Fraser Coast Scene - August 2025

WHAT’S ON | AUGUST 2025

5 Walker Street, Maryborough 4122 6060

Box Off ice Open Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 4pm

Aldridge Music Night 2025

Maryborough Eisteddfod

Sun 3 August – Friday 8 August

Since its inauguration in 1903, the Maryborough Eisteddfod has been the region’s premier competitive talent showcase, offering individuals and groups the chance to compete, perform, and grow through constructive critique that builds confidence and self-esteem. Spectators can purchase individual session, fullday, or season passes to enjoy the performances.

Thu 31 July | 6.00PM

We invite you to witness and enjoy our 2025 Aldridge SHS Music Night. With guest artists working alongside local students.

The Eagles Greatest Hits

Fri 22 Aug | 7.30PM

Secure your tickets now and be part of a night that pays homage to one of the greatest bands in history.

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The

Australian Bee Gees Show

Sun 10 Aug | 8.00PM

The show features a chronology of the greatest hits from the wonderful music of the Brothers Gibb. For one night only.

COSENTINO

- ‘TRICKED - An Evening of Wonder’

Wed 3 Sep | 7.30PM

Witness the impossible as the ‘International Magician of the Year’ takes you on an unforgettable journey.

COVER IMAGE: 2024 Hervey Bay Art Society Annual

Competitive Art Exhibition Open Section Winner, Suzanne Cels The Aviator. Hervey Bay Art Society works are on show at Gatakers Artspace from 1 August - 14 September.

The

Bob

Seger and Silver Bullets

Ultimate Experience

Tue 19 Aug | 7.30PM

A once in a lifetime opportunity to bring on your ‘Night Moves’ and join us on an ultimate journey.

Grant their wishBrolga Gift Vouchers

Whether they love drama, comedy, ballet, opera or rock – a Brolga Gift Voucher is the perfect gift . You choose the value, they choose their favourite show.

Morning Melodies - The Golden Age of Swing

Thu 21 Aug | 11.00AM

This six-piece musical collective, transports audiences to the golden age of swing. Enjoy the timeless allure of a bygone era.

DATE CLAIMER

Shake & Stir Theatre Co present 1984

Wed 22 Oct | 11 AM & 7.30PM

Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic –from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir.

166 Old Maryborough Rd, Hervey Bay 4197 4206

Open Tuesday to Friday: 10am - 4pm Weekends: 10am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY

Exhibiting until 3 August

Joe Furlonger: Horizons

This QAGOMA touring exhibition traces Joe Furlonger’s career through a range of media from painting, ceramics, sculpture, and drawing.

Exhibiting from 23 August

Girra: Fraser Coast

National Art Prize

Hervey Bay Regional Gallery’s flagship national art prize returns.

Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai

‘Billy Missi’n Wakain Thamai’, is a profound exhibition honouring the late Torres Strait Islander artist Billy Missi (1970-2012).

Strange Kinship

Exploring our complicated relationships with animals, unpicking identification and disidentification the feel towards certain species.

Regional Spotlight

Local artists’ reflections on the natural and built world, and ideas of home, memory and belonging, through painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media.

Exhibiting until 2027

National Interests:

Australian Art in the 20th Century

Featuring significant works from the National Collection.

linoleum cut printed in black ink and hand coloured. Courtesy of Ba Titui Cultural Centre; Deb

, watercolour on Hahnemuhle paper.

Artspace Exhibition

WHAT’S ON | AUGUST 2025

311 Kent St, Maryborough 4190 5818

Open Tuesday to Friday: 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends: 9.30am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY

41st Annual Competitive Exhibition

Hervey Bay Art Society

1 August – 14 September

Opening Event: Sat 2 Aug | 12PM

Workshops & Activities

Cyanotype Printmaking

Sat 23 Aug | 10AM–2PM

Printmaking Print Studio

Wednesdays & Saturdays

10AM - 2PM

Creative Space Showcase

Urban Sketchers Maryborough 4th Anniversary Exhibition Until 16 August

IATB25 Major Award

Sue

3rd International

Art Textile Biennale 2025 Exhibition

Fibre Arts Australia 15 August - 19 October

Touring exhibition showcasing textile artworks by 22 Australian and 20 international artists.

Kent & Richmond Sts, Maryborough 4123 7221

Open Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends 9.30am - 2pm. Entry fee applies

Sensory Friendly Sessions

Tuesdays 9.30AM - 11.30AM

What’s Your Story Podcast Exhibit

Free with admission to The Story Bank

Craft Activities

Daily (Included in admission)

in the birthplace of her author PL Travers

Explore the heritage listed former bank as you interact with displays featuring the life of P.L. Travers and her enchanting stories of the practically perfect nanny. Featuring two levels of interactive displays, pocket park and retail shop.

Fraser Coast Scene is distributed free as a marketing and engagement initiative of Fraser Coast Regional Council. It’s about promoting Council’s programs and services by sharing stories of our arts and cultural community and their connection to Council’s spaces.

Join us for an evolving selection of arts and craft to keep minds actively creating.

STAY INSPIRED!

This guide shares a taste of Council’s arts, culture and heritage program and was correct at time of printing. To keep up to date with the latest information visit our website.

We welcome contributions from our creative community. For more information email ArtsCulture@frasercoast.qld.gov.au

Wharf Street, Maryborough 4190 5722

Open Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends 9.30am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY

Unearthing the Past:

Queen’s Park Time Capsule

Take a peek into our past with this pop-up exhibit curated for the Queensland Heritage Festival.

Ghost Hunting 101

Friday Fortnightly until 19 Sep |

6:30PM - 8PM | $15pp | Book online

Join us for a thrilling night of paranormal investigation and eerie exploration.

A taste of the past

Explore the Bond Store and let this beautiful, heritage-listed building share its stories as you wander through the space.

Add to your experience with tantalizing tales and fantastic flavours. Enjoy a selection of premium quality ports and liqueurs as our storytellers share tales inspired by objects from our collection.

Take home a taste of the region with delicious delicacies or curious keepsakes.

Fraser Coast Regional Council acknowledges to the east, the Butchulla (Badtjala) and to the west, the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) People, their connection to Country (land, sea and sky) and recognise the many places of cultural, spiritual, social and economic significance in the community. We pay respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge other First Nation Aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islander people, who reside in the Fraser Coast region.

It all started with a dollar. Twenty-five years ago, Brad Turner made an impulse purchase at a bargain-bin store – a Frank Sinatra CD that ignited a lifelong love affair with swing and jazz. That little disc didn’t just change his musical taste; it paved the way for something quite unexpected later in life.

“I had no idea that little disc would send me spiraling into a full-blown obsession with swing and jazz,” Turner laughs, describing how he quickly amassed a mountain of CDs featuring Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. “I couldn’t just listen to them. Oh no. I had to become them.”

That obsession with swing and jazz has now evolved into something rather more sophisticated. Scaramouche, a six-piece swing ensemble formed in 2024, transports audiences back to the golden age of swing.

The band’s genesis came through lead singer Turner’s other project, Fools Errand, an 80s pop nostalgia group that began sneaking jazzier tunes into their sets. “That’s when the lightbulb flickered on: ‘What if I started a new

project focused entirely on swing and jazz?’”, Turner recalls.

Recruiting fellow musicians proved surprisingly easy, though Turner is modest about his own abilities. “I quickly realized I was the musical weak link,” he laughs. “Playing swing and jazz on guitar felt like trying to cook a souff lé when you’ve only ever made toast.”

The missing piece came when Turner approached Maddison to handle female vocals. “I’ve known her for years and have always said she has the prettiest voice I’ve ever heard,” he shares.

The ensemble brings together Turner on guitar and vocals, Sam Maddison on vocals, Kyle Downes on keys, John Murphy on drums, and Warren Shaw on saxophone.

See Scaramouche in Morning Melodies at the Brolga on 21 August.

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