66 and Field Days still going strong
Madison Eastmond. High attendance and exhibitor numbers, along with great weather conditions, all came together for a successful 66th edition of the Riverland Field Days last weekend. The Riverland Field Days welcomed exhibitors, vendors, and guests from the region and beyond to Barmera ... with more than 10,000 people attending across the two days, and 225 booked sites ...
The Baaka Cultural and Art Centre
Baaka, our new Cultural and Art Centre, looks wonderful! All of us who've been on guided tours inside it are excited about what it will mean for Paakantji people, the town of Wilcannia and our whole region.
Play under way at the Wagga Wagga Tennis International
The Wagga Wagga Tennis International is under way at the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre and is free for spectators to attend. The city is hosting back-to-back Women’s 35 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour tournaments which commenced on Sunday 7 September and will run through to Sunday 21 September 2025.
Bloomfest 2025: A spring celebration where wildflowers meet the stars
Dalgarno Street, Coonabarabran, will burst into life on Saturday 20 September 2025, as Warrumbungle Bloomfest returns with an evening of light, music, food, and community spirit under the night skies of Australia’s only Dark Sky Park. Now in its second year, Bloomfest is completely free and family-friendly, making it one of the most accessible festivals in regional NSW.
Desert Mob closes the gap
For four days a year, pride in The Centre's art closes "the gap" as people, black and white, from near and far, stream in to Alice Springs for Desert Mob. They celebrate ancient stories kept alive on paper and canvas, on clay vessels or as sculptures made from metal, wire or grasses.
Wallaby Creek Festival 2025
"This year we have a full line-up of 30 acts for the stages, a Youth program, a Children's Festival program and Workshops! Cape York Folk Club Inc. are proud to present headliners like Anthony Forrest, Fat Picnic and Kingfisha, who will have the crowd pumping to sublime reggae, dub and modern rock!
City’s first running festival is a marathon feat
Fun-runners and athletes alike will be putting their best feet forward when the inaugural Horsham Running Festival gets underway on Sunday 14 September. Top of the bill will be a full marathon – 42.2 kilometres – comprising four laps of a picturesque circuit on the banks of the Wimmera River.
Warhol heading to Mudgee as Sharing the National Collection celebrates one million: Burke
Over a million people have experienced the wonder of the national collection closer to home since it launched in 2023, and now it’s Mudgee’s turn. A collection of works by some of the 20th century’s most notable artists will travel to Mudgee Arts Precinct as part of the Albanese Labor Government’s Sharing the National Collection program.
A little slice of paradise: Old Kentucky Animal Farm brings joy across NSW
We see them every year; the friendly, happy, patient people who bring with them the adorable menagerie of cute and cuddly animals. Year after year, they travel over to the Hay Show, so the community's children can enjoy animals they might not always get to see and pat up close.
Damian Callinan returns to the Gannawarra with Hall Stories
Renowned Australian comedian and actor, Damian Callinan returns to the Gannawarra next month as part of his tour celebrating the iconic community icon – the town hall. As part of his Hall Stories tour, the creator of the hit Netflix movie, The Merger will celebrate the importance of the Lake Charm and Murrabit halls with each community during two shows supported by Gannawarra Shire Council.
Phillip Island is the place to be in October with the return of the MotoGP™
Phillip Island is revving up for an action-packed month of October, packed with marquee events across Bass Coast, including the Rip Curl GromSearch Phillip Island, the Australian SUP Titles, and the headlining MotoGP™ from 17 October to 19 October 2025 at the iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
Cudal Show, 14 September 2025
Cudal Show
Ticket prices are as follows:
Family (2A 2C) $20
Adult $10
Pensioner $8
Child 6-17 $4, 5 and Under Free
$25 wristbands available for unlimited ride access
71st Giru Show, 13 September 2025
Giru Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society Inc
The 71st Giru Show Returns this September The annual Giru Show will roll into town for one action...
Quirindi Show, 12-14 September 2025
Quirindi Spring Show 2025: A Weekend of Country Pride, Fun and Community SpiritFriday 12 (12 noon) to Sunday 14 September 2025
Quirindi Show Society
The Quirindi...
Big Sky celebrates 20 years with star studded line-up
It wouldn’t be a 20 year celebration of the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival without a stellar line-up of special guests and an exciting programme to match! With this year’s theme “A Celebration of Stories”, special guests include multi-award winning actress, author and former Geraldton local Tasma Walton, novelists Catherine Greer and Stefanie Koens, musician and crime author Dave Warner, and so many more.
Gripping locally produced film gets WA premiere screening: McGurk, Dawson
Locally produced survival thriller, We Bury the Dead, is set for its Western Australian premiere screening at the CinefestOZ Film Prize Premiere event tonight and Birthright on Friday night. We Bury the Dead and Birthright are two of four finalists in contention for the 2025 Film Prize of $100,000.
Monk has found the heart of his music
Six years after leaving a career as an internationally celebrated jazz pianist for the life of an ordained Buddhist monk, Koun Vincent has announced a return to the keyboard and the national stage with a new Australian tour including a performance in Corryong.
A coup for the Nhill Book Fair
The next Nhill Book Fair will be held on September 7, from 10-2 at 44 Victoria St (next to Lowana), in conjunction with the second birthday celebrations at LOL next door. At this book fair there will be a large selection of Walkabout magazines available.
Boolah’s Trial Farm Field Day returns in 2025 with national impact, driven by ‘Dirt to Data’
Join us at Australia’s largest commercial-scale regenerative trial farm on Wednesday 10th September, as it opens its gates to invite farmers, agronomists, agtech leaders and data specialists to the highly anticipated Boolah Trial Farm Field Day in Pallamallawa, NSW.
BCG has new partnership
BCG has announced a new partnership with iconic Australian workwear brand RB Sellars, officially launched at BCG's Chair's Breakfast on Thursday, August 21. The event brought together growers, advisers and community members to hear from RB Sellars CEO, Jim Gall, whose message centred on the power of optimistic innovation, contagious positivity, and the belief in a bright future for agriculture and regional Australia.
It’s a business decision and not for ‘a lack of heart or connection to Casino’, Primex director says
Primex director Bruce Wright has signed an agreement between Primex Field Days and the Lismore Showgrounds to hold the Primex ag event in Lismore starting next year ... “What a significant coup to secure this premier event for Lismore and for it to be based at our much loved Lismore Showgrounds,” Ms Saffin said.
Tobruk Fig Tree planting to preserve the local legacy of the Rats of Tobruk
On Monday, 8 September at 11.30am, a special ceremony will be held at the Port Lincoln War Memorial in Eyre Park to plant a Fig Tree of Tobruk—a living symbol of remembrance and resilience that not only honours the legacy of Australian soldiers who served in the Siege of Tobruk during World War II, but also commemorates the enduring significance of the tree itself, which once offered shelter and solace to troops in the harsh desert conditions of Libya.

