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From Canada To Nanango

How does The Shed keep on doing it? On Wednesday night, the boutique venue in Nanango will be hosting yet another international music act …

$10,000 Allocation For RADF

South Burnett Regional Council has been allocated $10,000 by the State Government to put towards its 2019-20 Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) program.

Inflatable Concept Not Just Hot Air

South Burnett Regional Council is considering buying an inflatable sound shell that could be hired by community groups

Roundtable Discusses Creative Ideas

A dozen creative people gathered at The Shed in Nanango on Thursday for the third of the South Burnett Regional Council’s quarterly “Creative Roundtable” get-togethers.

Black Coffee Will Keep Audiences Alert

Fans of Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot are in for a special treat later this month, courtesy of the Nanango Theatre Company

Africa Inspires New Exhibition

A one-month residency at Namibia’s national art gallery was a dream come true for artist Shan Wood.

Free Concert To Mark Centenary

Murgon RSL Sub-Branch is celebrating its 100th anniversary next Saturday (August 17) with a number of events, including a free community concert.

Steven Nurtures Love Of Words

Aussie children’s author and poet Steven Herrick triggered some genuine “laugh out loud” moments when he visited St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy on Friday.

Charity Night To Build Awareness

A special charity screening of the Michael Hutchence biopic “Mystify” has been organised at the Kingaroy Cinema to help raise funds for the South Burnett Suicide Prevention Working Group.

Free Concert In Cooyar

Toowoomba Regional Council is inviting Yarraman and Cooyar residents to celebrate Senior’s Week with a free concert.

Arts Workshop Lights Up Silos

If you’re wondering what was happening at the Kingaroy peanut silos on Sunday night, the light show was all in the name of art

$8000 In Prizes For Artists

Wondai Art Gallery is inviting artists to submit works for the 2019 October Open Art Competition which has a total of $8000 in prize money on offer

Danger Close Opens August 8

The Long Tan movie, “Danger Close”, will be opening in cinemas on August 8 and Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch has organised a special screening that night for veterans and their families.

Local Star Launches Fifth Album

South Burnett country music star Lloyd Back has released a new video to accompany the launch of his fifth album.

Art Exhibition Wows Guests

Blackbutt Art Gallery holds just one formal exhibition a year … and the official opening attracted a good crowd on Friday night.

Sound Of Music Serenades Shoppers

Shoppers were treated to an impromptu performance of popular songs from The Sound of Music on Saturday morning when some of the cast members from the South Burnett Musical Comedy Society visited Kingaroy Shoppingworld.

Wondai’s Dingoes Come Back Home

They’re back! Wondai’s wandering warrigals have returned to the roundabout near the Art Gallery, ready to howl again into the night sky.

Gallery Honours Artist’s Legacy

A retrospective of works by one of the South Burnett’s best-known artists has taken over the main room at the Wondai Art Gallery this month.

Artist Explores A New Silk Road

Most people associate silk painting with brightly coloured scarves and the reason is simple: putting dye on to strips of fabric is the easiest way to learn the art

Leah’s Play Heads To Big Screen

Screen Australia announced more than $5.7 million in funding this week for a string of new productions, including a film adaptation of Murgon actor Leah Purcell’s award-winning play “The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson”.

Last Chance For Digital Workshop

Time is running out for South Burnett artists to book in for a digital workshop in Kingaroy which will lead to their artworks being projected on to the peanut silos in Haly Street.

Pirates Are Ready For Action

Tickets are now on sale for Kingaroy State High School’s latest production, a new version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance”.

Cracking Time With Mosaics

Local artists had a smashing time at a mosaic workshop held in the old 1913 Council Chambers building in Kingaroy at the weekend.

Exhibition Salutes Navy At War

Wondai Regional Art Gallery is looking back on aspects of Australia’s contribution to World War I this month.