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Sunday, October 13

Making music from biscuit boxes in Port Lincoln

Cricket bats, shovels and biscuit boxes aren’t exactly materials your everyday guitar is built from, but Port Lincoln local Craig Koen is proving that anything can make music.

Mid North barn transformed into thumping music venue

The Barn at Wombat Flat has had more than a few uses in its 150-odd-year life – its walls once stored hay and machinery and sheep were once sheared on its floor. Now, it’s home to a parade of country and folk musicians and is arguably one of South Australia’s most authentic country music venues.

500 Miles of Music to lift spirits of rural communities doing it tough

Organisers of a travelling country music festival across the Flinders Ranges and Outback are hoping the event will help lift the spirits of locals struggling with the impacts of drought.

Out of the dark and into the light – how Savvy's tough times are helping others

Mt Barker man Chris ‘Savvy’ Savill is using one of the darkest times of his life to help others battle their own demons.