ALBUM A NEW STRING TO KATISHA’S BOW
FROM studying in Sweden to performing in Ugandan prisons, the violin has taken Katisha Lindee all over the world and her next stop is the Tablelands.
The violinist, who performs under the stage name Katisha Adelaide, begins her regional Queensland album release tour at Coffee & Clay in Yungaburra on Saturday night.
“The violin is my primary instrument but I love being able to present it in a way that people are like ‘Woah, I didn’t realise a violin could do that’,” said Ms Lindee, who is launching her Home is Not So Far album.
Ms Lindee said she used a looping pedal which she operated with her feet to record herself live and then loop the recordings.
“I continue putting layers on top of that so it creates whole songs without having to have another people there. And then I sing over the top of it.”
Having grown up in Innisfail, Ms Lindee said she wished she could tour Queensland more often.
The tour was planned for last year but she said she was lucky no solid plans were in place before lockdown hit. “I’m very lucky … that I’m able to do live concerts again,” she said.
Following the Yungaburra show, Ms Lindee will be performing in Mission Beach, Innisfail and Townsville.
Saturday’s event is a collaboration between neighbouring Yungaburra businesses @ The Art Garage and Coffee & Clay. @ The Art Garage owner Katie Wilson said she hoped it was the first of similar musical events.
IMPOUNDED animals are the focus of a Tablelands Regional Council project kicking off on Monday, involving the renovation of the Tolga pound alongside construction of additional dog kennels.
Tablelands Regional Council Deputy Mayor Kevin Cardew said the current building was old, antiquated and definitely due for an upgrade.
“Our existing pound has been there a very long time. The existing building is in a state of disrepair and we just need to upgrade it so we meet our obligations in the safe wellbeing and caring of impounded animals.”
“We’ve been fortunate to get money through the state government’s Work For Queensland funding, so we’ve taken that opportunity to upgrade our pound for the betterment not only of the animals but for our staff as well.”
Council allocated $450,000 for the project through Works for Queensland’s 2020 funding, following an initial proposal which involved construction of a new building at Maxwell Crescent and had an estimated total project cost of $1m.
“The initial concept was to build a brand new state of the art facility however funding didn’t allow that so officers have gone back and looked at the options and come up with a best fit option that we can achieve,” Cr Cardew said.
Councillor Bernie Wilce said there were occasions when the current pound nearly reached capacity.
He added that wandering animals were the biggest issue the pound faces.
“It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure their pets are securely restrained.”
Construction of the pound must be completed by June 30 2021 in-line with funding arrangements.
THE Cape York peninsula will host one of the biggest events in the region’s rich history this year, tipped to provide a $2.6m economic windfall.
Country star Troy CassarDaley, acoustic duo Busby Marou and live powerhouse Mau Power will headline a free Reconciliation Rocks festival estimated to attract more than 10,000 participants as part of the Cooktown and Cape York Expo.
The 10-day regional showcase will include a business expo and be bookended by the hugely popular Discovery Festival at Cooktown, which will re-enact the arrival of Captain James Cook on the banks of the Endeavour River 251 years ago.
The festival, to be held from June 11-20, will shine a light on the Indigenous culture and reconciliation efforts across the cape after the cancellation of the planned 2020 celebration.
Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said a tent city and RV ground were planned to cater for bumper crowds.
“The global pandemic forced Cook Shire Council to defer last year’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of James Cook arriving on the banks of the Endeavour River, but we will proudly continue with its theme of reconciliation,” he said.
Both Captain Cook and Joseph Banks recorded the first act of reconciliation between Europeans and Australia’s First Nations people in their journals after interacting with the Guugu Yimithirr people during their seven weeks in Waymburr – now known as Cooktown.
Cr Scott said the festival’s “Rising Tide” tagline would pay homage to Indigenous culture with “the rising tide bringing new life and offering the best time to hunt and gather”.
“It also reflects the need for the community to rise and prosper in a post-pandemic world and links to Cook, as it was the tide that helped float his ship from the reef as he made his way to Waalumbaal Birri (Endeavour River) 251 years ago,” he said.
Member for Cook Cynthia Lui said she expected the festival to inspire curious visitors “in their thousands”.