Arts At The Heart Of Mardi Gras
Nanango’s annual Mardi Gras will be held on Saturday, October 4. But for several days either side of it – and on the big day itself – the town will also get to enjoy an arts festival.
Exhibition Showcases Region’s Best
Visitors who drop into the Kingaroy Art Gallery during the South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend will be able to see a wide and varied exhibition from some of the region’s best artists.
RADF Grants Announced
The successful applicants for the latest round of Regional Arts Development Fund grants were announced today by South Burnett Regional Council.
Everyone Loves To Sing
Every fortnight, the front bar at Wondai’s Warana Hotel Motel becomes a magnet for music lovers keen to “have a go” behind the mike on a Friday night.
Bomb Hoax At Music Festival
A bomb hoax wasn’t enough to stop today’s TYME (Today’s Youth In Music Education) music festival from going ahead at the University of Southern Queensland.
Art Competition To Kick Off Weekend
The Wondai Regional Art Gallery is anticipating wall-to-wall crowds on Friday, October 3.
Entries Invited For Art Competition
South Burnett residents have been invited to enter an art competition to help mark Mental Health Week.
Veteran Singer Dies
Veteran Murgon bush balladeer Viv Kehl has died after collapsing on stage during a performance on Sunday.
Young Musos Off To Toowoomba
The South Burnett Youth Concert Band will be joining more than 3000 primary and secondary school students at the University of Southern Queensland on Thursday for this year’s TYME Festival.
Fans And Vans Fill Nanango Muster
The Heritage Country Music Muster, held at Nanango over the weekend, drew another bumper crowd despite a hundred last-minute caravan cancellations.
Jazz It Up At Moffatdale Ridge
Jazz fans who want to kick back and relax over the South Burnett & Cherbourg On Show long weekend should make a bee-line for Moffatdale Ridge, located 10km from Murgon on the Barambah Road not far from Bjelke-Petersen Dam.
Ipswich Gig To Launch Music Inc
Nanango musician Bobby Ricks has thrown his weight behind a push to revive Ipswich’s country music scene.
Tribal Link Ready To Rock Again
Murgon musician Andrew Beckett’s dream of getting his old band back together will come true this week.
Art Show Makes A Big Hit
The Murgon Art Show celebrated its opening night on Friday by chalking up an incredible $20,000 worth of sales … but art buyers still have this weekend to snap up good buys.
3D Art Surprises Gallery Visitors
Visitors to the Wondai Art Galley will get the chance to see some special 3D paintings
Singing Opportunity For Students
Are you, or do you know, a high school student who loves to sing?
Gallery Welcomes Spring
Kingaroy’s Nimue Art Gallery is playing host to nine of the region’s most talented female artists this month
Folk Gathering Back For More
The proposed Maidenwell Blues and Bluegrass Festival – tentatively pencilled in for the October long weekend – has been postponed to next year.
Have Talent, Will Travel
A Kingaroy girl felt confident she could become a ballet dancer after a lesson with coach Sue Harvey
Young Musicians Make History
A blast from the South Burnett’s musical past has taken shape for a special concert
