41-594: The Woodford Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural festival held near the semi-rural town of Woodford , 72 km (45 mi) north of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It is one of the biggest annual cultural events of its type in Australia. Every year approximately 125,000 patrons attend the festival. Approximately 2000 performers and 438 events are programmed featuring local, national and international guests. The festival takes place over six days and nights from 27 December to 1 January each year. It features
82-450: A gala event, while the state and territory awards are revealed at satellite events in their respective capital cities. The awards are open to any musician or band that played a concert in Australia between 1 September and 31 August of any year. Music venues which have been active during this period and music festivals that have taken place between these dates are eligible for their respective awards. As of 2023 Heath continues to serves
123-437: A number of speakers, environmentalists and such, who have been discredited by some people in the past, this is no different." Queensland Health Minister Geoff Wilson advised attendees "not to take [Meryl's] nonsense too seriously". 26°54′54.15″S 152°45′19.54″E / 26.9150417°S 152.7554278°E / -26.9150417; 152.7554278 Woodford, Queensland Download coordinates as: Woodford
164-490: A spectacle of dance, music, theatricality and fire - with the burning of a large structure heralding the New Year. The Fire Event was developed by Neil Cameron at the former Maleny festival and continued at Woodford, Paul Lawler worked with Cameron and took over as creative director of the event from 2003 - 2011, followed by Joey Ruigrok Van De Werven from 2012 - 2014, and Alex Podger from 2014 - 2022. The January 2000 Fire Event
205-570: A strong ecumenical focus and maintains a close relationship with the Anglican church. Woodford Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is at 26 Scotts Lane ( 26°58′28″S 152°47′09″E / 26.9744°S 152.7859°E / -26.9744; 152.7859 ( Woodford Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses ) ). Woodford is the home of the Stanley River Cricket Club, which supports junior and senior cricket in
246-525: A wide range of performance styles, musical genres and nationalities, with artists playing at over 25 different venues within the festival grounds. Along with musical acts, the festival offers a wide spectrum of entertainment such as circus, cabaret, comedy, street performance, workshops, debate, a Children's Festival and more. The streets are lined with restaurants, cafes, stalls, bars, street theatre and parades. The festival supplies both Season and Overnight camping ground to patrons, with most attendees staying for
287-857: Is a language of the Upper Brisbane River catchment, notably the Conondale Range . Dalla is part of the Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Somerset and Moreton Bay councils, particularly the towns of Caboolture]], Kilcoy]], Woodford and Moore. In 1841 the Archer brothers established Durundur Station along the Stanley River , near where Woodford now stands. In 1877, 10,800 acres (4,400 ha) were resumed from
328-599: Is a rural town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Woodford had a population of 4,022 people. The town is noted for the Woodford Folk Festival that takes place over the New Year holidays. Woodford is on the D'Aguilar Highway 73.4 kilometres (45.6 mi) by road north-north-west of Brisbane and 24.3 kilometres (15.1 mi) north-west of Caboolture . Kilcoy–Beerwah Road exits to
369-585: Is part of the Kilcoy-Woodford Parish within the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane . It is at 88 Archer Street ( 26°57′13″S 152°46′37″E / 26.9535°S 152.7770°E / -26.9535; 152.7770 ( St Matthias' Anglican Church ) ). St Mary's Catholic Church is at 16 Peterson Road ( 26°57′49″S 152°46′57″E / 26.9635°S 152.7824°E / -26.9635; 152.7824 ). It has
410-538: The Australian Vaccination Network to speak at the festival. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) described the group's views as "dangerous", and said organisers "had a responsibility to add speakers who could provide the medically approved side of the argument" so the audience were aware of "the risk of the information being presented [by Ms Dorey]". In response, festival director Bill Hauritz defended Dorey's appearance, saying "We've had
451-649: The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . In December 2022, it was confirmed that they would be back to celebrate the live sector in October 2023, after the two-year hiatus. The National Live Music Awards are awarded in categories that recognise the best live music venues, performers, events, and festivals. The awards contain both national and state-focused categories, voted on by people in the live industry (including fellow musicians, media, venues, bookers), with select public-voted categories. The national awards are revealed at
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#1732790941882492-480: The Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an "event and festival". In 2014, the festival attracted more than 126,000 patrons and generated 22 million dollars in direct visitor spending. The Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015, transforming from a homegrown event to one of the largest cultural celebrations in the southern hemisphere and welcoming more than 2 million people since 1994. In 2016–17,
533-867: The Australian music festival Splendour in the Grass was held in Woodford on the Woodford Folk Festival site. The town had an online community newspaper from 2010 to approximately 2014. In the 2011 census , the locality of Woodford had a population of 2,517 people, 40.2% female and 59.8% male. The median age of the Woodford population was 37 years, the same as the national median. 82.9% of people living in Woodford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 3.4%, Netherlands 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Vietnam 0.4%. 74.7% of people spoke only English at home;
574-520: The Durundur pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. Mr W. Yates was the first to take possession of his selected portion of the country and he built a hotel near a ford across the river. The hotel, and the town which developed around it became known, unofficially, as Yatesville . The town was positioned on a hill closer to the Stanley River than the present day town. When
615-530: The Woodford Folk Festival. The festival commenced in the showgrounds at Maleny in 1987 but its popularity outgrew the site. Woodford was one of the principal locations for the 2003 low-budget horror film, Undead . The Festival of the Dreaming , which celebrates Indigenous Australian culture, was first held at Woodford on 10 to 13 June 2005, having started and been held annually in Sydney since 1997. It
656-543: The best live music venues, performers, events, and festivals. The awards contain both national and state-focused categories, voted on by people in the live industry, with select public-voted categories. The National Live Music Awards were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards, held in 2014 and 2015 and run by event director Larry Heath under the auspices of Heath Media. They were the first awards dedicated solely to contemporary live music in Australia. At
697-554: The categories were expanded to include jazz and classical music . The fourth annual event was held on 4 December 2019 and saw Electric Fields take home three awards, including two of the biggest of the night, Live Act of the Year and Live Voice of the Year. Deborah Conway was inducted into the Live Legends Hall of Fame. The fifth annual event occurred on 20 October 2020. The 2021 and 2022 events were cancelled due to
738-575: The entire week of festivities. The 3 Minutes Silence is a recurring Woodford tradition, part of the New Year's Eve celebrations where festival goers within the grounds gather for 3 minutes of candle-lit silence to welcome the new year. A Sunrise Ceremony then takes place on the Woodfordia hilltop on New Year's Day. The whole community greets the Sun as they listen to Tibetan chants and guest musicians on
779-462: The festival attracted over 135,000 patrons, which was its largest year to date. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 festival to go on hiatus. After a two year hiatus, the 2022 Woodford Folk Festival programme was announced on 22 October 2022 featuring a score of Australian and international artists returning to the Woodfordia parklands. The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating
820-529: The grassy hill. The final evening of the festival culminates in a spectacular New Year's Day closing ceremony, The Fire Event. Unlike many festivals which are held in or near urban centres, the Woodford Folk Festival takes place on a 500-acre rural property known as Woodfordia, situated approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Sunshine Coast town of Woodford . The land is owned by Woodfordia Inc (previously Queensland Folk Federation), who are
861-464: The history of narrow-gauge railways in Queensland. The society has collected steam, diesel and petrol locomotives and rollingstock using the 2-foot gauge and has established their Durundur railway at Woodford as an operating heritage line. The society operates a steam train on the first and third Sunday of each month. The Woodford Historical Society operate a museum at 109 Archer Street as part of
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#1732790941882902-465: The importance to the community of the ford across the river. Timber cutting was the town's main industry. Most of the timber sourced from the area was sent to a sawmill in Caboolture. Durundur Provisional School opened on 23 October 1882. In 1885, it was renamed Woodford Provisional School. It closed on 28 October 1887 to reopen on 14 November 1887 as Woodford State School. A Catholic chapel
943-608: The inaugural edition of the National Live Music Awards that took place on 29 November 2016, there were eight live award shows, one held in each capital city, across every state and territory, awarding the regional winners, while at the gala show in Sydney, the nationwide winners were announced. The second event was held on 7 December 2017. Sydney band Gang of Youths won four awards at the event, while Melbourne group Camp Cope won three. The third annual event
984-469: The introduction of a regular mail service required the town to have an official name a meeting was called and McConnel was decided on in honour of the senior partner of Durundur Station ‑ but the Postmaster General would not accept that name. Therefore, another meeting was called and those present called it Woodford in honour of the junior partner, Henry Conwell Wood , and in recognition of
1025-627: The land. The Woodford Folk Festival developed from the Maleny Folk Festival which began in Maleny in 1987. In 1994, the festival was moved 20 km (12 mi) away to Woodford when it outgrew the Maleny Showgrounds site. The final evening of the Woodford festival culminates in a spectacular New Year's Day closing ceremony, The Fire Event. Over 20,000 festival goers seated on the grassed Amphitheater hillside witness
1066-540: The library complex ( 26°57′15″S 152°46′42″E / 26.9543°S 152.7784°E / -26.9543; 152.7784 ( Woodford Historical Society Museum ) ). National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards ( NLMA s) are annual Australian music awards , established by Heath Media in 2016. They were preceded by the AU Live Music Awards in the previous two years. The awards are given in categories that recognise
1107-566: The local area. The Woodford Folk Festival is held in the town in December each year. The Woodford Markets are held on the third Sunday of each month in the middle of the town. The Woodford Show is held in June each year. The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society operates a railway museum at the Woodford railway station. The society was established in January 1971 to preserve
1148-554: The next most common languages were 0.7% Dutch, 0.3% German, 0.1% Filipino, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish. In the 2016 census , the locality of Woodford had a population of 3,458 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Woodford had a population of 4,022 people. Woodford State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 171 Archer Street ( 26°57′42″S 152°46′50″E / 26.9617°S 152.7806°E / -26.9617; 152.7806 ( Woodford State School ) ). In 2018,
1189-420: The north-east. Duungidjawu ( also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and City of Moreton Bay, particularly the towns of Caboolture , Kilcoy , Woodford and Moore . Dalla (also known as Dalambara and Dallambara)
1230-639: The producers of the festival. The 2011 flooding throughout Queensland also affected Woodfordia, leaving the Queensland Folk Federation (QFF) with millions of dollars of repair bills. To save the organisation, the Moreton Bay Regional Council (MBRC) purchased the land from the QFF and then leased it back to them for 50 years. The MBRC owns the land, however the QFF still owns all infrastructure and improvements made to
1271-414: The railway infrastructure was removed after the line closed in the early 1960s with parts of the line dismantled in 1965. Much of the land has been sold. The Woodford Show Society was established in 1911 and the town's show continues to be held annually. Woodford Methodist Church was opened on Saturday 6 April 1912 by Reverend Henry Youngman . The church was in a central position of the main street and
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1312-538: The school had an enrolment of 391 students with 42 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School in Caboolture to the south-east, Beerwah State High School in Beerwah to the north-east, and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to
1353-434: The success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 In 2011, organisers of the festival were criticised for inviting known conspiracy theorist Meryl Dorey, president of anti-vaccination pressure group
1394-490: The town to the small regional centre of Caboolture . There were two railway stations servicing the area: Durundur railway station ( 26°57′11″S 152°45′00″E / 26.9530°S 152.7500°E / -26.9530; 152.7500 ( Durundur railway station (former) ) ) and Woodford railway station ( 26°57′27″S 152°46′54″E / 26.9574°S 152.7817°E / -26.9574; 152.7817 ( Woodford railway station ) ). Most of
1435-637: The west. The Woodford Correctional Centre is on the outskirts of town. The Moreton Bay City Council operates a public library in Woodford at 1 Elizabeth Street ( 26°57′16″S 152°46′42″E / 26.9545°S 152.7784°E / -26.9545; 152.7784 ( Woodford public library ) ). Woodford Baptist Church is at 115 Archer Street ( 26°57′18″S 152°46′43″E / 26.9550°S 152.7786°E / -26.9550; 152.7786 ( Woodford Baptist Church (former) ) ). It has also been known as Stanley River Valley Community Church. St Matthias' Anglican Church
1476-505: Was John H. Buckeridge . A desire for a more central site resulted in its relocation to its current site using a bullock wagon in 1914. It was re-opened on Tuesday 2 December 1913 by the Anglican Archdeacon of Brisbane. Dairying was also a major industry. A co-operative dairy factory opened in the town in 1904. Woodford was a stop on the now-closed Kilcoy railway line . The line reached Woodford in 1909 and connected
1517-664: Was 22 by 33 feet (6.7 by 10.1 m). It subsequently became Woodford Uniting Church. It has now closed but the church building is still extant at 126 Archer Street ( 26°57′23″S 152°46′41″E / 26.9565°S 152.7780°E / -26.9565; 152.7780 ( Woodford Methodist/Uniting Church (former) ) ). Woodford Baptist Church opened in 1924. St Joseph's Catholic School opened on 28 January 1930 and closed in December 1965. The Woodford public library opened in 1978. The Maleny Folk Festival relocated from Maleny to Woodford in July 1994, then being renamed
1558-550: Was featured in the global live TV broadcast heralding the new millennium. In 2005–2006 a record aggregate attendance of over 130,000 visitors attended the festival, injecting $ 21 million into the Queensland economy. In 2008, the festival won the FasterLouder Festival Award for the most Green Friendly festival. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Woodford Folk Festival was announced as one of
1599-466: Was held annually until it was incorporated into the Woodford Folk Festival in 2011–2012. A Woolworths supermarket opened in the town in 2010. A local landmark up until its closure in 2010 was the Elvis Presley -themed fruit and vegetable shop, Elvis Parsley's Grapelands . New housing subdivisions were established on Kropp Road and Ironbark Drive during 2010 and 2011. In 2010 and 2011,
1640-719: Was held on 6 December 2018, with a new award to recognise live music photographers and the introduction of "The Sheddy", the new name of the Live Drummer award in memory of the late Iain Shedden , who was one of the award's judges in its inaugural year. Magic Dirt were the recipients of the inaugural Live Legends Hall of Fame Induction. In 2019 the NLMAs were held in Canberra as well as Brisbane , Sydney, Melbourne , Adelaide , Launceston , Alice Springs , and Fremantle , and
1681-425: Was opened circa September–October 1890. On 11 January 1930, a new Catholic church and school were officially opened by Archbishop James Duhig . St. Matthias' Anglican Church was dedicated on Sunday 28 February 1892 by Bishop William Webber . The site on the northern bank of One Mile Creek and much of the cost of the building the church were donated by Messrs McConnel and Wood of Durundur Station. The architect