Boats made of beer cans put to the test at Darwin charity race
By Gemma Ferguson
The Down Under Safari Pirates have won the 51st Darwin Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach with a boat made from plastic drums and empty beer cans.
#CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #SportEvent #Craft #GemmaFerguson
Tails wag at kelpie muster as rain drenches town ravaged by drought
By Eugene Boisvert
Downpours during the Australian Kelpie Muster bring smiles, not scowls, to a drought-stricken town in western Victoria.
#Dogs #LivestockFarming #Farmers #Rain #Droughts #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #RegionalCommunities #EugeneBoisvert
Thousands of meatballs and dolmades on menu at Greek GleNTi festival
By Isabella Tolhurst
Volunteers have banded together to prepare for Darwin's largest multicultural festival, GleNTi, which celebrates Greek culture through food, dancing, music and plate smashing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-07/nt-darwin-glenti-greek-festival-2025-gets-underway/105381616
Thousands of meatballs and dolmades on menu at Greek GleNTi festival
By Isabella Tolhurst
Volunteers have banded together to prepare for Darwin's largest multicultural festival, GleNTi, which celebrates Greek culture through food, dancing, music and plate smashing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-07/nt-darwin-glenti-greek-festival-2025-gets-underway/105381616
Events cop funding hit as Queensland council wields budget axe
By Chloe Chomicki
A North Queensland council is slashing its contributions to volunteer-run events 12 months after raising rates and parking fees.
#RegionalCommunities #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #ArtsCulturalandEntertainmentEvents #GovernmentFunding #LocalGovernment #ChloeChomicki
Where to find free art as 'behemoth' Dark Mofo festival kicks off
By Georgie Burgess
Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-05/where-to-find-free-art-dark-mofo-2025/105374480
#CarnivalsandFestivals #TourismandLeisureIndustry #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #TravelandTourism #GeorgieBurgess
Where to find free art as 'behemouth' Dark Mofo festival kicks off
By Georgie Burgess
Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-05/where-to-find-free-art-dark-mofo-2025/105374480
#CarnivalsandFestivals #TourismandLeisureIndustry #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #TravelandTourism #GeorgieBurgess
Police investigate social media 'stabbing list' posted before town show
By Catherine James
Police investigating an anonymous social media post containing a "stabbing list" say it is not connected to an alleged triple stabbing in Dubbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-03/dubbo-show-stabbing-list-investigation/105365830
#Crime #Stabbings #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #Police #CatherineJames
Passionate soccer fans cheer on their favourite African teams —but it's not the World Cup https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-03/perth-african-nations-cup-soccer/101717482 #news #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #Multiculturalism #Soccer
Almost 30 people had to be turned away from Canberra's pill-testing service ahead of Spilt Milk music festival https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-01/almost-30-turned-away-cantest-drug-testing-ahead-of-spilt-milk/101710630 #news #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #DrugsandSubstanceAbuse #DrugEducation
