Music Victoria in partnership with Yarra Ranges Shire Council, Cardinia Shire Council, 3MDR Community Radio and Burrinja Cultural Centre are excited to reveal the 2024 Professional Development in the Hills series. The music industry can be a highly complex sector with emerging musicians and industry workers often struggling to develop their skills and network effectively. […]

Indigenous Plants – Introduction TUESDAYS 7th May – 25th June (8 weeks) 9.30am – 2.30pm $90 / $50 Conc. Explore the unique Indigenous plants of the Dandenongs Ranges during this relaxed and friendly Introductory course.  We discuss a wide range of topics including Australian Native plants and their uses, weeds, connection to Country, permaculture principles and bushfoods. […]

Enda Kenny is an Irish-born songwriter who has made his home in Australia. Through ten independent albums, his thoughtful, descriptive stories have struck a chord with festival audiences worldwide. A string of early songwriting awards have led to a full time career as one of the best entertainers in the world of folk and acoustic […]

Bush Gothic wander through the dankest, weirdest corners of the trad song books and emerge as post modern slash anti establishment slash folk feminists. Are they outsiders, lurking on the cultural fringe? Or have they penetrated to the inner core of Australian identity? They won the Australian Folk Music 2022 Award for Best Band, are […]

You’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d turned up to a fancy dress event at a Michael Waugh show – one where the theme is red and black checked flannelette shirts. “The Grateful Dead might have die-hard fans called ‘Deadheads’,” observed Canadian Folk Singer Scott Cook at a recent show with Michael, struck by a […]