Events from 1 July, 2011 to 31 July, 2011

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2 July 2011

5 Night Father-Son Adventure

Kids

Are you fathering intentionally?
Do you father with the end in mind?
What will your son leave home with?
Has your son already left home? It's never too late!
What would you have loved to experience with your Dad?
What would you have wanted to receive from, or hear from, your Dad?

You will experience an enjoyable, exciting, adventure-filled environment, where you will succeed, be inspired, equipped, and empowered, to really connect, or perhaps reconnect with your son, one-on-one. A life-giving, life-changing experience that promises to provide moments that will create powerful memories to last a lifetime, and opportunities to fill a photo album.

For boys, young men, and mature-age men aged between 13 and 70 years, and their Dad, or significant male other.

Book now to avoid disappointment, as each 5 Night Father-Son Adventure is limited to just 12 father-son pairs.

FS2011-501 – Saturday 2nd July 2011 to Thursday 7th July 2011.

The cost for the 5 nights / 6 days is $2,400 per father-son pair, and that price includes all catered meals during your stay, all accommodation, all full-day professionally-guided & outfitted adventures & activities e.g. white-water rafting, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef, dual sea-kayaking between Mission Beach & Dunk Island etc., and all travel expenses during your stay, including travel between Townsville & Tully each way.

Explore our adventures further at www.fatheringadventures.com.au,
or contact Darren Lewis on 0431 839 035.

Time:
2 Jul 2011 2:00 PM to 7 Jul 2011 12:05 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
0431 839 035
Website:
http://www.fatheringadventures.com.au
Ticket Price:
$1,200 per person

Cairns Social Events presents "Tango en Cairns"

Nightlife

Try some thing different… Come along, meet others while learning the Tango…!
There’s no pressure.. you can either come along to watch or you can get involved and give it a try..!
The Cairns Tango Club will be there to show you the steps and introduce you to the world of the Tango…
You don’t need a partner to join in, just bring yourself, enjoy the night and let us organize the dancing!!
This night will be set to modern day music, with a couple of classics thrown in….

A great way to get out and meet other singles while having some fun and trying something different…

Details of the Night…
Start time – 7.30pm
Cost – $25.00 (pay at the door)
This includes drink on arrival, finger food throughout the night and dance lessons from The Cairns Tango Club
Buddha Bar has also arranged some great deals for us for the evening….

Time:
2 Jul 2011 7:30 PM to 12:00 PM
Venue:
Buddha Bar
Phone:
0404459939
Website:
http://www.cairnssocialevents.com.au
Ticket Price:
25.00

3 July 2011

‘It could be allergy and it can be cured’

Community

In this modern age medical science has all but eradicated virulent pathogens such as smallpox and tuberculosis. While these diseases have been delegated to a chapter in history we are presented with a new set of health challenges as asthma, hayfever, sinusitis, eczema and variants of swine and bird flu become household names. High density living, increased exposure to toxins, a heavily refined diet and improved sanitisation have changed the way our immune system works. Over the past fifty years the prevalence of allergies has increased to epidemic proportions, with between twenty and thirty per cent of Western populations suffering from one or more allergy symptoms.

Nutrition plays an enormous role in the development and treatment of allergies. Specific deficiencies are just as likely to result in allergies as excesses of inflammatory or trigger foods. Just as some foods will aggravate an allergy others are known to relieve them. Dietary changes that result in even a slight change of body acidity can prevent the activation of the inflammatory cascade that results in allergic symptoms. Many people with digestive upsets or other illness are unaware that they even have allergies, putting the symptoms down to other disease states.

The power that we have as individuals to regulate our immune response to allergies is generally disregarded and yet it can significantly improve the overall health and quality of life for anyone with known, or unknown allergies.

In a jam packed afternoon, Brooke White BHSc (Comp.Medicine), Dip.Nut, Dip.Sp.Th, Dip.R.M will share vital information for those who suffer with allergies and how to relieve them.

Time:
3 Jul 2011 1:00 PM to 3 Jun 2011 4:00 PM
Venue:
Brothers Leagues Club
Phone:
0438174947
Website:
http://www.preventionisthecure.com.au
Bookings:
Purchase tickets from Neils Organics - Cnr Mcleod & James St, Enviromart - Shop 3/ 164-170 Aumuller Street, Healthy Life - Cnr Mcleod & Aplin St, Where Your Health Matters - Shop 1/ 110 Hoare St
Ticket Price:
$25 presale or $30 on the day

5 July 2011

Cairns NAIDOC Corporate Breakfast

Business

The Department of Communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services in collaboration with the Cairns NAIDOC Committee presents the second Cairns Corporate Breakfast.

This year, the theme of the Corporate Breakfast is focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business opportunities. Speakers from the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Indigenous Business Network - North Queensland and the Commonwealth Bank will discuss the Queensland Government's Indigenous Employment Policy, contributions that Indigenous business can make to our local economy and procurement practices for the corproate sector.

Time:
5 Jul 2011 6:45 AM to 9:00 AM
Venue:
The Urchins Lounge, Pullman Reef Hotel Casino
Phone:
4047 5784
Bookings:
Bookings are essential, please contact Louise Hunter on 4047 5784
Ticket Price:
$45 per person or $320 for a table of 8

7 July 2011

"Which Way Our Way" NAIDOC Multi-sports Day

Sport

Come and join in the "Which Way Our Way" NAIDOC Sports Day and try out a wide range of sports in a fun filled day.

Note : Children under 11 years of age must have an adult present at the venue at all times. Adults must make sure the children register prior to taking part in any activities.

Time:
7 Jul 2011 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
4036 5434
Bookings:
For questions and registration, please ring 4036 5437.
Ticket Price:
Free

10 July 2011

Parasitic and Venomous Encounters in the Tropics

Community

Free public event from 6.00 pm, Sunday 10 July 2011,
Pullman Reef Casino Hotel, Urchins Room, Cairns
Everyone welcome, free drink on arrival
Join us as we talk you through the adventure of life in the tropics:
Snails, stingers, stonefish and snakes. Bugs that bite, burrow and breed in our skin. Finding cures for worms and using worms for cures. Worms hold key to Great Barrier Reef’s richness. Living in the tropics – surviving protozoal diseases. Three cardinal rules for survival.
Email Lisa Jones: lisa.jones1@jcu.edu.au

Time:
10 Jul 2011 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
0740421311
Website:
http://parasite.org.au/arcnet/programme.html
Bookings:
http://alumni.jcu.edu.au/parsitologycnsjuly2011

14 July 2011

9th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2011 - Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine

Other

Welcome
WE ARE pleased to announce that the 9th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference 2011 will be held in Penang, Malaysia. Since the 1990s, the conference has been held in Singapore, Hongkong, Taipei, Osaka, Seoul, Manila and Perth and over time, it has evolved into the premier hospice conference in the region.

The theme “Palliative Care in Mainstream Medicine” was chosen to emphasise the message that caring is the responsibility of all health professionals looking after those who are sick -- that palliative care is basically just good medical care.

The programme that is being drawn up will address this and at the same time, encourage the development of attitudes, knowledge and skills for its delivery in any setting. We look forward to your participation to promote the integration of palliative care with mainstream medicine in our respective countries.

Selamat Datang (Welcome) to Malaysia to savour what is culturally truly Asia and to our UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.


Dato Seri Dr T Devaraj & Prof M R Rajagopal
Co Chairs

***

Language: English
Organization: Malaysian Hospice Council & Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network
Secretariat: APHC2011 Malaysian Hospice Council 250A Jalan Air Itam 10460 Penang, MALAYSIA
Email: aphc2011@gmail.com
Tel: 604 2284140
Fax: 604 2264676
Website: http://www.aphc2011.org

Time:
14 Jul 2011 9:00 AM to 17 Jul 2011 4:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
6042284140
Website:
http://www.aphc2011.org

15 July 2011

Food Matters Screening

Community

FOODMATTERS® is a hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and every day maladies.

This groundbreaking documentary sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide ‘Sickness Industry’ and exposes a growing body of scientific evidence proving that nutritional therapy can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than most conventional medical treatments.

FOODMATTERS® features interviews with leading medical experts from around the world who discuss natural approaches to preventing and reversing Cancer, Obesity, Heart Disease, Depression, Mental Illness and many other chronic conditions.

Find out what works, what doesn’t and what’s killing you. Becoming informed about the choices you have for you and your family’s health could save your life.

Time:
15 Jul 2011 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
0438174947
Website:
http://www.preventionisthecure.com.au
Bookings:
Payable at the Door
Ticket Price:
$8 and $5 Conc.

JUTE Theate and Paronella Park Present 'Two 4 One'

Theatre

Come join us in the telling of two new Australian stories. See well-known local performers Simon Hapea and Roz Pappalardo light up the stage with fresh tales of love and laughter.

ROSA by Roz Pappalardo
This new Australian love story traces a family history from Sicily to Mena Creek, in Far North Queensland. A joyous tale told through original song and storytelling.

CANCELLED BY POPULAR DEMAND by Jeff Blake
A fast-paced fusion of stand-up comedy, political satire and brilliant comic text that will have audiences convinced humanity isn't working as a concept and has been cancelled.

Visit www.jute.com.au for more info

FEATURING Roz Pappalardo & Simon Hapea DIRECTED BY Suellen Maunder DESIGNER Alison Ross LIGHTING DESIGNER Tom Willis SOUND DESIGNER Peter Bishop DRAMATURG (Rosa) Peter Matheson & Kathryn Ash

Time:
15 Jul 2011 6:30 PM to 29 Jul 2011 8:30 PM
Venue:
JUTE Theatre
Phone:
1300 855 835
Website:
http://www.jute.com.au
Bookings:
TicketLINK: www.ticketlink.com.au
Ticket Price:
$17 - $30

16 July 2011

AFL Premiership Match Richmond v Gold Coast Suns

Sport

Cazalys Stadium is set to host it's first AFL home and away match when Richmond take on Gold Coast in Round 17 on Saturday, 16th July 2011 at 2:10pm. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend the match.

AFL fans in Far North Queensland can guarantee their place at the match by purchasing grandstand and general admission tickets now from:

• Cazalys Social Club, Mulgrave Road, Cairns
• Ticket Direct - www.ticketdirect.com.au or by phoning 1300 798 550.
• Telephone - 1300 798 550
Booking fees may apply.

Time:
16 Jul 2011 2:10 PM to 5:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
07 4042 3000
Website:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3392-0-0-0&sID=120839
Bookings:
http://www.ticketdirect.com.au/
Ticket Price:
Prices start at just $20 for adults, $2 for kids 15 years or under or $40 for a family of four.

17 July 2011

Pacific Toyota and Lexus of Cairns Charity Golf Day

Sport

On Sunday 17th July from 7:30am, for 9:00am tee off, Bob & Lucy Stanton from Stanton Golf Management, along with Sea Temple Golf Club will host a golf event to support Paws & Claws Animal Refuge in building a new Animal Care Centre. A fun filled four person Ambrose Event will be followed by a gourmet BBQ presentation lunch including beverages. This event is sponsored by Pacific Toyota and Lexus of Cairns.

Time:
17 Jul 2011 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
4048 1114
Website:
http://www.pawsandclaws.org.au
Bookings:
Ph: 4087 2222 or Fax: 4087 2233 Sea Temple Golf Club. Port Douglas
Ticket Price:
$125.00 per person

22 July 2011

Sing-a-long Sound of Music

Arts & Culture

SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC is simply SING-A-LONG-ASENSATIONAL!
The Sound of Music features the most irresistible score in movie musical history and includes a cast of characters known to virtually everyone.
The film is presented on the big screen with song sub-titles so everyone can sing along! So warm up those vocal chords because this is your chance to bellow shamelessly and loudly about your favourite things!
Get together with a few of your favourite friends and frock up! Audiences have dressed as anything and everything from the film including Maria, girls with white dresses...with blue satin sashes, brown paper packages tied up with string, marionettes and even plumbers?? - Christopher Plummer!! The possibilities are endless...limited only your imagination!
The surprise Host leads a vocal warm-up, gives a guide to the use of the fun-pack and accompanying actions and judges the Costume Parade - a highlight of the night!
So get into the spirit ...Cheer for Maria! Hiss the Baroness! Boo the Nazis! Wave your Edelweiss!
What are you waiting for? BOOK NOW! Tear down the curtains, take your vows, clear your throats, fill your lungs and take your seats as you, the audience, become the stars of the show!
'Irrestistible fun!' DAILY NEWS LONDON
'One of the funniest and most extraordinary evenings of my life!' THE INDEPENDENT
"The crowd just goes insane!' THE AUSTRALIAN

Time:
22 Jul 2011 7:30 PM to 11:15 PM
Venue:
Cairns Civic Theatre
Phone:
4050 7777
Website:
http://www.ticketlink.com.au
Bookings:
1300 855 835
Ticket Price:
Adult $50.00 Child $33.00

23 July 2011

Sing-a-long Sound of Music

Arts & Culture

SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC is simply SING-A-LONG-ASENSATIONAL!
The Sound of Music features the most irresistible score in movie musical history and includes a cast of characters known to virtually everyone.
The film is presented on the big screen with song sub-titles so everyone can sing along! So warm up those vocal chords because this is your chance to bellow shamelessly and loudly about your favourite things!
Get together with a few of your favourite friends and frock up! Audiences have dressed as anything and everything from the film including Maria, girls with white dresses...with blue satin sashes, brown paper packages tied up with string, marionettes and even plumbers?? - Christopher Plummer!! The possibilities are endless...limited only your imagination!
The surprise Host leads a vocal warm-up, gives a guide to the use of the fun-pack and accompanying actions and judges the Costume Parade - a highlight of the night!
So get into the spirit ...Cheer for Maria! Hiss the Baroness! Boo the Nazis! Wave your Edelweiss!
What are you waiting for? BOOK NOW! Tear down the curtains, take your vows, clear your throats, fill your lungs and take your seats as you, the audience, become the stars of the show!
'Irrestistible fun!' DAILY NEWS LONDON
'One of the funniest and most extraordinary evenings of my life!' THE INDEPENDENT
"The crowd just goes insane!' THE AUSTRALIAN

Time:
23 Jul 2011 7:30 PM to 11:15 PM
Venue:
Cairns Civic Theatre
Phone:
4050 7777
Website:
http://www.ticketlink.com.au
Bookings:
1300 855 835
Ticket Price:
Adults $50 Child $33

Reef City Rollergirls - Intraleague Bout 2

Sport

Saturday 23rd July

Season 1, Bout 2
Cane Sugars Vs. Monsoon Maidens

Doors open 6.30pm, tickets available at the door.
$12 each, $35 for a family (2 adults, 2 kids under 12)

Live Entertainment and DJ.
Alcohol, Food and Merchandise available.

Please bring cash and ID for faster entry and purchasing power - no cash out facilities.

Time:
23 Jul 2011 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Venue:
Cairns Recreation Centre, Manunda
Phone:
(07) 4053 5353
Website:
http://www.reefcityrollergirls.com
Bookings:
Tickets available at the door from 6:30pm.
Ticket Price:
$12 each or $35 for a family (2 adults, 2 kids under 12)

24 July 2011

Additive Alert

Community

Because you care about your health, you have to know what’s in the food you eat!

It's a sad fact, but food is not just food anymore. Over the past 50 years the use of food additives has skyrocketed to the point where very few of us have any real idea exactly what's in the food we eat.

Are there harmful additives in my foods?
Are they affecting my family?

If you look at food labels and are confused by all the numbers, make life easier for yourself and come along to Additive Alert presentation to find out:

• Startling facts about the way our foods have changed
• Which food additives are linked to health problems, especially in children
• Where harmful additives are hiding in our every day foods
• How to shop smarter, avoid harmful additives and improve your health.
• Learn how to make a safer, healthier lunchbox.

This workshop will provide you with the information you need to make an informed choice about what you feed yourself and your family.

Time:
24 Jul 2011 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Venue:
Brothers Leagues Club
Phone:
0438174947
Website:
http://www.preventionisthecure.com.au
Bookings:
Purchase tickets from Neils Organics - Cnr Mcleod & James St, Enviromart - Shop 3/ 164-170 Aumuller Street, Healthy Life - Cnr Mcleod & Aplin St, Where Your Health Matters - Shop 1/ 110 Hoare St, Baby Yeti 72 Grafton Street or www.ticketscairns.com.au
Ticket Price:
$20 presale or $25 on the day

Real Relationships Workshop

Community

Our greatest source of happiness comes from how we feel about our personal and work relationships. Yet, at home and at work we often struggle to feel at ease and often become stressed by the actions of others such as our partner or work colleagues.

Instead of trying to change others (or change jobs, partners), why be more effective at creating deeply satisfying relationships? The key to greater ease in our lives is learning to be more authentic and let others simply be!

In this workshop, you will learn how to be at ease in every relationship through developing four simple, yet transformative relationship skills.

What You’ll Learn
How to get your real needs met at home & work
Consistently express yourself without compromise
Learn true heart-to-heart connection & release control

Time:
24 Jul 2011 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
0427 799 523
Website:
http://www.thrivabilityconsulting.com.au
Bookings:
elaine@thrivabilityconsulting.com.au
Ticket Price:
$150.00 or $120.00 if booked by July 15

Lazy Sunday's @ the Squadron

Music

Come and listen to the great sounds of some of Cairns' best up and coming musical talent from the TAFE music students. Join the locals on the waterfront overlooking Admiralty Island for great music, great food. 42-48 Tingira St. Portsmith. Bookings on 40355115.

Time:
24 Jul 2011 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
0740355115
Website:
http://ccysquadron.com.au
Bookings:
40355115

29 July 2011

Schools Tree Day

Community

Each year, around 200 000 Australian school students participate in a special National Tree Day event designed just for children – Schools Tree Day! Proudly sponsored by Toyota, it’s a wonderful opportunity for children to make a tree-mendous contribution to Australia’s natural environment and have lots of fun at the same time. Getting involved in Schools Tree Day is a great thing to do. You can see your teachers get their hands dirty, make your school look beautiful, have fun with your friends and help the environment all at once!

Time:
29 Jul 2011 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Venue:
 
Phone:
1300885000
Website:
http://treeday.planetark.org
Ticket Price:
Free

30 July 2011

 

Kids

Picnic By the Lagoon, sponsored by KPMG, is an all ability fun day open to the whole community. Come and enjoy jumping castles, putt putt, face painting, sand art, movie tent, crafts activities, live entertainment and affordable food on the west side of the lagoon between 10 and 3 on Saturday 30 July in celebration of National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week. Gold coin donation will provide unlimited access to most activities and will support local kids with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities.

Time:
30 Jul 2011 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Venue:
Esplanade Lagoon
Phone:
0407 064 540
Website:
http://www.fnqcpsupportgroup.com/picnic
Ticket Price:
Gold Coin Donation

31 July 2011

National Tree Day

Community

National Tree Day, proudly sponsored by Toyota and co-founded by Olivia Newton-John and Planet Ark, began in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s biggest community tree-planting event. Since then, more than 2 million volunteers have planted over 13 million native trees and shrubs. Planet Ark created National Tree Day to help address important environmental issues such as habitat for native wildlife, biodiversity, local provenance, salinity, erosion and long term carbon offsetting. Trees also provide much needed shade and beauty! You can organise a tree-planting site in your local park or school, at a nearby creek, roadside or bushland area, even in your own backyard!

Time:
31 Jul 2011 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Venue:
Nationwide
Phone:
1300885000
Website:
http://treeday.planetark.org
Ticket Price:
Free

Often Find that I am Naked

Theatre

Dating in the 21st century is complicated. With so many possible avenues to meet Mr Right, how many disastrous speed dates, mobile games and online fabrications must the modern woman endure?

Jezebel, is career-focused and 'unlucky-in-love' and has tried almost everything in her endless quest for love. Sex and the City meets Bridget Jones' Diary in this madcap cabaret that takes a hilariously honest look at the ups and downs of single life.

Often I Find that I am Naked is an outrageous comedy with pop songs for anyone who has ever dreamt of perfect love but woken up, hung over and naked in a stranger's bed… or bathtub.

This well crafted black comedic piece of genius theatre has everything you could think of, from live music to cheesy pick-up lines and a guide to the dos and don'ts of the dating world, it's one that will have you both in fits of laughter and cringing in horror. The performances by Jo Thomas and Sam Clark are outstanding… - Rip It Up, Adelaide

..a polished black comedy… plenty of (strictly adult) humour and some great 'theme music' … 4 stars. - theatreguide.com.au

..impeccable delivery and undeniable humour. - Scene Magazine

Time:
31 Jul 2011 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
Venue:
Cairns Civic Theatre
Phone:
4050 7777
Website:
http://www.ticketlink.com.au
Bookings:
1300 855 835
Ticket Price:
Adult $31 Child $24

20 October 2011

A Festival of Russian Ballet

Arts & Culture

Returning to Australia in 2011....Imperial Russian Ballet Company’s “Festival of Russian Ballet”.
The Festival of Russian Ballet features a diverse and stunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts.

Act One – Don Quixote
Don Quixote was first performed in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre in 1869. Since then it has been performed all over the world by Russian and International companies.
Former Bolshoi soloist and head of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company, Gediminas Taranda, has taken the four acts of the original ballet with its gradual evolution and transformed it into one impetuous act.

Act Two – Bolero
Bolero is a striking and dramatic ballet. Ravel was inspired to create this masterpiece after visiting a large industrial factory. There he noticed the slow regular movement of the assembly lines and the crash of machine and materials. Bolero is regarded as one of the world’s music masterpieces.

Act Three – Highlights from the world’s great ballets including Giselle, Carmen, The Dying Swan and Le Corsaire. Also in Act Three, Gopak and Ne Me Quittes Pas, Can Can Surprise
The Imperial Russian Ballet Company have performed this three-hour ballet extravaganza all around the world, thrilling audiences and impressing critics. Richard Mays writing in The Evening Standard wrote:

Ballet virtuosity stuns audience
AN ASTOUNDING and exhilarating three-hour programme brought most ballet fans to their feet last night.
Perhaps the few who remained seated were simply stunned by excess, as this touring ballet treasure trove heaped pleasure upon delight, capping virtuosity with even more outstanding steps, leaps and turns.

www.russianballet.com.au

Time:
20 Oct 2011 8:00 PM to 20 Apr 2011 10:40 PM
Venue:
Cairns Civic Theatre
Phone:
1300 855 835
Website:
http://russianballet.com.au
Bookings:
TicketLink www.ticketlink.com.au
Ticket Price:
from $64.90

12 November 2011

FUN ART GROUP

Arts & Culture

Informal group of amateur artists meet every Wednesday 11am-3pm BYO materials, lunch
cost $4.oo to assist the hire of the hall and coffee
every one welcome
contact YMCA Ph 40577507

Time:
12 Nov 2011 7:00 PM to 12 Jan 2011 7:00 PM
Venue: