Us Mob Wins Media Award
Cherbourg Radio, better known as “Us Mob”, has won an award at the prestigious First Nations Media Awards held in Canberra last week.
Country Girl Shows How To Do It
It’s been 12 long years since local singer-songwriter Amber Goldsmith has released some new music, but the wait looks like it’s been worth it.
Concert To Support Farming Families
Local Lions clubs have thrown their weight behind a Blackbutt fundraiser for drought and fire-affected farmers.
Art Is A Family Affair
A family has taken over all three galleries at the Wondai Regional Art Gallery in November … but did they all have the choice?
SBRC Funds Five Art Projects
South Burnett Regional Council will fund five arts projects in its latest round of Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants.
Spirits Soar With Sunset Music
A concert designed to lift the spirits of a community which has been hit in recent years by drought, floods and fire enticed a large number of family groups to gather at Kingaroy Town Hall on Saturday night.
Music Muster Attracts All Ages
It was a real mix of young and old at the official opening of the 2023 Murgon Music Muster on Friday afternoon.
Young People Look To The Future
Confident, colourful and creative … this was the face of Cherbourg’s young people on show at the official opening of the community’s new “YAG Shop” on Friday.
Visitors Rock On At Nanango
The 10th Heritage Waterhole Rocks rock’n’roll festival at Nanango Showgrounds broke a bunch of records at the weekend.
Campout Attracts Fans And Vans
If you were wondering what all the campervans and caravans were doing in Wooroolin at the weekend … they were there for Sue & Geoff’s Country Music Campout!
Tiana Takes Home $3000 Prize
Artists shared an amazing $8500 in total prize money at the 2023 South Burnett Acquisitive art competition, hosted by the Wondai Regional Art Gallery recently.
Nanango’s Ready To Rock’n’Roll
Nanango’s annual four-day celebration of everything 1950s, Waterhole Rocks, is taking over the Nanango Showgrounds this week.
Family’s Pride Goes On Show
Art lovers have less than a fortnight to see one of the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery’s most unusual exhibitions.
Tourists Get A Glimpse Of Farm Life
It’s been a week for murals in Kingaroy! First the Westlink truck mural was unveiled in Haly Street, and now a bright, new artwork is at the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre.
Westlink Art Adds To Streetscape
Joel Fergie, the artist responsible for the stunning mural in Kingaroy’s Hector Munro alleyway, has been back in town working.
Artists Do Their Bit For Ukraine
An art exhibition held at Nanango’s Ringsfield House at the weekend had two major aims … to help raise much-needed funds to help the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as help revive the use of the historic house for functions.
Work Starts On Arts Strategy
Members of the South Burnett Regional Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee met in Kingaroy last Saturday to put forward ideas for a proposed arts strategy for the region.
Mum’s Creativity To Fill Gallery
An unusual exhibition casting a spotlight on the creative life of an “ordinary” country woman will be taking over the Kingaroy Art Gallery in October.
Youth Theatre To Hit The Stage
South Burnett Musical Comedy Society is keen to pass the love of the stage on to younger generations, which is the aim behind a new production which will debut in Kingaroy on Friday night.
Strike While The Ironing’s Hot
The Ironing Maidens – aka Patty Preece and Melania Jack – are bringing their hilarious “Electro House Wife” concert to Nanango next month, but it’s not all fun and games for the pair.
