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.
Winter Ushers In Craft Festival
Kingaroy Art Gallery attracted a large crowd to the official opening of its annual two-month Queensland Winter Craft Festival on Friday night.
Monster Production At College
Every week, students at St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy are turning into an ogre, a dragon, a donkey and other assorted characters.
