Sandgate Guide

01/12/2025

🎶✨ Bramble Buzz – Your Local Community Update! ✨🎶

Stay connected and discover what's happening in our vibrant community this month!
https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/bramble-buzz/

🎤 Grace Spinks is back hosting Festive Folk, Carols & Christmas Craft on Saturday, 20 December at SANDBAG—an afternoon of creativity and live music!
🎁 Autism Queensland (AQ) Brighton Campus has launched its own P&F group—find out how you can support their end-of-year raffle and make a difference!
🍻 Curious about what's brewing at the Post Office Hotel? Get the latest scoop and more in this month’s Sandgate Guide.

👉 Read more in Bramble Buzz!

29/11/2025

🎄✨ Get ready for a festive celebration! ✨🎄
Join the Bayside Divas for a magical Christmas concert on Sunday, 7 December at Sandgate Town Hall! 🎶
This fun, community event will feature a wonderful selection of Christmas songs, with children invited to sit on comfy blankets and pillows at the front. 🎁 Plus, you won’t want to miss the chance to win an amazing Christmas hamper in the raffle! 🎉
🎅 Doors open at 2pm for a 2:30pm performance. It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with your loved ones. All for just $5 entry at the door!
Let’s make this a Christmas to remember! 🎶🎄

28/11/2025

🌿 Discover One of Sandgate’s Most Loved Local Gems! 🌿

If you adore wholesome food, friendly local businesses and that cosy village vibe we’re so lucky to have in Sandgate… you need to meet Ironwood Cottage Wholefood Organics.

From organic produce and bulk foods to eco-friendly home essentials, this beautiful little store is packed with heart, quality and old-fashioned care. It’s the kind of place where you walk in for one item and leave with a basket full of goodness.

We visited for a closer look — and we left absolutely smitten. 💚

✨ Read the full story here: sandgateguide.com.au/ironwood-cottage-wholefood-organics/

Support local. Shop consciously. And pop in to say hi to the lovely team at Ironwood Cottage next time you’re in the village! 🌱😊

Discover Sandgate’s Ironwood Cottage Wholefood Organics, offering quality organic produce, bulk foods and eco-friendly products.

27/11/2025

LAST CHANCE TO WIN

✨ WIN 1 of 2 Family Passes to the Annual Ice Spectacular! ✨

This December, the Boondall Figure Ice Skating Club is bringing the magic of Enchanted Earth to the ice at IceWorld Boondall — and we’re giving two lucky readers the chance to be there! ⛸️❄️

Experience breathtaking performances from some of Australia’s top skaters, dancers, and synchronised teams in this stunning, earth-inspired show.
With sessions at 11am, 2.30pm, and 5pm on Saturday, 13 December, it’s the perfect way to kick off the summer holidays. 🌿💫

Sarah Coetzee from BFISC says this year’s show is “one of our most exciting yet” — and we couldn’t agree more!
📅 Competition closes 30 November
🎁 Prize: 1 of 2 Family Passes to the Annual Ice Spectacular – Enchanted Earth
📧 Winners will be contacted via email
👉 Enter now at sandgateguide.com.au/competitions or scan the QR code in this issue.
Step into a world of wonder and experience the magic of Enchanted Earth! 🌎✨

Iceworld

23/11/2025

🎄 Sing Into the Season at Carols by the Bay! 🎶

Get ready to deck the halls, Sandgate! The much-loved Carols by the Bay returns to Einbunpin Lagoon Park on Thursday, 4 December (5–8pm) — a magical night of festive music, family fun, and community cheer.

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/carols-by-the-bay/

Enjoy performances from local school choirs, the Multitude Community Choir, and the Bayside Divas, plus plenty of tasty treats, glowsticks for the kids, and a special visit from Santa himself! 🎅✨
Cr Jared Cassidy says it best: “This event has become a real community favourite — it’s smiles all night long.”
For more information, find follow the event page: www.facebook.com/events/754017594359496/

23/11/2025

🎄 Sing Into the Season at Carols by the Bay! 🎶

Get ready to deck the halls, Sandgate! The much-loved Carols by the Bay returns to Einbunpin Lagoon Park on Thursday, 4 December (5–8pm) — a magical night of festive music, family fun, and community cheer.

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/carols-by-the-bay/

Enjoy performances from local school choirs, the Multitude Community Choir, and the Bayside Divas, plus plenty of tasty treats, glowsticks for the kids, and a special visit from Santa himself! 🎅✨
Cr Jared Cassidy says it best: “This event has become a real community favourite — it’s smiles all night long.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/754017594359496/

22/11/2025

Get Ready for Brit Beat Mania! 🎸🎤

Put on your dancing shoes and warm up those vocals — Brit Beat Mania is taking over The Sands Bowlo, Sandgate, on Saturday, 29 November!

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/brit-beat-mania/

Get ready for a fun, high-energy tribute to the British Invasion, packed with 60s classics (and a few 70s hits), costume changes, and plenty of sing-along moments.
Expect everything from The Beatles to Tom Jones — and yes, Doo Wah Diddy will have everyone joining in! 🎶
👉 More details in this month’s Sandgate Guide.
The Sands Bowlo

21/11/2025

❄️✨ Step into an Enchanted World on Ice!

Boondall Figure Ice Skating Club’s Ice Spectacular is back this December with the magical theme Enchanted Earth!

🌍 Skaters of all ages bring the beauty of our planet to life through stunning costumes, vibrant performances, and breathtaking spins.

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/enchanted-earth-ice-spectacular/

When: Saturday, 13 December – 11am, 2:30pm & 5pm
Where: IceWorld Boondall, 2304 Sandgate Road, Boondall
From beginner skaters to Australia’s top competitive talent, it’s a dazzling celebration of colour, movement, and imagination — perfect for the whole family.

Read more in this month’s Sandgate Guide and get ready to be enchanted!

18/11/2025

🎄✨ Jingle All the Bay is BACK! ✨🎄

Mark your calendars – one of Sandgate’s favourite festive celebrations returns on Saturday, 29 November, and it’s set to be bigger and brighter than ever! 🎅🎉

https://sandgateguide.com.au/jingle-all-the-bay/

From 4pm–9pm, the Sandgate CBD will come alive with market stalls, food, live music, sideshow alley fun – and the ever-popular Elfie Selfies with the RE/MAX crew!
🎁 Don’t miss the light-filled street parade at 7.30pm, and of course…the one and only Santa will be there too! 🎅✨
🎄 It's festive, it's family-friendly, and it's the perfect way to kick off the Christmas season by the bay.

Read more in this month’s Sandgate Guide.
Jingle all the Bay

Join Sandgate’s Jingle All the Bay for holiday cheer, live entertainment, shopping, and Santa’s unique boat arrival.

15/11/2025

🎸🎤 Sandgate Live Music Show is Back!

Get ready for a night of local music, classic rock, and community spirit on Saturday, 22 November at the Sandgate Community Centre!
All proceeds support SANDBAG Inc and their vital community programs.

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/sandgate-live-music-show/ #

Enjoy an incredible lineup of local favourites including Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out, Fat Chance, Frau Blucher, and special guests Rick Young, Suzie Purnell, and Elvis impersonator Rock Vegas.
Support local music, enjoy great food, and help the community thrive!
SANDBAG
More details in this month’s Sandgate Guide.

14/11/2025

🎭 Find Your Dose of Laughter with Sandgate Theatre!

This month, Sandgate Theatre invites you to explore the funny—and sometimes profound—side of life with Happiness, a comedy by Australian playwright David Williamson.

https://sandgateguide.com.au/stories/happiness-by-david-williamson/

Directed by Catherine Radbourne, the play follows psychologist Roland as he preaches the secrets to happiness… while his own family life proves anything but simple.
Full of humour, heart, and thought-provoking insights, this is a show that might just leave you smiling—and reflecting! 😊

📅 When: 21 November – 6 December
📍 Where: Sandgate Town Hall, Seymour Street, Sandgate
Read our chat with Catherine in this month’s Sandgate Guide.
Sandgate Theatre Inc.