The Haden Community Club recently celebrated 30 years with a special luncheon at the Haden Hall. The Haden Community Club was originally formed on the 29th September 1983 by a group of women who wanted to work for charities represented in the Rosalie & Crow’s Nest Shires. The object of the club has been to […]

Keith Jamieson has advised the Finalists for the 2013 Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards. Female Vocal.Dianne Lindsay – Leave Him in The LongyardBec Hance – Albert CampbellPatti Morgan – The Old Cattle Dog Male Vocal.John O’Dea – If Only I Was YoungJeff Brown – I love AustraliaRex Baldwin – As Leichhardt Saw It Then Album.Ernie […]

This weekend will be your last chance to catch a performance of The Winter’s Tale on the USQ Toowoomba front lawn. Enjoy a stylish interpretation of Shakespeare’s sweeping tale of jealousy, regret and redemption in the great outdoors. Directed by David Burton, Kate Murphy and Emily Burton and featuring a cast of emerging actors from […]

Clifton Country Week is a very special event on the calendar, bringing the local community together to share good company, great entertainment and plenty of laughs. Running from October 18 through to October 26, the festivities cover all manner of interests and topics, culminating in the ever-popular Clifton Annual Race Day. There will be plenty […]

As NSW comes to terms with the fire disaster which affected the Blue Mountains and other areas, it is important to recall the the last three summer seasons has seen disasters impacting our local communities, with many people suffering personal loss or hardship. Emergency Services prepare each year by reviewing procedures and plans. However, individually […]

The annual Poets’ Breakfast is to be held on Sunday, October 20th at Highfields Pioneer Village, with guest poet Jack Drake. The full cooked breakfast costs only $15 per person, and includes all day entry to the Village and an optional  Poetry Writing Workshop at 10am with Jack. There will be recitations by Jack Drake […]

Julie Grace-Rix has missed only one show in the USQ’s decade-long Shakespeare in the Park Festival. A trip to Europe in 2006 prevented her and her family and friends gathering for their annual picnic under the stars as they enjoyed the talents of USQ’s third-year acting students – but it won’t happen again, she says. […]

If someone had told you ten years ago that geeks would one day rule over us all, you would have laughed. Well, laugh no more, because that day has come. And it won’t be long before we’re all singing a song about it. In harmony. With a few dance moves. The Glee phenomenon has swept […]