Built in the late 1830s as a coaching inn, Riversdale later became home to the district surveyor, Edward Twynam and his family. Edward was appointed Chief Surveyor of NSW during the 1890s. Standing within its original paddocks and outbuildings, Riversdale is a fine example of a Colonial Georgian home surrounded by splendid gardens and picnic ground and was acquired by the National Trust of Australia NSW in 1968. Riversdale's Victorian Christmas exhibition decorates the historic homestead in Victorian decorations and style, re-creating the atmosphere, life and times of the Twynam family during the late 19th century. It should be a beautiful sight.

As a figurative painter, Adolphs uses photographs randomly collected from books, flea markets and vintage newspaper articles. She references her sources directly yet through her process of repainting found images, develops a loose and fresh narrative on her subjects. This exhibition is Adolphs' first exhibition at the Gallery and will present her most recent body of work. Adolphs' is based in Bundanoon and in 2017 she was the recipient of the Eva Breuer Travelling Art Scholarship through the Art Gallery of New South Wales. It is open everyday except Sundays.

Come along to the end of year party. There will be a cultural fashion parade competition for both adult and children. Win the prizes and have fun. Wear your traditional costume. Don't miss it! RSVP to Heni Hardi at Multicultural Centre office.

Take four seasoned musicians, add a selection of tunes from New Orleans' finest artists (Dr John, The Neville Brothers, Jon Cleary, The Meters) sprinkle with some second line beats and serve with a side of Texas greats (Delbert, Albert, ZZ Top). Make sure you hydrate well in the brief time between sets because these voodoo groove dudes will get you in that trance gonna make you dance all night long!

Chalkie White is a pure entertainer! He is a unique talent whose music borders country and rock with a twist! Check out second single (attached) pulled from his number two iTunes and number one ARIA Australian Country Album, the single ‘Gingerbread Man’ was released in March and has sat it the Aussie country radio charts top ten for ten weeks with two of those weeks at number one.

Every year local and national artists share the stage at beautiful Belmore Park, the heart of our great city, to sing Christmas Carols and Contemporary Hits, bringing a great sense of community to this festive event. Acts will include 2011 Australia’s Got Talent finalist Timomatic, The Koi Boys who performed at this year’s Commonwealth Games, Colin Buchanan, Mariah Keramianakis and Nathan Patterson. There will be horse drawn carriage rides, fairy floss, sparkling treats, a sausage sizzle and drinks. People of all ages will enjoy, what should be, a fabulous night.  

Multi award winning blues artists Evan Whetter and Erica Graf from Adelaide based international touring act Lazy Eye will be performing one show only at the Southern Railway Hotel. No strangers to the Goulburn Valley, early this year the duo launched a project called “Double Barrel Blues” which celebrates the great blues songs that shaped a genre. Multi-instrumentalist Whetter (vocals/harmonica/guitar) describes the experience as “back porch, harp infused, story telling blues”. In the context of a year that has seen the release of their fifth album as a band, a trip to the U.S. as well as a national tour, Erica Graf (vocals/guitar) adds “for us it’s an opportunity to share some of the music that we love and delve deeper into the blues” she explains “the blues is all about feeling good. People who come to the show can definitely expect to have a great time!”

It comprises a growing collection of mainly Goulburn and District military memorabilia totalling over 4,000 acquisitions. This collection is housed in a ten square building, built mainly from community donations. There is also the Remembrance Corridor of trees comprising one native Australian tree for ever Goulburn and District service man or woman killed on active service. Continuing with the recognition of the Centenary of World War 1, this year the focus is on ARMISTICE - the end of the war to end ALL wars. What does armistice actually mean? What was the impact on the ANZACS? As the Armistice did not occur till the 11th November 1918, highlights of the previous four years of war will also be on display.

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