WEEK 1

Sun 1 Jun
Winter Dance Party 2008
The Events Centre, 20 Minchinton St, Caloundra
4pm
Experience the thrill of seeing the superstars of yesteryear as you would in Las Vegas. It’s a trip down memory lane with Elvis as he was in 1956. Buddy Holly in prime, Jerry Lee Lewis & his pumpin’ piano. And if that ain’t enough be prepared for the man who threatens to ‘outshine all those Cats’ Little Richard.
For tickets & more info visit www.etixdirect.com.au or (07) 5491 4240

Mon 2 to Sat 7 Jun
Voices on the Coast 2008
A Literature Festival for regional Queensland youth
“Bringing some of the finest writers & performers for young people to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast since 1996”
Hosted by Immanuel College Buderim
& University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs
Presenters: Nora Amath/Halim Rane | Tristan Bancks | Di Bates | Karen Brooks | Alyssa Brugman | Bill Condon | Gary Crew | Lindsay Cripps | Cath Crowley | Justin D'Ath | Brian Doyle | Susanne Gervay | Marco Gliori | Gus Gordon | Roland Harvey | Simon Higgins | Nette Hilton | Jan Latta | Julia Lawrinson | Jeni Mawter | Wendy Orr | James Roy | Craig Smith | Diane Tait | Michael Wagner
Visit www.immanuel.qld.edu.au/voices for all the details, times, dates & complete program including Voices Plus community program

Thu 5 to Mon 9 Jun
The Etchells Australian Winter Championship 2008
Mooloolaba Yacht Club
Parkyn Pde, Mooloolaba
Racing starts approx. 10.30am & finishes by 4pm
Free Entry
The Etchells Australian Winter Championship will be conducted off Mooloolaba from 5 to 9 June. The annual Championship attracts the best Australian & New Zealand one-design class sailors to compete in seven race series. Previous winners of the series include America's Cup, Olympic class, Sydney-Hobart race winners & class World Champions.
The sailors enjoy travelling to Queensland to compete in the warm June winds blowing off Mooloolaba. The sailors usually encounter not only high-quality competition but also challenging sailing conditions. The Mooloolaba Yacht Club venue is well set up to host the Etchells fleet with good facilities, great hospitality & immediate access to the competition waters.
Mooloolaba accommodation for the sailors & their families ranges from camping to four-star+ self-contained units & luxury apartments, all located only a few minutes walk from the Yacht Club.
Further information on the Championship is available from the event website.
Email: trevor.martin@raywhite.com
Web: www.mooetchells.yachting.org.au
NOTE: The event is often described by Australia's top sailors as probably the most competitive regatta on the Australian yachting calendar at this time of year. Often competitors bring with them to the event their partners who enjoy the holiday weekend participating in social, tourism & shopping experiences during the event.and shopping experiences during the event.

Fri 6 Jun
Maroochydore/Buderim Blue Light Disco
Buderim Basketball Stadium (Home of the Clippers)
Syd Lingard Drive, Buderim
Doors open 6.20pm
Disco finishes at 10pm
Entry: $8 - No Passouts
ALL DISCOS FULLY SUPERVISED BY POLICE - HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AT EITHER MAROOCHYDORE OR NAMBOUR.
Both Maroochydore & Nambour are now Junior Disco’s catering for only school-age children—Yr 9 & below. (Under 14) Some 14 year olds may be allowed entry—discretion upon Police Officer at door. Older children MUST produce your School ID to be able to gain entry into either disco. No ID—NO entry. This applies only to the older children to verify to us that they are in Year 9 or under 14.
Discretion will be upon Police officers in attendance to allow entry to those on the borderline.
Next Discos:
First Friday of the month Maroochydore
2nd Friday of the month is Nambour
(ZERO TOLERANCE APPROACH TO POOR BEHAVIOUR & ATTITUDES DIRECTED TO POLICE, SUPERVISORS & OTHER CHILDREN - ANYONE OFFENDING WILL BE BARRED FROM FUTURE DISCOS)
www.maroochydorebluelight.com >>

Fri 6, Sat 7, Fri 13, Sat 14 at 7.30pm
Matinees: Sun 8 at 2pm & Sun 15 at 5pm
The Big Silence
The Independent Theatre at Eumundi Inc
Cnr Memorial Drive and Pacey Street, Eumundi.
Bubbling comedy about a private eye investigating a murder in a seedy night-club,
in the Australian sly-grog era of the 50's. Strong cast.
Air conditioned, licensed bar. Table seating.
Bookings: Ph: 5472 8200

Fri 6 & Sat 7 Jun @ 7.30pm + Sun 8 Jun @ 2pm
Menopause—The Musical
The Events Centre, 20 Minchinton Street, Caloundra
Friday & Saturday 7.30pm and Sunday 2pm
Do you think that 500,000 Australian women could be wrong? That is the number who have seen this hilarious show over the last 2.5 years. And they love it! So much so, many of the audience members have come back time and time again to join with their sisters in this 90 minute, one act laugh-a-thon!
Maybe the attraction is the songs that everyone grew up with - The Great Pretender, Only You, I Will Survive and twenty more - all sung with gusto and all with their new lyrics. Or maybe it is the realisation that there is a wonderful life waiting after ‘The Change’. Come and see for yourself. We guarantee that you will leave the theatre uplifted and joyous.
Tickets: Adults $44.50, Conc. $38.50, Student $29.50
For bookings & more info visit www.etixdirect.com.au or phone (07) 5491 4240.

Sat 7 & Sun 8 Jun
Gardening on the Edge
Indoor Activity Centre, Maleny High School, Bunya Street, Maleny
9am to 4pm
Maleny Garden Club is holding “Gardening on the Edge”, a gardening extravaganza. There will be 6 gardens open. In the school hall, there will be specialist growers of roses, camellias, natives, herbs, African violets, bromeliads & orchids selling quality plants & locally grown plants can be purchased from the garden club’s stall.
Tickets : Hall entry is FREE. Open gardens $6 per person, tickets available on the days from the school.
For more info Ph: Sandy on (07) 5435 2357

Sun 8 Jun 2008
Ride for Daniel
To honour Daniel Morcombe
Ride departs from Big Pineapple
Nambour Connection Road Woombye
7am to 12 noon
After Party at Ettamogah Pub
Frizzo Rd Palmview (off Bruce Hwy)
Help raise funds for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation
Best viewing spot: Currie Street Nambour.
Be there early to get a good spot. Bikes come thru approx. 10.10am (5000+ bikes may take 30 mins to ride thru Nambour)
On Sunday 8 June, during the Queen's birthday long weekend, all motorcyclists & motorbike enthusiasts are invited to participate in Australia's largest annual motorcycle event, the Ride for Daniel fundraising appeal, to be held on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Last year, over 5,000 riders took part. The sight & sound of these riders sent a loud & clear anti-child abuse message.

The 110km ride will leave at 10am (arrival from 7am) from the Big Pineapple car park heading past Daniel's memorial then north through scenic hinterland to Nambour, Yandina, Cooroy & return down the Bruce Hwy.
The ride finishes at 12 noon, followed by an afternoon of camaraderie & the fun of an after party, at one of Australia's greatest icons, the Ettamogah Pub.
Entry is $10 per adult which includes a commemorative ‘Ride for Daniel’ patch.
For more info Ph: Melinda on 0407 645 652
or visit www.ridefordaniel.com.au for full details

WEEK 2

QUEENSLANDER!!
Wed 11 Jun
State of Origin 2008
Rugby League Match 2
Queensland V NSW
in Brisbane
(It’s time to even up the score!)

Thu 12, Fri 13, Sat 14 Jun
Sunshine Coast Show
It’s our answer to the Ekka!
3 days of super show fun!
Sunshine Coast Showgrounds
Nambour
Gates open at 8am
SPECTACULAR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Monster Trucks • Toyota Hilux V6 Heroes Stunt Drivers • Bikes • Fashion Parades • Carnival Rides • Sideshow Alley • Fireworks • Family Entertainment • Bands • Showgirls
AGRICULTURAL/ART/CRAFT EXHIBITS
Art & Craft • Horses, Ponies & Ring Events • Dairy, Stud & Prime Cattle • Poultry • Budgerigars • Llamas • Produce, Table Fruit, Vegetables • Kids Craft • Youth Exhibits • Floraculture • Fabric Painting • Needlework • Penning • Patchwork & Quilting • Cookery • Sweet Preserves • Photography • Pottery • Woodchop • Woodcraft • Beaut Ute Competition
More info: www.sunshinecoastshow.asn.au

Fri 13 to Sat 28 Jun
(9 performances only)
Mr Eighty Percent
Nambour Lind Lane Theatre
16 Mitchell Street, Nambour
A reprise of the highly successful award-winning comedy.
Starring Jenni McCaul & Helge Terre (who were in the original production in 2000), Stephen Moore, Robert Taylor, David Bailey, & newcomer Aimee Board, this great cast will do justice this very funny script, as they are all known for the comedic timing.
Directed by the experienced team of Denise Campbell & Nell Davis
Bookings: phone 5441 1814

Sat 14 to Mon 16 Jun
Maleny 2008 Art Awards & Exhibition
St Georges Anglican Church, Cnr Tallowwood Rd & Walkers Dve, Maleny
Over 300 paintings - all for sale. Admission includes complimentary tea, coffee, biscuits, wine, cheese, & a ticket for the chance to win a painting by an award winning artist.
For further information please call (07) 5494 2658
or (07) 5494 4255

Sat 14 Jun
Bell Shakespeare - As You Like It
The Events Centre, 20 Minchinton St, Caloundra
7.30pm
Live a little, comfort a little, cheer thyself a little.
Bright, breezy & reminiscent of the best holiday you ever had, As You Like It directed by John Bell & featuring Saskia Smith is a comedy for anyone who has ever contemplated packing it all in for a simpler life.
Tickets: Adult $34, Conc. $29.50, Student $17.50,
Family $90
For tickets & more info visit www.etixdirect.com.au or (07) 5491 4240

Sun 15 Jun to Fri 4 Jul
Maroochy Swan Bowls Carnival 2008
Maroochy Swan Lawn Bowls Club
Anzac Avenue, Maroochydore
The club opens at 8am, free entry to the club
The Maroochy Swan Holiday Carnival is a lawn bowls carnival that is now in it's 4th year & combines contests for men, ladies & mixed teams. 12 different events with total prize money are on offer exceeding AUD $22,000.

The carnival winds up on Friday 4 July with the very popular fun day with Trans Tasman rivalry is at its best when the Kiwi visitors take on the Aussies for the Kiwi, Kangaroo Cup. The Kiwis have never been beaten at this contest. The 2- week event is strongly supported with players from New Zealand & all the southern states who make Maroochydore their preferred tourist destination. 63 per cent of the 1,500 competitors are from outside the Sunshine Coast area. Players pay an entry for all competitions, with AUD $18 the average fee for all one-day events. This includes lunch, morning & afternoon teas, green fees & GST. Winning players are rewarded with cash prizes plus perpetual trophies.

Maroochy Swan Bowls Club is centrally located and is adjacent to many holiday resorts situated along the river.
Book accommodation here >>
There is ample parking on the Club grounds & off road. Admission is free for all spectators. Players pay an entry fee for each event they enter. Please contact the operator for more information.
More info Ph: 07 5443 1370
Email: barrys@maroochyrsl.com.au
Web: www.swanbowlsclub.com.au/index.php

NOTE: The two feature events are the AUD $5,000 men's two bowl triples on 21 & 22 June, and the AUD $3,000 ladies premier pairs on 28 & 29 June. These events are strongly supported by AUD $1,500 men's pairs on 15 June, AUD $1,000 mixed pairs on 16 June, AUD $1,500 mixed triples also on 16 June, followed by AUD $1,000 men's pairs on 23 June, & AUD $1,000 mixed pairs on 25 June. Then, on 27 June, is the AUD $2,000 mixed fours competition, AUD $1,000 open pairs on 30 June, AUD $1,000 ladies pairs on 1 July, AUD $2,000 mixed fours team event on 2 July, & AUD $2,000 men's fours on 3 July.

The Club is situated one block from Bradman Avenue which is the main road on the south side of the Maroochy River. Exit Bradman Avenue from either Baden Powell Street, Gibson Avenue, or Broadmeadow Road. From the Sunshine Motorway take the Maroochydore Road exit. Travel 3kms to turn left into Baden Powell Street. Anzac Avenue is the next left.

Sun 15 Jun at 2pm
Operatif! June Concert in Buderim
‘Waltz of my Heart’
NEW VENUE: St Marks Anglican Church
Main St Buderim
Operatif!’s next offering for Buderim will be a spirit-lifting concert brimming with luscious waltzes, favourites songs, elegant strings and more. There will also be a new Buderim venue for Operatif! with rising venue costs at the War Memorial Hall necessitating a move to St Mark’s.
We are delighted that the move has been so simple. All we have had to do is toddle next door where Father Gowty of St Mark’s Anglican has warmly welcomed us into the glorious acoustic of the church.”
All future Operatif! programs in Buderim will be at St Marks.
“We have added some new concerts and new venues for the second half of the year including the charming Majestic Theatre at Pomona,” said Jennifer, “so people should contact us for a revised brochure. Reprinting is being done right now and we’ve already had one Buderim Retirement Village interested in bringing a bus to one of the new venues.”
Operatif!’s June concert will feature soprano Jennifer Parish, baritone Stewart Cameron, and special guests, The Queensland Pops Orchestra Trio. Guest pianist, local Coast resident Janet Brewer…a Master of Music no less…will make her Operatif! debut.
“The audience will hear a wonderful mix of music from old favourites such as Vilia and the Merry Widow Waltz and other operetta greats, string music from Elgar, Schubert and Kreisler, some Ivor Novello…just a marvellous, bright and uplifting program!” Jennifer added.

Tickets to the concert are just $25, ($20 for groups and ‘Friends of Operatif!’) and this includes afternoon tea prepared by St Mark’s ladies. There is a repeat at nearby Palmwoods on Thursday morning 19th June for those busy on the Sunday.
To book or to receive the revised concert brochure,
phone 1300 308 385 or visit the website www.operatif.com.au

WEEK 3

Thu 19 Jun
Moonwalking June
Moonwalking is a free program to all residents & visitors. Journey along sections of Caloundra’s beautiful coastline & waterways by moonlight experiencing the beauty of our city under a full moon & star studded sky.
All walks depart at 7.30pm sharp & last for approx 45 mins. Bring a torch, water bottle & dress for comfort.

Golden Beach - Meet at Fraser Park, The Esplanade.
Lake Kawana - Meet at the viewing platform on Sportsman’s Pde, opp the Kawana Aquatic Centre.
Shelly Beach - Meet at Shelly Beach car park.
For more info visit www.caloundra.qld.gov.au
or phone (07) 5420 8200.

Sat 21 Jun
Damien Leith
Catch the Wind – Songs of a Generation
The Events Centre, 20 Minchinton St, Caloundra
8pm
Don’t miss the unmistakable sound of Damien Leith as he performs at The Events Centre as part of his national tour.

Experince the voice and talent that saw him take out the ultimate prize in Australia's premier singing competition - Australian Idol.
Tickets: $40
For bookings & more info
visit www.etixdirect.com.au or (07) 5491 4240

WEEK 4

Sun 22 Jun to Sun 6 July
Mel Brigg Art Exhibition
Art Nuvo Boutique Gallery Buderim
Gloucester Rd Buderim
Ph: 07 5456 2445
Open 10am to 5pm daily during exhibition
Born in 1950 in South Africa. Mel Brigg is a self taught artist, & started painting full time in 1970. As well as having exhibited in England, Portugal & Singapore, he has had numerous solo & joint shows in both South Africa & Australia.

In South Africa, Mel supported institutions such as Child Welfare, World Wildlife Trust, Save the Rhino Foundation & Release the Detainees. He participated in a number of anti-apartheid exhibitions & was the founder of the Swellendam Art Society.

Since having arrived in Australia in 1993, he has supported the Sydney City Mission, the Variety Club of Australia, Save (Queensland branch) & Amnesty International. One of Mel's works was also used as the representative image for the Sister Mary McKillop tribute publication in 1995.
To view more of Mel Brigg’s fascinating work go to www.artnuvobuderim.com.au

Fri 27 Jun
Say Goodbye 2 Summer Dance Party
The Events Centre Caloundra
7pm to 12 midnight
On June 27th, 2008, a major public youth entertainment event will take place at The Events Centre, Caloundra. The event will be the first of many, allowing the Sunshine Coast youth to 'get off the street' and have something to do. The Say Goodbye to Summer, dance party, running from 7pm until 12am will allow youth to have fun with there friends, while in a safe, happy, drug and alcohol free environment.

It will be the largest underage dance party the coast has ever seen!
The 5 hour format will feature 4 local DJ's, dancers, entertainment and a fantastic lighting and visual effect show. The event will be for 14 to 18 year school age only!
More info. www.myspace.com/underagedanceparty

Proudly supported by Red Frogs and shooters.com.au

Sat 28 & Sun 29 June
Caloundra City Cup Carnival 2008
Sunshine Coast Turf Club, Corbould Park
170 Pierce Ave (just off Caloundra Rd), Caloundra
Caloundra City Cup Carnival is the Sunshine Coast Turf Club’s major racing event of the year, boasting more than $860,000 in prize money.
For marquee & function options or further information Ph: Rachel Unsworth (07) 5491 6788 or visit www.sctc.com.au

Sun 29 Jun to Sun 13 Jul
“Spirit of Place” Fine Art Exhibition:
Landscapes by Michael Challen
Tiffany Jones Fine Art Gallery
138 Burnett St, Cnr Townsend Rd, Buderim
10am-5pm (closed Mondays).
Be amazed by breathtaking paintings of iconic Australian landscapes by Michael Challen at this highly respected artist’s first Queensland exhibition “Spirit of Place”. Known for his incredibly realistic oil paintings, Michael Challen enjoys sell-out exhibitions & is currently being courted by high profile galleries in the USA. With an already very high profile & established reputation in his former home state, Western Australia, Michael’s works are hung in prestigious corporate & private collections. Be awestruck by his truly amazing paintings at the Sunshine Coast’s premier investment art gallery, Tiffany Jones Fine Art Gallery, his exclusive gallery for the Eastern states of Australia, at 138 Burnett St, Cnr Townsend Rd, Buderim, 10am-5pm (closed Mondays).
Discover more at: www.tiffanyjonesfineart.com.au
or Ph: 07-5450 1722