Welcome to June!

A Message from the Editor, Shanelle Schick Hello!

Welcome to the June Edition of The Hub Capricorn Coast – our 12th edition as a digital magazine! The year has flown by! And already we are almost halfway through 2023

This month you will notice the magazine is a little lighter than usual Unfortunately, I couldn’t secure the interviews I wanted to due to time constraints and other pressing life commitments. With too many balls in the air, sadly the one I had to drop was The Hub Capricorn Coast However, we have some fantastic contributions and columns from some of our regular contributors, so be sure to check them out

As a community we are eagerly awaiting the 24th & 25th of June for the first Synergy Rising Festival being held at Forest Fields at Byfield which will bring together the four elements and directions in what’s set to be an outstanding healing festival. You can read more about this in the coming pages.

In May I completed the I-Activate Social Enterprise course through the Central Queensland University with the first CQ cohort. The course concluded with a showcase evening at CQU for participants to pitch their idea in 3 minutes or less. I look forward to watching some of these fantastic social enterprises come to life over the coming months and years!

Study has kept life busy and interesting as I have been completing a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Course which has helped to cement my passion for taking The Hub Capricorn Coast to the next level. The course concludes mid-June, so there will be more time to get back to being out in the community and connecting

Moving forward, The Hub Capricorn Coast will be one of my main focuses instead of a hobby that I do while fitting everything else in life in. I can’t wait to be able to bring some more of my ideas to life and showcase more of what we have available to us in our local community in a high-quality publication.

In July, we’ll be celebrating the first anniversary of our relaunch and there will be a few exciting changes and announcements to come!

An important lesson that I’ve learned this past month, is that we cannot do all of the things all of the time without something suffering. Sometimes we have to make the choice of disappointing ourselves or letting others down. And while that may be a difficult choice to make at the end of the day, without ourselves we cannot be anything to others

Wishing you an amazing month ahead for June and I look forward to checking in with you next month to celebrate our first anniversary

Synergy Ramping Up

The energy is ramping up and preparations are well under way for the Synergy Rising Festival being held over two days at Forest Fields in Byfield this month on the 24th and 25th June. With limited tickets available, it is recommended that you secure yours sooner rather than later. Tickets are available from the website www synergyrising com au

Organiser Catherine Mason and her team have been busy behind the scenes for several months now bringing all of the elements together for what is set to be a wonderful day of celebration of the winter solstice The first of its kind in the area, it’s set to be a memorable day for all

The program has been created around four elemental and directional healing hubs: Explorative (NorthFire), Information (East – Air), Restorative (South – Earth) and Creative (West Water) Each offering workshops from dawn until dusk with daily ceremonies and sharing circles at the heart of the medicine wheel

There are so many fantastic locals who are presenting classes and workshops over the course of the two days, it will be a difficult choice to pick what to do!

Be sure to check out the program and secure your tickets as this is one festival that you won’t want to miss!