Gippsland Guide

Sunday 29th December 2013 the Glenmaggie and District Boat Club located at Licola Road Glenmaggie, 10 minutes from Heyfield will host another exciting speed boat race meeting. This event is proudly supported by the Wellington Shire Council.  Sunday 10am to 5pm a full day of racing with over 25 – 30 races.

Entrance Fee – $15 per head for the Sunday Spectacular. Children under the age of 14 are free.

The running of the prestigious Glenmaggie Cup sponsored by the Heyfield & District Community Bendigo Bank will have several heats of the grand prix hydroplane boats thundering through their paces with an almighty final at 4pm.

Other spectaculars on Sunday will be both the Darryl Hamilton and Alan Hore Memorial Trophies and a full day of other support racing.

The gates open at 8.30am with full catering for the entire day. All are welcome to come along and enjoy the thrills.

The Glenmaggie & District Boat Club is a not for profit organisation who has been proudly hosting these events on Lake Glenmaggie for over 57 years in this family friendly environment. So come along, bring the family and get a great spot.

From New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House, from Womadelaide to Woodford Folk Festival, and many places in between Tibetan singer-songwriter Tenzin Choegyal has thrilled audiences around the world with his soaring vocals and mastery of traditional instruments. He has performed before the Dalai Lama and shared the stage with many well-known artists and composers. But he especially enjoys the chance to perform at more intimate concerts where he can share playful stories and well-loved traditional tunes with his audiences.

Tenzin was born in Tibet, a child of Tibetan nomads who followed their herds and traded salt, spending summers in the mountains and wintering on the plains. However, he spent his early years in Mustang, in the north-east of Nepal after his family fled the Chinese occupation in the early 1970’s. But memories of the music of his homeland have stayed with him.

An outstanding vocalist, Tenzin is a master of traditional Tibetan instruments such as the dranyen (long-necked lute) and lingbu (transverse bamboo flute). He recalls, when growing up, hearing his father playing the flute and his mother singing the nomadic songs of Tibet. Alongside traditional Tibetan Buddhist devotional chants, these songs still play a central part in his musical repertoire today.

Tenzin sets aside several weeks each year for his very special “For Tibet with Love Home Concert Tour”, performing concerts in people’s homes or other intimate venues to raise money for the Tibetan Children’s Village school in Dharamsala, India. TCV was established in the early 1960’s and to this day continues to support the orphaned and destitute children of Tibetan refugees.

We are delighted to be hosting one of Tenzin’s “home” concerts in Neerim South on November 29th. This promises to be a joyful evening of music and sharing as well as a unique opportunity to support Tenzin in his cause.