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A beautiful day at Bargara's Turtle Playground

We hear of the writers festivals held in the capital cites on the east coast of Australia, they gain media attention and have funding. Makes sense because a large portion of the population live in those cities.

What is very interesting is the number of writers emerging from regional areas every year. More...

The Courthouse Gallery is the dream of the Gin Gin & District Fine Arts Society.

The original courthouse was built in 1882 at the rear of the present courthouse.  It was known as a Small Claims Court and in 1922 was deemed a Magistrates Court.

But in 1935 the original building was sold for forty-five pounds and moved More...

On a sunny, quiet afternoon on October 2009 in the front bar of the Bargara Beach Hotel, Kerry Short and Neil Rowland were discussing the future of the Bargara SLSC. They needed a new fundraising event to maintain the future of the club.
For 38 years the club had successfully run the Bundaberg Summertime Surf Girl, but due to the change in the modern world this event had run its course More...

Make sure that you are near Childers in Queensland on the last weekend in July for the festival that closes the Bruce Highway!

The main street of Childers (which is the Bruce Highway) becomes the stage for the Childers Festival, a regional festival with attendance over 50,000 people. The huge crowds enjoy a fantastic day of art, crafts, food, drinks and activities. More...