🎙️Get your rockabilly on | St Stradbroke raises a glass for animal rescue | $250K up for grabs and more!
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One Big Thing: Get your rockabilly on this weekend at GreazeFest
Three Cheers: For wildlife rescue
Want $250,000? Applications for community sponsorships are now open
Trending: Jess Fox, legend🥇🥇🇦🇺
Around the Web (Snippets): Massive Bing update prioritises AI-powered answers first, Straddie surfer makes it to the Olympic quarterfinals, Dating apps allow stalkers to pinpoint victims (how creepy!), Australian-first robotic-guided laser technology for brain cancer saves local patients, and more!
Councillors’ Corner
Upcoming Events
Redlands Weather Forecast and Tides
Live National Housing Price Index
1. One Big Thing: Jive and Drive this weekend at GreazeFest 2024
What's Happening
GREAZEFEST, Australia’s longest-running hot rod & rockabilly festival, celebrates 24 years of retro fun this weekend, August 2-4, at the Redlands Showgrounds.
Zoom In
This year’s event is bigger than ever, featuring hot rods, classic cars, and an exciting music program headlined by C.W. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra and Marti Brom (USA). Expect vintage fashion, market stalls, art displays, and a record-setting Pinup Party! With 22 live bands and DJs, there’s a dance floor ready for rock and rolling, jiving, and strolling.
Why It Matters
GreazeFest highlights the vibrant rockabilly culture with a unique blend of music, cars, and vintage flair, celebrating its 24th anniversary of bringing retro to life.
By the Numbers
24: Years GreazeFest has been running
3: Days of live music, hot rods, and vintage fun
500+: Enthusiasts showcasing classic and custom cars
What To Look For Next
This year’s Pinup Party, with an attempt to set a record for the highest number of pinups in a single photo. Catch all the details in the full article below 🎙️
2. St Stradbroke wine bar raises a glass to wildlife rescue
By Marianne Zander
What's Happening
Local wine bar St Stradbroke and Wildlife Rescue Minjerribah celebrated community spirit and wildlife conservation with an unforgettable Christmas in July fundraising event on Saturday evening.
Why It Matters
The event brought together locals, supporters, and organisations to raise funds for Wildlife Rescue Minjerribah. With more than $12,500 raised so far, the night was a resounding success.
Celebration Highlights
Festive cheer, delicious food, and a lively auction
Generous donations from Oatley Fine Wines, Whalewatch Ocean Beach Resort, Discover Stradbroke, Sealink SEQ, Straddie Brewing Co, and Rufus King Seafood
Competitive bidding atmosphere raised significant funds
What They Said
“It was fantastic to see such a great turnout,” said St Stradbroke Co-Founder and sommelier Andrew Morrison. “The auction really highlighted our community’s generosity.”
By the numbers
$12,500+: funds raised so far (donations are still being tallied!)
30+: guests attended on the night
Nearly a dozen: local businesses involved
What To Look For Next
Read the full article below 👇
3. $250,000 available for Redlands local community events – funding up to $30,000 per event
What’s Happening
Applications are now open for Redland City Council’s 2024-2025 Sponsorship Program. This program supports events and initiatives that attract visitors and benefit the community.
Zoom In
The sponsorship program, led by Mayor Jos Mitchell, offers two rounds of funding each year. It supports sporting, cultural, and music events, festivals, expos, and conferences. It also funds Quandamooka cultural awareness activities, such as dances and smoking ceremonies.
By the Numbers
Funding categories:
Up to $15,000: Minor funding category
$15,001 to $30,000: Major funding category
Up to $1,500: Quandamooka Cultural Awareness funding
Last financial year, Council awarded almost $242,000 in sponsorship and $12,600 in Quandamooka Cultural Awareness funding for 20 events. Recipients included:
GreazeFest 2024
Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival 2024
Straddie Arts Trail 2024
2024 Cleveland Caravan, Camping, Boating & 4×4 Expo
Coochie Beach Flinder’s Day Markets
Queensland Triathlon Series – Raby Bay
Wynnum Manly Seagulls Indigenous Recognition Match
Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club’s Redlands Coast Australia Day event
Straddie Invitational 2024
Goompi Community NAIDOC – 2024
Redland Museum’s Heritage and Harmony Fiesta 2024
RedFest 2023
Victoria Point Sharks Sir Doug Nicholls round for QAFL
Queensland Touch Association’s Junior State Cup
Queensland Under 14 Boys & Girls Softball Championship
YMCA Food Fiesta
STAR Community Services’ Community Celebration
2024 Straddie Salute Triathlon
Cleveland Rotary Annual Charity Golf event
Redlands Coast Wedding Trail
Why It Matters
This program enhances community life and boosts local tourism by supporting diverse events and activities.
What To Look For Next
Applications close on 18 August 2024. A second round will open in February 2025.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, visit Council’s Sponsorship webpage.
4. Trending
Jess Fox, the greatest Canoe Slalom athlete of all time @AUSOlympicTeam 🇦🇺
You little ripper 🥇🥇
4. Around The Web (Snippets)
Massive Bing update will start prioritising: AI-powered answers first
Straddie surfer makes it to the quarterfinals: In wild surf conditions
Dating apps allow stalkers to pinpoint: Location of victims down to 2 metres (how creepy!)
Bayview Conservation Area is on fire: With controlled burn scheduled today
Australian-first robotic-guided laser technology for brain: Cancer is saving lives for local patients
Australia’s inflation is a major outlier: Compared to other big economies
5. Councillors’ Corner
Div 5 | Redland Bay, South Moreton Bay Island | Cr Shane Rendalls
6. Upcoming Events
👨🍳 Chef Adam Guthrie – Plant-Based Cooking Class & Dinner: August 2, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM; Learn to eat for better health, look and feel younger, weight loss, more energy, improved heart health, and to feel good eating whole-food plant-based!
🚶♀️➡️ Redlands Centre for Women – RAW Walk: August 3, 6:50 AM; Get active outdoors, make new friends and connect with like-minded women.
🦈 A Day at the Footy: August 3, from 9:00 AM; Don’t miss another huge day at the Sharks Club, starting with the Colts and Sharks vs Demons kicking off in the afternoon.
🌳 Casuarina Park Opening: August 3, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM; Celebrate the opening of Woodbury’s Casuarina Park with FREE Family Fun in Victoria Point.
🔥 Rhythm & Fire – v2.0: August 3, 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM; Spend an intimate evening immersed in good vibes and community in Capalaba.
🚘 Afternoon Skid Pan: August 4, from 8:00 AM; Learn the basics of car control in wet conditions in Mount Cotton!
⭐ Star Community Services – Day Trip: August 5; Jump on board and head to Mount Ross Evans Garden as part of this month’s social charter.
🍷Artology Art Creations – Pour & Sip: August 8, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM; Learn all things resin while making your own masterpiece in Cleveland.