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South Burnett artist Donna Oberan is breathing life back into the Artist’s Cottage complex opposite Kingaroy Aerodrome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Starving Artist Cafe<\/strong><\/div>\n
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120 Geritz Road, Kingaroy<\/p>\n

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Open from 9:00am to 2:00pm Saturdays and Sundays<\/p>\n

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Tea, coffee, smoothies, cakes and light meals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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February 7, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Artist’s Cottage complex opposite Kingaroy Airport will get a new lease of life this weekend when The Starving Artist Cafe opens its doors to the public.<\/p>\n

The new cafe is the brainchild of well-known South Burnett artist Donna Oberan.<\/p>\n

It is the first venture to open in the complex since the Belleville Cafe closed there almost six months ago.<\/p>\n

Donna told southburnett.com.au<\/strong> today she had been driving trucks for the past two years to take a break from painting, and said “her heart broke” as she drove past the complex every day.<\/p>\n

“This is such a beautiful place,” she said. “I thought it was tragic to watch it sit here unused and empty.<\/p>\n

“So I’m opening my own cafe here and I hope it will be start of bringing this fabulous property back to life.”<\/p>\n

In its heyday earlier this decade when the complex was run by Garry and Karla Eyre, the Artist’s Cottage boasted an art gallery, a cafe, and had many craftspeople operating studios on-site.<\/p>\n

The complex also offered regular art classes to students and ran regular Sunday markets.<\/p>\n

But ill-health forced the couple to move on at the end of 2010.<\/p>\n

The buildings then sat empty until January last year when the Belleville Cafe opened.<\/p>\n

However, that venture proved short-lived and the cafe closed at the end of September 2013.<\/p>\n

The history doesn’t faze Donna who is looking forward to the challenge of reinvigorating the complex.<\/p>\n

“The cottage is located a short drive out of the CBD and we hope it will be a nice alternative for people to visit on weekends,” she said.<\/p>\n

The cafe’s menu will change with the seasons, and Donna wants to offer visitors wholesome, fresh local foods in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.<\/p>\n

She will be assisted behind the counter by two of her sons, one of whom has already had experience as a barista in a busy CBD cafe.<\/p>\n

Donna would also like to restart the Cottage’s popular Sunday markets, and encourage artists and crafts people to set up studios in the complex again.<\/p>\n

“It would also be nice if we could get an art group to use the exhibition spaces available here. But one thing at a time…”<\/p>\n

The Starving Artist Cafe will serve coffee, tea, smoothies, cakes and light meals from 9:00am to 2:00pm every Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Bookings aren’t necessary and EFTPOS facilities are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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