Monthly Archives: July 2017

Well, by now if you don’t know about the great 60’s DANCE NIGHT happening at Gheerulla Hall on the 19th August, then you’ve been living under a rock. Not that I can blame you. There’s some pretty nice rocks around. Take Kenilworth Bluff for instance. Now there’s a nice rock. But now it’s time to emerge and join in the party, especially as it’s part paid for by your hard-earned ratepayer dollars.

As part of the Celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast way back in ’67, and as part of the Festival of Community Halls (www.sunshinecoastcommunityhalls.com) Gheerulla Hall members and guests, and, in fact anyone, can come and DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY to the LIVE music of The Strangest Dreamers, that fabulous band of old rockers. Or you can just come along and enjoy the music and watch everybody else like you used to do.

The Strangest Dreamers

Tickets can be purchased on line, at www.trybooking.com/QZSC, but if you hate the internet with a passion, you can buy your tickets just like you did in the 60’s by going to a shop and coming away with a pretty bit of paper. Both Johanna Designs and West’n Colour in Kenilworth can sell you tickets, for a mere $20, which is pretty good, seeing as you’ll also get a morsel of food in the evening to keep you boppin’. Or you can contact us.

So put a ring around the date:

And for those of you who like to read everything, here is the full press release that’s gone out to the papers:
Press releaseGHallDance

See you at the DANCE!

This event is proudly supported by the Sunshine Coast Council 50th Anniversary Fund.

Cost: $20 including supper

Turn Back the Clock to the 60s.

Do you remember the Rock ‘n Roll dances of the 60s? Your chance to relive those days – of miniskirts, false eyelashes, bell-bottoms, flares, Mary Quant psychedelic dresses and Beatles music. The Gheerulla Hall, one of the iconic old halls in the Sunshine Coast, (once named the Farmer’s Assembly Hall), will be the venue for a 60s style dance as part of the Sunshine Coast Festival of Community Halls, one of the events to celebrate the anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast. The dance will be held on Saturday 19 August, from 7.00 pm at the Gheerulla Hall.

Music will be provided by the award winning 5 piece band, “The Strangest Dreamers” who have a huge repertoire of songs encompassing a broad range of musical genres, inspired by the music of early Jazz years, Swing Blues, Roots and Gospel,Country and Classic Music. The band has promised to entertain everyone with dance music from the 1960s. They say it will be Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue. The band has played at Woodford Folk Festival, Noosa Jazz Festival, Brisbane’s Southbank and many other venues.

If you don’t want to dance, just come along and enjoy the music. This is a night to have fun, relax, and enjoy yourself. Dressing 60s style is optional. Refreshments will be available. Tickets (only $20/person) can be purchased via www.trybooking.com/QZSC, or contact gheerullahall1@gmail.com .

Join us in reminiscing about how good it was in the 1960s.

The Strangest Dreamers will be playing there

The Strangest Dreamers (facebook page)

The award winning five piece band, named after the song “Last Night I had the Strangest Dream”, an affirmation of hope and peace. This is one of the best bands on the Sunshine Coast playing at Woodford Folk and Noosa Jazz Festivals, Brisbane’s Southbank and many other venues. Their repertoire of songs encompasses a broad range of musical genres, inspired by the music of early Jazz years, swing Blues, Roots and Gospel, Country and Classic Music.

This year is the 50th Anniversary of the Naming of the Sunshine Coast, and Sunshine Coast Council is supporting a range of events to celebrate.  One of the events is the Sunshine Coast Festival of Community Halls, for which Gheerulla Hall is the auspicer.  There will be a range of events at a number of the Community Halls all over the Sunshine Coast – there will be an event at a Hall near you!

The Launch of the Festival is on Tuesday 25 July, 10 – 11 am at Montville Hall, with the Mayor Mark Jamieson, Councillor Jenny MacKay, and Gheerulla Hall president Mary Ann Law, speaking about the Festival.

Above is an invitation to attend the Launch, which is open for members to attend.  If you wish to attend, please RSVP for catering purposes, by 18th July, to gheerullahall1@gmail.com

If you need any more details, please call Kathy on 0458047272.

President’s Update

It’s been some time since I let you know what’s happening at Gheerulla Hall.

Its hard to believe that just over twelve months ago the hall was going to be closed down. In that time, the committee has been working hard to put the Hall finances on a firm foundation.  We have had a number of events, all well supported and providing funds; we have had some very generous donations of both money and goods; and we have applied for and received a number of grants to repair the building. To date, steps have been replaced, plumbing repaired, electrical wiring upgraded and repaired. Whirly birds were installed last month, and new fan lights will be installed soon, which should make it more comfortable in the hot summer months. Recently Boral’s Moy Pocket Quarries became a major sponsor of Gheerulla Hall by replacing the old decayed steps on the southern side and including new handrails and a cement slab at the base. We are very grateful for their support.  However, we still have a lot of work to do to get the hall to an acceptable standard. Recently we received a Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant to repair the ramp. I have passed the job to project manage to Kevin Schlort who is on the Hall’s Management Committee. The ramp will be replaced to meet Australian Standards.

The Gheerulla Country Fair was a great success with 30 stall holders selling a range of wares. It was a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and everyone enjoyed themselves.    There are already mutterings about the next one.

None of these events would be possible without the amazing members of “Team Gheerulla” (so named by the girls at Jo’s Exercise Classes). I think the name is appropriate because we do have a great group of Volunteers who are always ready to help. Our working bees have included mowing, cleaning, gardening, repairing, painting, removing rubbish, and even road making at the entrance. For our social events our gourmet cooks come out in force. I hope you enjoy being one of the team.

THINGS HAPPENING AT THE HALL

Irene Flint’s Line Dancing has resumed with a bunch of dedicated dancers attending classes.  Unfortunately Irene will be away for a couple of weeks, and when she returns Line Dancing will be held on Fridays at 10.30am. Classes are for an hour or so and the only cost is a gold coin donation to the hall. It’s good for the figure and the brain!! Go and have a go.

Jo McKenzie who used to run Jo’s Gym in Kenilworth has started exercise classes on Wednesdays at 9.30am .  Jo is a very experienced instructor and varies the program each week.  You feel great after a bit of puffing . Cost $10 per session.

Unfortunately  Pilates has been cancelled – Jean Pierre’s visa ran out so he had to leave Aus in a hurry.

SOCIAL EVENTS

The Sunshine Coast Festival of Community Halls will be held throughout August and September. www.sunshinecoastcommunityhalls.com and Facebook as well.  There are 29 small community owned halls like ours scattered across the Sunshine Coast. As part of the celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of the Sunshine Coast Council, 20 of these will be participating in the festival by each hosting an event. There will be all sorts of things happening, with many of these having a retro them ie back to the 1960s. e.g. Eumundi Hall will have Little Pattie performing, Obi Obi Hall are having A Rockabilly Dance and we are having  A SUPPER DANCE AT GHEERULLA  HALL! PLEASE NOTE THE EVENT IN YOUR CALENDAR!  Tickets will be available soon.  You don’t have to dance.  You can just listen to the great music. Food and drinks will be available.

DANCIN ‘ THE NIGHT AWAY
$20/person including supper
7.00pm 19^th August
with
‘THE STRANGEST DREAMERS’

a very well known 5 piece band including Bob Abbott, the former mayor of the Sunshine Coast.

Let me know if you have any ideas you have for Gheerulla Hall particularly anything involving engagement with the Gheerulla Community.

Hope to see you at the Dance on the 19^th August.  Bring out your stovepipes, your bellbottoms, your miniskirts and boogie the night away!

Regards,
Mary Ann

(click image to see full-size, printable version)

Sorry it has taken a while to get this to you folks. Yours truly has been afflicted by the winter bot and a few other ailments (not the least of which is rotten telecommunications evil geniuses). But I thought you all deserved a rap sheet.

The Inaugural Fair was a resounding success. financially, over $1500 was raised, so we are likely to be insured for another year. Many, many thanks to our wonderful volunteers both on the day and prior: so much generosity of time, hard work, donations of goodies, (SO many bargains! – people are still telling me what theybought!) and $$. The function would not have been possible, nor successful, without you. References available if required.

You will be pleased to know, too, that I have just had a phone call from the Council regarding our permit application for the event. Three weeks after it had occurred. Yes, once in a blue moon they lose an application – this time it was ours. Love it.

All the Hall stalls did well. Brisbane Coffee bars beware – Gheerulla Cafe will be serious competition in the future. Dave said he did a lot of dishes. And as for the Sausage Sizzle – I have to wonder when Master Chef will do a Sausage Sizzle Bake-Off. We certainly have a candidate in Dennis. Or perhaps, the Sausage Sizzle Olympics – haul the barbie 1 km, peel 5 kg onions, cook 100 sos in bread in one hour??

And the large oregon outside table and chairs from Coral and Barry. Coral, you don’t need four strong men to lift it, only one man and a good woman!

Too many plaudits to mention them all. Remember Jo’s Gym now on Wednesdays 9.30 am at the Hall.

Line Dancin’ on hold until Irene returns. Day will change then to Friday.

The next event will be ‘Dancin’the Night Away’ on Saturday 19 August with ‘The Strangest Dreamers’ , a 60’s dance night an homage to the large dance nights typical of the past history of the Hall. This is part of the ‘Festival of Community Halls’ in conjunction with the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the naming of the Sunshine Coast, and sponsored by SCCouncil. Tickets available shortly.

Our illustrious Presidente will be sending you an update report soon.

Yours,

Pollyanna X