Michael Donnelly – Stories and Dreams

Michael’s artwork includes a strong line of narrative works over three decades, drawing on personal experience, the Bible, film, dreams, life. Beginning with paintings from the 1990s this exhibition weaves together a diverse mix of stories and dreams across a landscape of expansive compositions. Michael Donnelly is a Melbourne/East Gippsland-based artist whose practice spans figurative […]

Elizabeth Blakeman – With a Beady Eye, Bushfire and Beyond

With a Beady Eye, Bushfire and Beyond depicts Elizabeth Blakeman’s experience of the night their farm burned in December 2019, and of her family’s survival. It depicts the rain, their fatigue, the assessment of loss, and of their gratitude. It also records her recovery, particularly measured by the pleasure in the plant life recovery, and […]

Dane Simpson: Always Was, Always Will Be Funny – Bairnsdale

Get ready for a night of guaranteed laughs with one of Australia’s funniest, most loveable comedians. Dane Simpson comes from a long line of funny buggers. A wisecracking dad, a cleverly cutting mum, hilarious grandparents, and generations of jokers, pranksters and yarnspinners. For 60,000 years of belly-laughs in the one show, book now.

In 2 Minds

An exciting art exhibition at the East Gippsland Art Gallery showcasing emotional portraits and quirky still live, created using graphite pencil and charcoal. The artist’s work is centred around graphite pencil drawings of portraits and people in their most symbolic environment. Through black and white imagery, the art brings a nostalgic tone, reminiscent of old […]

Echoes of Pink Floyd – Shine On Tour – Bairnsdale

Australia’s premier tribute to Pink Floyd returns with a powerful new production, Shine On – Songs That Built a Legacy – an interactive and immersive live experience celebrating the music that defined generations across six decades and fifteen studio albums. This brand-new show takes audiences on a breathtaking journey across all eras of Pink Floyd’s […]

Turkish Lamp Workshop in Bairnsdale

Looking for something fun to do in Bairnsdale? This is it. Gain hands-on skills as you assemble geometric patterns and lay tesserae. Includes Apple tea service with Turkish delights Please check the event website to secure your spot.

Ceramic Painting Classes in Bairnsdale

Looking for something fun to do in Bairnsdale? This is it. Gain hands-on skills as you paint your ceramic bowl and explore creative designs. Includes Turkish tea service with treats. Check the event website for details and secure your spot.

Quest Bairnsdale

Quest Bairnsdale offers a fresh, contemporary stay in the heart of East Gippsland’s thriving regional hub. Surrounded by key government offices, health services, and major infrastructure projects, their property is perfectly placed for corporate travellers and those exploring the beauty of Victoria’s east. Quest Bairnsdale is an apartment hotel offering Studio, one, and two and […]

Playful Paws

Playful Paws is your one stop destination for dog lovers in the East Gippsland region. The business combines professional dog training with a doggy care. Explore the region without a worry while Playful Paws looks after your dog, trains them and shares videos of them with you during the day. Offering expert guidance and supportive […]

Foundry

Foundry is an artist collective hiding down an urban laneway in Bairnsdale who stock an incredible range of handmade, locally created goods. Everything they stock is made right there on Gunaikurnai land. From hand-formed recycled sterling silver jewellery to unique illustrations, paintings, prints and cards. They also have natural-fibre vintage clothing sourced locally, bespoke homewares […]

Aerial photograph of an estuary mouth where a Gippsland Lakes meets the ocean at Lakes Entrance, featuring a sandy beach and a long sandspit - The Ninety Mile Beach. The image shows jetties extending into the sea, lush green vegetation along the shoreline, and multiple channels of blue water weaving through low-lying islands and sandbanks.

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