Photos and Video

Photo: Australian rock band Sheppard play the main stage of the Gympie Muster in torrential rain.

Photo: Gympie Music Muster ambassador Caitlyn Shadbolt performs on stage at the ABC Local Radio Showcase.

Photo: Actor John Jarratt is like the godfather of the set. He has helped attract actors Ernie Dingo (in ute), Hugh Sheridan, Melissa Tkautz, Steve Bisley and Roger Ward to the film.

Photo: Genetic crew (pictured) is the House of Sole's top group of dancers and placed 20th at the Hip Hop Internationals. "HHI is the Olympics of hip hop. In the adult division Genetic danced in there were 80 crews and at least 40 in the other division," school manager Lisa Teneti said.

Photo: Book collector Neil Glover holds first editions of Ethel Turner's Seven Little Australians (1894) and Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding. Neil, a former sales manager, kept his rare book collection to himself until recently, "because the books are so valuable but I realised I was being a bit precious."

Photo: Four ladies over 70, one in her 60s and a 42-year-old make up the adult tap class at the Peregian Beach Community House once a week. Back row: Pam Bonnici, Laura Shuttleworth, Mary Tucker and Sylvia Bonnici; front row: Carmen Foster and Pamela Tebbutt.

Photo: Nick Monaghan from Montrose, Victoria says this jumping spider he met in the Kondalilla National Park won the staring contest. "My passion is photographing insects and spiders and jumping spiders are one of my favourite because they tend to be quite curious," he said. "I got nice and close and she turned around and stared right at me." Nick says the shot was taken two to three inches away with a macro lens. "She might have even spotted her reflection."