Rivercity Steel band

www.steeldrums.org

The Rivercity Steel Band is a community band formed by the Academy of Steel Drums based at Cannon Hill, Qld.

Alvin Rostant and Paul Santiago, who founded the Academy, aim to broaden the essential knowledge and understanding of Caribbean music and culture through, community youth workshops, adult educational programs, in-school steel drum ensembles, and cultural events.

The Rivercity Steel Band will be bringing the songs and rhythms of the Caribbean to the Big Night Out in several short sets performed on Stage 2 throughout the evening.

The Rivercity steel band made its debut performance at the Big Night Out in 2008 as the Steel Drum Workshop of the Australian Academy of Steel Drums. Since then the band has performed at school events and markets around Brisbane. The instruments come from Trinidad, home of the steel band, and were originally made from 45 gallon oil drums. Our band comprises tenors, double seconds, cello and bass pans and a drum kit. Our performers have a range of experience from professional to beginner. We welcome new members – contact Kristi 0434 086 995 or visit our website for further information. Future performances include the Black Snake Creek Festival on Friday 9 October.

Dujalu

Hi Balmoral Dudes!!

We want to share with you something we accomplished since leaving our brilliant school lives. So here it is, Dujalu’s first ever album! We travelled to snowy Wisconsin to record in an amazing studio! We met some amazing people and had such fun- skiing, snow fights, music hot chocolate Old Yella (Tim’s dog) and great friends all making this album an amazing experience.

We want to say thankyou to you guys for being the school we all went to- Joss, Brock and Tim G! We loved our days with you guys. Now we hope you enjoy a piece of our lives. Enjoy!

Dujalu means ‘when you see you will know’.

Dujalu is Jocelyn Farebrother- Vocals and Lyrics, Tim G- drums and stuff and Brock Roberts- guitar and lapsteel

Dujalu, a new Australian contemporary band made up of past students form Balmoral SHS, will play songs from their first album at the ‘Big Night Out’.

Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park SLSC

www.burleighslsc.com.au

The Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park Surf Life Saving Club is one of Australia’s most successful and respected Surf Lifesaving Clubs.

The Club was formed over 80 years ago in 1923 and has won international acclaim for its rescue of thousands of swimmers in trouble and for winning hundreds of State and National Surf Lifesaving competition titles. The Club carries honours of never having a drowning on its patrolled beaches.

Like all Australian Surf Lifesaving clubs, Burleigh’s work is carried out by dedicated volunteers. It is a family-based community organisation that does not only focus on competitors that win gold medals, but also nurture those who may fulfill other important roles within Surf Lifesaving, eg. First Aid Officers, Patrol Captains, IRB Drivers, Surf Lifesaving Instructors, Administration and Financial Management.

The Aim of the club’s Junior Development Section is not only to teach our Young Australians to become capable Surf Life Savers but to also provide them with a community-minded upbringing.

Surf lifesavers from the Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast are bringing a real Qld ‘nippers’ experience to the beach at the ‘Big Night Out’.

There will be a real sand arena on the oval for all comers to participate in a variety of beach races and games.

Look for the flags!

Carina Leagues Triathlon Club

www.carinaleaguestriathlonclub.com

The Carina Leagues Triathlon Club is based in Zahel Street Carina.

The club’s goals are:

• To provide a safe, fun environment for triathlon training with people from all age groups and ability levels
• To increase physical activity for members of the local community through triathlon training
• To encourage junior participation in triathlon
• To provide training programs to develop elite triathletes from within our junior squad triathlon members

Carina Leagues Triathlon Club has come on board this year to stage one of the fun games activities at the ‘Big Night Out’.

On the night come along early so you don’t miss out on signing on to participate in the wacky ‘tri’ races (3 laps, 3 changeovers) that the triathlon coaches will be running.

Bill Barker

Bill Barker is well known in Brass Band circles and has played in and conducted many brass bands over the last 20 years. He's an outstanding Euphonium player and has been State Champion on five occasions and has won the Australian Championship once.  He has also played with the Black Dyke Mills Brass Band in England which is one of the most famous and highly admired Brass Bands in the World.  Bill currently teaches in Brisbane with Ed Qld as an instrumental music teacher.

Bill Barker is a guest artist joining the bands for the ‘Big Night Out’. He has worked with the Balmoral SHS Concert Band in rehearsal and playing Euphonium with them on the night introducing the performance with a short medley of Australian Songs and also playing a solo during the band’s piece.  He will also join with the GLC 6/7 band in their performance.

Hire a Hubby

Ph. 0423 563 664 or email hahbulimba@bigpond.com or hahmorningside@bigpond.com

Hire a Hubby- Bulimba and Morningside is a member of  Australia’s largest handyman franchise ‘Hire A Hubby’

It is their goal to provide customers from homes, offices, and factories with a complete handyman service.

Hire a Hubby Bulimba and Morningside is partnering with the Pyjama Foundation at the ‘Big Night Out’ to generate awareness and raise money for this worthwhile charity.

Come and join the “Hubbies in Pyjamas” at the Hire a Hubby Bulimba and Morningside activity tent at the ‘Big Night Out’

In our support of The Pyjama Foundation we are having children being creative by designing their own pyjamas and a sack race to see which team is the fastest to dress our Q150 and Sustainable Energy men in their pyjamas.

GLC Chaplaincy

Three GLC schools, Balmoral SHS, Bulimba SS and Norman Park SS, have Chaplains whose role it is to provide pastoral care for students. Des Mann and Amy Fitzgerald work in a variety of ways to support students and their families.

Des and Amy are putting together ‘the’ Queensland challenge activity of the ‘Big Night Out’- thong throwing.

Called ‘Going for a Thong’, a section of the oval and hill will be marked out to measure just how far you can throw a rubber thong.

Spot prizes, a final winner and lots of fun are assured.

Backbone Youth Arts

www.backbone.org.au

Backbone Youth Arts is Queensland's leading Youth Theatre company providing children and young people with the opportunity to use their creativity and imagination.

Backbone delivers term-based, school holiday and intensive workshops throughout the year. The company also delivers short and longer term programs for schools, businesses and community groups

Backbone Youth Arts are sure to get all ages ‘clowning around’ with their “Funny Bones” workshop at ‘Big Night Out’.

These fun sessions give an excellent introduction to creating comic characters and scenarios. Participants do exercises todevelop physicalisation of a character focusing on movement, gesture and stillness. They will make decisions about character elements using clowning conventions of contrast, exaggeration and repetition.

FunWorks

www.lifebeinitfunworks.com.au

'Life. Be in it' FunWorks is a business providing a professional service that offers opportunities for having fun, keeping active and enjoying life. Suitable for all ages and abilities, our programs are ideal for most events, big or small.

Lawn Bowling will take on a whole new level of hilarity and difficulty at the ‘Big Night Out’ as ‘Fun Works’

sets up a Qld themed competition for which the bowling balls are coconuts and Qld blue pumpkins and the jack is a pineapple.

Be assured they don’t roll in a straight line. The challenge is, how close can you get the balls to the jack?

Prizes for winners and lots of laughs for participants and spectators.

Jason King

www.brisbanekungfu.com

Jason King has been studying martial arts for over 12 years. Jason is highly-regarded in the martial arts community for his great skill and comprehensive knowledge of martial arts, and his excellent, accessible teaching style.

Jason has worked with the GLC previously. He taught stage combat techniques to students as an element of a performance vignette for Common Thread 2008.

Jason will be teaching the basics of circus stunts and acrobalance to participants in his six workshops at the ‘Big Night Out’.

How to fall, roll and balance are all skills needed for physical performance. Jason will show us how to do these things effectively  and safely.

Balmoral Rotary with David Bawtree

www.balmoralrotary.org.au

Rotary is a worldwide organisation of men and women across all professions and vocations, supporting projects involving health, education and the development of young people. In Australia, there are more than 34,000 Rotarians and 12,000 Rotary Clubs across the country, all committed to Rotary’s ethos of Service Above Self.

For the ‘Big Night Out’ Rotary has joined forces with kite expert David Bawtree. David is a renowned expert in all things ‘kites’. He has conducted kite making workshops in several Brisbane high and primary schools.

At ‘Big Night Out’ everyone is invited to come and make a 'never fail to fly kite'. You pay for the cost of materials only -$5.00 You will be able to choose from a Diamond style or Kimono Style kite. Full instruction on how to make your kite will be given. This will be your opportunity to enter the world of kites and kite flying. A leisure pastime, the mother of aerial flight!

Speed Fun

www.strikepower.com.au

With speed measuring equipment similar to that used to measure ball speeds at Test Cricket and Wimbledon, Strike-Power is providing speed fun ball sport challenges at the 'Big Night Out'.

Suitable for all ages this activity.