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  • OUR MAJOR SPONSORS BRINGING THE FUN TO THE FESTIVAL IN 2018

    The Goodna Jacaranda Festival is proud to present this year’s Major Sponsors. Our Major sponsors provide a massive level of support that enables us to bring you a huge free festival every year. Please show them your support so we can continue to build Ipswich’s most loved festival into the future. Ipswich City Council The…

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  • OUR SILVER SPONSORS MAKE IT HAPPEN!

    The Goodna Jacaranda Festival is proud to present this year’s sponsors. The festival could not happen without the incredible support our sponsors show us. If you enjoy the Jacaranda Festival and want it to continue, please give some love back to our sponsors as well! Goodna Services Club The Goodna Services Club provides a range…

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  • THANKYOU TO OUR 2018 BRONZE SPONSORS

    The Goodna Jacaranda Festival is proud to present this year’s bronze sponsors. The festival could not happen without the incredible support our sponsors show us. If you enjoy the Jacaranda Festival, please give some love back to our sponsors as well! Akibar Business Group – Cleaning Your one stop shop for your cleaning needs, Akibar…

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  • OPENING CEREMONY EXTRAVAGANZA FOR 2018

    This years Jacaranda Festival is set to be welcomed once again by another amazing opening ceremony performance.  The Dream Girls Extravaganza, featuring local singing talents Tammy Mathieson and Gemma Hansom will rock the festival stage from 7:10pm on Friday 26th October. Tammy, a local music teacher and performer, has been singing since she was 8. She brings a great…

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  • TURN UP THE MUSIC: JACARANDA FESTIVAL TO DELIVER THREE DOZEN BANDS

    The 2018 Goodna Jacaranda Festival will kick off on October 26th and will have a big musical presence! As the festival approaches, we can finally begin to reveal more of what we have planned for making our 51st year a great one! We are very excited to announce that the festival will be packed full…

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  • THE 49TH JACARANDA FESTIVAL LOOKS LIKE THE BEST EVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY

    This year’s 49th Goodna Jacaranda Festival in Ipswich from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 October, is packed with activities for the whole family. Goodna Community Board President Mathew Taylor said, “this year we have something for everyone and we are very excited with the events being showcased”. The event began in 1967 with proceeds initially shared…

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  • LOCAL BUSINESS MEANS LOCAL JOBS

    ‘LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES MEANS MORE LOCAL JOBS FOR OUR IPSWICH COMMUNITY’. As part of the 49th Goodna Jacaranda Festival in Ipswich from Friday October 28 to Sunday 30, the local Goodna community board is working with the Express Business Group to develop small business and jobs for the city. Goodna Jacaranda Festival President, Mathew…

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  • EXPRESS BUSINESS GROUP ANNOUNCES PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP

    Today the Goodna Community Association is pleased to announce that Express Business Group have agreed to become the 2016 Platinum Sponsor of the Goodna Jacaranda Festival. Express Business Group is an international business that specialises in helping individuals build their own business, financial freedom and a better lifestyle for themselves and their family. Offering a…

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  • 50 YEARS OF COUNTRY MUSIC!

    This year the West Moreton Country Music Association is celebrating it’s 50th year!  Currently based at the Ipswich Showgrounds, the association is still going strong, supporting local artists and expanding the reach of Country Music across Ipswich. The WMCMA as it is commonly known has the promotion of Country Music in all of its forms…

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  • CRASHING TOMORROW TO ROCK THE STAGE IN 2016

    We are very please to have local Ipswich band Crashing Tomorrow confirmed in the line up for the 2016 Jacaranda Festival. Following their two successful albums, White Bikini in 2013 and Lone Rider in 2015, Crashing Tomorrow have a reputation for being a great entertaining rock band. Listen out for their latest single “Secrets” currently…

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