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2013 CAIRNS & REGION – COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROFESSIONALD EVELOPMENT DIARY – ISSUED FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.
Every effort is made to supply accurate information, but no responsibility is accepted by the compiler for errors. Compiled by Mike Friganiotis (www.growingbylearning.com)
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Till 1 Aug Artist-in-Residence Sandine De Borman, paper making, Tanks Arts Centre, more info
Till 2 Aug Kinship – group exhibition from community owned and run indigenous art centres of FNQ, James Cook Uni, Cairns Institute.
Till 4 Aug Travel Notes - by artists Peter Kingston & Euan McLeod – inspired by their travels overseas and throughout Australia, Cairns Regional Gallery, more info call 4046 4800
Till 4 Aug Marian Wolf’s Art Infinitum – paintings that give an appearance of chaos and fleeting patterns, Cairns Regional Gallery, more info 4046 4800
Till 8 Aug Seniors Week Garden Competition - Enter your garden in the inaugural Seniors Week Garden Competition. Categories include:
Best Overall Garden
Most Colourful Garden
Best Vegie Garden
Best Native Garden
Best Verandah/Courtyard Garden
Entries close 8 August. Entry forms are available on Council's website from 1 July as well as from Council service centres and libraries. More info call 4044 3019
Till 10 Aug LIKE A FISHBONE BY ANTHONY WEIGH - We are delighted to introduce you to our next production, Like A Fishbone. JUTE is very proud to be co-producing this work with the terrific new Company Courage Works. This play was premiered by Sydney Theatre Company and Griffin Theatre Company in 2010. From acclaimed Australian playwright, Anthony Weigh, comes a sophisticated and intelligent script that explores a clash of wills between an architect’s vision and a mother’s love, between faith and reason, art and meaning. With a subtle and sensitive live musical score and an elegant architectural set, this intensely moving play explores our desire for connection and meaning in the world. How is it to be good in a world in which chaos has rained down? $20 - $35, JUTE Theatre, Centre of Contemporary Arts, 96 Abbott St. Cairns. More info & booking call JUTE Theatre Company ticket line on 0740 509 444 Monday to Friday from 9am till 5pm.
Till 11 Aug Lloyd Rees – Life and light – a QLD Art Gallery of modern art travelling exhibition, Cairns Regional gallery, cnr. Shields 7 Abbott Streets, M – F 9am – 5pm, Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 2pm.
Till 11 Aug Ah Xian Metaphysica – a QLD Art Gallery of Modern Art Travelling Exhibition, Cairns Regional Gallery, cnr. Shields 7 Abbott Streets, M – F 9am – 5pm, Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 2pm
Till 11 Aug Contributing Life Conversations - What’s important to you in having a meaningful life? “When we talk about a contributing life, we mean a fulfilling life – recognising that those people who live with mental health difficulties want and need the same things as everyone else.” National Mental Health Commissioner Janet Meagher. What are Contributing Life Conversations? From Monday 22 July to Sunday 11 August we hope you will be one of many people meeting in homes, workplaces, café’s, parks and public spaces around Australia to have a ‘Contributing Life Conversation’. These conversations will be about sharing what ‘A Contributing Life’ means to you, and those close to you, and discussing what gives each of our lives meaning and purpose. The conversation will be based on four simple questions, designed to take less than an hour. This initiative is part of the National Mental Health Commission’s National Contributing Life Project, and will help build a rounded picture of people’s lives and experiences. The Commission will use this and other information to help drive meaningful improvement for the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians. It will also inform our 2013 National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention to be released in November 2013. Why should I get involved? Hosting a Contributing Life Conversation is your chance to be part of this important national conversation on mental health and wellbeing. Anyone can get involved. You might have personal experience of mental health issues. You might have experience of supporting and caring for a family member or close friend with mental health issues. You might work or volunteer in mental health or a related field. Or, you might simply be someone who is eager to see better mental health in the community. Visit www.contributinglife.com.au/conversations to register or find out more. We hope you can join the conversation. National Mental Health Commission – Contributing Life Conversations www.contributinglife.com.au/conversations Email:
Till 13 Aug Transforming Tindale Travelling Exhibition – Transforming Tindale explores the works of anthropologist Norman Tindale, who in 1938 embarked on a two-year scientific expedition documenting Aborigines from around Australia. 10am – 5pm daily, Smithfield Library, more info call 4044 3717
Till 18 Sep Family Active Games in parks, Mossman, Wednesdays 3.30pm – 5.30pm, George Davis Park, Afternoon tea will be provided, Programs are for the whole family - kids of all ages are welcome. Parents can join in the games, go for a walk around the park or socialise on the sidelines. Children are the responsibility of their parents, not the facilitators who run the games. This is a FREE Program for all to enjoy. For more information contact: Kursty Stephensen – 40999 444
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August 2013
1 Aug Atherton Learning Centre - Effective Use of Apple Devices – Part 2, 10.00am to 1.00pm, $120, 2 sessions, More info & booking call Pamela on Ph: 40914432 or M: 0499 591617
1 Aug Free creative mosaics workshops, Bunnings, Smithfield, 2 – 4 Mt. Millman Road, Smithfield, 6 – 8pm, more info & booking call 4038 9100
1 Aug Autism support group meeting at the Mareeba State School 7:30 - 9:30pm, in the staff room. A speech therapist may be attending the meeting. Please come along have a chat to us. Look forward to seeing you there.
1 Aug HITCH – Health Care in the Community & Home NGO Diagnostics Forum, Cairns. This forum is your opportunity to get involved and share your views and ideas to make a sustainable difference to consumer care in Mental Health. More info call Joe 0410 569 045, Darina 0477 344 010 or Martine 0477 343 645
1 Aug Councillor Chat with Rob Pyne, Forest gardens IGA, 4 – 6pm
1 Aug Councillor Chat with Jessie Richardson, Stratford Library, from 10am.
2 Aug Autism QLD presents an information session on the Rights of children with Disabilities and the Disability Standards for Education. This session will give you the information required to identify discrimination and how to seek help. Presented by: Sue Tomasich – Solicitor Disability Discrimination Legal Service. Please RSVP to Simone @ reception on 07 4034 6600 or : 1pm to 2.30pm, Early Years Centre McLaughlin Rd, Bentley Park, Qld, 4869
2 Aug INVITATION to Community members and Service providers. Please take some time to contribute to the review of the Mental Health Act 2000, 2 – 4pm, GHD, 85 Spence St, 3rd Floor, Daintree Room, Cairns, Videolink by arrangement. The Department of Health is reviewing the Mental Health Act. Information is available at www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au The first of two rounds of consultation is now underway, with submissions closing 23 August 2013. The purpose of this consultation is to identify issues with the current Act, and suggested solutions. The review team is collaborating with the Cairns AMHS to arrange a workshop for non-Government organisations and other stakeholders with an interest in the Act. The aim of the workshop will be to help the review team gain an understanding of the issues, but more importantly to provide the opportunity for interested people to hear and discuss each other’s views to assist them in formulating their submissions. It is hoped that the ideas raised in the workshop will continue to be discussed by workshop participants afterwards, resulting in high quality submissions that not only identify issues, backed up by statistics and/or case studies, but also propose well-developed legislative solutions. After 23 August, the review team will conduct further research into each issue, and prepare a discussion paper detailing the issues and the advantages and disadvantages of each suggested amendment, and making recommendations. That discussion paper will be the subject of the second round of consultation. Please rsvp to Nada Wiley, Mental Health Act Review Team, by Friday 26 July email: phone: 3328 9674
2 Aug Australians in Retirement meeting, 9.45am, Cairns Choral Society Hall, Greenslopes Street, speaker: Danny Maher, Fiducia Wealth management, more info call Doug 4054 2019
2 Aug FNQ Regional Tenant Group meeting, QBuild Training Room, 31 Grove Street, 9.30am, more info call Fred 4045 0500
2 Aug Tanks Arts Centre Jazz Up North Series, more info & booking call 1300 855 835, Today: Australian jazz star Elly Hoyt, $30/25, 7.30pm
2 Aug Break Thru People Solutions will be holding a BBQ to raise money for the Heart Foundation. At the Break Thru Office, 11 Sheridan Street, Cairns (Opposite Rusty’s Markets), 11:30 am till 2 pm. More info call Kristie 4046 8500.
2+ Aug Opening night Great Pyramid Race Art Exhibition. Theme: Gordonvale, a history through art, to celebrate 50th. Anniversary of Mulgrave Historical Society, Rambler Street, Gordonvale, more info call Nicola 0423 499 967
2 – 3 Aug Cairns All Blacks Volleyball Carnival 2013 - Notice to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volleyball teams and sporting clubs wishing to participate in the 2013 Cairns All Blacks Volleyball Carnival. Supporters, volunteers, sponsors, communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Volleyball teams are invited to participate in the 2013 Cairns All Blacks Volley Carnival. As a major initiative to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through sports and culture, this carnival is an alcohol, tobacco and drug free event, in an effort to promote Health and Wellbeing awareness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait sportsmen's and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to increase participation in Sports and Recreation Activities. 8am – 9pm daily, Cairns Youth Centre, Mulgrave Road, Cairns, more info call Sarah Addo - mobile: 0416 940 623
2 – 3 Aug Cairns Indonesian Australian Association (CIAA) would like to invite you to attend the opening ceremony of the Indonesian Cultural Exhibition which will be held at 11:00 am, Cairns City Library, 151 Abbott Street, Cairns,. The exhibition aims to promote awareness of Indonesian culture to the wider community, especially in the Cairns Region.
2 – 4 Aug Cairns Libraries Annual Book Sale, 9am – 5pm, Fred Moule Pavilion, Cairns Showground.
2 – 16 Aug Louise Fulton – Hide Nor Hair – An exhibition depicting the final product of Louise’s residence at the Tanks Arts Centre, exploring the story of Eliza Fraser and the vines that grow in tropical QLD., Tank4, Tanks Arts Centre, free, weekdays 9.30am – 4.30pm, weekends 10am – 2.30pm, more info call 4032 6600
2 – 21 Aug Sandrine De Borman Landscape Pulp – Landscapes of Belgium and QLD in Paper – an exhibition by international Belgian artist and paper maker Sandrine, free, Botanic gardens Visitor Centre, weekdays 9.30am – 4.30pm, weekends 10am – 2.30pm, launch 2 August at 4.30pm.
3 Aug Dawul Wuru Indigenous Corporation presents the 2013 Indigenous Parade, Dinner & Show Event, Performance by Indigenous Dance Group, Celebrity guest appearance, Rydges Tradewinds, 137 Esplanade, $65.55, more info & tickets call 1300 855 835
3 Aug Free movie: Disney’s Brave, Norman Park, Gordonvale, 6.30pm (postponed from 13 July due to bad weather)
3 Aug Sacred Earth, Cairns, 7.30pm, Chai from 6.30pm, $20 pre-booked, $25 at door, more info call 0424 058 981
4 Aug The Australian Festival of Chamber Music presents - A Midwinter Night's Dream. Program: - Bach - Sonata in A major BWV 1032, Nicholas Daniel – Oboe, Piers Lane – Piano. Rachmaninoff - Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.19, Zuill Bailey – Cello, Piers Lane – Piano. Mendelssohn - Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ksenija Siderova - Piano Accordion. Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.1 in d minor Op.49, Gil Morgenstern – Violin, Zuill Bailey – Cello, Piers Lane – Piano. Cairns Civic Theatre, 6pm, Adult - $50.00, Government Benefit Card Holder - $48.00, Youth Under 26 years - $26.00, more info & booking call 1300 855 835
4 Aug Movies That Matter - Welcoming all Australian South Sea Island descendants and the community of Cairns to a movie. Cairns City Place Soundshell, cnr. Lake and Shields Streets. 7.00pm, Free, Open Event to all the Public. Feel free to bring a blanket or a chair, Front row seating will be provided for our Elders. 2 Movie nights showcasing photo slideshows, documentaries and Interviews of South Sea Island Descendants sharing Family History.
4 Aug Social dog walk, Port Douglas - Walk with me - get out and get active with your dog! Walks will be held on the first Sunday of each month, beginning at 8am at Four Mile Park. Read more... Council's Animal Management team will be on-hand at 8am to provide advice and tips. Dogs are great walking companions, and a walked dog is happier, healthier and more secure. Take part in this event and reap the benefits: