Arts Workshops Coming Next Week

Arts Workshops Coming Next Week

Two free workshops which will be held at the Blackbutt Memorial Hall next Thursday (November 4) are designed to give the South Burnett’s artists, event organisers and small creative businesses a big leg-up.

Bron Is A Doodling Champion

Bron Is A Doodling Champion

World renowned author Nick Earls recently named Saint Mary’s Catholic College’s art teacher Bronwyn Martoo the “Doodle Champion of 2021”.

Arts Strategy Unveiled For Comment

Arts Strategy Unveiled For Comment

The Blackbutt Avocado Festival’s organising committee, Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt, has unveiled the draft Blackbutt Arts Strategy 2026 for public comment.

Art Students Shine With Pride

Art Students Shine With Pride

Kingaroy State High School’s bright up-and-coming artists have taken over the Kingaroy Art Gallery for the month of October to display their skills.

Music Fest Coming To Kumbia

Music Fest Coming To Kumbia

The Festival Of Small Halls – a unique program which brings touring musicians to smaller communities – is coming to Kumbia for the first time!

Anzac Day Portrait Wins Top Prize

Anzac Day Portrait Wins Top Prize

A stunning photographic portrait of Wakka Wakka elder Elgan Leedie at this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service in Kingaroy will be added to the South Burnett Regional Council’s official art collection.

‘Fringe’ Festival Revives Playfest

‘Fringe’ Festival Revives Playfest

Back in August, lockdowns forced the Nanango Theatre Company to cancel its planned Heritage NananGO PLAYfest at the last moment but now there’s some good news … all is not lost!

Numbers Down But Spirits High

Numbers Down But Spirits High

Attendance numbers at this year’s Heritage Nanango Country Muster may be down by close to 40 per cent this year, but the Nanango Show Society is delighted to see the much-loved annual event back in operation again.

Gallery Gets A Heart-Start

Gallery Gets A Heart-Start

Wondai residents – and rail trail users – should feel a little bit safer, thanks to the generosity of the Kingaroy Rotary Club.

Campers Start Arriving For Muster

Campers Start Arriving For Muster

The 2021 Heritage Nanango Country Muster will get under way on Thursday … one of the few major local music events not to have been cancelled this year.

Artists Jump To It At Kingaroy

Artists Jump To It At Kingaroy

The annual exhibition by local artists’ collective Jumping Ant Arts is always worth checking out … and their latest effort at Kingaroy Art Gallery is another winner!

How To Break The Internet …

How To Break The Internet …

If you’d searched the web for references to Kingaroy singing teacher Julee-anne Bell last week, there would have been a few “hits”.

RADF Funds Now Available

RADF Funds Now Available

South Burnett Regional Council has received $15,000 under the State Government’s 2021-22 Regional Arts Development Fund program.