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Night of music warms the good folk

CONSTANT tapping of feet was only interrupted by applause at Inglewood Town Hall on Saturday night. They were the outward signs of a warm welcome to folk and acoustic musicians taking the stage when the Festival of Small Halls rolled into town on...

By Loddon Herald

Artists start planning trail exhibitions

MORE Boort district artists will be part of the annual Loddon Arts Trail after a meeting last week to co-ordinate local involvement. Artists will make Boort Memorial Hall the centrepiece of their participation in October. Paul Haw, who convened...

By Loddon Herald

Mozart enjoyment back in the region

OPERA is back in the region this month with the performance of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio. Lyster Opera has won fans across the Loddon with shows in Tarnagulla and Inglewood. The company’s March production will be in Charlton...

By Loddon Herald

Family affair at Coach House

KORONG Vale’s MacTaggart family has been plastered over the walls at Wedderburn Coach House Gallery month. Artworks by Rhonda and David and son Elijah make the latest display. “There’s sculptuares, knitting crochet, photographs and paintings...

By Loddon Herald

Duo will fire hall music

LOCAL musicians Justin Lewis and Chris Dane will warm up the audience when the Small Halls Festival rolls into Inglewood next week. Billing themselves as The Ruminators, Justin and Chris will share the stage next week with UK folk artist Lucy...

By Loddon Herald

Local touch wins public art voting

PYRAMID Hill Art Show patrons have “voted local” for the Major’s Vision people’s choice awards. An estimated 700 people viewed a record 300 entries in the third annual show that closed last Thursday in the town’s memorial hall. Newbridge...

By Loddon Herald

Show that makes an impact

BRUSH novices and artists with international showings on their resume have shared top awards at the third annual Pyramid Hill Major’s Vision art show. Several hundred people eagerly awaited the announcement of results in the memorial hall last...

By Loddon Herald

Vanners’ vintage decade

GRAHAM Bradshaw said he felt something of an interloper in Bridgewater last week. The retired timberyard worker from Maldon was making his first visit with van in tow for the annual vintage caravan weekend. But Graham’s van, a 1950s style teardrop...

By Loddon Herald

Elias sings from the heart

THE heart has guided Elias Lanyon in writing the lyrics of his first professional-release single I’ve Ran Out of Tears. The Boort singing sensation shared the story of his latest composition before taking the stage for its official release at...

By Loddon Herald

Choir singing farewell notes

INGLEWOOD Community Choir hopefuls have put away the music. Efforts of previous members of the Goldfields Choir have failed to create a new choir with the small group opting to halt the initiative. One, of them, Duncan Campbell, said they had been...

By Loddon Herald

Third show is crafting a record entry

ARTISTS from across Victoria have confirmed Pyramid Hill’s status as the first major competition of the year. A record 300 entries have been received for the third annual Major’s Vision art show and competition that will be officially opened...

By Loddon Herald

Debs ‘save’ their big night

EAST Loddon district girls will still have the opportunity to “express themselves and have fun” with secondary school students stepping up to organise a debutante ball. Emma Hay and Lyss Mulder have already booked the venue and appointed...

By Loddon Herald

Joy will judge top art

THE works of artist Joy Tatt are in collections on four continents. Her art over last 30 years has been based on observation, interpreting correctness and expressing beauty, harmony and truth with favourite subjects birds, skies, rural subjects and...

By Loddon Herald

Popular book back in print

HISTORY buffs have snapped up copies of an Inglewood history book now back in print. The latest release of A Brief History of Inglewood by Ian J. Wemyss, first published in 1993, hit the shelves at Inglewood Emporium at the weekend and owner Denise...

By Loddon Herald

Theatre group wants to make new star

TALENT scouts are looking for the Loddon’s latest undiscovered stage star. BBAC Productions, the Boort, Buckrabanyule and Community amateur company billing itself as a group of crazy amateur actors, wants a man for a small but key role in its 2025...

By Loddon Herald

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