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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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  • LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SUPPORTING THE JACARANDA FESTIVAL

    The Jacaranda Festival is all about celebrating and building our great community, and this year we are pleased to welcome another local business on board as a Silver Sponsor. Photos by Jaana, a photography business started by local resident Janna Brown, has agreed to provide a range of photography services for this years Jacaranda Festival.

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  • LOCAL BAND SLING TO PERFORM IN 2016

    Sling is a fun 4 piece high school rock band from the beautiful seaside town of Redcliffe, Queensland. They perform catchy original songs with memorable choruses and riffs in varying themes and styles ranging from emotive acoustic ballads to alternative rock. Caleb Freeman, Josh Crawford, Jade Roles and Dylan Thompson form Sling and despite being

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  • LOCAL GROUP FUSION TO PERFORM

    Fusion – Brisbane’s newest girl group – is enchanting audiences all over the city with their angelic voices & tight harmonies. The talented teens – Ella, Naeva and Alice – mix the old with the new to present an eclectic, vibrant set list that will have you up dancing and singing along with them. Fusion

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  • KIDS TO SOAR WITH THE MIGHTY IPSWICH EAGLES

    Looking for a fun new sport for your kids to play? Bring the kids down to the Ipswich Eagles Auskick and test their skills at AFL. The team from Ipswich Eagles will be putting them through their paces with skill building activities such as kicking and passing.  If you are keen to learn more about playing

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  • LOCAL TALENT TO OPEN WITH NATIONAL ANTHEM

    The 2016 Goodna Jacaranda Festival will be opened with stirring rendition of the national anthem sung by local talent Joel Mikkelsen. Joel has been singing for many years, and has appeared in a wide variety of stage shows including Chicago, Sweeney Todd and Boogie Fever to name just a few. The 2016 Opening Ceremony will

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  • IGNITING THE JACARANDA FESTIVAL WEBSITE FOR ANOTHER YEAR

    We are pleased to announce that Web Ignite has again taken on a sponsorship role for the Goodna Jacaranda Festival in 2016. The creative web team at Web Ignite will again be hard at work developing the site to bring all the details of what is promising to be an amazing festival this year to

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