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Woodford Folk Festival director and founder Bill Hauritz prevents the director's report.

‘A Queensland Great’: Woodford’s Bill Hauritz was a visionary, and a friend of PMs

The response to the Woodford Folk Festival founder’s death has been “overwhelming”, but the show will go on, its director says.

  • Nick Dent

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Your negotiable vulnerability seen from two perspectives.

Lego, glaciers and a room without colour: The show that’s all about seeing things differently

Through works that take you from dark to light, artist Olafur Eliasson underscores why sometimes it’s important to speak with people you might disagree with.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Jenni and her 1959 Buick LeSabre 2 door sedan.

South Bank launches the ultimate show for car lovers

Local female auto enthusiasts feature in a 2026 calendar and a new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.

  • Nick Dent
The Star Leisure Deck - venue for Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF)

10 essential films to see at this year’s Brisbane International Film Festival

With big stars, renowned directors and unique events, the festival packs a lot of BIFF into four days of film.

  • Nick Dent
The Tivoli Drive In, Ipswich, has closed after 49 years.

Second-last SEQ drive-in closes, citing wet weather and competition from streaming

Costly upgrades for the cinema’s projector and car park were among deciding factors in the closure and the partial sale of its land to developers.

  • Nick Dent
Jaws (1975)

We’re gonna need a bigger budget: Festival cancels waterside screening of Jaws

Brisbane International Film Festival may have bitten off more than it can chew with one of its showpiece events called off.

  • Nick Dent
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The Victory Hotel’s beer garden will be built in to accommodate pokies during the pub’s renovation.

Victory Hotel’s beer garden to be converted into gaming room

One of Brisbane’s most famous beer gardens will soon make way for a temporary pokie gaming room while the pub undergoes a years-long refurbishment.

  • Cameron Atfield
Bernadette Peters is appearing exclusively at Melt Festival of Queer Arts and Culture, Brisbane 2025.

‘Don’t kiss the Muppets’: Life lessons from Broadway great Bernadette Peters

Peters is set to perform in Brisbane, showcasing Stephen Sondheim songs and other classic show tunes in a one-off performance for the Melt festival.

  • Nick Dent
Ivan Gil-Ortega, artistic director of the Queensland Ballet.

‘We can’t just live on one sort of repertoire’: Qld Ballet’s new plan to bring world’s best

International ballet stars are coming to Brisbane as part of Ivan Gil-Ortega’s first season as artistic director.

  • Nick Dent
Ben Hall and Samantha Jade in <i>Pretty Woman: The Musical</i>.

Pretty Woman: The Musical? Yes, it was a pleasure doing business

The beloved - if improbable - tale of squillionaires and sex work turns into a song and dance number with all the charm of Julia Roberts’ irresistible grin.

  • Nick Dent

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