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. It is currently held on the second Saturday in December. The event is broadcast on the Nine Network across Queensland.

History

The event was broadcast on the Nine Network from the 1970s until 2010. It was then on Network Ten for 2011 until 2013, returning to Nine in 2014. For a time it was a major supporter of the

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. It was also run by the City Tabernacle Baptist Church.

Past and current performers

The concert features many established, as well as up and coming talent. *

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* Julie Anthony *

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* James Morrison * Emma Pask * Colin Buchanan * Karen Knowles * Jason Barry-Smith *

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* Wurrawhy *

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* Justice Crew

Charity partner

Media partners

* The Sunday Mail *

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* 4BH * Nine Network

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