Entertainment

Dove sticks to the trees

Going back some years, for one particular family, there were those called Pigeons and the others called Doves. Changes were made and a third category...

Christmas packages galore to finish the year off with a bang

From a mechanical bull to a gladiator arena, giant dartboard and inflatable pub, The Rocky Sports Club offers an experience with a difference when...

Gothic tale comes to life

Charlotte Brontë’s gothic tale of a spirited orphan in search of love, family and a sense of belonging blazes into Rockhampton in November. Audiences will...

Delightful Fantail’s musical call

Among the family of smaller birds, there is a small group called Fantails. Until just recently, this group consisted of three members, the...

Dive behind the scenes

For two and a half hours, the crowd will be thrilled, awed and thoroughly entertained, but it has taken over 300 hundred hours for...

‘The Greatest Ballroom in the Southern Hemisphere’

After a decade of research and development and this year; marking 40 years since its controversial demise, an original Australian production about ‘The Greatest...

Medieval mayhem at Dirty Dicks

Between sing-alongs, audience participation aplenty and side-splitting tongue-in-cheek ditties and dances, the Rocky Sports Club played host to a packed house who came along...

Cockatoo is pretty in pink

When I was a child going to school, one of my favourite subjects was 'Australian History'. Later, as a teacher, I was still...

Hobby Horse Derby to highlight Melbourne Cup day

The mighty steeds in this year’s Rocky Sports Club’s Hobby Horse Derby field are looking for the goods in anticipation of the club’s real...

Small member of the parrot family

Throughout the majority of Australia, the illustrated bird is known as the Cockatiel. However, in Queensland, it has also been known for many years...

Frogmouth pic worth the effort

In Australia, we have three different types of Frogmouth, so named because of their bills which could be compared to that of a frog. The...

Hobby horse derby Melbourne Cup main event

The Rocky Sports Club’s Melbourne Cup Luncheon is fast approaching, with last year’s Hobby Horse jockeys already talking a big game as to who...

Bennett tipped to return to Souths

Wayne Bennett's presence is already being felt at South Sydney as interim coach Ben Hornby reveals plans to consult with the master mentor ahead...