Art Bargains Up For Grabs
Visitors to the Wondai Regional Art Gallery will be able to snap up a bargain or two this month … providing they act quickly.
Warning … Wanita’s On Her Way!
The star of an awarded documentary will be coming to Kingaroy next week for a special screening and a no-holds-barred Q&A with the audience.
Barbed Wire Bull Steals The Show
A life-size steel statue of a bull built with more than 2.5km of barbed wire now greets visitors to the Nanango Showgrounds.
Arts Training To Build Resilience
An arts workshop aimed at teaching participants how to better support their communities during difficult times will be held in Kingaroy later this month.
Big Day For Peanut Lovers
Yes, it’s finally arrived! At 5:30am on Thursday, a crane lowered Kingaroy’s long-awaited Big Peanut into place on a pedestal in Lions Park.
Anzac Art Drops Into Murgon
A big crowd turned out on Saturday night for the opening of an art exhibition in Murgon that salutes the service of Australia’s World War I diggers and nurses.
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.
Country Campout Will Come Back
There was talent galore on show at the inaugural “Sue and Geoff’s Country Music Campout” at Wooroolin on the weekend.
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
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
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
The Festival Of Small Halls – a unique program which brings touring musicians to smaller communities – is coming to Kumbia for the first time!
Students Go Wild For Radio
Not many schoolchildren would sacrifice four precious days of their school holidays to train for a possible future career.
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
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
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.
Blackbutt Art Trail Unveiled
The Blackbutt Shopfront Art Trail will be officially unveiled on Saturday.
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
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
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!
