Everyday, volunteers get out of bed and use their time and energy to help others, to listento others, to build community, and to find their own place in that community. It is an actof commitment and belief in the goodness in ourselves and other people. Our communitywould just not function if these volunteers were not willing to step up and help.Fortunately, there are many people who do volunteer for a myriad of organizations. Theseorganisations include ones working in and promoting health, education, welfare,environment, culture, arts, sport, and often a mix of all of these. National Volunteer Week (17-23 May) seeks to recognise the invaluable contribution ofvolunteers to their communities and to the Australian society as whole. This exhibition isan attempt to recognise and show people who volunteer, but it is just a snapshot of themany volunteers working across our region. There are many more volunteersparticipating in our community and we wish we had the time to include more groups(maybe there will be a next time). Our hats go off to all the volunteers. Twentyorganizations across Cairns have been photographed and we thank them for their timeand patience. These are all organizations which rely on the generosity, hard work, andcommunity spirit […]
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Roland Nancarrow takes us through a tour of his acrylic and watercolour paintings and sculptures which were completed in response to three artist residencies on three resort islands in the Maldives. Cairns based artist, Nancarrow, spent seven weeks on Reethi Rah in 2016, three months on Niyama Private Islands in 2017 and another three months on Atmosphere Kanifushi in 2018 Most of the paintings and watercolours were completed on the islands whilst the sculptures were completed in Cairns from the various encounters with bird species on the islands. The Residencies gave the artist the opportunity to explore the watercolour medium in several series commencing with the Niyama Garden series in 2017. Each series is fully illustrated in the ‘Maldives Artworks’ book which accompanies this exhibition. The exhibition has been previously shown at Milton Galleries, Mackay, The Old Ambulance Galleries, Nambour and Tanks Art Centre. Check out the film at: Roland Nancarrow.
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Congratulations to the 2019 Graduates of Djarragun College for their recent celebrations of an important milestone. It was a pleasure to be your Photographer for the evening to capture your well earned achievements. There was some fabulous entertainment also provided on the night by local company Spectrum Sounds Cairns (here: https://www.facebook.com/spectrumsoundscairns/). Make sure you book them for a memorable event of unstoppable dancing, photobooth and laughs…. you’ll never forget it! If you need your event covered, call Frei Films today for Photography and Videography services. . See Gallery images at Djarragun College 2019 Graduation.
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Cairns Festival 2019 Grand Parade Fireworks | Cairns Festival 2019 went off with a bang this year and what a great event it was If you need your event covered, call Frei Films today for Photography and Videography services. See Gallery the images for the Cairns festival 2019 Grand Parade.
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An impressive crowd showed up for the much anticipated Pete Murray concert held at Munro Martin Parklands last night as part of CPAC‘s Open day festivities on June 22nd 2019. There were many food stalls and plenty of smiling faces as Cairns celebrated the newest entertainment venue in Far North Queensland. See more photos here: Pete Murray Gallery Photos
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I was up bright and early this morning photographing and supporting this enthusiastic group of green thumbs! A group of 50 volunteering Treeforce Cairns members planted 1108 this morning from 7:30 – 10am of the intended 5000 trees which will be planted from May 26 – July 7th 2019 at Freshwater Creek. This is Treeforce’s contribution to the Cairns Regional Council’s Redlynch Sports and Recreation Master Plan (RMP). If you want to join in on the action, visit Treeforce’s event page at their website: https://www.treeforce.org.au See more photos from this event here: Treeforce
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The great folks at Wild Sugar are such amazingly talented people! Unique Fashion Designer Sajeela and partner Dameon held their latest fashion show at Dundee’s Restaurant in the Cairns Aquarium in May 2019. If you have not visited the Cairns Aquarium yet, There are some amazing sea animals there, some of which appear in this film I shot for Wild Sugar. Check out the film at: Wild Sugar.
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An impressive performance by Sheppard who delivered a sold out event at the Tanks Art Centre in Cairns. 700 adoring fans cheered and screamed as signature songs such as “Geronimo” from album Bombs Away had everyone jumping and dancing excitedly. Supporting band TYA delivered a memorable opening gig for Sheppard. See Gallery images at Sheppard Sold out event.
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Epic performances during Festival 2018 by Cat Empire, Kate Miller-Heidke and String Quartet and Greta Stanley, all who drew an overwhelming audience at the Live Stage on the Cairns Esplanade – part of the 2018 Commonwealth games in the Gold Coast, Australia. See videos here: Kate Miller-Heidke Cat Empire and Greta Stanley.
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