb Series Round 4
This is a motorsport event held at the MG Car Club of Qld's Mt Cotton circuit, Gramzow Rd, Mt Cotton. Six rounds of the series are held at Mt Cotton throughout the year.
Even better than that; it is all free for spectators. Donation boxes are available for those who would like to contribute to the upkeep of the facility. Action starts at 8.30am and finishes at about 4pm.
Contact John Davies on 3341 6798 / 0402 393 278 or email johnedavies@ozemail.com.au / mgccq@mgccq.org.au. See our website www.mgccq.org.au
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Cleveland Village Bayside Markets
Over 100 stalls to choose from, this is a market with a difference. You won’t just find the same ol’ stuff!
The shops are unique, and it will keep all members of the family happy. It has something for everyone, from arts, crafts, retro, fresh fruit and Vege (from the farms) to live music in the park. Whatever you’re into: pottery, woodwork, 3D pictures, fashion, chimes, hats, feta cheeses; it can be found.
7am - 2pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland.
Contact Heather 0433 927 526 or email darlene.smith2@bigpond.com
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Libray Discovery Tour
There's more to the library than you realise - discover it all in this session. Find out how to locate books using the computer. Discover what goes on behind the scenes. Refreshments provided.
Cleveland Library, 1 - 3pm. Bookings essential. Contact the Information Desk or phone 3829 8770.
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Maximum Impact Simulcast
One day leadership event, featuring a premiere collective of brilliant minds intent on communicating the art and science of whole leadership. Our world class speaker line up places you and your community in the craftsman’s workshop - hearing wisdom and experiences from the world’s best leaders. Professionals are always looking to advance. Now your organisation can become a crucial part of their development.
Redland Performing Arts Centre, Cleveland.
More info ph 1300 569 570, events@businessblessings.com.au, www.businessblessings.com.au
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Exhibition at The Old Schoolhouse Gallery
Exhibition paintings by Sandra Temple and Gwen Hands, and pottery by Rhonda Reilly. Gala opening planned.
Open Friday to Sunday 9.30am - 4.30pm. The Old Schoolhouse Gallery, 124-126 Shore Street (just past the Grand View Hotel) Ph 3821 2419. Visit our website: www.theoldschoolhousegallery.org.au
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Everything you always wanted to know about the RSPCA
Presented by Brigitte Duffield and her little furry friend. Come along to an information session and learn about the educational programs available such as Adopt a Pet and ongoing campaigns run by the RSPCA. No Bookings required
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Cleveland Village Bayside Markets
Over 100 stalls to choose from, this is a market with a difference. You won’t just find the same ol’ stuff!
The shops are unique, and it will keep all members of the family happy. It has something for everyone, from arts, crafts, retro, fresh fruit and Vege (from the farms) to live music in the park. Whatever you’re into: pottery, woodwork, 3D pictures, fashion, chimes, hats, feta cheeses; it can be found.
7am - 2pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland. Contact Heather 0433 927 526 or email darlene.smith2@bigpond.com
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Bubz'n'kidz market
Indoor market for families to buy and sell quality items for babies and kids, held every second month.
Come along and get a great deal on good quality pre-loved, handmade and new items. Why not sell some of your own - pre-booked sites available from only $30.
9am-12 at the Hall at Hilliard State School, Hanover Drive, Alexandra Hills.
Contact Karryn 0422 402 208 or Leanne 0416 071 596 or email k.l@lemine.com.au
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Redlands Show Day
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Royal Queensland Show (Brisbane area only)
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Aphasia Coffee Group
Have you had a stroke or brain injury? Do you have difficulty speaking, reading or writing, understanding, etc. Maybe you have APHASIA.
Please don't feel alone as there is a group of like-minded people who meet for a cuppa, conversation and maybe a cake at Luscious Deli Cafe, High St, Victoria Point (outside Aldi) at 10am on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
For more information, please contact Aprill 3820 6600 or Fay at frhaynes@bigpond.net.au
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Afternoon Tea - Seniors Week Celebration
Calling all seniors to join the Redlands Sporting Club Pipe Band for an Afternoon Tea as part of a seniors week celebration on Saturday, 15th August, 2009 at the Donald Simpson Centre, Cnr. Bloomfield St. & Russell St. Cleveland. Cost $2.
Bookings are essential through Joy 3207 0928, Gail 3286 5092 or Eileen 3207 2545.
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The Country Gospel Music Club Social
7pm at St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Hall, Cnr Logan and Mountain St Mount Gravatt.
Guest Artist Mike Kent. Walk up artists welcome. Sing-a-long. Adults $5, children free, club members and pensioners $4, pensioner members $3.
For more info ph Betty 3489 3225 or Bruce 3843 1234.
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Redland City Bands Park Concert
The Redland City Concert Band will present a wide variety of music to suit all ages and tastes.
The concert is free. 12pm at Capalaba Regional Park. Contact Glen on 3829 0234 or email dvandk@bigpond.com or visit our website www.redlandcitybands.org.au
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Cleveland Village Bayside Markets
Over 100 stalls to choose from, this is a market with a difference. You won’t just find the same ol’ stuff!
The shops are unique, and it will keep all members of the family happy. It has something for everyone, from arts, crafts, retro, fresh fruit and Vege (from the farms) to live music in the park. Whatever you’re into: pottery, woodwork, 3D pictures, fashion, chimes, hats, feta cheeses; it can be found.
7am - 2pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland.
Contact Heather 0433 927 526 or email darlene.smith2@bigpond.com
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Redland City Jazz Club
Admission is free. Musicians are welcome to sit in with the Cats Whiskers every 3rd Sunday of the month from 5pm - 9pm.
Redlands Multi-Sports Club, Randall Rd, Birkdale. For more info ph 3498 9125, 0413 358 621 or email chris_buch@optusnet.com.au
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2009 Museum Senior Week Exhibition
Redland Museum will present a special exhibition 'Mrs Charles Young Remembers - Cleveland it could have been out capital' recognizing the important part Cleveland played in the early development of the State of Queensland.
Entrance fees adults $5, Concession $4, Children $1, Family Pass $10 (2 Adults and minimum 2 Children). Opening Hours Monday - Friday 10am - 3.30pm, Saturday 1pm - 4pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm.
Redland Museum, 60 Smith Street, Cleveland. For more info ph Wendy or Kathryn on 3286 3494 or admin@redlandmuseum.org.au, http://www.redlandmuseum.org.au
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Redlands Poet Society
This is an opportunity for poetry lovers to share their words or read from others' works in a friendly, light-hearted and understanding atmosphere. And a welcome also to those who simply enjoy listening to poetry!
Poet Society meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at 7pm - 9pm, and an additional meeting every second month on the fourth Tuesday at 1.30pm.
Mandalay Centre of Care. Contact Vivienne 3488 2061, elnvee04@bigpond.com
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Senior Citizens Week in the Redlands
Canoeing for all - Introduction. Come and try a wide range of canoes and kayaks - plenty of craft and qualified instructors. Club house, 2 Ferry Rd, Thorneside.
For more info ph Digby on 3409 4393 - if no answer please leave a message or email digbyh@westnet.com.au
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Seniors Refresh Space
Enjoy a free coffee, tea and biscuits and meet other seniors at the Art Space, Capalaba Library (opposite the bus station in Noeleen St). Every aged pension week on Thursday 9.30am to 12.00pm. For more info, ph 3843 8012.
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Redland National Exhibition of Photography
Organised by the Redlands Camera Club and held in the Cleveland Uniting Church Hall, 36 Passage St, Cleveland. Entry fee $2. Proceeds go to youth work in Redlands. Opening night 21 August - admission $5.
For more info ph 3245 6886 or see our website www.redlandscameraclub.org.au
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Redland Museum Concert (Seniors Week)
Redland Museum will present two concerts to celebrate Seniors Week. The concerts will be performed by the cast of Centre Stage Entertainers, featuring many of the original songs from their musical ‘The First Fleet’ which depicts the lives of the convicts who were sent to Port Jackson in 1788. Well loved songs from the past will also be included in the programme. Watch out for ‘Candy Floss and the Ice Screams’.
Space for each performance is limited, so make your bookings early by phoning 3286 3494 or calling at the museum for your tickets which are $5 each. Also during Seniors Week, two exhibitions recognising the Sesquicentenary of Queensland will be on display at the museum.
11am (sold out) and 2pm at Redland Museum, 60 Smith Street, Cleveland. For more info ph Wendy or Kathryn on 3286 3494 or admin@redlandmuseum.org.au, www.redlandmuseum.org.au
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Old Truck & Machinery Show
Over 150 old Trucks and mobile machinery on display over 2 days. There will be parades, with commentary, at regular intervals with the driver of each vehicle giving a history of the vehicle. Gates open at 8am both days and there is a swap meeting on Sunday starting at 6am. Entry for adults is $5 with children free.
8am - 4pm, Cleveland Showgrounds. Phone Ron Carroll on 5448 8246, ron@carroll.id.au, www.hcvaq.com
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SoulZU: 12 Piece Funk and Soul Band
SoulZU has finally arrived in the Bayside area! SoulZU The Soul and Funk Revue is Queensland's largest Soul/Funk and Dance band. If you love James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin or you just love to dance, come to Redlands RSL on Saturday 22 August. For more info, contact Cornel Tudorov on soulzu@aapt.net.au or ph 0419 315 520. Website www.soulzu.com.
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Cleveland Village Bayside Markets
Over 100 stalls to choose from, this is a market with a difference. You won’t just find the same ol’ stuff!
The shops are unique, and it will keep all members of the family happy. It has something for everyone, from arts, crafts, retro, fresh fruit and Vege (from the farms) to live music in the park. Whatever you’re into: pottery, woodwork, 3D pictures, fashion, chimes, hats, feta cheeses; it can be found.
7am - 2pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland.
Contact Heather 0433 927 526 or email darlene.smith2@bigpond.com
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Redlands Classic Ride
Rotary Club of Redlands Bayside host this annual charity fun ride covering 15km, 45km and 75km courses around Victoria Pt, Wellington Pt and Cleveland. For more info, contact Chrissie Stephens on 0419 287 256 or visit www.redlandsclassicride.com.au.
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Spring Garden Party
Spring Garden Party art exhibition at historic Ormiston House, 277 Wellington St, Ormiston. Exhibition: Inart Studio Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
Displays: Silk Queen Australia, Natalyn - Bead Designs
From 10.30am to 4.00pm. For more info ph Ormiston House on 3824 1285.
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Redlands Poet Society
This is an opportunity for poetry lovers to share their words or read from others' works in a friendly, light-hearted and understanding atmosphere. And a welcome also to those who simply enjoy listening to poetry!
Poet Society meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at 7pm - 9pm, and an additional meeting every second month on the fourth Tuesday at 1.30pm.
Mandalay Centre of Care. Contact Vivienne 3488 2061, elnvee04@bigpond.com
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Being Green @ Home
Sub-Tropical Gardening Interested in environmentally sustainable gardening? Come along to our information sessions and receive a free gardening booklet. Presented by Ian Wintle SMART Gardner Redlands Group.
Cleveland Library, 6 - 7pm. No bookings required. For more info phone 3829 8578.
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2009 Museum Lecture Series
Heather Smith (Redland Museum Librarian and Historical Researcher) will present a lecture on the life story of Herbert Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener at 2pm at the museum. Normal entrance fees include afternoon tea.
Please contact museum to register your interest on 3286 3494. Entrance fees adults $5, Concession $4, Children $1, Family Pass $10 (2 Adults and minimum 2 Children).
2pm at Redland Museum, 60 Smith Street, Cleveland. For more info ph Wendy or Kathryn on 3286 3494 or admin@redlandmuseum.org.au, www.redlandmuseum.org.au
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'A Matter of Minds' Youth Forum
An invitation to Youth (Year 10 - 12) together with parents, teachers and other young adults to attend a Youth Forum, to gain a better understanding, of Mental Health and to help remove the stigma that surrounds this illness.
Entry is free. 6.30pm - 9pm at Somerset Centre - Hall of Fame, Ormiston College, Dundas St Ormiston. For more info ph Dennis Head on 3829 1155 or 0428 290 079.
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Narnia family fun day at the Cleveland Library
Dress up and have your photo taken with your favourite character, explore Mr Tumnus' burrow, face painting, craft activities, games and join in the Narnia Quest to win prizes. No bookings required.
Cleveland Library from 1pm to 3pm, this is a free event for all ages. For more info, ph 3829 8576.
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Redland City Bands – Seniors Week
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Cleveland Village Bayside Markets
Over 100 stalls to choose from, this is a market with a difference. You won’t just find the same ol’ stuff!
The shops are unique, and it will keep all members of the family happy. It has something for everyone, from arts, crafts, retro, fresh fruit and Vege (from the farms) to live music in the park. Whatever you’re into: pottery, woodwork, 3D pictures, fashion, chimes, hats, feta cheeses; it can be found.
7am - 2pm at Bloomfield Street, Cleveland.
Contact Heather 0433 927 526 or email darlene.smith2@bigpond.com
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Cleveland District State High School Carboot Sale
Carboot sale to raise funds for the 2009 Cleveland District State High School creative arts cultural tout to Europe. Sellers 6am $10 per space. Buyers 7am onwards. Come along and support out local students.
Cleveland Community Hall, Smith Street. For more info and to book a space ph Shelby MacDonald on 0435 021 959, smacd54@eq.edu.au.
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Mattew Stanley Foundation Team Invitation Bridge to Brisbane
Those who support the quest of the Matthew Stanley Foundation are invited to join its team at 6.25am in the Sunday Mail Suncorp Bridge to Brisbane. Set up in 2006 by Paul and Kay Stanley after their son Matthew was killed at a party in Alexandra Hills, the Matthew Stanley Foundation has given considerable energy to the One Punch Can Kill Campaign and other initiatives to prevent youth violence. Matt will not be there physically but team members will recognise the invisible footprints and space that belongs to a boy whose life was violently ripped from this world. Cost $30 plus $2 postage. For more info, contact Samantha Browne at 07-3134 0375. Website:
www.matthewstanleyfoundation.com.au
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