Sarah Butler is the former lead trumpet of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photos: supplied. Trumpet players Sarah Butler and Alex Eglon with trombone player Amanda Eglon. Drummer Harrison Eglon. Flutist Aarohi Deshmark. NOW a leading figure in the much-loved Hastings Koalas Orchestra, conductor Sarah Butler’s musical talents have taken her across the globe. She spent […]

The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]

BILL Harrow and Judy Campbell of the Harry and Pearl Ensemble have taken out second place for best comedy at the recent Ipswich One Act Play festival. It was for their original play “Edmund and June”. Fresh from their first place in Port Macquarie, Judy and Bill were thrilled with their result, as all competing […]

Judy Campbell, Bill Harrow, Wendy Bourne MP and adjudicator Tim Wynn. Photo: supplied. BILL Harrow and Judy Campbell of the Harry and Pearl Ensemble have taken out second place for best comedy at the recent Ipswich One Act Play festival. It was for their original play “Edmund and June”. Fresh from their first place in […]

The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]

David Brooker will be live painting at the Port City Bowling Club on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The Blokes Notes choir. THE community will be invited into the studios and creative spaces of local artists this weekend, as the Hastings Arts Trail hits the streets from 5-6 July. Visitors can discover and […]

THE Camden Haven Orchid Society will hold its annual winter show this weekend at the Laurieton United Services Club. The show will be open on Saturday, 14 June from 10.00am to 4.00pm and Sunday, 15 June from 9.30am to 3.00pm. “This is the time for the flowering of Cattleya, Cymbidium orchids and early flowering Australian […]

Mark Morabito (L) and Craig M. Wood. Photo: Paul Colla Photography. Hastings Choristers performing in ‘Patterns – A Musical Medley’. Photo: Paul Colla Photography. HASTINGS Choristers are known for their high standard of musical performance. Founded in 1990 by Robyn Ryan OAM, they are now under the musical direction of Craig M. Wood. The choristers […]