Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Entries are now open for The Bayton Award which was launched last week at the Rockhampton Art Gallery. The Bayton Award is a biennial, non-acquisitive prize celebrating the diversity and excitement of visual arts in Central Queensland.
Entries are now being called for the award and must be submitted by 3.00 pm on Friday 2 March 2012.
The award is open to artists residing in the following Reg ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 14th October 2011 - Friday 2nd March 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Contemporary landscape photography by Australian Richard Green is on display at the Rockhampton Art Gallery. Remote and Wild captures the untouched, majestic beauty of nature in some of Australia's wildest places. Powerful and inspiring the collection of over 20 images, many on display for the first time, span the nation from the Top End to the windswept Tasmanian wilderness. ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Wednesday 28th March 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
A Rockhampton Art Gallery exhibition - In 2012 Rockhampton Art Gallery turns 45! This exhibition celebrates the significant yet diverse permanent collection through works that relate to the number 45 and important acquisitions from the past 45 years.
The permanent collection of art at Rockhampton Art Gallery is a valuable resource, forming the basis of many exhibitions for the enjoyment of the ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 3rd February 2012 - Sunday 18th March 2012
Quay Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Onelove's Sonic Boom Box Australia Tour is kicking off and do they know how to throw a party. Onelove is sacrificing Helena and Acid Jack to Central Queensland for a night to remember. Please be advised that no DJ's will be harmed while on the Sonic Boom Box tour.
Helena has rocked everything from Gatecrashers and Pacha in London, to the White Isles of Ibiza and Malaysia's Ministry Of Sound and ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 4th February 2012 - Sunday 5th February 2012
Albert Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Central Queensland Capras are the premier rugby league club in Central Queensland.
The Capras represent the whole Central Queensland region from Bundaberg and Gladstone in the south, Emerald and Blackwater in the west to Marlborough in the north. The Capras compete in the state-wide Intrust Super Cup Competition which is the direct pathway to the NRL, and also the Cyril Connell and Mal Meni ...
Corner of Exhibition Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Rockhampton City Raceway is centrally located at the Rockhampton Showground's, situated with the city boundary some 1.5 kilometres from the main post office. Rockhampton showground's has been the home for Rockhampton Speedway where motorcycles have raced the circuit since November 1925, being one of the first venues to race under lights.
In recent times Rockhampton Showground's has undergone a ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
After a great 2011, Rockhampton's favourite sons are back on tour and will perform at the Pilbeam Theatre. After a stunning response from fans and media, Busby Marou have had similarly good fortune in the live arena selling out their first ever headline tour in July 2011 and scoring coveted support slots with Birds Of Tokyo, Pete Murray, K. D Lang and Dolly Parton. The duo were also the first sign ...
Bolsover Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Rockhampton's Arcade Markets have everything from fresh seasonal produce to crafts and bric-a-brac. These markets are the place to be each week for all your needs and wants. Visit the Arcade Markets to stock your fridge and cupboards with fresh food, and to find that perfect gift for someone...or for yourself. ...
Exhibition Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
If you're planning a wedding in 2012, make sure you don't miss the Rockhampton Wedding Expo.
Bring your bridesmaid, your groom, your mother or your kids - with live entertainment, catering and a wide range of local exhibitors including celebrants, venue decorators, florists, wedding dress specialists and more, take the hassle out of planning at your local wedding expo. ...
Derby Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Don't miss a rare opportunity to experience one of Germany's finest ensembles, the Chamber Philharmonia, Cologne, performing a diverse program of classics featuring Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart.
Classical music the world over" - this is the motto of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne.
The permanently expanding repertoire of the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne consists primarily of handpicked pieces. ...
Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Boasting one of the largest indoor arenas in Australia, The Great Western Hotel is one of a kind hosting a full array of Rodeo Events. The arena is always a popular location when the Professional Bull Riders display their spectacular talent. Larry Bumble Bee Barron champion Rodeo Clown, is a colourful character that will always perform daredevil stunts that keep the crowd on the edge of their seat ...
Corner of Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
If you enjoy bush poetry and song don't miss this year's series of Bush Poetry and Song Barbecue Evenings at Archer Park Rail Museum. This event will be held at the Archer Park Rail Museum.
If you enjoy meeting new people you will not go wrong with a wonderful night that offers great value for money.
For more details call Dennis at the Archer Park Rail Museum. ...
296 Boundary Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Rockhampton Heritage Village Markets include hand made products, natural organic produce, clothing, art and craft, food and beverage. The Rockhampton Heritage Village Markets have stall holder numbers ranging between 120-150. These Rockhampton Markets often attract a crowd of more than 4,000 people.
The Heritage Village is found past the Yeppoon turnoff on the Bruce Highway. There is plenty of ...
Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Join them at the Great Western Hotel for the first of the Bullzye Top Gun series. With the long weekend to enjoy the best Rockhampton has to offer, make sure you don't miss this high energy night of the best of Central Queensland's bull riders. There will be a full bar and restaurant open. ...
Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Her gift? Connecting the spirit world with the living. Her calling? To bring people out of darkness. Her passion? Helping those coping with grief. Her name? Charmaine Wilson. The Winner of Channel Seven's Hit Series The One and Australian Psychic of the Year. Charmaine Wilson will give her audiences a chance to connect with those who have passed over in order to give messages of peace and love to ...
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
After the success of The Boy From Oz earlier this year, Rockhampton Venues and Events is hoping hit the mark again with its 2012 musical, Dusty.
Dusty is the story of Mary O'Brien, better known to the world as Dusty Springfield.
Written by John-Michael Howson, David Mitchell, Melvyn Morrow, Dusty features over 30 hits including Son of a Preacher Man, Wishin' and Hopin', The Look of Love, You D ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 23rd March 2012 - Saturday 31st March 2012
Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Great Western Hotel Nissan Navara Arena has development programs to help younger generation cowboys improve their abilities and make it to the Professional bullride rankings.
With the Help of Paul Archer "The Good Guys", they are able to hold schools which enable young up and coming cowboys to develop their skills and learn how to ride in a safe and controlled environment. The mentor and t ...
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Rockhampton Art Gallery plays host to a touring exhibition drawn from the Darnell Collection, New South Wales. "A sense of occasion: Fifty years of party dresses" is an exhibition of ball gowns and cocktail dresses from the 1920s to the 1960s.
The collection of gowns from France, the United States, Italy, Australia and New Zealand will explore the social history of fashion, legendary design ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Thursday 5th April 2012 - Sunday 13th May 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
A Museum of Australian Democracy travelling exhibition, Mrs Prime Minister: Public Image, Private Lives, will be on show. Old Parliament House's travelling exhibition introduces visitors to the 25 remarkable women who have been wives to past Prime Ministers from 1901 to 2007. Come along and enjoy learning about this history. ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Saturday 7th April 2012 - Sunday 20th May 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Prepare your brain for a Nonsensory Overload! Ross Noble brings a brand new tour, Nonsensory Overload to Australia. Nonsensory Overload is Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own television show, doing what he does best; spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement. Now is your chance to see one of the best live comics working internationally today.
"Brilliantly invent ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Experience the iconic John Williamson at the Pilbeam Theatre, unveiling his new songs from his forthcoming album release. Your chance to hear them performed live first! A modern day poet firmly cemented in the nation's musical culture, John Williamson's impressive career spans more than forty years. He has survived and soared in the often cut-throat entertainment industry. His unofficial anthems, ...
Exhibition Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Rockfest is back with a new venue and all new event for Youth Week 2012. In addition to a great headline act and local bands, there will also be a BMX display, hip hop dance displays and workshops, sideshow alley and more. A Rockhampton Regional Council event.
This event is a must-see for anyone who loves rock music. Rockfest has become an institution in the Central Queensland calendar, and is ...
280 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Rockhampton Riverside Markets are held on the picturesque boardwalk, over looking the Fitzroy River in the Rockhampton Central Business District. With a full range of market stalls, food stalls and live entertainment from resident performers Arabian Nights Belly Dancers and Just Jan MC, be sure to go to these markets on Friday nights from 5pm. ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Come along with Elmo and the Sesame Street gang as they circle the globe in this all-singing, all-dancing stage show touring Australia in 2012, and performing in Rockhampton.
Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Grover, Zoe, Cookie Monster and Elmo use the letters of the alphabet to navigate a voyage through imagination that sees the gang visiting China, Zambia, France, India and Australia! Elmo and his fr ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
April's Fool is a true story of love, family, strength and the choices we make.
In April 2009, two weeks short of his nineteenth birthday Toowoomba teenager Kristjan Terauds died due to complications from illicit drug use.
Inspired by 'April's Fool', an account of his son's death by Kristjan's father, the Empire Theatre commissioned award-winning playwright, David Burton to bring this story ...
Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Support your regional netball team as they battle Brisbane South.
The Capricorn Claws participate in the only truly state competition for players in the Open division, the Tier 2 Competition. This competition is part of the highest elite level open Netball competition in Queensland and includes 12 regional teams from the Gold Coast to the Marlin Coast.
There are 15 talented netballers in th ...
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Morning Melodies presents a concert every month this year by some of Australia's finest and most loved performers. The Morning Melodies programme provides great entertainment at affordable prices. Come and experience wonderful shows and savour the full theatre experience, without the late night.
Morning Melodies presents a selection of classic productions and musical performances featuring wel ...
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Rockhampton Eisteddfod held annually includes a packed program of speech, dance, vocal, piano and instrumental sections. Official programs will be on sale from the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office close to the event date.
Sections (please check official program to confirm venue and times). The Gala Concert will be held on Sunday 3 June and is promised to be a spectacular event with a show ...
DATE / TIME: Sunday 29th April 2012 - Sunday 3rd June 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4034, Australia
He grew up in Longreach in Central Queensland the son of a shearer. Moved to the Gold Coast where he became a roof tiler, moved to Sydney and decided to walk on stage at The Harold Park Hotel one night, told everyone how a bird poo-ed on him that day and the rest is history. Carl is Australia's highest selling stand-up comedian on DVD. He has sold more DVDs in this country than any other stand-up ...
Corner of Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Several times each year Archer Park hosts a number of community organisations and special activities with a 'gold coin' admission. These Family Fun Days (previously known as Carriage Shade Capers) are normally the last Sunday of alternate months beginning with April.
Special activities typically include displays of military artefacts, blacksmithing, military gaming and railway modelling ...
134-136 William Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Every three years beef producers, breeders and industry stakeholders come together in Rockhampton Queensland to participate in one of the world's great beef cattle events 'Beef Australia'. Australia's National Beef Exposition features national stud, carcasses and commercial cattle competitions as well as on farm property tour. There will be over 40 industry seminar topics and hundreds of domestic ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Monday 7th May 2012 - Saturday 12th May 2012
Stanley Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Don't miss the Beef City Rodeo at the Great Western Hotel this year. Held during Rockhampton's famous Beef Australia week, the Rodeo will see top riders competing for massive prize money. The Great Western's unique indoor rodeo arena will draw visitors from around the nation for this major rodeo event. ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: Friday 11th May 2012 - Saturday 12th May 2012
1 Lion Creek Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Queensland Secondary School Basketball conducts two championships each year for secondary students. In 2012, the 18 years and under state championship will be held in Rockhampton. From this championship a boys and a girls state team are selected to represent Queensland at the School Sport Australia Nationals. Come along and watch the young talent. ...
DATE / TIME: Thursday 24th May 2012 - Sunday 27th May 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Stuffing one of the world's largest comedy festivals into the one show is no easy feat, but the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has done just that with Roadshow. Local and overseas comedians will be travelling across Australia - and Singapore and Hong Kong - with an 'all killer, no filler' event. Roadshow - coming to a town near you!
Warning: Performances may contain coarse language, se ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Namatjira is a Big Hart production, created with the Namatjira Family
The rich watercolours of Albert Namatjira's story are transformed into a momentous theatrical event in Namatjira, a groundbreaking new Australian work by Scott Rankin starring Trevor Jamieson and Derik Lynch. Utilising Jamieson's elegant physicality, and the music of internationally renowned Genevieve Lacey, this story captur ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Biddies finds five ordinarily marvellous women back in their infants school classroom plying their needles in a good old-fashioned session of "stitch and bitch". Their confessions are frank, their rivalries intense and their jokes outrageous. They discover a common frustration with the limitations of being female and mature in a world still largely defined by men.
Some of Australia's most belov ...
Exhibition Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Come along with family or friends to the Rockhampton Show held at the Rockhampton Showgrounds. The three day event will feature action-packed entertainment for the whole family from rides to face painting and shopping arcades. For your entertainment there is a variety of acts and interactive events. Food and beverages can be purchased from various stores. Try your luck at the side show alleys. The ...
DATE / TIME: Friday 8th June 2012 - Sunday 10th June 2012
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
It only seems like yesterday but more than 50 years on The Delltones are still enchanting and energizing audiences with their highly exciting and colourful performances.
The Delltones with their rich harmonies, featuring the unique voice of Peewee Wilson still captivate audiences blending their own hits Gee, You're The Limit, Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands, Come A Little Bit Closer, Hangin'Fi ...
Callaghan Park, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Races are once again being held in June as a part of the Winter Racing Carnival at Callaghan Park. Come and enjoy all the exciting racing action. The Girls' Grammar School Rockhampton Race Day Committee have some fantastic marquee options available for the day. This race meeting has been made possible by the generous sponsorship support of The Rock Building So ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Making their World Premiere season in Australia, Les Ballets Eloelle are bringing their new production "Men In Pink Tights" - the most talented and hilarious all-male comedy ballet ever. From the thrilling pirouettes of the male dancers (in male and female costumes) with brilliant choreography to the side splitting humour, Les Ballets Eloelle new show is a show designed for the young and o ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Motherhood The Musical: The good, the bad and the laundry.
From the Australian Producer of Menopause The Musical® comes an equally hilarious, musical journey about the lives and friendships of four very different mums. Barb, an over-worked, underpaid, stressed-out mother of five; Brooke, the lawyer, who works too much and barely sees her kids; Trisha, a single mum struggling to balance w ...
Agnes Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Get Wrapped in Rocky for an absolutely fabulous week long 'winter' event in all things fibre art and more. Wrapt in Rocky runs over seven days with five days of tutoring and an Open Day. Sellers, bazaar, traders on site and accompanying lectures and exhibitions. Choose from 16 fantastic workshops in fibre arts ranging from buttony and boxes to felting, silk dying, sashiko, pop up books, quilting, ...
DATE / TIME: Sunday 24th June 2012 - Saturday 30th June 2012
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The lights dim, the music swells, and wrapped in the magical embrace of Cloudland, the dance begins.
An iconic Brisbane building for decades, the Cloudland ballroom was the focus of the city's social life. Countless romances blossomed under its spinning mirror balls. Romantic, nostalgic, and humorous, Cloudland is based on real-life stories of romance, friendship and war-time relationships. Wit ...
Victoria Parade, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
David Campbell releases this summer's party album and announces an upcoming national tour. On the back of four top albums featuring tracks from Broadway through to 60s pop, David Campbell is excited to release his next album and labour of love - 'Let's Go'!
Featuring David's signature fresh twist on some of the most exciting tracks to come from the early 80s, initially inspired by the revolutio ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Shifting Sand is a new work composed by TaikOz member Graham Hilgendorf. Inspired by the beach and ocean, this is a powerful evocation of the ocean's many faces.
TaikOz's ethereal sounds, thunderous taiko drumming, dynamic movement and dance seeks to capture the beauty, majesty and force of the ocean. From the delicate play of light on the surface of the sea to the raging fury of winter storms. ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Do you know what a Bunyip is? What about a Yawk Yawk or the other fascinating creatures that live in Australia? Would you like to meet them? Created by Erth Visual and Physical Inc and developed in consultation with five different Aboriginal communities, I, Bunyip portrays the mystical world of creatures from indigenous folklore. Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council. ...
Fairy Bower Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Commonwealth Bank Region and Agribusiness Banking Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is Australia's richest campdraft, with AUD280,000 in prize money and trophies. The event is held at the purpose designed and constructed Paradise Val and Tom Acton MBE Memorial Complex in Rockhampton.
The Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is an Australian Campdraft Association (ACA) affiliated draft. ...
DATE / TIME: Thursday 19th July 2012 - Sunday 22nd July 2012
Victoria Park, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Queensland Secondary School Basketball conducts two championships each year for secondary students. In 2012, the 15 years and under state championship will be held in Rockhampton. From this championship a boys and a girls state team are selected to represent Queensland at the School Sport Australia Nationals. Come along and watch the young talent. ...
DATE / TIME: Thursday 26th July 2012 - Sunday 29th July 2012
Lions Cree Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Netball - the game for everyone! Rockhampton Netball Association caters for all ages and skill levels. The regional Rockhampton Netball Association Sullivans Carnival will be held in Rockhampton in 2012. With multiple divisions playing and teams travelling from around the state to compete, come down and support your local teams. ...
DATE / TIME: Saturday 28th July 2012 - Sunday 29th July 2012
Rockhampton Showgrounds, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Rocky Swap is in Australia's top three swap events, it was a combine venture between Rockhampton Rotary North and the All Classic Motor Club CQ Inc. to bring lots of swappers together with all sorts of items to sell, coming from as far as Adelaide.
The Rocky Swap is one of the biggest events on Rockhampton's calendar, with over 15,000 people expected through the Showgrounds gates.
This is ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Mikado shows a world of forbidden love and delightful satire! A true romantic comedy, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado is fresh, fun, and cheeky.
Set in a Japan that never actually existed, this parody unfolds in the town of Titipu, a place where flirting is a crime punishable by death. Nanki-Poo, the runaway son of the Mikado (the Emperor of Japan) meets and falls in love with Yu ...
Rockhampton Showgrounds, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Warm up your engines and grab yourself a front-row seat for the highest-octane event ever to be staged in Central Queensland - MotorMania CQ. MotorMania CQ will take place throughout the Rockhampton and Gladstone regions and will consolidate the strength of the existing motorsport associations throughout the region into a major ten-day festival of events, competitions, displays and social occasion ...
DATE / TIME: Friday 17th August 2012 - Wednesday 29th August 2012
Exhibition Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Rockhampton Home Show and Caravan and Camping Expo plus Stitches, Craft and Hobby Expo is on again. With all the best home, lifestyle, building and renovating products from around the region on display in the Home Show and all the latest in camper trailers, caravans, motorhomes, camping gear and outdoor adventure and leisure products there will be something to interest everyone.
Thousands ...
DATE / TIME: Friday 24th August 2012 - Sunday 26th August 2012
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is internationally recognised as one of the world's great piano competitions for up and coming pianists both individually and as soloists with orchestras throughout the world. 36 are selected from live auditions and the prizewinners are announced on the evening of Saturday, 21 July 2012 in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.
As wel ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Caravan Burlesque is created and directed by Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith
The globally acclaimed salon of seductive, subversive, and electrifying acts is here! From multi-award winning Finucane and Smith, creators of global smash hit The Burlesque Hour, comes a travelling emporium that fuses Parisian nightclub with jaw-dropping cabaret and seductive spectacle, tipping a velvet wink to Austr ...
Lions Creek Road, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
The 2012 regional netball season will culminate in the Rockhampton Netball Association Grand Finals in September. Over 30 teams from throughout Rockhampton, the Capricorn Coast and the Central Highlands will meet to battle for the top prize in each of their divisions. Come and support your Junior and Senior grade teams. ...
Cambridge Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Following their 2011 sell out performance of A Festival of Russian Ballet, the Imperial Russian Ballet company return to Australia with their presentation of the classic masterpiece "Sleeping Beauty" in three acts.
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company combines the unity and integrity of the great Russian ballet schools where traditions are passed on from one generation to another.
Sleeping ...
Reaney Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
Knight Frank Melbourne Cup Rockhampton Races are held at Callaghan Park Racecourse which comes alive in Spring with race meetings held on both Caulfield Cup Day and Melbourne Cup Day. Come and enjoy great racing action and witness the day that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup. They offer great racing, catering and fun, with a fully air-conditioned grandstand to enjoy the day. The Club has a range ...
Quay Street, Rockhampton, Queensland 4700, Australia
For the seventh consecutive year, The Oxford Street Party held in Rockhampton will host some of Australia's hottest acts. After sold-out crowds for the last five years organisers are pleased to announce some exciting changes!
This gathering of sounds will be sure to put the taste of summer in your mouth with some of Australia's best live and DJ acts rocking the lid off Central Queensland.
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