Buninyong Brewery

24/12/2024

Near the Brewery is the Buninyong Uniting Church, where a wonderful concert is happening at 7pm, 7 January. Chloe is called 'the Scottish Enya' and the other musicians also well known, so it's a treat to have musicians of this calibre playing in our village. See you there!

06/11/2024

Unbelievable! You have to ask what is wrong with when a country votes for a convicted ra**st, misogynist, racist man who’s been declared bankrupt several times - so not even a good businessman. Is this why right wing parties here oppose making education achievable, affordable for all? Heaven help us all.

08/10/2024

On Arts Insight this morning, Voice FM 99.9, Shel O'Toole's latest project then Rex Hardware on arts programming at Ballarat Trades Hall. Ballarat Trades Hall - Events. Listen in 9-10am, 99.9FM or live from the Buninyong Information Centre & Community Website

03/10/2024

Anyone interested in the State Heritage listed (& beautiful) Buninyong Botanic Gardens, and preventing the awful plan to remove all vegetation both side of the embankment between the Gardens and The Gong, there's a meeting at the old Buninyong Brewery Wed 9 October at 6pm. Council now has this out to tender, so it's urgent. Friends of Buninyong Botanic Gardens

17/09/2024

On todays Arts Insight - latest news of WAMA Project - National Centre for Environmental Art, nearing completion at Halls Gap, James McArdle on Art Photography, & multi media/textile artists Kay Hustwaite & Diana Coverdale.

08/09/2024

Wednesday's Arts Insight, Voice FM Insight, Voice FM - a right treat (2 of them!). First up, just after 9am, international jazz singer, composer, music educator, Chris McNulty and then around 9.30am, one of my favourite visual artists, Geoff Bonney. He and partner Sarah Lloyd have an exhibition coming up at Ruby Pilven's Ross Creek Gallery.

Chris McNulty in collaboration with gifted Australian orchestrator, Steve Newcomb celebrates the life of her son, Sam in this breathtaking new release.

08/09/2024

Great day today at Grannes - near Stawell. Opening of Lariane Fonseca 's Yatra exhibition. Fabulous work - photography, painting, prints making a great retrospective of her art and life. No wonder there were so many red dots! Check WAMA Project for details of opening hours (I think Thurs - Sun) for the next few months. Another date for your diary at this wonderful private garden and Gallery is 6 October. An Open Garden with funds again going to WAMA (National Centre for Environmental Art) being built now just outside Halls Gap.

20/08/2024

Another wonderful event by Cordelia's Potted Operas - at Buninyong Uniting Church. Sunday 25 August at 2pm.

18/08/2024

Had fun some time back performing with The Buninyong Players at Newstead Arts Hub. Just got some pics. Some before the concert - running through pieces. It was a lovely audience to play for.

08/08/2024

Don’t miss Titus Andronicus. A thoroughly disturbing and dark experience. The Dark Bard has taken on Shakespeare’s most difficult play - it’s rarely performed - & offer a unique experience. Only 2 more shows - 8pm Frid & Sat in the Crypt, Camp St. Wonderful venue for it. Two intervals, with mulled wine etc help make a surpringly enjoyable night out! The Bard in Buninyong

19/07/2024

I see that it's time again to submit for TABI (The Art of Botanical Illustration), organised by Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens. A reminder that TABI 2024 registrations close next week - Friday 26 July.

To submit your artworks for TABI 2024 please visit the TABI 2024 page on the Friends web page, https://www.rbgfriendsmelbourne.org/friends-art-program/tabi-2024/, or find the information below.

16/07/2024

Lindsay - BAA's President is my in-the-studio guest on "Arts Incite!", Voice FM 99.9 tomorrow, Wednesday. But before that, soon after 9am, I'll play some more of the recordings taken at Ray Woolard's "Day for Ray", 30 June at Art Gallery of Ballarat. Alec Cimera, Geoff Bonney & Paul E. Mason all had interesting angles on the life and work of the rather enigmatic Ray Woolard. Also a few words from Willemina Foeken , the WA artist who designed The Buninyong Players logo design. (Concert at the wonderful Newstead Arts Hub on Sunday, 2.30pm. Bar open from 2pm).