Rockin Our Abilities

02/06/2026

🎹 Meet David Shortland 🎹

We are delighted to welcome pianist and keyboardist David Shortland to our upcoming Rockin Our Abilities Mid-Year Concert at the Murgon Town Hall.

David, who is visually impaired, has a remarkable talent for music and has generously written an original song especially for one of our participants, Donna.

The song has been created just for her and will be performed live at the concert ... a truly special moment that showcases the power of music, creativity and inclusion.

We recently caught up with David at a recent rehearsal and recorded a short interview, where he shares a little about himself, his music, and the inspiration behind the song he has written for Donna. Keep an eye on our page ... we'll be sharing his interview soon!

Be sure to join us on 20 June to see David and Donna and the band perform this special collaboration live on stage.

📅 Saturday 20 June
🕥 Doors open 10:30am | 🎤 Show starts 11:00am
🪙 Entry is gold coin donation
📍 Murgon Town Hall
⏱ Concert runs for about an hour
🎟️Lots of raffles

01/06/2026

Some photos from Murgon today follow the link in the comments to see them

31/05/2026

Rockin Our Abilities – Mid Year Concert

This will be our first combined concert featuring over 40 participants and support staff.

📅 20th June
📍 Murgon Town Hall
🚪 Doors open: 10.30am
🎶 Concert starts: 11.00am

Entry will be via gold coin donation, and there will also be plenty of raffles on the day.

30/05/2026

Join us for our Mid-Year Concert

📅 Saturday 20 June
🕥 Doors open 10:30am | 🎤 Show starts 11:00am
🪙 Entry is gold coin donation
📍 Murgon Town Hall
⏱ Concert runs for about an hour
🎟️Lots of raffles

28/05/2026

Rockin Our Abilities – Mid Year Concert

This will be our first combined concert featuring over 40 participants and support staff.

📅 20th June
📍 Murgon Town Hall
🚪 Doors open: 10.30am
🎶 Concert starts: 11.00am

Entry will be via gold coin donation, and there will also be plenty of raffles on the day.



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27/05/2026

🎉 1,000 Followers! 🎉

To some, 1,000 followers may not seem like a huge milestone… but to us at Rockin Our Abilities, it is absolutely spectacular and well worth celebrating.

From our participants, volunteers and carers, to our followers, supporters and sponsors ... thank you for your faith in what we do and for your continued encouragement along the way. Every like, share, comment, donation and word of support helps us continue growing and changing lives through music, friendship and inclusion.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you all at our upcoming Mid-Year Concert at the Murgon Town Hall on 20 June.

🕥 Doors open: 10:30am
🎤 Concert starts: 11:00am
💰 Gold coin donation entry
🎁 Lots of raffles!

We’d love to see you there! 💙

27/05/2026

27/05/2026

Wow, what a big day at Kingaroy today! Rehearsals went really well for the most part as we continue preparing for our mid-year concert on the 20th June at Murgon Town Hall. Looking forward to putting on a great show!

27/05/2026

What a beautiful example of community kindness.

Denise and Wayne from Wondai called into our Rockin’ Our Abilities rehearsal on Monday to donate a number of ukuleles so our participants can learn this wonderful instrument.

But the story gets even better…

While visiting a music store in Toowoomba to purchase the ukuleles, a gentleman named Glenn overheard Denise and Wayne talking about the group and their plans to donate the instruments. Touched by what he heard, Glen from Oakey, with permission from his daughter Jasmine, generously offered up their own ukuleles to support the program.

Denise and Wayne took a detour home via Oakey to collect the instruments before gifting them to Rockin’ Our Abilities.

The joy on Theresa’s face, one of our young participants from Cherbourg who has always wanted to learn the ukulele, said it all. Denise has also kindly offered to provide Theresa with in-kind lessons to help her begin her ukulele musical journey.

Stories like this remind us just how special our community really is. Thank you to everyone involved for your generosity, kindness and belief in what we do.

27/05/2026

The music, laughter, friendships and pure joy on everyone’s faces say it all. Every week, our Rockin’ Our Abilities family comes together to sing, perform, socialise and simply have fun.

And the excitement doesn’t stop there… we’re now gearing up for our next concert at the Murgon Town Hall on 20 June! 🎤✨

We can’t wait to once again showcase our superstars and share a morning full of music, smiles and community spirit.