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Traditional circuses with animals forced to go through their hoops, sometimes literally, have never been my cup of tea. But the Border's Flying Fruit Fly Circus is a completely different story. It's all about "ordinary kids doing extraordinary things", a FFFC motto that still holds true today.
This weekend the Fruities are celebrating the circus' 35th anniversary with the three-day Borderville festival running October 3-5. It's a chance for Fruities past and present and their friends to celebrate their history and to show off their amazing circus and acrobatic skills.
I remember the day the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe arrived at the "Y" in the mid-1980s to teach our young performers the art of Chinese circus. On Saturday from 6.30pm at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus HQ in Albury's Hovell Street, five of Nanjing's new generation of circus artists will be joined on stage by performers from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and the National institute of Circus Arts for an amazing program of skill and acrobatics in the Nanjing Project show.
For the latest on Borderville activities including ticketing details go to borderville.com.au.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
ALBURY-WODONGA
Andrew Kennedy, 6pm to 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Albury-Wodonga Uke Muster — free entry, 6pm to 7.30pm, first floor, Albion Hotel, Albury
Live Music, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Dinner and Trivia Night: special dinner trivia menu from 6pm, trivia, 7.30pm, St Ives Hotel, Wodonga
Karaoke Showtime! Hosted by Dial-A-Jukebox, registrations 7.30pm on, singing 9pm, Paddy’s Albury
Livid Productions: Horton Hears a Who in Seussical the musical, 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
FURTHER AFIELD
Fun Family Fund-Raising Night (to raise funds for a community automated external defibrillator), 4.30pm on with a barbecue, bush poetry recitations, Bethanga performer Peter Klein, Bellbridge's Annette Roberts, Talgarno's Alison Hovar and more, Bethanga Hall, Bethanga. Phone (02) 6026 4215 for more information.
Roderick Williams, bush poet and performer (with his dog Dusty), reciting poems from his Frogs and Dogs and Kids book and CD, 10am, Wangaratta Library, Wangaratta
Wangaratta Ukulele Band, 7pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Wangaratta Players present Annie, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Wagga Show
Corowa Sing Australia, 7pm, Oddfellows Hall, Corowa
Open Mic Night, Royal Hotel, Corowa
Line Dancing, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Smithers, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
ALBURY-WODONGA
Humans v Zombies: nerf gun and sock grenades combat, free pizza, pop-up library, 11am to 2pm, Hovell Tree Park, Albury
Flying Fruit Fly Circus presents Borderville, celebrating 35 Years of circus, one weekend of world class circus and performance plus movies, exhibitions, free street theatre and more — visit borderville.com.au
Borderville: Micheline van Hautem Sings Brel, 7pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Garry O’Brien, 5pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Fridays on my Mind — relax and unwind, 5.30pm to 8.30pm, The Cube Wodonga Courtyard and surrounding venues, Wodonga
Tony Lukav - piano, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Jade Hurley, singer and piano player: Classics from Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash and many more, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Maurice Milani Duo, 8pm to 11pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
Livid Productions: Horton Hears a Who in Seussical the Musical, 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
Rock Around the World, 9pm to 1am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Potbelleez, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Live Music, 9pm, Boomerang Hotel, Lavington
DJ Deesy and DJ Zuckr, 9.30pm, beer garden, Paddys, Albury
DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Club Nation: Raw FM (87.6 FM Albury) Club Nation DJs BZ, Fleggless and Evan McMahon: electro, remixes, mash-ups and Melbourne sound, 10pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
Resident DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Refresh Your Friday: DJ spins music from the 1970s to today, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
DJ Sedgie, 10pm, The Carriers, Wodonga
FURTHER AFIELD
First Birthday Bash: Duncan and Macca, 9pm until late, Vic Hotel, Tallangatta
The Green Mohair Suits, 7pm to 10pm, Tanswell’s Commercial Hotel, Beechworth
Wangaratta Players present Annie, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
No Lights, No Lycra dance group, 8pm, Mansfield Uniting Church, Mansfield
Mike “Song and Danceman” McClellan — Dancing in the Rain album tour, The Regional Produce Store, Mansfield
Corowa Festival of Dance: Festival Dance Party with the Swing Masters, 7.30pm, Corowa Memorial Hall, Corowa
Feeling Groovey, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Ray Macartney, ClubMulwala, Mulwala
Ugly Brothers, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Rockin’ A Hard Place, Sporties Barooga Sports Club, Barooga
Deni Ute Muster: Morgan Evans, Blackjack Billy (US), Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey — The Great Country Song Book and Gary Allan (US), Deniliquin Ute Muster site, near Deniliquin
Geoff Wright, Deniliquin RSL Club, Deniliquin
Uranquinty Folk Festival, various locations — uranquintyfolk.com
Wagga Show
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
ALBURY-WODONGA
Gateway Ukulele Orchestra: play, drum, sing, dance, learn and laugh with the Grooveyard Hammond Combo, 10am to noon, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Flying Fruit Fly Circus presents Borderville, celebrating 35 Years of circus, one weekend of world class circus and performance plus movies, exhibitions, free street theatre and more — visit borderville.com.au
Borderville: Gateway Village Open Day (early Flying Fruit Fly Circus documentaries, The Butter Factory Theatre; Borderville visual arts exhibitions, GIGS Art Gallery, Printmakers), 10am to 4pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Borderville — A Little More Shhh featuring circus and physical theatre artists plus The Grooveyard Hammond Combo, 10am, Albury Library Museum, Albury
Borderville: Tom Flanagan is Kaput, 3pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Livid Productions: Horton Hears a Who in Seussical the musical, 2pm and 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
Borderville: Nanjing Project, 6.30pm, Flying Fruit Fly Circus HQ, Albury
Livid Productions: Horton Hears a Who in Seussical the Musical, 2pm and 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
Phil Dalby, 5pm to 8pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Josh Campbell - acoustic, 6pm to 10pm, Electra Cafe, Albury
Luke Dewing, 8.30pm, St Ives Hotel, Wodonga
Lang, 8.30pm, Blazing Stump Hotel, Wodonga
Wodonga Brass Fund-raiser Concert Performance, pm, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Thunderstruck AC/DC Tribute, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Overtime, 9pm to 1am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Beer Garden, Paddy’s Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
AFL Grand Final Day: Akal and Luke, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
ONE Saturday: Biggest Saturday Night Party in town with resident and guest DJs playing commercial dance, RnB, Top 40 remixed and electro, 10pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
DJs, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
Saturday Night Fever: Best Party Mix, 10pm, ZedBar, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Oktoberfest, 12.30pm, Howlong Country Golf Club, Howlong
First Birthday Bash - On the Deck: The Giants playing acoustic music, 2pm to 6pm, Vic Hotel, Tallangatta
DJ PayGee — funk and nu-disco, 9pm to 11pm, Grape & Grain Bar & Wine Store, Bright
North East Celtic Club launch with a ceilidh, 8pm, Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth
Wangaratta Players present Annie, 2pm and 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
The Block Glasshouse contestants Jenna and Chris, in person, 1pm to 3pm (plus children's activities, refreshments, sausage sizzle, cooking demonstration and more from 10am), Yenckens Mitre 10 store, Mansfield
Spring Grazing Long Lunch: Paul Hicks, singer/guitarist, noon to 4pm, Campbells Wines, Rutherglen
Music on the Murray: Riley Catherall, noon to 4pm, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah
Corowa Festival of Dance: Relaxed and casual dance with music by Max Gray, 11.30am, auditorium, Corowa Golf Club, Corowa
Corowa Festival of Dance: Festival Ball with the Swing Masters 7.30pm, Corowa Memorial Hall, Corowa
Anthony Tenace Duo, 8pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
Eurogliders: Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch (over 18s event – free), 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
DJ Jarrod Elliott, ClubMulwala
Potbelleez, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Christie Lamb featuring Jonathon English, Tubby's Lougue, Sporties Barooga Sports Club, Barooga
Deni Ute Muster: Sheppard, Kasey Chambers, Spiderbait, The Mavericks (US) (Jimmy Barnes has cancelled his appearance because of illness), Deniliquin Ute Muster site, near Deniliquin
Uranquinty Folk Festival, various locations — uranquintyfolk.com
Flying Fruit Fly Circus: Control Alt Delete, 1pm and 7.30pm, Wagga Civic Theatre
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
ALBURY-WODONGA
The Commercial Club Albury Convoy for Kids: wood chopping, games, truck and car show, market stands, music and fun, 10am to 8pm, Albury Showgrounds, Albury
Flying Fruit Fly Circus presents Borderville, celebrating 35 Years of circus, one weekend of world class circus and performance plus movies, exhibitions, free street theatre and more — visit borderville.com.au
Borderville — A Little More Shhh for Kids, 10am, Albury Library Museum, Albury
Borderville: 35 Live! A one-off show to celebrate 35 years of talent, passion and ground-breaking performances featuring the current Fruit Fly generation, 6.30pm, Flying Fruit Fly Circus HQ, Albury
Borderville: Flipism - High-level circus skills combined with physical theatre, 9pm, Flying Fruit Fly Circus HQ, Albury
Live Music, beer garden stage, 2pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Livid Productions: Horton Hears a Who in Seussical the musical, 2pm, The Cube Wodonga
Lee and Paige, 5pm to 8pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
First Birthday Bash - On the Deck: Lee Rosser and Ben Smith, 2pm to 6pm, Vic Hotel, Tallangatta
Live Music plus Open Mic — singers and musos welcome, meals available, 2.30pm to 6.30pm, The Gerogery Hotel, Gerogery
Beef, Beer’n’Blues, 12.30pm, Round Hill Hotel, Morven
Free Jukebox, Karaoke and Pool, 3pm on, Courthouse Hotel (The Top Pub), Corryong
Alpine Council Victorian Seniors Festival Official Opening: Free Mount Beauty Band Concert, 2pm, Mount Beauty Community Centre, Mount Beauty
Benny Walker: blues, roots, soul and rock, 2pm, Bright Brewery, Bright
Music on the Balcony: Jigid, 11am, Beechworth Bakery, Beechworth
Open Mic with Mel Tompkins (meals available), 6pm to 9pm, Hotel Nicholas, Beechworth
Classical Shenanigans - solos and duets by graduating Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts Bachelor of Music students Alicia Groves, soprano, and Finn Gilheany, baritone, featuring works by Schumann, Brahms, Britten and more, 2pm, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
Corowa Festival of Dance: Modern and New Vogue Workshop with John and Andrea Barwick, 10am, Corowa Memorial Hall, Corowa
Corowa Festival of Dance: Festival Tea Dance with music by J and M Hughes, 2pm to 5pm, Corowa Memorial Hall, Corowa
Corowa Festival of Dance: Social get-together, 6.30pm, Corowa
Berrigan Show
Sunday Session: Geoff Achison, 5pm, Tubby's Lounge, Sporties Barooga Sports Club, Barooga
Uranquinty Folk Festival, various locations — uranquintyfolk.com
Bidgee Blues Club Open Mic featuring house band Bitter Shoosh, 2pm, Home Tavern, Wagga
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
ALBURY-WODONGA
Sing Australia choir — connecting Australians in singing, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Wodonga Senior Citizens Hall, Wodonga
FURTHER AFIELD
Walbundrie Show
Uranquinty Folk Festival, various locations — uranquintyfolk.com
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
ALBURY-WODONGA
Free Morning Show: An Audience with Frank Spencer starring Robert Michael Person of The Four Kinsmen, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Tuesday Trivia hosted by Quizmeisters, registrations 7.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Ostinato community choir rehearsals, 7.30pm to 10pm, Avian Park, Wangaratta
Corowa Sing Australia rehearsals, 7pm, Corowa Civic Centre, Corowa
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
ALBURY-WODONGA
The Fairies live in concert: Jump Jump Star, 11am, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Mark Haze, 6pm to 9pm, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Open Mic Night, 6pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Open Mic Night, 8pm, Albion Hotel, Albury
Killer Karaoke, 8.30pm, The Rooftop Bar, The Bended Elbow, Albury
DJ Candy B, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Live Music, 9.30pm, Paddy’s, Albury
Club-Nation.co.uk and ONE Nightclub present Future Legends DJ Open Decks Night, registrations 9pm, ONE Nightclub, Albury
Uni Night: DJ Franco, 10pm, Groove Saint, Albury
FURTHER AFIELD
Irish Jam Session, 8pm, Star Hotel, Yackandandah
Steinway on Stage: Amy Faithfull and VCE colleagues, 6pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Trevor Doddridge, 6pm to 9pm, Border Bistro, Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort, Mulwala
YOUR FREE WEEKLY ONLINE BORDER ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE: Email music, theatre, comedy, dance and market information to play@bordermail.com.au or phone (02) 6024 0548. Email exhibition and historical display information to play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted at bordermail.com.au every Thursday.
REGENT CINEMAS - SESSION TIMES
RMAX MEGA SCREEN – NO FREE TICKETS
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (M) NFT
2D - Thu Fri Sat Sun: 10.15am
GONE GIRL (MA15)
Thu to Wed: 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 6.30pm, 9.30pm
PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (G)
Tue Wed: 10.30am
TRADITIONAL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (M)
2D - Fri to Wed: 6.45pm
STEP UP: ALL IN (PG)
2D - Thu Fri Sat Mon Tue Wed: 4.15pm, 9.15pm; Sun: 4pm, 9.15pm
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (M)
2D - Thu Fri Sat Sun: 10.15am (RM), noon, 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm, 8.45pm; Mon: noon, 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm, 8.45pm; Tue Wed: 2pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm, 8.45pm
THE BOXTROLLS (PG)
2D - Thu Fri Sat Su:n 9.45am, 11.45am, 2pm, 6.15pm; Mon: 11.45am, 2pm, 6.15pm; Tue Wed: 1.30pm, 3.45pm, 6.15pm
ANNABELLE (MA15) NFT
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon: 2.15pm, 5pm, 7.15pm, 9.30pm; Tue Wed: 11.15am, 1.30pm, 5pm, 7.15pm, 9.30pm
DRACULA UNTOLD (CTC) NFT
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm Tue Wed 11.30am, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 7.00pm, 9.00pm
GONE GIRL (MA15) NFT
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon: 12.30pm (RM), 2pm, 3.30pm (RM), 6.30pm (RM), 8.15pm, 9.30pm (RM)
PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (G)
Thu Fri Sat Sun: 10am, 11am, noon; Mon: 11am, noon; Tue Wed: 10.30am (RM), 4.45pm
THE EQUALIZER (MA15)
Thu Fri Sat Mon: 1.15pm, 4pm, 6.45pm, 9.30pm; Sun: 1.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.30pm; Tue Wed: 10.30am, 1.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.30pm
THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY (PG)
Thu Fri Sat Mon Tue Wed: 11.30am; Sun: 10.00am
THE MAZE RUNNER (M) NFT
Thu to Wed: 11am, 1.45pm, 4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm
REGENT EXTRA
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE (E) NFT
ONE SHOW ONLY!
Sun: 3pm
ADULTS @ KIDS PRICES
THE HOUSE OF MAGIC (G)
Thu Fri Sat Sun: 10am, noon; Mon: noon
KIDZ FLIX
RIO 2 (G)
Thu Fri Sat Sun: 10am
SHOWCASE
THU LUNCHBOX (PG)
Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon: 4pm; Tue Wed: 11am
GOLD CLASS
THE EQUALIZER (MA15)
Thu to Wed: 12.45pm, 9.30pm
GONE GIRL (MA15)
Thu to Wed: 3.30pm, 6.30pm
For more information about this week's movies, and those coming up, go to regentcinemas.com.au.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
MURRAY RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET
3pm to dusk, Community Woodfired Oven site, Hovell Tree Park, Albury
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
UPPER MURRAY FARMERS’ MARKET
9am to 1pm, Attree Park, Corryong
MOUNT BEAUTY COMMUNITY MARKET
9am to 2pm, Hollonds Street, next to the Mount Beauty Community Centre, Mount Beauty
MYRTLEFORD CENTRAL MARKET (INDOORS)
9am to 2pm, Clyde Street, Myrtleford
BEECHWORTH FARMERS’ MARKET
9am to noon, Christ Church on the Hill, Ford Street, Beechworth
MANSFIELD PRODUCE SWAP
10am to noon, Snowgum Nursery, Mansfield
TATONG VILLAGE MARKET
8am to 1pm, grounds of the Tatong Tavern, Tatong
THE A SALE
9am to 2pm, Anglican Hall, St Stephen’s Uniting Church, 160 High Street, Rutherglen
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
ALBURY-WODONGA COMMUNITY MARKET
8am to noon, Wilson Street Carpark, Wilson Street, Albury
CHILTERN MARKET
10am to 1pm, 62 Main Street, Chiltern
MILAWA PRODUCERS’ MARKET
9am to 2pm, Milawa Crossroads, Milawa
WANGARATTA TRASH AND TREASURE MARKET
8am to 1pm, Wareena Park Swimming Pool car park, Wangaratta
COROWA FEDERATION FARMERS’ AND VARIETY MARKET
8am to 1pm, Bangerang Park, Corowa
TOCUMWAL FORESHORE MARKET
8am to 1pm, Tocumwal Foreshore, Tocumwal
MARKETS: Email details to: play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted every Thursday at bordermail.com.au. Remember, market dates can sometimes change.
OCTOBER
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Tune In: Young musicians perform live, 5.30pm to 6.30pm, Albury Library Museum, Albury
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee — Gala Opening Night with sparkling wine and canapes, 7pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
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Ride to Conquer Cancer: The Wedding Party Fund-raiser Ball, 7pm to 11pm, Kinross Woolshed Hotel, Thurgoona
Cabaret … and all that jazz, 7.30pm, auditorium, Commercial Club, Albury
Jazz Albury-Wodonga presents the Blues Point Vocal Group featuring the beautiful vocals of The Voice Australia 2013 contestant Lauren Dawes, 8pm, The Jazz Basement, Wodonga
Thirsty Merc: 10 year Anniversary Acoustic Album and National Tour, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
The IG Big Swing Band in Concert featuring vocalists Glenn Starr and Liz Kolisnyk, 8pm, The Cube Wodonga
150th Wangaratta Show, Wangaratta Showgrounds, Wangaratta
Aussie Bush Entertainment Muster: Meet’n’Greet, 6pm; Aussie Concert, 7.30pm, Benalla Bowls Club, Benalla
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Belly Dancing and Bollywood Night and Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund fund-raiser night featuring the Jalwa Dance Company from Melbourne, 6pm to 10pm, The Cube Wodonga
Pink Tie Ball: entertainment and a three-course meal, 6.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee — dinner and show option available, 6.30pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Spirit of the Land Festival, Lockhart — spiritofthelandlockhart.com.au
Beechworth Oktoberfest, Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth
150th Wangaratta Show, Wangaratta Showgrounds, Wangaratta
Greens fund-raiser night — Let Them Eat Cake, a drag cabaret with political bite starring Kaye Sera with special guest Luke R. Davies, 7.30pm, Wangaratta CWA Hall, Wangaratta
We Are the World! — A Concert of Classical and Traditional Music and Dance: Carmela De Losinno, soprano; Marco Cinque, tenor; Jodie Caroline Schutte, soprano; Coro Della Montagna; Circolo Calabrese Myrtleford and District Dance Group; Raffaele Paola, accordion player; and many more, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Aussie Bush Entertainment Muster: Poets’ Breakfast and Novice Competition, 10.15am; Creating Family Stories (and using technology) workshop, 10.30am; Short Poems and Yarns, 2.30pm; Victorian Song Championships, 4pm; Saturday Variety Concert with Lazy Harry and friends and song championship winners, 7.30pm, Benalla Bowls Club, Benalla
Friends of the Benalla Art Gallery present Michael Johnson, harp, and Matthew Arnold, violin and viola, 5.30pm, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla
Thirsty Merc: 10 year Anniversary Acoustic Album and National Tour, Mulwala Waterski Club, Mulwala
Lepers & Crooks and Barefoot Alley Raw Tour, Area Hotel, Griffith
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Bands in the Park: Albury City Band, Riverina Concert Band and Wodonga Brass, 2pm, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
The Orpheus Piano Trio - Helena Kernaghan, piano; Kaori Sparks, violin; and Sam Goble, cello, 2pm, St Matthew's Church, Albury (also playing at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta, 2pm, October 26)
Missy Higgins: OZ, 7pm, The Cube Wodonga
Spirit of the Land Festival, Lockhart — spiritofthelandlockhart.com.au
Culcairn Country Music Club with guest artist Grant Luhrs: Live music and walk-up artists very welcome, 1pm to 5pm, Culcairn Bowling and Recreation Club, Culcairn
Beechworth Oktoberfest, Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth
Afternoon Tea Dance with the High Society Jazz Orchestra, 2pm to 5pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Wangaratta Choristers: Songs of Spring and Romance, 3pm, Wangaratta Uniting Church, Wangaratta
Aussie Bush Entertainment Muster: Poets’ Breakfast, 10am; workshops the lunchtime music, 10.15am; Henry Lawson Show with “Henry”: and Geoffrey Graham, Benalla Bowls Club, Benalla
Corowa Show
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Gina Hogan: Women of the ’60s, 10.30am (morning tea 9.30am), The Cube Wodonga
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Hippie Power Cabaret Show and Luncheon, noon, Huon Hill Hotel, Wodonga
Gina Hogan: Women of the ’60s, 10.30am, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
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Honk! Jr, noon and 7pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Steinway on Stage: Darcie Pegler and Timothy Wong, 6pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
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The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival Gala: Sammy J and Randy, Fiona O’Loughlin, Dave Callan, Troy Kinne, Chris Franklin, Geraldine Hickey and MCs Des Dowling and Tom Siegert, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Adam Harvey: Family Life Tour with The Sunny Cowgirls and Chelsea Basham, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Gina Hogan: The Women of the ’60s, 11am, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
GRADA: Steele Rudd’s On Our Selection, 6.30pm, Blackbox Theatre, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla
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The 7 Sopranos, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Des Dowling, Tom Siegert, Chris Franklin, and MC Russell Gilbert, 2pm, The Cube Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Mick Neven, Troy Kinne, Greg Fleet, 7.30pm, Paddy’s Albury – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Russell Gilbert, Des Dowling, Dave Callan, 7.30pm, The Cube Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Victorian Seniors Festival: Welcome to Broadway musical concert, 11am to 1pm, Tallangatta Memorial Hall, Tallangatta
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Tom Siegert, Chris Franklin, Fiona O’Loughlin, Beechworth Town Hall, Beechworth – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Troy Kinne, Dave Callan, Fiona O’Loughlin, 7.30pm Commercial Club, Albury – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Mick Neven, Greg Fleet, Chris Franklin, 7.30pm, Cafe Grove, Wodonga – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Joe Camilleri, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP): The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee — dinner and show option available, 6.30pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
The Rock Agricultural Show
Bright Spring Festival begins — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Fleetwood Mac Experience, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Jazzaratta — dinner and show, meals 6pm, show 7.30pm, Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Wangaratta Choristers: Songs of Spring and Romance, 2.30pm, St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Rutherglen
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Spring Fling: food, wine and lively tunes to dance to, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah
The Border Mail Albury-Wodonga Comedy Festival: Des Dowling, Dave Callan, Greg Fleet, 7.30pm, Corowa Civic Centre, Corowa – see alburywodongacomedyfestival.com.au
Wendy Matthews (over-18s event), 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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Music in the Gardens: BG Sound Project — William Barton, didgeridoo and Anthony Garcia, guitar, 1pm to 3pm, Albury Botanic Gardens, Albury
Wangaratta Choristers: Songs of Spring and Romance, 2.30pm, Benalla Senior Citizens Centre, Benall
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 4pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
126th Annual Rutherglen Agricultural Show, Rutherglen Showgrounds
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Arts Space Echoes: Damien Jones, violin, 10.30am, Arts Space Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
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Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
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Free Morning Show: Forever Everly — A Tribute to the Everly Brothers, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents the MSO Brass Ensemble, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Yackandandah Theatre Company production, 8pm, Public Hall, Yackandandah
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Yackandandah Theatre Company production, 8pm, Public Hall, Yackandandah
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Kitty Flanagan — Seriously? 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta David Williamson’s Soulmates, 8pm, Benalla Performing Arts and Convention Centre, Benalla
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Illy, Romano’s Hotel, Wagga
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Uiver Landing 80th Anniversary Weekend: Dutch street organ, 8am to 9.45am, QEII Square, Albury; Airport Open Day, Albury Airport; Airport Family Open Day, 10am to 2pm, southern apron, Albury Airport; Albury Racing Club WS Cox Plate Day race meeting, Albury Racecourse; presentation by Qantas pilot and hero of Flight QF32, Captain Richard de Crespigny, 6pm, SS&A Albury; all weekend: antique cars and motorbikes tour, various locations, and Twin Cities Model Aero Club seaplane event, Tabletop Road, Lake Hume
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
The Australian Eurythmics Show and Rhiannon — A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Australian Classic Movie Night: film TBA, with a barbecue tea or film showing only from 8pm, Star Theatre, Chiltern
Yackandandah Theatre Company production, 8pm, Public Hall, Yackandandah
Tallangatta Rotary Club presents The Tallangatta ’50s Rock’n’Roll Festival including Battle of the Bands, noon to 5pm, Town Triangle (free entry) and Rock’n’Roll Dance compered by Rodney Vincent and featuring Sydney’s No Brakes, 8pm until late, Tallangatta Memorial Hall, Tallangatta — see tallangattafifties.com.au
Swagger Music Festival 2014, noon on, Mountain View Hotel (The Wandi), Wandiligong
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Myrtleford Show
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Vintage Diamond: The Ultimate Neil Diamond Show, 8pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Cobram Show
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Uiver Landing 80th Anniversary Weekend: Antique cars and motorbikes tour, various locations, and Twin Cities Model Aero Club seaplane event, Tabletop Road, Lake Hume
Wodonga Children’s Fair, 10am to 4pm, Wodonga Showground and Racecourse Precinct, Wodonga
Sunday Blues: Stringybark McDowell, 3pm, Edwards Tavern, Wodonga
Albury Entertainment Centre 50th Anniversary Theatre Season - 2014: Celtic Legends, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Illy, Paddy’s Albury
Tallangatta Rotary Club presents The Tallangatta ’50s Rock’n’Roll Festival including children’s entertainment and the No Brakes and Honey B and the Stingers bands, Town Triangles Markets, Rock’n’Roll Bake-Off and more, Tallangatta — see tallangattafifties.com.au
The Orpheus Piano Trio - Helena Kernaghan, piano; Kaori Sparks, violin; and Sam Goble, cello, 2pm, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Howlong Rural Fire Brigade Auction and Carnival, 9am on, Howlong
Liv Cartledge, 4pm to 8pm, Tallangatta Hotel, Tallangatta
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Whorouly Village Fair — including market, 9.30am to 3pm, Whorouly Recreation Reserve, Whorouly
Wangaratta Arts Council and NEVAA present The Milawa Monologues — Bloke by Margaret Hickey, 7.30pm, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 4pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Cobram Show
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Flies, Lies and Black Cockatoo Pies with bush poet and entertainer Tim Sheed, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Wodonga Bowling Club, Wodonga
The Other Theatre Company presents Trivia or Treat (teams of any size), 7.30pm to 10.30pm, Gateway Village Amphitheatre, Gateway Village, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
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High Tea at Gypsy Gardens with music from the Murray Conservatorium, 2.30pm, Gypsy Gardens, Wodonga
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 6.30pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Russian National Dance Company: Kostroma, 7.30pm, Albury Entertainment Centre, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
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Free Morning Show: Stephen R. Cheney Variety Show, 10.30am, Zodiac Lounge, Commercial Club, Albury
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 11am and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
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Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
Gina Hogan — The Women of the 60s, 10.30am (morning tea 9.30am), The Cube Wodonga
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: 8pm, The Escapists: Packed, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Brian Cadd, 9pm SS&A Allbury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Sold Out: Jammin’ On, The Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
NOVEMBER
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Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Highway 31, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
The Border Mail HotHouse Theatre Season 2014: The Escapists: Packed, 3pm and 8pm, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Jebediah, 9pm, SS&A Albury
Bright Spring Festival including Grand Fireworks Spectacular and Entertainment — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Bright Oktoberfest
Live music at Cellar Door, 1pm to 4pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
MMUDS presents The Sound of Music, 7.30pm, Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield
Music on the Murray, noon to 4pm, St Leonards Vineyard, Wahgunyah
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Albury Show, Albury Showgrounds
Highway 31 Blues Club presents the Highway 31 Blues Band and guest blues and roots artists, 3pm, The Long Room, The Albion Hotel, Albury
Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Bright Oktoberfest
Live music at Cellar Door, 1pm to 4pm, Gapsted Wines, Gapsted
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Benalla Festival: Family Fun Night, Goorambat
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
BABBA, 9pm, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
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Bright Spring Festival — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, various locations, Wangaratta
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Great Australian Spring Carnival Cup Melbourne Cup-eve yabbies race, Corowa
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Melbourne Cup Day
Bright Spring Festival: last day — see brightspringfestival.com.au
Benalla Festival, various Benalla and district locations — see benallafestival.com
Mansfield High Country Festival — go to highcounryfestival.com.au
Melbourne Cup Day: Chicken and champagne lunch, fashion parade and competitions, Corowa RSL Club, Corowa
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
UNTIL OCTOBER 12
Discover the world of green. A hands on interactive exhibition for children aged three to seven years with a focus on inventing magical worlds of play out of recycled items. Be inspired by what you and your child can create out of cartoons, plastic products, discarded toys, furniture, newspapers and all those other items you throw into your recycled bin or take to the hard waste section of the local waster transfer station. Group bookings: phone (02) 6023 8333 or email learningoutreach@alburycity.nsw.gov.au. The It’s Easy Being Green! Book launch will be at 10am on Friday, September 26. Children from Banjora Children’s Centre have worked with artist Kathy Holowski to create this gorgeous inspiring book. Come along and meet Kathy and the children and enjoy a special storytime. Partnered by the Halve Waste Campaign.
SENSITIVE CREATURES
UNTIL OCTOBER 19
Wonderfully off-beat, Mandy Ord's graphic novel illustrations reveal with poetic power the intimate, mundane and extraordinary moments in everyday urban life. From spammers who take over your email identity, to dealing with a dead rat, to putting out flames in a train station bin, to how to warm your feet in winter, the experiences and reflections of Mandy's one-eyed girl will put you in touch with what really matters. Free entry.
Note: The Albury Library Museum's historical exhibitions are listed in the History section below.
ALBURY REGIONAL ART GALLERY
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
RE-OPENING JUNE 2015
After 32 years, the Albury Art Gallery has temporarily closed its doors to make way for a $10.5 million redevelopment to be known once more as the Albury Regional Art Gallery. For more information about the gallery’s history, and its future, go to alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure-and-culture/albury-regional-art-gallery/redevelopment-plans.
LAVINGTON LIBRARY
LAZY LIONS LOUNGING IN THE LAVINGTON LIBRARY
UNTIL NOVEMBER 16
Join the lazy lions from renowned author Graeme Bases’s award winning book Animalia and experience this beautiful exhibition of limited print illustrations from many well-loved Australian children’s picture books. The exhibition showcases a range of illustration media and techniques, awakening in us all the joy of storytelling through illustrations. Lazy Lions Lounging should thrill and delight people of all ages. Guided Tour of Exhibition for all ages during the school holidays — 11am to 11.45am, Thursday, October 2 — followed by an opportunity to sketch your favourite characters from Lazy Lions. Bookings: phone (02) 6043 5645.
CREATORS ARTSPACE, WODONGA
FLOURISH EXHIBITION
UNTIL OCTOBER 9
Mental Health Month exhibition. Creators Artspace in in Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga.
GIGS ART GALLERY, WODONGA
BORDERVILLE AT GIGS
UNTIL OCTOBER 5
An Arts Wodonga members’ exhibition with a circus/vaudeville theme celebrating 35th anniversary of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Borderville Celebrations from 5pm to 9pm on Friday, October 3 and 9am to 4pm at Gateway Village, Wodonga. For more information about Borderville, which runs from October 3 to 5, go to fruitflycircus.com.au/borderville.
THE PAINTBOX STUDIO, WODONGA
BORDERVILLE AT PAINTBOX STUDIO
UNTIL OCTOBER 5
The Albury-Wodonga Artists Society Studio Gallery, The Paintbox Studio, is in Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Open 10am Tuesdays to Saturdays.
9” BY 5” IMPRESSION EXHIBITION
OCTOBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 30
See small-scale paintings reminiscent of those exhibited in the famous early Australian Impressionist Exhibition that featured artists including Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts. The works painted on cigar box lids. However, this Albury-Wodonga Artists Society (AWAS) exhibition will display varied styles and subjects that reflect the wide interests of the members of the society. Our poster is based on the original poster designed by artist Charles Conder for the 1889 exhibition. It features a woman entangled in binding, symbolic of the binding of conventions. The early Impressionists broke with traditional realist style, paving the way in Australia for all the Modernist styles we see in 20th century art and the amazing variety of styles we see hanging on contemporary gallery walls. Free entry. The Paintbox Gallery in is Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Sunday 10am-4pm. Opening event 6pm to 8pm, October 10.
YACK STATION, YACKANDANDAH
YACKANDANDAH ARTISTS ON SHOW
OPEN TUESDAYS TO SUNDAYS
Yack Station was created to provide a practical space for artists to work and a destination for visitors to watch art being made and purchase the original pieces. The tranquil location is the site of the old Yackandandah Railway Station which is no longer operational as a railway station. Future plans include a railway museum to become an integral part of Yack Station paying homage to the town’s cultural history. The end result will be artist work spaces and art gallery, a market style area for visitors to watch talented artists create their pieces and an educational, cultural experience at the Railway Museum. Stage one is complete with artists on site and visitors increasing daily. It’s a must-see destination for artists, tourists and cultural history enthusiasts. Open 11am to 3pm Tuesday to Sunday. You can find Yack Station at 6 Turntable Lane, off Railway Avenue, Yackandandah. For more information go to yackstation.com.
THE GALLERY STUDIO, CHILTERN
LOCAL ARTWORKS
OPEN DAILY EXCEPT TUESDAYS AND MOST SATURDAYS
Works by Meaghan Louise and local and regional artists, with an eclectic mix of quirky handmade gifts, garden art sculptures, unique glass art and jewellery. The Gallery Studio and Craft Room is at 19-21 Conness Street, Chiltern and is open from 10am to 4pm.
KHANCOBAN ARTISAN GALLERY AND WORKSHOP
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION AND SALE
OPEN DAILY
Local artists and craft people are invited to display and sell their creations in this gallery, which can be found in the Khancoban General Store. The workshop is opposite, in the Community Technology Centre. Twenty per cent of sales fund local events programs. To find out more phone Ann-Maree de Wit on (02) 6076 9099 or email her at annalby57@gmail.com or phone Louise Werrett on (02) 6076 9408. Open daily.
MOUNTAIN CREEK ARTWORKS, TAWONGA
WORKS BY BARBEL ULLRICH
FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH OR BY APPOINTMENT
Visit the studio of artist and GOTAFE Wangaratta printmaking teacher Barbel Ullrich at 1002 Mountain Creek Road, Tawonga to see her collection of art works inspired by the local environment. Her creations are mostly collagraphs in mixed media using natural objects such as ferns and leaves, paint and printing. Collagraphy is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (an underlying substance or layer). The word is derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue and graph, meaning the activity of drawing. Phone 0408 466 790 for more information.
MOUNT BEAUTY LIBRARY
MOUNT BEAUTY ART GROUP WORKS
ONGOING
The Mount Beauty Library now features a rotating display of works by members of the Mount Beauty Art Group. The artworks are available for purchase from the artists. The Mount Beauty Art group meets from 10am to 4pm every Thursday at the Alex McCullough Hall in Mount Beauty with new members always welcome. Go to mtbeauty.com/artgroup for more information.
BRIGHT ART GALLERY
TIME AND PLACE 2
UNTIL NOVEMBER 14
Bright Art Gallery presents another spectacular exhibition of Aboriginal art never before seen in North East Victoria. Works have been selected from the very best of the Dreamtime Lo Spirito Dell’Arte Aborigena exhibition shown in Italy in 2011. This exhibition was the largest and most diverse exhibition of indigenous art ever shown overseas. To view images of artworks and set up of the Italian exhibition please visit istitutoculturasiciliaustralia.org. The artworks included in Time and Place 2’ have been described by the Koori Heritage Trust and the Australian Museum as modern aboriginal art representative of many regions and styles, cutting edge art that represents traditional stories expressed in a contemporary style and art that includes established artists as well as urban artists breaking new ground in their interpretation of their culture. Artists include Mary McLean and Eunice Napangard, Djambu Barra Barra (who combines cross-hatching with modern acrylics) and Billy Doolan whose unique stories and style has become familiar to many in Bright. Mr Doolan was visiting artist during the gallery’s Autumn Show and plans to visit Bright while the exhibition is on. Like the first Time and Place exhibition held three years ago, several Aboriginal communities are supporting the exhibition and providing works for sale at very affordable prices. As a contrast to the ‘modern’ depictions of traditional stories on canvas, the Gallery is really thrilled to include examples of the ancient traditions and methods of recording stories. Mike Donaldson, Australia’s foremost photographer and historian of Pilbara and Kimberley Rock Art has agreed to provide a selection of his photographic works shown previously in the Western Australian Museum. Many of the photographs are published in his set of books recognized as the most comprehensive study of rock art ever undertaken. These photographs, of art listed as National Heritage, have been published with the permission of the traditional owners. Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Thursday. Bright Art Gallery is at 28 Mountbatten Avenue, Bright. Entry: $5. Phone (03) 5750 1600 or go to brightartgallery.org.au.
MICHELINI WINES, MYRTLEFORD
JIM VAN GEET EXHIBITION
UNTIL OCTOBER 31
This exhibition features works by North East artist Jim van Geet, who exhibits internationally. Michelini Wines is at 213 Great Alpine Road, Myrtleford. Phone (03) 5751 1990 for more information.
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE GALLERY, BEECHWORTH
WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISANS
OPEN DAILY
North East painters, jewellery makers, textile artists, woodworkers, glass artists and more display their works in the 1863 building that once housed a school. 1 Loch Street. Open 10am to 4pm daily. Visit oldschoolhousegallery.biz.
WANGARATTA ART GALLERY
MATERIAL EDGE
UNTIL OCTOBER 19
Material Edge is an exciting, inspiring and bold celebration of six corners of the textile world. The concept for the exhibition was developed by Gallery exhibitions officer Sally Huguenin. Material Edge celebrates the work of six Australian artists and designers who are working “on the edge” of contemporary textile art. In selecting artists for inclusion in Material Edge, Sally sought to choose those who had not exhibited in the Gallery’s textile exhibitions before and who may not even consider themselves as “textile artists”, but who all create their work predominantly with textiles. The exhibition includes work as diverse as Douglas McManus’ laser-engraved textiles with 3D printing; Kathy Temin’s renowned synthetic fur landscapes; and an interactive pompom installation space by Australia’s queen of craft, Pip Lincolne. There will also be four incredibly intricate outfits by Sydney fashion designers Romance Was Born, including a dress famously worn by Cate Blanchett, on loan from the Powerhouse Museum; knitted self-portraits and photographic imagery by Melbourne-based contemporary artist Kate Just; and colourfully embroidered advertising and typography by twin sisters and graphic designers Maricor/Maricar. Everyone is welcome to come along to this free event.. For more information phone (03) 5722 0865.
10 TO 4 GALLERY, GLENROWAN
LOCAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
OPEN DAILY
Enjoy a diverse variety of textiles and wood, iron and other handcrafted items created by local artists and craftspeople. The gallery is at 32 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan and is open from 10am to 4pm.
BENALLA ART GALLERY
CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES
UNTIL OCTOBER 5
Georgina Cue and Jeannie McDonagh transform their materials, connecting old and new narratives to create works of innovation and beauty. Through visually striking designs, skilled techniques and richly textured surfaces, the works on display highlight the importance of weaving new histories and ideas in today’s society. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of textile practice and celebrates the ways in which these two contemporary artists explore, extend and push the boundaries of this traditional medium.
ABSTRACT
UNTIL OCTOBER 26
Abstract brings together the work of six Australian artists: Sydney Ball, Dale Frank, Marc Freeman, Camille Hannah, Kirra Jamison and Noel Skrzypczak. Each artist shares a bold and fluid visual language of colour, shape, line and form to develop an identity that connects atmospheric and experiential qualities, art historical frameworks and the power of radical and innovative thinking.
COROWA ARTSPACE
COROWA COLLECTION
OPEN DAILY
The Corowa Collection showcases the prize winners in all sections of the annual Federation Art Show that have been acquired by the Federation Art Show Committee and held in trust by Corowa Council for the past 14 years. This is the first time that these art works have been displayed together as a collection and for many of these works it is the first time they have been on public display. The gallery is open 11am to 4pm weekdays, 11am to 3pm Saturdays and 11am to 1pm Sundays.
GALLERY 294, COROWA
PLAY TIME
OCTOBER 5 TO 28
A new exhibition by Corowa print maker Christine Upton who will give a talk at the gallery at 2pm on Saturday, October 11. Gallery 294 is at 294 Honour Avenue (the Albury road), Corowa, and is open daily from 9am to 4pm. For more information, visit gallery294.org.au or phone (02) 6033 5086.
VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS: Email details to: play@bordermail.com.au. Listings deadline: Noon Wednesday. A fresh Border Entertainment Guide is posted every Thursday at bordermail.com.au.
ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM
RED CROSS: 100 YEARS
UNTIL MAY 31, 2015
Part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement, Red Cross has been woven into the fabric of Australian life for 100 year, responding to natural disasters, providing a blood service and everyday work to help vulnerable people. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers signed up during World War I, and by World War II Red Cross had become Australia’s largest charitable organisation. In partnership with regional Red Cross branches this compelling exhibition celebrates and remembers 100 years. Phone (02) 6023 8333 for more information.
CROSSING PLACE: A STORY OF ALBURY
ONGOING
This compelling multimedia exhibition is on permanent display in the main galleries of the Albury Library Museum. Crossing Place uses objects, audio and film to tell the story of Albury from first contact with the Wiradjuri people, traditional owners of the land, to the city we share today. Highlights include Wiradjuri Talkback, celebrating the perspectives and traditional knowledge of the region’s Aboriginal people and The Bonegilla Story, exploring the immigration experiences of those who passed through the migrant reception centre at Bonegilla. The exhibition is told through objects, audio and film, is on permanent display in the main galleries of the Albury Library Museum. Pick up an audio tour to be guided through the exhibits while listening to stories and memories that will carry you back into Albury’s history or book a free guided tour.
ARTS SPACE WODONGA
WODONGA RAIL HISTORY POP-UP UP MUSEUM
OCTOBER 3
The Wodonga Rail History Pop-Up Museum at Arts Space Wodonga will be a chance for everyone to get involved. Bring an object, photo or memory to share. In addition to the pop-up museum, there will be the launch of a brochure and film sharing the highlights of Wodonga’s rail history and a panel discussion at 5.30pm. The event will run from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Free entry. For more information contact cultural development co-ordinator Verity Brookes on (02) 6022 9211 or email:vbrookes@wodonga.vic.gov.au
WODONGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ROOMS
OPEN DAYS
OCTOBER 5, 8, 15, 22, 29
Research Wodonga’s history or re-live your memories in the photographs, scrapbooks and historic items on display at the Wodonga Historical Society Rooms, 19 South Screet, Wodonga. Open 1pm to 3pm Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Sundays. For more information phone Uta Wiltshire on 0412 241 186.
ARMY MUSEUM BANDIANA
EXTENSIVE MILITARY DISPLAY
MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS
The Army Museum Bandiana is among Australia’s best army museums where 190 army vehicles, dozens of field guns, weapons, uniforms, medals and items dating back as far as the 18th century are displayed in about 5000 square metres of display space. The museum is at the Gaza Ridge Barracks, Anderson Road, Bandiana, just out of Wodonga. Open 9.30am to 4pm Monday to Saturday but not on New Year’s Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day or from December 24 to 28. Phone (02) 6055 2525.
8TH/13TH VICTORIAN MOUNTED RIFLES MUSEUM, NORTH BANDIANA
LIGHT HORSE AND ARMOURED EXHIBITIONS
PHONE (02) 6021 2835 FOR OPENING TIMES
Located at Colonel Tom Price Lines, North Bandiana on the eastern edge of Wodonga, the 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Museum’s aim is the preservation, interpretation and display of artefacts and documents related to light horse and armoured units that make up the lineage of the 8/13 VMR. These units include the 8th (Indi) Light Horse, the 13th (Gippsland) Light Horse, the 20th (Victorian Mounted Rifles) Light Horse, the 2/8th Armoured Regiment, 41st, 42nd and 43rd Landing Craft Companies, the 8th Cavalry Regiment, the 13th Armoured Regiment and the 20th Motor Regiment. The focus of the new museum is an Honour Wall that was constructed with a grant from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, “Their Service-Our Heritage” Program. It features a central Commemorative Alcove watched over by a mounted light horseman, and flanked by two six-metre long uniform cabinets.
BONEGILLA MIGRANT EXPERIENCE, BONEGILLA
MULTICULTURAL HISTORY
OPEN DAILY
With National Heritage listing, Block 19 Bonegilla has become part of the narrative of nation. A two-metre plinth on site declares the place to be ‘a symbol of post-war migration which transformed Australia’s economy, society and culture’. Twelve kilometres from Wodonga on Lake Hume, Block 19 was one of 24 similar blocks built in the Bonegilla complex as an army camp during World War II. It became the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training centre in 1947, and housed migrants until 1971. The original camp covered a 130 hectare area. Its style of accommodation was basic with timber framed, corrugated iron army hut buildings providing staff and migrants with housing, offices and communal kitchen, dining and toilet facilities. Now, Block 19 Bonegilla is a public memory place. The site and its associated oral, written and pictorial records in the Bonegilla Collection at the Albury Library Museum bring to light post-war immigration policies and procedures that changed the composition and size of the Australian population. They provide evidence and insights into post-war migration and refugee experiences. For the migrants who spent time at the centre and their descendants, the site and its records are resources for personal, family and group histories. For Wodonga and the region, they provide a backdrop for the rich multicultural fabric of the area. For the broader Australian community, they help represent the role of Australia as the ‘host’ nation. Both the site and its records have powerful connections for many people. The Bonegilla Migrant Experience is at 82 Bonegilla Road, Bonegilla and is open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm. For more information go to bonegilla.org.au or phone (02) 6020 6912.
JINDERA PIONEER MUSEUM
JINDERA HISTORY
OPEN OCTOBER TO APRIL
The first German settlers arrived in the Jindera area in 1867, having trekked from Adelaide in horse drawn wagons. Before they arrived, probably in the 1840s, a small wattle and daub hut was built just off the main track through town. This hut still stands at the site of the Jindera Pioneer Museum, and probably is the oldest remaining cottage or house in the Albury District. In 1874 Mr Johann Rosler and Mr Peter Wagner built a store and three room residence on this same sight. It became known as Wagner’s Store. Formed in 1967, the Jindera Pioneer and Historical Society purchased Wagner’s Store, the residence, and the grounds around the wattle and daub hut, and restored them to their original condition. It IS filled will all kinds of articles —furniture, household goods and machinery, gathered into an original and historic setting of old world architecture and charm. Wander through the fully furnished general store and residence and down to the Pioneer Slab Hut and the original wattle and daub cottage, and then on to the huge machinery shed with its large collection of farm machinery and equipment. The museum is in Urana Street, Jindera. For more information go to jinderapioneermuseum.org.au. Open daily, 10am to 4pm, October to April.
YACKANDANDAH MUSEUM
DISPLAYS FROM YACKANDANDAH’S PAST
OPEN VARIOUS TIMES (SEE BELOW)
The museum is housed in the Bank of Victoria building, 21 High Street, Yackandandah. Building began in 1860. The cottage at the rear was an original street building of the 1850s. Banking ceased in 1893. Thereafter Thomas Haig, tailor, and his family, worked and lived in the building until 1969. The collection held by the Yackandandah and District Historical Society, which is based at the museum, is a large and comprehensive collection of the many stories of this district, held in photographs, images, objects, registers, documents, letters, textiles, digital forms and research material. It is almost fully catalogued on a specific cataloguing data base, much of it is also either digitally scanned or photographed. It is always a work-in-progress, receiving deposits, creating material or updating processes. Extensions to the purpose-built storage have added necessary storage space to a building originally built in 1996. This collection is used for rotation of displays, our own publications, research and display, as well as outside requests for research, copies or access to material. Specific requests must be made by appointment to allow for retrieval or collation of material. The museum is open during Victorian school holidays and public holidays daily from 11am to 4pm and throughout the school term Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm or by appointment. For more information phone (02) 6027 0627 or go to yackandandahmuseum.wordpress.com/.
CHILTERN ATHENAEUM MUSEUM
CHILTERN HISTORY
OPEN MOST DAYS
The present brick building was erected in 1866, replacing an earlier timber construction, and used as Council Chambers, Town Hall and Library/Reading Rooms. When the Library was relocated in 1970 many old books remained in the present building forming an interesting collection of Goldfields reading matter in the original setting. About this time the Chiltern Athenaeum Museum was formed by enthusiastic members of the public who operate the museum on a volunteer basis. See a collection of novels and publications by local authors: Henry Handel Richardson, who penned, amongst other stories, The Fortunes of Richard Mahony and The Getting of Wisdom; Mary Gaunt, daughter of Judge Gaunt, goldfields magistrate, who wrote Kirkham’s Find and several travel tales; and Wilfred Busse whose History of Chiltern gives a wonderful insight into the development of our areas. There’s also a display of memorabilia relating to Chiltern-born Sir John “Black Jack” McEwen, who became Prime Minister after the disappearance of Harold Holt and a series of paintings by Alfred William Eustace, a self-taught artist and poet, who came to this area in 1852 and was employed as a shepherd on the Eldorado Run. A First World War honour roll is a dominating feature of the Chiltern Athenaeum and forms the central point of an ongoing collection of photographs, profiles, medals, certificates and other memorabilia relating to Chiltern and district people who served in both World Wars. The Museum also houses photographic displays and an outdoor exhibition featuring our mining and agricultural past and long with microfilm of the local newspaper The Federal Standard (1859-1970), an extensive collection of local family histories and community records enable the volunteers to carry out family and historic research. Open 10am to 4pm most days and other times by appointment — phone (03) 5726 1280. The museum is at 57 Conness Street, Chiltern. Go to chilternathenaeum.com.au for more information.
STATION HOUSE MUSEUM, CULCAIRN
CULCAIRN AND RAILWAY HISTORY
OPEN SATURDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
Home to seventeen stationmasters and their families from 1883-1979, the Station House is a tangible reminder of the great railway expansion of the last century. For more than a century, Station House has dominated the railway scene in Culcairn. Together with the historic Culcairn Railway Station, the complex reflects the significance of Culcairn as a major rail junction of the steam era. Culcairn is now serviced by XPT trains daily. Station House has been faithfully restored and was the winner of the 1994 Tidy Towns Award for Cultural and Heritage Protection. The two-storey brick building with its beautiful wrought iron and stairway together with the original floors and ceilings is one of the best examples of a building of its type in Australia. Station House is being refurbished with pieces from the period 1880 to 1890. Early railway memorabilia is also on display. Open 10am to 4pm Saturdays or on other days by appointment. Admission by donation. For information and bookings phone Valda Hensel on (02) 6029 8486.
DALES CELLAR MINI MUSEUM, HENTY
TRASH AND TREASURE MEMORABLILIA
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
Dales Cellar Mini Museum is a collection of trash and treasure memorabilia of the past including Henty’s Manual Telephone Exchange, the first “ambulance” — a two wheeled stretcher, cash registers, jugs, irons, toasters, radios and much more. The museum is located in the cellar beneath Dales IGA Supermarket. Free entry but donations are welcome to help preserve the past. The supermarket and museum is at 9 Sladen Street, Henty. Phone: (02) 6929 3302.
HENTY OBSERVER PRINTING MUSEUM, HENTY
NEWSPAPER HISTORY
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
The Henty Observer Printing Museum is housed in the original 1934 brick building of The Observer newspaper. Visitors can observe how the newspapers of yesteryear were printed and how much printing has changed since then. The museum is home to a variety of Platen machines, some pre-1900, one of the original Wharfedale printing machines of 1907, a large Miehle auto printer, linotype machines, newspaper folding machines, a guillotine and other printing memorabilia of historical interest. Free entry but donations are welcome to help preserve the past. The museum is behind Dales IGA Supermarket, 9 Sladen Street, Henty. Phone: (02) 6929 3302.
HOLBROOK SUBMARINE MUSEUM, HOLBROOK
SUBMARINE HISTORY AND MEMORABILIA
OPEN DAILY
Up periscope and dive aboard HMAS Submarine Otway. See the original above water line superstructure of the Oberon Class submarine
HMAS Otway set within beautiful parkland. There’s also a large scale model of Lt Norman Holbrook VC’s submarine BII (the town of Holbrook was named after the courageous British World War I submariner. The museum display includes an extraordinary hologram display in the 40-seat theatre in which Lt Holbrook’s wife, Mrs Gundula Holbrook, tells the fascinating story of her husbands’ brave exploits on B11 in 1914 and the subsequent change of the town’s name from Germanton to Holbrook. There are two rooms full of interesting information and artefacts including an original torpedo tube with a torpedo mounted. Sit in the officers’ wardroom and experience what it would be like to live in a submarine before going aft into the red lights of the control room and peeking through a periscope for 360-degree views of Holbrook. There’s also a photographic exhibition depicting how the Otway was transported to Holbrook and re-built in the town. HMAS Submarine Otway and the Submarine Museum are in Submarine Park, Holbrook.
WOOLPACK INN MUSEUM, HOLBROOK
HOLBROOK’S HISTORICAL TREASURES
OPEN DAILY*
This large, unique and varied display of historical treasures includes the best collection of submarine artefacts in Australia. There’s also an exhibition on the Holbrook bypass. The Woolpack Inn Museum is a two-storey heritage listed historic building located in the main street of Holbrook. The original Woolpack Inn was opened in 1839 by John Mitten and continued trading until it was destroyed by fire in 1895. All of the items on display have been donated by local residents over many years and now fill 22 rooms, depicting life in the 19th century include bedrooms, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, pantry and laundry, along with a number of other rooms filled with interesting items from bygone years. Relocated and erected in the grounds is a drop slab school house, built in about 1872, a replica of the old Holbrook bakery, a blacksmith’s shop and a large collection of old machinery, wagons and coaches. The museum is at 83 Albury Street, Holbrook. Phone: (02) 6036 2131 or go to woolpackinn.com.au for more information. The Museum is open daily from 9.30am to 4pm at a cost of $5 per head for adults, $3 concession and $1 for children. *Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday. Catering for morning or afternoon tea or light lunch for groups of 20 or more by arrangement.
TALLANGATTA MUSEUM
HISTORICAL TALLANGATTA
PHONE FOR OPENING TIMES
The Tallangatta and Districts Heritage Group Museum is at 75 Towong Street, Tallangatta. The group operates the museum and a shop on a voluntary basis and collects, preserves and records the history of Tallangatta district. Phone (02) 6071 2227 for more information and details of opening times.
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER MUSEUM AND RILEY’S VILLAGE, CORRYONG
LIVE THE LEGEND
OPEN DAILY*
Home to a diverse and colourful exhibition that celebrates the history of the Upper Murray and its people. Learn about the legend of Jack Riley. The Man from Snowy River Museum and Riley’s Village is at 103 Hansen Street, Corryong. For more information, visit manfromsnowyrivermuseum.com. Phone (02) 6076 2600. *The museum is open 10am to 4pm from September to May and from 11am to 3pm June to August but is closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day. Those interested in volunteering at the museum an contact Bob Kaighin on (02) 6076 1511.
MOUNT BEAUTY VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
KIEWA VALLEY HERITAGE
OPEN DAILY
The Kiewa Valley Historical Society aims to preserve and conserve the history and heritage that is unique to the Kiewa Valley and surrounding Bogong High Plains situated in North East Victoria. Through the use of permanent, and temporary exhibitions, information walls, a photo gallery, a diorama of the Bogong High Plains, a model hydro system, and two DVD screens we show the area’s history and highlights, that tell our social history, natural science areas and technological developments. The collection has many items that show the social history of how the first settlers of the Kiewa Valley and Mount Beauty lived, worked and socialised. Photos, books, farming equipment, hospital equipment, technological equipment from the Kiewa Hydro Scheme, household items, plus oral histories and genealogy records and books. Open 9am to 5pm daily. The society is at the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre, 31 Bogong High Plains Road, Mount Beauty. Phone (03) 5755 0596 for more information.
HARRIETVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
HISTORICAL GEMS
OPEN SUMMER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND WEEKEND AFTERNOONS OR BY APPOINTMENT
One of the towns few surviving miner’s cottages has been relocated and lovingly restored with a new museum added on behind. You can’t miss it, with the enormous Tronoh dredge bucket and a four-headed gold mining battery out front. Learn about the early gold mining days, mountain cattlemen, ski pioneers, St Bernard’s Hospice, the building of the Hotham Road constructed completely using hand tools in the 1860s as well as the wonderful array of colourful characters who have played a part in Harrietville and district’s past. The display includes original home-made horse snowshoes used for hauling supplies up to Mount Hotham and hand-carved artefacts from the town’s old Chinese Joss House. Catch a glimpse of what daily life was like in Harrietville 100 years ago as you wander through the miner’s cottage. The museum is open on public holidays and weekend afternoons in summer or otherwise by arrangement with curator Kaye Purdon. Phone her on (03) 5759 2797. The museum is located in Athenaeum Reserve on the Great Alpine Road in Harrietville next to the Harrietville General Store. Entry is by gold coin donation and groups are welcome.
BRIGHT MUSEUM
HISTORICAL BRIGHT
OPEN VARIOUS TIMES AND BY APPOINTMENT
The Bright and District Historical Society welcomes you the heritage-listed former Bright Railway Station, now the Bright Museum, which features rolling stock typical of that used on the old Ovens Valley Railway. The museum covers railway history, gold mining history and also the social history of the area with local family histories and a photographic collection. A large number of Chinese miners worked in the goldfields and the museum has a reconstructed Chinese Joss House based on one destroyed in the Buckland Valley and has a diverse collection of artefacts from Chinese miners. The museum is open from 2pm to 4pm every Sunday afternoon except from mid-June to early September. During the summer, Easter and September school holidays and festivals the museum is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons. The museum can also be opened at other times by prior arrangement by phoning the society’s secretary on (03) 5755 1949.
MYRTLEFORD OLD SCHOOL MUSEUM
MYRTLEFORD’S PAST
OPEN SUNDAYS MAY TO SEPTEMBER OR BY APPOINTMENT
Displays include old school room, 1930's kitchen and living room, gold mining equipment, barber shop and tobacconist cabinets, newspaper printing machinery, horse-drawn agricultural machinery, farming equipment, bottle collection, military photographs and memorabilia, and sporting trophies. Genealogical research is also available with many photographs and records of historical significance including district scenery, local industries, people and events. Open 2pm to 5pm Sunday, September to May or other times by appointment. Phone (03) 5727 1417 or (03) 5752 1963 for more information.
BURKE MUSEUM, BEECHWORTH
BEECHWORTH HISTORY
OPEN DAILY*
Originally built as the Beechworth Athenaeum in 1857, The Burke Museum is one of Australia’s oldest museums and is considered a “Museum of Museums” with its significant collections from the 1800s and contemporary internally produced and touring exhibitions. Following the death of Beechworth's former Superintendent of Police, Robert O'Hara Burke (of Burke and Wills fame) at Coopers Creek in 1861, the Athenaeum was renamed in his honour as The Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum. Highlights include the RE Johns Aboriginal, Chinese and Natural History collections, The Ned Kelly Story including the Burke Museum Ned Kelly Collection plus The Street of Shops, a 19th century recreation of a Beechworth streetscape. Beechworth and the Ned Kelly story are inextricably linked. All four members of the Kelly Gang spent time in Beechworth Prison. Ned appeared in the Beechworth Courthouse on August 6, 1880 on a charge of murder. Kelly’s mother Ellen also appeared in the Beechworth Courthouse and was held in the Beechworth Prison for a short time. The Burke Museum is in Loch Street, Beechworth. Phone (03) 5728 8067 or go to burkemuseum.com.au for more information. *The museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm) except on Christmas Day.
STANLEY ATHENAEUM, STANLEY
STANLEY NEW YEAR’S DAY SPORTS EXHIBITION
UNTIL JANUARY 31
See photos from the Beechworth Family Albums depicting the Stanley New Year’s Day Sports in the Stanley Athenaeum. The Stanley Athenaeum and Library is an historic brick building comprising a Main Hall and Back Room, erected in 1874. The Main Hall houses the Library, which boasts a large and diverse collection of books, housed in shelves around the building’s walls including more than 3000 volumes of fiction (adult and children’s) and non-fiction published between 1820 and 1970, including reference, biography, government, history, philosophy, poetry, politics, science and natural history and travel publications. A collection of early photographs of Stanley is also on display. The Library contains assorted historic library tables and other period furniture. The building is classified by the National Trust of Australia and is entered on the Australian Heritage Register and is used for public meetings and functions. The Stanley Athenaeum and Library is one of the few remaining locally owned public library buildings with collections in Victoria. It’s in Main Street, Stanley.The Friends of the Athenaeum meet on the third Tuesday of each month from 5.30pm at the Stanley Athenaeum. For information about open days, exhibitions and how to become a becoming a ‘Friend’ of the Athenaeum, phone (03) 5728 6594. Stanley is a 15-minute drive from Beechworth. Visit http://stanleyvictoria.com.au/community-pages/stanley-athenaeum/.
ELDORADO MUSEUM
TIMES PAST
PHONE FOR OPENING HOURS
The Eldorado Museum holds a collection that reflects the life and times of the region from 1850 to 1950. The displays cover mining, farming and social history of Eldorado and surrounds and is housed in the old school building as well as in outside displays. The Eldorado Museum offers you an opportunity to step back in time and view life as it was from the time of the discovery of gold. The museum is at 136 Main Street, Eldorado. Phone (03) 5725 1542 for more information.
WANGARATTA INFORMATION CENTRE
HISTORIC WANGARATTA CAPTURED
OCTOBER 6
See this compelling collection of photographs depicting Wangaratta's rich and varied past. Open from 2pm until 4pm on Monday, October 6. The Wangaratta Information Centre is in Murphy Street. Entry $2 and afternoon tea will be available.
WANGARATTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
WANGARATTA AND NORTH EAST HISTORIC COLLECTION
OPEN SUNDAYS, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
The museum is operated by the Wangaratta Historical Society and is housed in the former Wangaratta Fire Station building in Ford Street. The collection features smaller items of historical significance — household, commercial, industrial, agricultural, military and more — from the Wangaratta district. There is also a collection of about 10,000 historic and recent photographs from the North East plus a collection of more than 3000 glass plate negatives taken by a former Wangaratta photographer. The lower floor of the museum comprises two display rooms and a research room while upstairs these is a storage area — approximately 160 square metres of floor space in all. In addition there are a number of items on display in the cellar of the historic Vine Hotel at North Wangaratta. For more information about the society and its museum, go to wanghistsoc.org.au. The museum is open 2pm to 5pm on Sundays and 9am to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
NED KELLY MEMORIAL MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
KELLY COUNTRY HISTORY
The museum can be found at 35 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan. Phone (03) 5766 2448 for more information.
BLACKSMITH SHOP AND MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
FARM MACHINERY FROM THE PAST
OPEN DAILY
An authentic operating blacksmith shop featuring Kelly Gang souvenirs and practical items. The museum’s focus is farm machinery from the past that has been gathered locally. The museum and shop is in Seige Street, Glenrowan.
GLENROWAN COBB & CO MUSEUM, GLENROWAN
TRANSPORT AND KELLY HISTORY
OPEN DAILY
Explore the large underground cellar museum specialising in the story of the Kelly outbreak and other notorious Australian bushrangers.
Open daily from 9am to 5.30pm. The museum is in Gladstone Street, Glenrowan. Phone (03) 5766 2409 for more information.
BENALLA AVIATION MUSEUM
MILITARY AIR TRAINING HISTORY
OPEN WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS
The Benalla Aviation Museum offers a fascinating look at Australia’s military air training history, AT the historic home of a World War II RAAF pilot training school. Attractions include a unique collection of military training aircraft, a number of which are fully operational and available for passenger flights, and many related static displays. Located in an historic Bellman Hangar at Benalla Airport, just two hours from Melbourne on the Hume Freeway, visitors to the museum are welcomed by one of our knowledgeable volunteers, who will provide a personalised tour of the facility, answering any questions you may have. The museum is open on Wednesdays and Sundays from 9am to 3pm and other times can be arranged for groups by phoning (03) 5766 2455. Entry is $5 for adults, children free. The Museum is located in the historic home of the 11 EFTS Wartime Training Unit which was stationed at Benalla from 1941 to 1945, where 80 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moths operated from. Displays include working engines, a flight training simulator, period uniforms and photographs and a large collection of model aircraft. Among many other projects, members are restoring a Tiger Moth and have recently rebuilt a DH.100 Vampire T.33 Jet trainer for static display. Flights are also available in two fully restored ex-RAAF training aircraft — a rare de Havilland DH.84 Moth Minor and a CAC CA-25 Winjeel — as well as a Chinese trainer, the Nanchang CJ-6. Flights are available by booking directly with Mark Carr. For more information about the museum go tobenallaaviationmuseum.org.au.
BENALLA COSTUME AND PIONEER MUSEUM
LOVELY IN LACE 1750-1980
CONTINUING INDEFINITELY
Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum is open from 9am to 5pm and is at 14 Mair Street, Benalla. Phone (03) 5762 1749. For more information, visit home.vicnet.net.au/~benmus. $8 entry.
MANSFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
100 YEARS OF RED CROSS
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30
The society, which is located in the old Mansfield Railway Station building in High Street, aims to preserve and promote the history of the Mansfield region. Its archives contain a wealth of information about the history of Mansfield and the surrounding district including genealogical information, microfiche documents, photos, memorabilia, maps and an extensive clothing collection. The society has many books and photographs of the local area that are available for purchase. The Mansfield Historical Society is highly active with a dedicated core of volunteers who are involved in various activities such as the digitization of hundreds of our photographs, cataloguing our print material and clothing collection and staffing the Society premises for visitors. Open 11am to 3pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
RUTHERGLEN COMMON SCHOOL MUSEUM
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
OPEN SUNDAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
The Rutherglen Historical Society Old Common School Museum contains an early 20th century school room including old desks, artefacts, and teaching aids and there is a growing collection of school class photos. Opening hours are 1pm to 4pm Sundays or any time by appointment for research, school groups and tours. Phone the secretary on (02) 6032 9425 for more information. The museum is next to the Rutherglen Primary School, which is in Murray Street.
FEDERATION MUSEUM, COROWA
THE BIRTHPLACE OF FEDERATION
OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OR BY APPOINTMENT
Displays on Corowa’s role in Federation, Aboriginal artefacts including Tommy MacRae sketches, agricultural implements manufactured locally, horse-drawn vehicles and saddlery, 1900s lifestyle displays. Tom Roberts’ Shearing the Rams display and more. Open 1pm to 4pm Saturday and Sunday and by appointment. Phone (02) 6033 4041, (02) 6033 4332 or (02) 6033 2189. The museum is in Queen Street opposite the Presbyterian Church.
MAX’S MOTOR MUSEUM, COROWA
AUTOMOTIVE HEAVEN
OPEN SATURDAY TO MONDAY OR BY APPOINTMENT TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
See vintage to modern cars and motors from all ages including oil engines and a free-standing V-12 motor. Max Maclean’s private collection is a must-see and includes cars belonging to local enthusiasts who house their cars at the museum, at the corner of Hammersley and Norseman roads, Corowa. Phone (02) 6033 1429. Entry: $5.
YARRAWONGA MULWALA PIONEER MUSEUM
PIONEERING AUSTRALIA
OPENING HOURS BELOW
See one of the largest and most comprehensive exhibits of the early pioneering days of Australia. Housed in a spacious and modern facility, exhibits include sport and leisure, early aviation, vintage cars, dental surgery, community quilt, blacksmith’s shop and much more.
Group tours by appointment. Opening Hours — Christmas to Easter: 9.30am to 1pm Wednesday to Saturday, public and school holidays and 1.00 pm to 4.30pm Sunday. Opening Hours — Easter to Christmas: 1pm to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday, public and school holidays 1.00 pm to 4.30pm. The museum is at 151 Melbourne Street, Mulwala. For more information phone (03) 5744 1402.
BERRIGAN AND DISTRICT HERITAGE MUSEUM
BERRIGAN’S PAST
OPEN WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
The Museum features collections of a number of oral histories, Federation information, fire brigade memorabilia and material relating to the Berrigan RSL Club, including guns, medals uniforms and service records of Berrigan men and women who served in World War I and World War II.
Open 9am to 11am Wednesdays.
FINLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND LOG CABIN
FINLEY DISTRICT HISTORY
OPEN MOST DAYS OR BY APPOINTMENT
The Finley Historical Museum and Log Cabin is a showcase of the heritage of the Finley District and provides the opportunity to step back in time and view those items that supported the lives of our pioneering rural families. Includes a replica of the log cabin home, which was the first permanent residence in the Finley district, at Myrtle Park in 1878. The museum and log cabin can be found at Mary Lawson Wayside Rest, Murray Street, Finley. You can also walk through the McAllister Homestead, and the original Myrtle Park School, built in 1896. Open most days or by appointment. For more information on the Museum and Log Cabin phone (03) 5883 1374 or (03) 5883 1907.
CHRYSTIE’S MUSEUM, TOCUMWAL
TOCUMWAL’S YESTERYEAR
OPEN DAILY
Turn back the clock to the era of the classic cars, trucks, caravans, tractors and a host of other memorabilia and collectables. Highlights include working vintage cars, an old logging truck and one-of-a-kind tractors — something for everyone. Open 10am to 4pm daily. The museum is at 139 Thorburns Road, Tocumwal. Phone (03) 5874 3358 for more information.
FINLEY RAILWAY MUSEUM
RAILWAY HISTORY
Finley was the first town selected in the 19th century for a Pioneer Railway. The rail was extended to Finley in 1898, at a time when NSW was experiencing financial difficulty. The Railways saved money by adopting the Pioneer Rail Standards for this, and some other stations that were connected at this time. The Pioneer system followed the US style to link into regional areas to boost trade and travel, but at low cost due to the harsh economic conditions of the time. Incredibly well preserved, Finley Station is one of the few Pioneer stations still standing, and is also host to the Finley Pioneer Railway Museum containing artefacts and real life railway stories. Take a guided tour with a volunteer and learn about the history of the Finley Pioneer Railway Station or simply have a look around at the on-site railway memorabilia dating back to the 1890s.
ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY IN THE OLD PRINTERY, JERILDERIE
CONVICTS AND BUSHRANGERS
DOING THE BOLT EXHIBITION
There is an extensive collection of exact replicas and originals including 30 storyboards and banners detailing the life of bushrangers and convicts, pistols and guns flag flown at Eureka Rebellion, Cat O’ nine tails and whipping post, shackles and locks and much more. The exhibition is housed adjacent to the Library in the Old Printery building, the historic printing office of the Jerilderie and Urana Gazette where Ned Kelly attempted to have his manifesto, The Jerilderie Letter, printed. Open by appointment only. For more information go to jerilderie.nsw.gov.au
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