For some reason, the six-month out milestone, the “magic 180” days tends to loom in the organising committee’s consciousness.  Yes, we’re nearly there.  If the countdown widget on the desktop is right, then we’re 6 months and 8 days out from day 1.

 

Getting into budget prep mode now. HBCC is ready to hand over the cheque for the first $20K, but of course, the corporate sponsorship is by no means finalised yet.  Still, the budget for SoTB (Shakespeare on the Bay) which was presented to this week’s OC meeting looks like it can work, with at this stage, a small surplus on the right side of the balance sheet.

 

The Sonnets breakfast project has been costed and looks as though it could be a deficit affair.  Until further costings are in, and the project manager appointed, we won’t be much closer.  There is also the small matter of sponsorship which has yet to be attended to.

 

On the para-cultural events happening at Hervey Bay at the same time we’re there, spoke yesterday to Arthur Johnson who has had a first chat with Ken Stott, the Champion of the cultural festival at Fraser Coast.  Things moving, if slowly to get Opera on the Bay happening.  This has the potential to be a great event, but the locals need to understand it is they who will be doing the event prep, and not us.