Local legends set to star in adventure show

LOCAL mum and Moyamoya

Australia founder Nicola Baker, alongside Tablelands Citizen of the Year Gail Barton, will be back on the screens for the third instalment of a special three-part television eventAdventure All Stars “Legends”.

From Monday 1 May to Friday 5 May 2023, 12 authentic and philanthropic cast from across Australia will experience the best of Vanuatu.

Filming of part three of Adventure All Stars “Legends” involves the 12 cast members travelling to Vanuatu to partake in jungle ziplining, cultural village experiences, visiting a marine sanctuary, off-road adventures as well as a volcano walk and swimming in tropical water holes.

This isn’t Gail and Nicola’s first time on the show, taking a team of Moyamoya advocates to Darwin last year where they got down in the mud to feed crocodiles, jet skiing, air boating and sailing into the sunset.

“A number of participants from late year were invited back to be ‘legends’ and it was exciting to have been called on again,” she said.

All net proceeds from the Adventure All Stars “Legends” series will be gifted to the following Australian charitiesAnimal Welfare League QLD, Blue Tree Project, Charlie Teo Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Australia, Freedom Hill Sanctuary, Friends of Mithra, Great Lakes Women’s Shelter, HAS Foundation, headspace, KIDS Foundation, Kulture Break, Love, Hope & Gratitude Foundation, Mindfull Aus, MND and Me Foundation, Moyamoya Australia, Myeloma Australia, Pet Medical Crisis, RAISEducation, RizeUp Australia, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Royal Society for the Blind, Samaritan’s Purse, StandbyU Foundation, The Haven - Nepean Women’s Shelter Incorporated, Therapeutic Dog Services and This Strong Mum.

Adventure All Stars “Legends” will air from Monday 1 May to Friday 5 May.

Open mic nights kick off

LOCALS seeking to test out their singing voices are being invited along to a set of open mic nights being held by Tablelands Music Lovers over April.

The first night will be hosted at the Yungaburra CWA Hall next weekend on Saturday, 8 April running from 5.30pm till 9.30pm. Hallorans Hill will play host to the second open mic night on Saturday, April 22 starting at 5.30pm till 10pm. Both nights will be $5 entry and will be BYO drinks and nibbles.

Music Lovers is hoping to make open mic nights a regular monthly event on each third Saturday so they are encouraging interested people to come along and show their support either on the stage or in the crowd.