Awards to recognise volunteers

THE Tablelands is overflowing with selfless individuals who offer up their time in service of others and now is their chance to be recognised in the Queensland Volunteering Awards in Brisbane during National Volunteer Week in May.

Volunteers from all over Queensland will gather at Brisbane City Hall during National Volunteer Week from 15-21 May for the awards and nominations are now open across a range of different categories.

Queensland’s volunteers have always been the life force of their communities, extending helping hands and fostering vital human connections that give hope and meaning to the lives of others.

Despite the fall in volunteering in formal settings, informal volunteering continues to thrive, often hiding in the shadows of sporting clubs, schools and charities.

The Queensland Volunteering Awards acknowledge and honour the astonishing contribution and spirit of service of all Queensland volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.

Volunteers can be nominated in six different categories – Volunteer of the Year, Youth Volunteer of the Year, Lifetime Contribution to Volunteering, Excellence in Volunteer Management, Volunteering Impact and the Corporate Volunteering. To nominate, visit the Volunteering Queensland website at www.volunteeringqld. org.au/ navigate to the training and events tab and click Queensland Volunteering Awards.

Nominations close on 6 March.

THERE is more action, fun and laughter at the Majestic Theatre this week.

Don't miss out on the brand new sports drama focusing on the incredible high stakes world of boxing, Creed III, starring Michael B. Jordan.

Marvel Studio's superhero action adventure comedy, The Ant-Man and the

Wasp: Quantumania, continues for another wonderful week.

Also back by popular demand is the comedy drama, A Man Called Otto, with a superb performance by one of this world's top actors, Tom Hanks. Everyone who previously came to see this amazing story were inspired.

Celebration of classical music

TABLELANDERS looking for their classical music fix are being invited to come along to the second annual Atherton Tablelands Chamber Music Festival to be held in September.

Directed by Tablelands local Dr. Khalida De Ridder, the festival will run from 22-24 September and gather a mix of local and interstate classical musicians including soloists and a chamber orchestra.

Dr De Ridder met her now husband, Danish classic guitarist Simon Thielke, at the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark and upon returning home each year to visit family, hosted a classical music concert on the Tablelands.

“In 2021 we started it up but we have had a music series on the Tablelands since about 2016,” Dr De Ridder said.

“There is no real classical music festival past Townsville, they have an amazing one which is one of the largest in Australia.

“I feel like the Tablelands has a very high classical music lover population.”

In the lead up to the festival, several smaller concerts are being held across the Tablelands over the next couple of weeks.

The next concert will be held on 11 March at the Yungaburra Hall before another performances in Atherton at Halloran’s Hill on 18 March.

To book your tickets for the upcoming concerts head to https://www.trybooking.com/CFNZV