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22.01.2022 Tonight, Burdekin Shire Council Mayor Lyn McLaughlin catches up with 88-year-old Olivio Pozzebon, one of the country's most experienced hand cane cutters, and Doug 'Chippo' Chappel, the man behind the AHCCC, to go over the rules of the Championships ahead of Friday's Councillor Cane Cutting Showdown. You will realise very quickly that Mr Pozzebon isn't the most talkative chap with a camera pointed at him - but once he has a cane knife in his hand, his face lights up and you can't stop him swinging! #visitburdekin #townsvilleshines #thisisqueensland Visit Burdekin, North Queensland Visit Townsville, Australia
20.01.2022 Announcing the Sweet Days Hot Nights Colouring In Champions for 2020! Congratulations to everyone who won a prize, both those pictured and those who were hiding from Mick! We can't wait to see your entries in the Canefields Ephemera next year
18.01.2022 Tonight, Home Hill's Chris Cannavan gets emotional as he takes us on a very personal look back at the history of cane harvesting in the Burdekin. A fourth-generation grower and harvester, Chris is an incredibly proud local, and couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world. #visitburdekin #townsvilleshines #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
18.01.2022 #ComingSoon Perform Music Studios
18.01.2022 This time. This page. Tomorrow night #ComingSoon Perform Music Studios
17.01.2022 Announcing the Sweet Days Hot Nights Colouring In Champions for 2020! Congratulations to everyone who won a prize, both those pictured and those who were hiding from Mick! We can't wait to see your entries in the Canefields Ephemera next year
16.01.2022 This is it - the end of our 2020 Virtual Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival! Some of the new Burdekin Shire Council Councillors are taught the ropes by one of the most experienced hand cane cutters in the world, Mr Olivio Pozzebon, and past AHCCC champion, Mark Vass, before they go head to head in a showdown of their own. Don't worry - the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships will be back bigger and better next year, so stay tuned and start training! #visitburdekin #supportlocalburdekin #townsvilleshines #supportlocaltownsville Visit Burdekin, North Queensland Support Local Burdekin Visit Townsville, Australia Support Local Townsville
12.01.2022 Our mate Mick has been missing all his favourite cane cutters - so he caught up with one of our past Australian Hand Cane Cutting Champions, Mareeba's Adam Gilbert, to see how he's training for next year! Tonight, learn about some of the rules of the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championship before tomorrow night's Councillor Cane Cutting Showdown!
11.01.2022 This time. This page. Tomorrow night #ComingSoon Perform Music Studios
09.01.2022 Last night marked the end of our 2020 Virtual Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival. Over the past three weeks, you have been lucky enough to go behind the scenes of our Festival's three major events: the iconic First Fire, the Burdekin Cultural Fair, and the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships. All of this wouldn't have been possible without the support of a number of groups and individuals, so we want to say thank you from the bottom of our heart to you all for being invo...lved: David at the Burdekin Theatre, Matilda Duncan, Josie, OmniTitan Productions, Charles Quagliata, Greg Miller and Burdekin Cane Farm Stay, Mark MacDonald, Robbie Eckersley, Gudjuda Reference Group, FC Caledonia, Preeti Prayaga, Isodia and Stefania Scuderi, Connie and Matthew Patane, Doug 'Chippo' Chappel, Roxanne Vass, Chris Cannavan, Adam Gilbert, Mark Vass, Olivio Pozzebon, and Burdekin Shire Council. With your support, our Virtual Festival has reached more than 100,000 people over the past three weeks, and showcased so many of the fantastic things to see and do in the Burdekin Shire. Our final vote of thanks goes to you, our viewers: thank you for tuning in and joining the conversation! We have loved seeing how much the videos have meant to you all, and given new meaning to some of the Festival's events. We can't wait to see you all in person for next year's Festival - mark 27-29 May in your diary, and we'll see you in the Burdekin! Did you miss any of the Virtual Festival? Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2YXKXN9 #visitburdekin #supportlocalburdekin #townsvilleshines Visit Burdekin, North Queensland Support Local Burdekin Visit Townsville, Australia Support Local Townsville
08.01.2022 Those who have attended a Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival before will definitely recognise this man. Doug "Chippo" Chappel has played a massive role in the continuation of the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships, following the competition between host venues. We caught up with Chippo to hear a bit of the background of the AHCCC and its evolution over the years.... #visitburdekin #townsvilleshines #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
08.01.2022 SOUND UP You may think starring in your debut music video is a piece of cake - but it's not as easy as it looks! Check out the roar of the cane fire our friends from Perform Music Studios were up against as they performed a tribute to Barnesy's iconic 'Working Class Man' last week! ... Haven't seen the video yet? Check it out here, and let Jimmy know how much you'd love to see him rock the Burdekin in the comments! #GimmeJimmy https://bit.ly/2QsLWQm
07.01.2022 Join us for the last week of the Sweet Days Hot Nights Virtual Festival! The third and last week will showcase the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships. Hand cane cutting experts have been battling it out for the title of Australian Hand Cane Cutting Champion since the 1960s, when the first Hand Cane Cutting event, ‘The World Titles’ was held. The Burdekin has been the proud host of the Australian Championship since 1999 with the event recently becoming the closin...g event for the Sweet Days Hot Nights Festival. This week we will hear from some of the past competitors, learn about the history of hand cane cutting in the Burdekin and learn some tips and tricks from the experts!
06.01.2022 "What an amazing perspective! " Take to the sky for a 360-degree view of the 2020 Burdekin First Fire being lit! To watch the First Fire or any of the 2020 Virtual Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival, check out https://bit.ly/38NfFMl
05.01.2022 Roxanne Vass has taken out the female title in the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships four years in a row! Hear firsthand about Roxanne's cane cutting experience as well as tips for those wishing to have a crack at the Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival in 2021. #visitburdekin #townsvilleshines #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia
02.01.2022 Last night marked the end of our 2020 Virtual Sweet Days, Hot Nights Festival. Over the past three weeks, you have been lucky enough to go behind the scenes of our Festival's three major events: the iconic First Fire, the Burdekin Cultural Fair, and the Australian Hand Cane Cutting Championships. All of this wouldn't have been possible without the support of a number of groups and individuals, so we want to say thank you from the bottom of our heart to you all for being invo...lved: David at the Burdekin Theatre, Matilda Duncan, Josie, OmniTitan Productions, Charles Quagliata, Greg Miller and Burdekin Cane Farm Stay, Mark MacDonald, Robbie Eckersley, Gudjuda Reference Group, FC Caledonia, Preeti Prayaga, Isodia and Stefania Scuderi, Connie and Matthew Patane, Doug 'Chippo' Chappel, Roxanne Vass, Chris Cannavan, Adam Gilbert, Mark Vass, Olivio Pozzebon, and Burdekin Shire Council. With your support, our Virtual Festival has reached more than 100,000 people over the past three weeks, and showcased so many of the fantastic things to see and do in the Burdekin Shire. Our final vote of thanks goes to you, our viewers: thank you for tuning in and joining the conversation! We have loved seeing how much the videos have meant to you all, and given new meaning to some of the Festival's events. We can't wait to see you all in person for next year's Festival - mark 27-29 May in your diary, and we'll see you in the Burdekin! Did you miss any of the Virtual Festival? Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2YXKXN9 #visitburdekin #supportlocalburdekin #townsvilleshines Visit Burdekin, North Queensland Support Local Burdekin Visit Townsville, Australia Support Local Townsville
02.01.2022 SOUND UP You may think starring in your debut music video is a piece of cake - but it's not as easy as it looks! Check out the roar of the cane fire our friends from Perform Music Studios were up against as they performed a tribute to Barnesy's iconic 'Working Class Man' last week! ... Haven't seen the video yet? Check it out here, and let Jimmy know how much you'd love to see him rock the Burdekin in the comments! #GimmeJimmy https://bit.ly/2QsLWQm
