Arts
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Charlie’s on a dream journey as children’s author and illustrator
Boonah resident, Charlie Thomson is one of 21 children’s authors and illustrators in the State to be published in the ‘Stories for Little Queenslanders’ series.…
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With Ipswich music festival postponed – what’s next for the regional live music industry?
It’s an industry facing a dire future, depleted of revenue since March, forced to cancel thousands of events, regional live music has a red light…
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First the Blumbergville clock now Boonah has the Steaming Noisy Minor
First there was the Blumbergville Clock and now there’s the Steaming Noisy Minor. Both are the work of nationally recognised sculptor, Christopher Trotter, whose creative…
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Cathy Anderson creates native treasures in bronze for Boonah
If you’re sitting in the central High Street forecourt and notice a few creatures you haven’t seen around, do not be afraid. Cathy Anderson’s latest…
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra 1st violin began, age two, in Ipswich
As a child transitions from an infant to a toddler, one can assume physical achievements like crawling and even walking and some intellectual skills like…
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Music is Paulina’s ‘purpose in life’
German born artist, Paulina, describes singing as her second language. Moving to Ipswich when she was two, the 16-year-old Ipswich Girls Grammar student describes herself…
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Little Theatre promises innovative 2021
Attracting people who love theatre back into the seats is the 2021 focus for the Ipswich Little Theatre group. And president, Jim Orr, says the…
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Plans to go on tour with the musical ‘Joh for PM’
The longest serving Queensland Premier, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was a leader who Queensland and the West Moreton region will never forget. Now, years later, a…
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Arts and culture at the core of identity of great cities: Ipswich Mayor
A strong belief in the arts and its pivotal role in helping the community recover from the pandemic, both economically and mentally, was the message…
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The legend of Cocky-Jerry-Jar to become an opera
An opera about the local legends of Cocky-Jerry-Jar is in the making and an interview with the composer, Ipswich born Brenna Lee-Cooney, offers the opportunity…
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For the love of light: Painter’s exhibition in Harrisville
“As an artist, I am always chasing the light,” says Colleen Gardener, who is reflecting on all that the Scenic Rim offers to delight an…
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Ipswich City String Quartet preparing to ‘take flight’
Charles W Chestnutt famously said, “we sometimes underestimate the influence of little things”, he clearly had heard the melodic impact of a string quartet. Walking…












