CALENDAR OF EVENTS WHAT’S ON in AUGUST and SEPTEMBER
WHAT’S COMING UP
August 15 - St Andrew of Scotland (Qld) Darling Downs Branch 30th birthday celebrations. 0412 987 771
October 9 - Celtic Spectacular presented by Queensland Pops Orchestra at QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane. www.qpac.com.au
August 19 - 22 - Scots in the Bush at Boondooma Homestead www.boondoomahomestead.org.au
October 15 - Scotland The Brave Pipe Celebration Dinner at Fox and Hounds Country Inn at Wongawallan. 5665 7582
August - Toow oomba Caledonian Society and Pipe Band 150th anniversary celebrations
November 30 - St Andrew ’s Day Dec ember 31 - H ogmanay
Small Pipe learning and playing held at Milton on the first Tuesday of each month from 7pm. Contact Malcolm on 3820 2902 or Ken on 3279 4093. Gaelic classes are held each month in Brisbane. Visit www.facebook.com/BrisbaneGaelic for details. Townsville and Thuringowah Pipe Band rehearse at the Thuringowah Sound Shell on Wednesday nights from 6.30pm. New members welcome.
A special thanks to our advertisers, many of whom have supported the magazine from the start. Please continue to support them (see page 11 for contact details): Australian-Scottish Community Brisbane Smashcakes Clan Donald Society of Queensland Lynch Doc Staffing Pty Ltd Piper Joe at Aussie-Scots Events Pipes and Drums National Servicemen’s Memorial Band Ross Bagpipes Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Scots In The Bush Townsville Scottish Community Inc Why Not Cupcakes
SCOTTISH TUNES AND CONVERSATION ON THE RADIO Join Ron Tannock every Thursday night from 7pm to 9.30pm and every second Saturday from 9am to noon for the Sounds of Ireland (and Scotland), on Burnett River Radio 91.5FM broadcasting to Gayndah and Central Burnett region. Colin Nightingale hosts Acoustic Harvest every second Thursday night at 8pm on bayFM100.3. Enjoy ‘A wee bit o’ Scotland on Thursday’ on 4EBFM98.1 from 2.15pm to 4.30pm. Scottish Program on Global Digital Radio (4EB) each Sunday from 2pm to 3pm. Triple T 103.9 Townsville Community Radio’s Scottish Program each Sunday from 3pm to 5pm with Don MacDonald. 12
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