What's On

Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and if you haven't thought of a romantic surprise yet, the NSW South Coast has a plethora of food, wine, tours, experiences and activities, and the region's hospitality venues and businesses, which suffered through a year of fires, floods and plague, are ready to make your day extra romantic. Why not start your day with...

A new market in the NSW regional town of Yass is helping southern producers connect with more buyers while raising funds for community groups. The first of the monthly Riverbank Markets ran between 10 am and 2 pm at Riverbank Park in Yass on Sunday, 31 January, 2021, and will return in February. Despite it being an extremely hot day,...

An exhibition showcasing the work of Braidwood artist Jack Featherstone will open at Tuggeranong Arts Centre on Saturday, 6 February, 2021. Titled 'Jack, John and Kempsey', the exhibition features paintings from the artist’s private collection and the collections of family, friends and local collectors across a span of 62 years, between 1958 and 2020. Jack is a well known figure...

If art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life – as per the famous quote from Pablo Picasso – hopefully for the bushfire-ravaged residents of Snowy Valleys, an ongoing festival of art has provided some solace. A year on from the Dunns Road fire – which, for 50 days, tore through 333,940 hectares of farmland, bush and...

The most famous sunflowers in the world are on their way to Canberra in March 2021. Vincent van Gogh's 1888 still-life oil on canvas painting, simply titled Sunflowers, will undoubtedly be the drawcard of the exclusive Canberra season of 'Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London', which opens on 5 March at the National Gallery of Australia. Tickets went...

The modern day Man from Snowy River hasn’t been feeling too sprightly lately, but he’s still up to the challenge of defending his title when the time comes. Hopping around his farm near Young for the past couple of months, Kieran Davidson has been lamenting an incident involving a horse that left him with a broken leg. Unflinchingly daring, confident...

As Fanny Lumsden steps from the lush green lawns of Canberra’s Commonwealth Park onto Stage 88 for the 2021 Australia Day celebrations tomorrow, Canberrans will meet the freshly minted golden girl of Australian music. For the singer/songwriter, it will be in stark contrast to 26 January 2020 when she was still choking on smoke after three bushfires converged into a...

It’s time to grab your thongs and an Aussie flag because Australia Day celebrations are gearing up across southern NSW, from community barbecues to live music on the green, awards, vintage car displays, market stalls, sausage sizzles and even a kayak race. See what's happening on Australia Day on Tuesday, 26 January, 2021, in your region via our interactive map...

Nathan 'Whippy' Griggs is living the dream of many young boys from the bush: touring Australia and making a career out of whip cracking. Australia's number one whip-cracking entertainer bought his first whip aged 14 and is now a five-time Guinness World Record holder. The man known as 'Whippy' to his mates and fans has broken the record for the most amount...

The Nethercote Produce Market on the NSW South Coast is set to return on Saturday, 23 January, offering a range of fresh fruit and vegetables to the community, and enabling market growers to sell their produce. The market will open at 8 am and there are new COVID-19 safety measures in place. Market organiser Lis Shelley said the last time...

Narooma Youth Theatre will hold a performance which explores the theme of renewal on Sunday, 24 January, at Quota Park in Narooma. Residents and visitors are invited to the immersive performance of Regeneration with actors from the youth theatre presenting their visions for the future and their advice for the present. Director Amy Spurgeon said it will be a show where dreams...

The picturesque grounds of Pambula's historic Covington's will provide the setting for the town's latest tourist attraction, Flourish, a quarterly market designed to showcase locally handmade and grown goods. The Pambula Business Chamber, in conjunction with the town's Rotary Club, is reintroducing the markets, which are an echo of very popular farmers' markets that were last held on the site...

Skywhale and Skywhalepapa will be seen for the first time together publicly on 6 February as the hot air balloons fly over Parkes. Only artist's sketches of the 10-storey Skywhalepapa have been released so far, so Canberrans lucky enough to get a spot at John Dunmore Lang Place will witness the inaugural family flight. It will feature in Canberra as a National...