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Former New Zealander John Whitley and ex-Tasmanian Nigel Squibb – who have the lease on the Maidenwell Trading Post (“Home Of The Sauce Man”) – have unveiled their plans for a music festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 13, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett is about to get a new annual music festival, which the organisers aim to develop over coming years into a “destination event” to attract tourists to the region.<\/p>\n

The Maidenwell Country Music Muster was officially launched with a breakfast at the Maidenwell Trading Post on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

The inaugural festival will be held on May 11-12 next year and will feature multiple-Golden Guitar winner Beccy Cole as the headline act.<\/p>\n

John Whitley and Nigel Squibb took over the lease of the Trading Post on October 16 last year, but told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> they had been planning the festival “before we even got here”.<\/p>\n

Nigel said John had always wanted to organise the Festival somewhere in the South Burnett, and Maidenwell was the perfect location.<\/p>\n

He said they had both done event organising before, but not a country muster.<\/p>\n

They were aiming for a “different demographic” to the already-established Nanango Country Music Muster, which is held annually in September.<\/p>\n

“Nanango is more for bush balladeers and country and western. Our’s will be more modern country,” John said.<\/p>\n

Nigel said the pair “timed it with everyone’s calendars”.<\/p>\n

“The timing is perfect because southerners are coming north …” he said.<\/p>\n

“It will be held on the Mother’s Day weekend every year.”<\/p>\n

The Saturday line-up will feature The Spurs, local singer-songwriter Dean Perrett, Liam Kennedy-Clark, Kiara Rodrigues, Aleyce Simmonds, Gina Timms, Libby O’Donovan and Beccy Cole.<\/p>\n

On Sunday (Mother’s Day), there are plans for two breakfasts (a community one plus a more exclusive “Encore” breakfast), bush poetry and more live music.<\/p>\n

Some of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Maidenwell Community Group and the Black Dog Institute.<\/p>\n

General tickets are $80 and can be booked online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“By year five it will be one of the bigger self-sustaining events in the South Burnett. We are going to go hard,” Nigel said.<\/p>\n

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Recently re-elected Maidenwell Community Group president, Cr Gavin Jones, with Nigel and John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mick Privitera, from Australian Concert Productions in Brisbane – who will be handling the sound, lighting and staging – with Cr Terry Fleischfresser and John Carey, from Stanwell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff and Councillor Ros Heit with Nigel and John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kirstie Schumacher, from Stanwell, with KCCI president Rob Fitz-Herbert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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