Monthly Events

Hi all you singles out there, want to have a great night out, then come along to the Singles Ball at the Avondale Homestead Tavern on Saturday 11 February and it will only cost you $10.00 at the door and that includes finger food and the chance at a Lucky Door prize, so dress to impress!

Doors and Bistro open at 6.00pm.

Entertainment by Beat Me Off.

Free o’night camping, plus free buses from Bundaberg Post Office throughout the night.

Coming to Bundaberg next year is a triple bill of great rock'n'roll featuring classic Creedence, hailed as the best Creedence Clearwater Revival in Australia, the audience is sure to feel like they are at a Creedence Clearwater Revival concert with all the favourite hits.

The Beetles will bring back the sounds of the sixties, with the show based on the early Beatles, and contains all the hits that are well known and loved from The Fab Four in their heyday. Finally to top it all off, The Venus Experience will pay tribute to the great female rock goddesses like Pat Benatar, Blondie, The Pretenders and many more. A three shows in one night experience, not to be missed!  

The Waves will be hosting a Charity Twilight Markets on Saturday from 3:30pm to 8:00pm at the Waves Complex. Local band The Brass Monkeys will be performing at the event along with the usual stalls etc;. The two beneficiaries of this event will be the SES and the AGL Action Rescue Helicopter, so make sure to leave that date free and come along and support this market.

The International Mini Bike Stunt Team will be in Bundaberg for one afternoon only with Big Stunts, Little Bikes and a spectacular, action packed comedy circus stunt show. This is a children’s show but will be enjoyed by the adults as well. Watch M.C Scoot, Pyro Sparks and Stunt Man Jim perform brand new stunts as well as all the old favourites from Australia’s Got Talent, Totally Wild and Sunrise. This show is big on audience participation, so come prepared to yell and cheer and maybe even perform a stunt yourself! Be prepared for the mind blowing, highly skilled circus stunts: plus highly skilled fire and chainsaw juggling and of course, unique bikes, trikes and unicycles of all shapes and sizes, including the world's tallest fire unicycles. All tickets cost $15.00 and show begins at 1.00pm.

These markets are held every Sunday from 6:00am until noon and entry is free. They provide a large range of goods for sale including plants, fruit and vegetables, shrubs, herbs and much more. You can purchase a barbecue breakfast for a small cost and listen to great music at the same time. Take a drive there one Sunday and be surprised at the variety of goods for sale.

The Turtles will soon be returning to Mon Repos for another nesting and hatching season, so make sure to book early and don’t miss this absolutely unique experience.

The 2011-2012 Turtle Season will start on Saturday 5 November 2011 and bookings this year will  be taken from 1 September 2011.

Adult:      $10.20

Family:   $24.30 **Family is 1 or 2 parents with their immediate children (5-17 years).

Senior:   $5.40 **Seniors card required.

Child: (0-5 years) Free

Child: (5-17 years) $5.40

^^Please note that there is a 2.5% booking fee added to the total of the booking.

^^All bookings are essential as some nights do get booked out 1-3 days in advance.

^^Closed the nights of 24-25 and 31 December.         

Below is a list of the entry costs for the season:

The Gin Gin Regional Courthouse Gallery presents an “Art Sale” exhibition to bring in the New Year.

Local artists from Gin Gin, Bundaberg, Biggenden, Childers, and around the region are lowering the prices of some of their artwork to display at the Gallery. The Gallery will halve their commission so that the public can grab a great piece of artwork at a very reduced price for the entire month of January and into February. There will be paintings in such mediums as acrylic, water-colour pencil, mixed media, water-colour, pastel, coloured charcoal, oil and perhaps some clay sculptures. If you have never visited the Gallery now would be the best time to visit and pick up a wonderful piece of local artwork. 

The Gin Gin Historical Society’s Wild Scotchman Country Markets are held on Saturdays every weekend. At the numerous stalls there is on offer fresh local produce, craft of all variety, clothing, jewellery, bric-a-brac, plus much more. There are also excellent catering facilities offering breakfast, tea and coffee, soft drinks and take-away foods. Bring the family along for a great morning at the markets. The markets start at 7.00am and finish at noon, entry is free.

The Apple Tree Creek markets are on again with a change of coordinators, at the Apple Tree Creek sports grounds. Come and grab a bargain from their wonderful array of stalls. They host everything from clothes, to bric a brac, plants, books, crafts and much more.

Bring the children along for a ride on the ponies and sample their great canteen for breakfast, morning tea or lunch, sit and enjoy the easy listening live entertainment. All are welcome, they have something for everyone; plus proceeds go to the Isis Flying Club, who maintain the air strip and keep it serviceable should it be required by the Royal Flying Doctor or any emergency. The markets are held on the second Saturday of each month.

Come along and enjoy browsing among the Crafts and stalls, the whole family will enjoy the atmosphere

The Biggenden Lions Club Markets are held on the second Saturday of each month and provide a large range of goods, plus arts and crafts. There are also stalls selling fresh local fruit and vegetables. The whole family will enjoy the day out starting with a barbecue breakfast.. From 6.30am until 11.am and entry is free.

Come along to Bargara and enjoy the beautiful coastal setting at the Bargara Beach Windmill Markets which are open every weekend. The markets have a distinct multicultural feel with Thai cuisine, Indian textiles and Aboriginal art. The markets also support the planet with Eco friendly packaging and Australian produced organic herbal teas and olives plus organic vegetables.

Villa Flores, the permanent shop in the Windmill is also open from Tuesdays to Sundays and offers beautifully handcrafted accent decorative pieces from Bali. The Bargara Beach Windmill Markets has something for everyone with local art, handmade jewellery, food and massage, one of a kind craft pieces, clothing and even fishing tackle. Markets are open from 10.00am until 3.00pm and there is no entry cost.

Cabinets of Curiosity or Wunderkammern were the sixteenth and seventeenth century personal collections of wealthy aristocratic men. These collections were often compiled during their grand tours of Europe, or through their connection to the discovery and conquest of the new world. These cabinets were works of art within themselves, displaying not only beautiful and rare objects, but also the strange, primitive or curious.

On the fourth Sunday of each month the Historic Burnett Heads Lighthouse is open for visitors. This lighthouse was erected at South Head Burnett Heads in 1873 and was operational for 99 years until it was replaced by a taller tower. The lighthouse was relocated to Lighthouse Park in 1972 for preservation and stands as a lasting icon of the district. A Heritage Trail brochure is available at the lighthouse when it is open, and guides those who wish to go on the Heritage Trail walk which wends from the Historic Lighthouse to the current operational lighthouse, through the former Pilot Station Reserve and along the foreshore.

Childers Arts Space presents an exhibition titled Bania Bloodwood. The title of the exhibition refers to the geographical area where the paintings were created at Bania Road Mount Perry, and is one of the tree species native to the area. Madeline King’s exhibition is an appreciation of the native flora of the area, her paintings explore the naturally occurring patterns and colour.

Just Rock Bundaberg Dance and Car Club will be holding a six week series of beginners Rockabilly dance lessons in February so if you have ever wanted to learn how to Rock & Roll well now’s your chance!