Australian Country – June-July 2019

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November 2 (NT)

Opera gala

at Uluru

Here’s one for the forward

planners. Voyages Indigenous

Tourism Australia has announced

an Australian fi rst — Opera

Australia will be performing

a concert in Uluru-Kata Tjuta

National Park with Bruce Munro’s

Field of Light Uluru as the

backdrop. As the sun sets over

the Red Centre, Opera Australia’s

fi nest singers will perform a program including arias

from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini and Verdi, accompanied by

a chamber orchestra and conducted by Tahu Matheson.

Packages, including two nights’ accommodation and the

show, are from $750 per person. ayersrockresort.com.au

Now-June 2 (QLD)

Discover Farming

The fi nal week of a month-long celebration of

Goondiwindi’s world-class food and fi bre producers off ers

a packed program of farm tours, dinners, sundowners

at the grand old Victoria Hotel and a closing cocktail

party. Agriculture employs almost a third of the district’s

population and tourism is becoming a mainstay of the

local economy, so the two come together in this joyous

annual event. discoverfarming.com.au

Let us know about your

forthcoming event by writing

to us a Locked Bag 154, North Ryde NSW 1670

or emailing [email protected].

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July 27 (QLD)

Opera at

Jimbour

Opera Queensland

hits the road in

July for what has

become a hugely

popular paddock

event in the grounds

of historic Jimbour

homestead between Dalby

and Chinchilla on the Darling

Downs. Gates open at 10am for the 2pm

performance and the event is free, but patrons should

book tickets via the website. The biennial celebration is

part of the Queensland Music Festival, which brings a

range of quality musical performances to audiences in

various parts of the state, from the Gold Coast to Thursday

Island. jimbour.com/opera

September 27-October 5 (NORFOLK ISLAND)

Red Hatters Gathering

This one requires a wardrobe check. The Red Hatters

are women aged 50-plus, who meet and travel in the

name of fun. They wear red hats and purple attire

and the more frivolous, the better. Ladies looking for

a hilarious time can enjoy the world of Norfolk Island

and participate in a week of planned activities that will

include lots of bubbles, laughter and fun to celebrate

the 11th-anniversary event. Women younger than 50

are also welcome, but they must possess a fun-loving

streak, don pink hats and wear lavender or lilac attire.

The Norfolk Island Travel Centre is off ering packages

for Red Hatters wanting to take part in this fabulous

week. Hosts will be the Norfolk Island Red Hatter

Chapter with Queen Her Royal Highness Queenalee

Rosalie and her Bounty Babes.

norfolkislandtravelcentre.com

August 2-4 (QLD)

Ta r a Fes t i va l

of culture &

Camel Races

More than 16,000 visitors are

expected to converge on the little

town of Tara, population 1000, in

Queensland’s Western Downs

for the annual Tara Festival of

Culture & Camel Races. As well

as the hectic excitement of the

races, the program includes

street performers, multicultural

food stalls, yabby races, nightly

campfi res and bush poetry readings.

tarafestivalncamels.org.au

Clockwise

from above:

Opera Australia will

perform against

the backdrop of

Field of Light

Uluru; the hugely

popular opera in the

paddock at Jimbour

homestead; Red

Hatters converge on

Norfolk Island at the

end of September;

more than 16,

visitors are expected

for the Tara Festival

of Culture & Camel

Races; don't miss

the last week of the

Discover Farming.