Category Archives: Celebrations

Poets honour our own Poet Laureate

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

  We said farewell to Raymond Curtis a few weeks back but last Monday night the poets and poetry lovers of Tamborine Mountain bid their own special hail and farewell to the man who had been an inspiration to so … Continue reading →

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We Are Australian!

Posted on January 27, 2019 by

The good people of Capo and some friends from elsewhere on the mountain proved our pride in being Australian by celebrating Australia in fine style with a drinks-and-nibblies under the pergola. We decided it was just too hot for a … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

Well it’s been a very pleasant Festive Season with heaps of activities – singing, acting, partying – leading up to a quiet family Christmas lunch and culminating in one of the best New Year’s Eves I’ve had in many an … Continue reading →

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The baton and the fire!

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Well April 1 2018 was a great day for those of us lucky enough to live on Tamborine Mountain.  The community turned out in force to welcome the Queen’s baton relay, the end of a worldwide and then Australia-wide journey … Continue reading →

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An old-fashioned wedding

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

It’s more than 30 years since I’ve been to a wedding and a very long time indeed since I’ve been to an old-fashioned one – in a church, with the old vows and trappings. Today our neighbours Barbara and John … Continue reading →

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