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| Mulula Tabil ban Dancers Of Minjerribah (Sand and the Sea of North Stradbroke Island) “Revitalising Our Culture” Traditional dance/didgeridoo performance, workshops, guided tours and traditional dance supplies.
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Artists and children will be making and installing artwork along the Point Lookout Gorge Walk during the school holidays June 28 - July 18. Art works will be made of natural, found and recylced materials and creatively explore environmentally sensitive beach ecology - ultimately reflecting both the strengths and fragility of the local environment. more... |
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| Easter Saturday sees all the fun of the fair on Ron Stark Oval when the Straddie Sharks host their annual Easter Carnival in conjunction with Unimen/CRL who have assisted the Club each year with their generous financial support for this great day out for the community and visitors alike. more... |
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After three years in our present space at Pandanus Palms Resort we are moving the gallery and office to a great new location right next to Main Beach and will be open from the 1st of April. more... |
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| After its first successful seasons in 2007 and 2008, the Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival is back this year, bigger and better than ever!
For three days in June (18th-20th) audiences will be treated to an exciting program of fine music performed by outstanding Australian musicians. And of course there's no better venue for great music than North Stradbroke Island - "Straddie" - with its stunning bushland serenity, beautiful beaches, and "away from it all" atmosphere.
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Stradbroke Island artist Denis Brockie has won the prestigious d’Arcy Doyle Landscape Prize for the second time in three years.
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| Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) presenter Mark Farley, who has been a volunteer for the program for the past three years, will share his story of how he sustained his spinal cord injury, and what life is like using a wheelchair with 185 children from Dunwich State School. more... |
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The second annual Straddie Salute Off-road Triathlon was held last Sunday October 11th at beautiful Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. The capacity field of 300 individual and team competitors were promised a ‘race with a difference’ and the Straddie course delivered exactly that. Excitement mixed with nervous tension as competitors lined up on Home Beach awaiting the mass beach start. A frenzied burst into the surf began the day’s action as competitors started the 600m swim in crystal clear waters and light swells.
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| Artist Casselle Mountford installed a series of Eco Ephemeral Art pieces along the Point Lookout Gorge Walk earlier this year, and in this report from Jo Kaspari ,you can discover more about this new artform.
"Eco Ephemeral Art is about ecology and the environment, it is made for the environment and with the environment; it is temporary or short lived” (From Ecology: Everyone's Business, Artlink, Vol 25 No 4)
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Rudekat Records and Scene Magazine present Island Vibe 2009 at the Home Beach Park at Point Lookout over three days from the 30th of October to the 1st of November. more... |
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| Learn more about our local museum in this special feature presented from the museum verandah by Richard Aedy more... |
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Recently formed 'Midjimberry Road' is a brand new band with a brand new sound woven together by three familiar local performers each bringing their unique voice to the mellow mixture of harmony and smooth jazz. more... |
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| The Bay Players and Stradbroke Island Singers have assembled a strong cast and are bringing to life a rollicking, fast moving underworld farce set in a romantic Spanish castle this September. more... |
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Congratulations to two of Straddie's hot young surfers who are well on their way to international surfing success. Darcy Phillips made it through the tough competition to the semi final and Tim Macdonald won the Gold Coast qualifier. more... |
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| The Stradbroke Early Learning Centre is holding an Art Auction again this year after the resounding success of last years event. Local artists have generously donated paintings, prints, photographs, drawings and jewellry to be palced into the auction and all monies raised will be donated to the improvement and expansion of the SELC. more... |
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Straddie businesses have been acknowledged by the local tourism industry winning top honours in the Redlands on Moreton Bay Tourism Awards 2009 announced on the 16th of July. more... |
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| It's true, for a short time this winter, you will find black truffles on Straddie. The mouth waters and the mind boggles, just what are they anyway and where can they be found? more... |
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Looking for something to do this weekend? Look no further than Karragarra Island.
A ‘floating film festival’, a community arts fair and live performances by acclaimed musician Colin Offord are just some of the activities planned for the Floating Pictures:Bay Views world premiere and art fair this Saturday.
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| The Straddie Flyer Gold Cats terminal was abuzz with activity on Wednesday the 17th of June as workmen and curious onlookers swarmed around a large crane lowering their new wider walkway into postion at Toondah Harbour. Passenger services were not disrupted by this event as the Flyer's reliable team kept to the schedule and utilized Raby Bay as a temporary docking station while the work was carried out. more... |
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Swim, bike and run your way around one of Queensland’s most beautiful island destinations and salute the last of the Humpback Whales as they migrate south on their annual pilgrimage more... |
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| Following in the success of the Australia Day Paddle Out, the Kirra Surfriders club (KSC), the Kirra Surf Club (SLSC) and the Surfrider Foundation will join forces again to host the 2009 Kirra SurfStock. A three day Surfing Festival from November 6th, 7th, & 8th featuring multiple surf events such as the Mick Fanning/Michael Peterson Rising Star Junior Challenge and a range of surf craft comps from club teams, long boards, SUP (Stand Up Paddle Boards), Surfboats, Surf schools and even Touch Footy on the beach. more... |
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Images of the stained sand and black, contaminated waves along the beaches of Moreton Island have been making headlines around the world, and our phones have been running hot asking if the same fate had befallen the beaches on Straddie. more... |
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| Straddie Online visitor Fred Woffenden recently sent in his recollections of his days on Straddie when he worked for the sand mining company and we have included it in our Guestbook as well as publishing it here for our readers to enjoy. If you have any photos or drawings from days gone by or a story that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. You can record your story in the Guestbook under the 'Your Straddie' heading or send photos and information through to office@straddieonline.com.au and we will put it on the website for you. more... |
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The Stradbroke Early Learning Centre (SELC) based in Dunwich is seeking Expressions of Interest from artists of all disciplines who are interested in exploring the development of a vision for the SELC in collaboration with the children and teachers attending the centre. more... |
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| QLD STATE GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION PLEDGE $1.5 MILLION TO SAVE KIRRA
The campaign to restore Kirra point to its former glory has been enriched with a 1.5 million pledge from both the Queensland State Labor Government and Opposition (LNP). Both Political Parties are facing a QLD State Election on the 21st of March and are locked into a neck and neck battle in the Polls turning the Kirra situation into a political election issue. more... |
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The Campaign to Bring Back Kirra Point has received a huge boost with the announcement from the ALP Candidate for Currumbin Michael Riordan, that NSW Minister for Lands Tony Kelly has agreed to travel to Kirra for a meeting with the KirraPoint.org Committee (KPC), at the Kirra Surf Life Saving Club on Friday, 6th March, at 2.30pm to discuss the sand pumping operation and its impact on Kirra. more... |
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| On the 1st of March 2009 the Queensland Government will introduce the new Moreton Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan. more... |
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1500 Paddlers took to the water at Kirra to create history on Australia Day by carving out the map of Australia. more... |
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| Straddie Online's surfing correspondent Kevin Kesic and partner Carol Alback went to the Australia Day Paddle Out event and have sent through some great shots of the day. Kevin participated in the event alongside the 1500 strong contingent to form the shape of Australia on the water. Surfin Snapps director and regular Straddie Online photographic contributor, Darren Simondson was there as well documenting the day and paddling out with the rest. more... |
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Kirra to create history with paddlers in the shape of the map of Australia with Mick Fanning (2007 World Champion) as the guest speaker on the day.
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