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The 2021 Capricorn Coast Writers Festival has received a generous boost with a $17,500 grant from the Queensland Government.
The organisers received the grant from the Queensland Arts Showcase Program (QASP) which will allow them to host world-class writing and reading workshops.
The event will run from June 11 to 13 and is aimed at “anyone who dares to write, loves to read, and wants to learn”.
Keppel MP Brittany Lauga praised the festival organisers who worked diligently to bring nationally and internationally recognised authors to the area.
“They also aim to highlight local literary talent and shine the spot on the importance of books and reading to the local community,” she said.
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Subscriber only The Gympie arts community is calling on the council to give it some certainty as to the future of its River Rd base, saying it is at risk of having to give back more than $40,000 in funding without it. Creative Arts Gympie Region has been calling the former Quartz Hub building on River Rd, opposite Memorial Park, home since the middle of last year after the two groups merged. Secretary Lesa Campbell said the plan was to turn the building into an arts hub, home to everything from live music to performance. But in November last year they were told by the council their management agreement was not being renewed and they had to leave in December.
Maritime museum is sinking because of Labor, opposition MPs say
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LNP and Greens MPs say the imminent closure of the Queensland Maritime Museum is “an absolute tragedy” and the blame for the loss of “an iconic institution” would be on the state government.
The museum opened to the public again at the weekend and offered five tour sessions on both days – despite the fact the money from the tickets would be nowhere near enough to save the museum.
The Penguin at the Queensland Maritime Museum. It served as a pearl lugger from the early 1900s until World War II when it was requisitioned as a cargo boat for the military. It then returned to pearling service after the war until 1981.