The Redland Shire is an southern, bayside region of Greater Brisbane (which is not the same as the Brisbane City Council - its my name for a rough area from Caboolture to Beenleigh - click here to see what I call Greater Brisbane).

The Shire has a Ladies’ drum corps - I saw them when I photoblogged Australia Day at Southbank, and Beth Connor from the Drum Corps asked me to let you know more about them.

The Redland Shire Ladies’ Drum Corps practices every Wednesday night in the carpark of the North Stradbroke Ferry Terminal. Click here to see the exact location - click here to see from a distance and click here to see up close.

Any female from 13 to 70 is welcome to join. It’s $25 every 3 months to cover uniforms and drums, and you’ll also get lessons on how to drum in the Corps. After mastering side drumming, and the basic marches and displays, you can learn tenor or bass drumming if you want.

The Corps has performed in festivals and street parades right around the Redland Shire, other parts of Brisbane, and as far away as Stanthorpe (click here to see where it is) to Murwillumbah (click here…)

If you want to start drumming with the Corps, call the Secretary, Ms Jenny Hall, on 07 3206 4765 (+617 3206 4765 from overseas).

Read more to see more pictures of the Corps from Australia Day at Southbank.

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