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Subscriber only Further details have emerged surrounding the Gladstone Regional Council s decision to postpone all Gladstone Yacht Race Village events these Easter holidays. Supplementary to cancellation of the Village opening and postponement of the seafood festival and long lunch, the line crossing party has also been put on ice this year. Mayor Matt Burnett announced the postponements of all B2G Village activities around 2.30pm Wednesday. That includes tonight s events, the long lunch, the seafood festival and the line crossing party, Cr Burnett said. But we have supported the Gladstone Yacht Club and they will have live entertainment all weekend and of course extra security for them as well.
“I don’t know anyone who didn’t come out of there smiling.”
The community musical required more than 100 people working offstage to make the night run as smoothly as possible including the crew, production team, orchestra, staff and ushers.
Mayor Matt Burnett said rehearsals took up to 10 hours per week, with most of the cast and crew giving up every Wednesday night and Sunday for nearly six months.
“This was a huge commitment for the cast and crew, who had to balance their day-to-day lives and work commitments in order to chase their passion for stage performance,” Cr Burnett said.
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Gladstone Mayor Matt Burnett said 16 new Gladstone Regional Council apprentices and trainees would cover a diverse range of roles and locations.
A GRC statement said the enthusiasm of the apprentices and trainees was evident this week, as CEO Leisa Dowling and Cr Burnett wished them luck before the group gathered for a photo to mark the occasion.
Mayor Burnett said the 2021 intake covered several business units including community development and events, finance governance and risk, operations, customer experience and
people culture and safety.
trainees, a live production trainee and event trainee,” Cr Burnett said.
“Council takes pride in helping facilitate the upskilling of the hard working people in our region across a diverse range of roles at a variety of locations.
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