Fraser Coast Ute Show 2012

For the first time, the Fraser Coast Ute Show offers 24 hours of action and entertainment at the "Rhythm & Revs" camp out spectacular. 

Gates open at 9am on Saturday for breakfast, markets & swap meet followed by judging of classes in Utes, Cars, Trucks & Motorbikes. The crowd will be entertained throughout the day by various local Country Music performers and there will be activities to keep the kids entertained. 

Stay over and camp on site at the Showgrounds and enjoy a monster BBQ under lights, a licenced bar and music until 10pm. Wake up on Sunday morning to a Bush Poets Recovery Breakfast with friends and family.

Camping Facilities and Licenced Bar & Canteen on site.

Sunday In The Park

Maryborough's Sunday in the Park is a relaxed morning of fun, food, brass bands, steam train rides, river cruises, "Stroll in Queens Park" tours with Mary, Town Crier, firing of the time cannon and traditional children's games and activities. 

Brass bands play inside a graceful old band rotunda in Queens Park. All morning, the Mary Ann, a full sized replica of Queensland’s first steam locomotive built in Maryborough in 1873, chugs along the riverside taking passengers through Queens Park and the Mary River Parklands.

Children and adults can also climb onboard one of the miniature steam engines, which run on a circuit around Queens Park. The sight of little legs dangling from tiny carriages as the trains weave around the track is guaranteed to delight. It’s a tradition begun by the city’s Model Engineers and Live Steamers Association over 30 years ago – and one that uniquely captures Maryborough’s carefree, family-friendly lifestyle.

Harbour View Twilight Markets

Harbour View Twilight Markets are fun for all the family with jumping castle and merry go round, clairvoyant and tarot card reader, artist and writer, loads of different crafts, candles, plants, illuminated products, honey and honey products, bush products and much much more.

Bring the family for a fun night out.

Location / Venue
Urangan Marina Complex
Date / Time
Friday, 13 January 2012
4pm - 8pm
Admission Free 

Hervey Bay Ambulance Committee Annual Goods Wheel

The annual Ambulance Goods Wheel will run nightly for 3 weeks over Christmas and New Year (except Christmas Day) at 'The Stage' on Scarness foreshore. It's great fun for the whole family. Tickets are only 50 cents each with 100 tickets sold per spin. 

Winning ticket holders get to choose their own prize from 100's on display. Loosing tickets go in the barrel to win the Major Prize of a Hooded Gas BBQ which will be drawn on the last night. (You don't have to be there on the night) Prizes include electrical items, homewares, toys, power tools, camping & gardening items, manchester and so much more. There is something for everyone!

Money raised is used to purchase auxillary patient care equipment for the Hervey Bay Ambulance Service.  Come along and support this worthy Hervey Bay Ambulance Committee fundraiser!

Ghostly Tours and Tales Of Maryborough

At the Ghostly Tours and Tales Of Maryborough, be entertained and spooked as a cast of characters in period costume recount with great wit and charm true stories of love, betrayal, tragedy and unspeakable crimes mixed with some juicy period gossip.

Tours are held on the Saturday evening of the last weekend of the month. Departure and return from Maryborough City Hall, Kent Street. Bookings are essential. The tour is fully escorted coach transport, a rare opportunity to see inside glorious heritage-listed buildings, a spooky guided lamplight tour of the old Maryborough cemetery, a chilling visit to Maryborough's pioneer cemetery and a delicious supper to complete the tour.

Torbanlea Picnic Races

Torbanlea's Annual Picnic Race Day starts with grounds opening on Saturday October 17 for those who wish to camp on site for the week.

The Race Day is Saturday October 22, with everything from foot races, tug o war, celebrity events, fashion of the field, and of course the picnic races which run from 9am. There are stalls, food, entertainment, jumping castle and kids activities.

The day is action packed, and the best family day out by a country mile so make sure you come along. Buses run from Hervey Bay and Maryborough or catch the train to Howard. Just 300 kilometres north of Brisbane, you can do the races on Saturday, then spend the rest of your weekend enjoying the delights of the Fraser Coast or Fraser Island.

Maryborough Heritage Craft Fest

Local artisan and crafters dressed in period-style costumes combine in the magnificent Maryborough City Hall to demonstrate and sell their hand-crafted items at the Fraser Coast's most prestigious craft event, the award-winning Maryborough CraftFest. There will be a huge variety of arts and crafts represented with something to interest both the ladies and the gentlemen. There will also be regular lucky shopper draws throughout the day. A canteen offering hot and cold drinks and snacks is operated by the Maryborough Lioness Club. All proceeds from the event are donated to local charities.


Location / Venue
Maryborough City Hall
Kent St
Mryborough

Date / Time
6 October - 8 October 2011
9.00am-4.00pm

Admission Fixed
Adult: $2.00/head