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JACARANDA LOVER DIRECT FROM RUSSIA

You meet some great people at through the Jacaranda Festival, and this year I had the pleasure to meet, if only via the internet, a wonderful Russion expat named Tatiana. Browsing through Flickr I came across some lovely photos of Goodna’s Jacaranda Trees, and after making contact Tatiana (or “tatters” on flickr) was gracious enough […]

2010 SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

Here we have the results from the 2010 schools competitions. The judges were again impressed by the quality of entries from all the local schools, and congratulate every school which took part. The Jacaranda Festival would also like to thank Anna Churchill and Paul Morgan for organising the schools events. PRIMARY SCHOOLS VARIETY 1st – […]

2010 DANSING WRAP UP

DanSing – a Quest for Talent is over for another year and what an amazing showcase of talent it was! Performers aged from 7 through to 40+ gave outstanding performances to hundreds of enthralled spectators as they competed for great prizes. This year showcased for the first time the category of “Original Song”. This category […]

POST SHOW WRITEUP IN THE Q.T.

Check out what the Q.T. had to say about this years Jacaranda Festival.

ALANA PERFORMS “IRIS”

A great performance by Alana at our Talent Quest, DanSing this year![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPdLSKhGjYc]

KIDS DOING THEIR THING ON STAGE

Here’s a great video of four local kids having a blast on stage at this years festival. Great stuff.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWd58Mruio]

DID YOU MISS THE FIREWORKS?

Well, this video, shot on an iPhone, is no substitute for enjoying the fireworks in person, but if you did miss them, at least you can remind yourself to make sure you see them next year![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_n5iGilDxQ]

ROCK & ROLL SHOW A ROARING SUCCESS

Hundreds of fans filled the marquee this afternoon to see the Jacaranda Festival Rock & Roll Show. Ian Turpie kicked things off and compered the afternoon, introducing legends Tony Worsley, Denise Drysdale, Lucky Starr and finally, Normie Rowe. Denise kept the crowd laughing with some great comedy, and Normie Rowe even managed to get the […]

2010 STREET PARADE WINNERS

A big congratulations to everyone who participated in the parade this year, you are all fantastic and we hope to see you again next year. The lucky winners of our parade competition are; OPEN CATEGORY 1st – Goodna Neighbourhood House2nd – Shiloh Seniors – Living Life3rd – Springfield Districts Vet Clinic FLOATS YOUTH COMMUNITY 1st […]

2010 DANSING TALENT QUEST WINNERS!

A Huge congratulations to the following winners of the 2010 Goodna Jacaranda Festival Talent Quest. You are all awesome! JUNIOR VARIETY JUNIOR DANCE INTERMEDIATE VARIETY OPEN DANCE ADULT VARIETY OPEN VARIETY ORIGINAL SONG