Arts

Topology Offers Music Mentorships

Topology Offers Music Mentorships

The Brisbane-based Topology musical ensemble – which has been a frequent visitor to local schools – is inviting applications from rural and regional Queenslanders eager to take part in a free, one-year mentorship program.

Council Adopts New Arts Policy

Council Adopts New Arts Policy

South Burnett Regional Council will establish an Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee to take over the operation of its Regional Arts Development Fund.

Last Chance To Audition!

Last Chance To Audition!

Budding actors have one more chance to audition for Nanango Theatre Company’s next production which will hit the stage in April.

Short Films In Nanango

Short Films In Nanango

Missing the Nanango Film Festival? Well, this might help to fill the gap … the Queensland Touring Film Festival is coming to Nanango this weekend with a swag of short films.

Exhibition Raises Art Questions

Exhibition Raises Art Questions

Half a century ago the South Burnett’s councils began accumulating an art collection that is now so big that just a third of it almost completely fills Wondai’s Regional Art Gallery.

Bridget Captures Christmas Magic

Bridget Captures Christmas Magic

Singer/songwriter Bridget O’Shannessy can’t really be claimed by the South Burnett – she lives in Brisbane – but she may as well be a local, as she spends so much time here!

Council To Hire Arts Officer

Council To Hire Arts Officer

The South Burnett Regional Council will hire an Arts Development Officer to help set the direction of the region’s future Arts Policy.

Council Supports Big Peanut Plan

Council Supports Big Peanut Plan

Members of the “Kingaroy Needs A Big Peanut” committee met South Burnett Regional councillors and Council staff on Thursday morning to discuss possible locations for a planned sculpture.

New Exhibitions Showcase Diversity

New Exhibitions Showcase Diversity

Battling the pandemic and its associated restrictions has been a challenge for the Wondai Regional Art Gallery for most of this year … but last Friday night things (almost) returned to normal.

New Bid For A Big Peanut

New Bid For A Big Peanut

A GoFund me page organised to raise funds to create a “Big Peanut” in Kingaroy has raised more than $3000 in just four days.

Pupils To Play At Concert

Pupils To Play At Concert

Students from three South Burnett schools will be performing their own compositions as the “warm-up” act for Topology’s upcoming Wondai concert.

Little Book Has Big Ambitions

Little Book Has Big Ambitions

A new children’s book is spear-heading a campaign to help raise funds for the South Burnett’s rural fire brigades and Wildlife Rescue South Burnett.

Quintet Coming To Wondai

Quintet Coming To Wondai

ARIA-nominated quintet Topology will be performing in Wondai next month as part of regional tour to promote their 16th album, “We will Rise”.

Art Prize Rewards Top Talent

Art Prize Rewards Top Talent

A brooding painting of a Queensland farmhouse being slowly revealed as a dust storm passes overhead has won this year’s South Burnett Art Competition and the $3000 cash prize.