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Steve Saffell CEO, Country Arts SA At Country Arts SA we believe access to the arts is a universal right and that all regional South Australians deserve a life rich in arts and culture. The arts have the power to transform lives and are a catalyst for tourism, employment and economic development contributing to resilient and prosperous regional communities. In this statewide Guide you will find a range of information about Country Arts SA and our activities in 2017. From our season shows, to Arts on Screen, to Shows on the Road to Visual Arts experiences and funding opportunities, there’s something to engage and inspire every community, family and individual. The artists, communities and partners we work with inspire us to create opportunities for artists at every level to flourish and produce great art and provide regional South Australians the best possible arts experiences. We look forward to seeing you in 2017.
Above: The Popular Mechanicals Cover: Photo, Pedro Greig. Dancer, Charmene Yap.
Rob Stobbe CEO, SA Power Networks
The arts are an important part of the cultural glue that binds a community together and Country Arts SA is invested in providing and producing quality arts experiences across the state.
In 2017 we are celebrating our 20th year partnering with Country Arts SA!
In regional areas especially, the arts can be effective in linking people to a broader community by offering new perspectives and providing stimulating and entertaining insights into the world around us. The sector provides positive activities for young people in regional areas and is beneficial for the whole region by generating jobs, income, infrastructure investment and tourism. Supporting hardworking small to medium organisations such as Country Arts SA means we are boosting creativity, reach and access to the arts for all South Australians based outside our capital city. Join me in supporting the work of Country Arts SA this year by taking part in the opportunities they offer and experiencing some theatre, dance, visual arts exhibitions, cinema screenings and interactive events right here in your own region.
Over this time we have helped more than 250,000 people attend a wide variety of arts events in regional locations right across South Australia. By contributing to the communities we live and work in ourselves, we are able to build a strong presence in each region through organisations like Country Arts SA that reflect our values by being ethically and socially responsible. While we look forward to further celebrations for Country Arts SA’s 25th birthday next year, 2017 promises to be a year featuring a stimulating program and activities for people of all ages to enjoy. We hope to see you at an event near you over the year to come.
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Jack Snelling MP Minister for the Arts
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Country Arts SA is a dynamic arts organisation committed to bringing the arts to life in regional South Australia. This guide is an overview of just some of the activities we are delivering in 2017. We support artists to develop their practice and make art. We present shows and workshops for people of all ages at our arts centres and elsewhere. By providing grants and professional advice and working with galleries across the State to curate visual arts exhibitions and residency projects we showcase work from regional artists to state, national and international audiences. Regional artists, communities and partners inspire us daily to produce great art that shares our stories with each other and the rest of the world.
Country Arts SA recognises and respects that we are living and creating on Aboriginal Lands and we are committed to working together to honour their living cultures.
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Shows on the Road
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Morning Melodies
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On Screen
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Visual Arts
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Grants & funding
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Arts & Health
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Thank you
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Connect with us
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Eyes Presented by Country Arts SA and Sandpit
You are one of the ‘remaining few’ on this earth, what will be preserved? What will be destroyed? Eyes investigates our myths, beliefs and survival tactics for the end of the world in a highly immersive and charged experience. This is participatory theatre work that begins as an outdoor tour for 20 people, guided by one actor and an interactive audio device. From the team that brought you the sell-out hit Ghosts, Toasts, and the Things Unsaid at the 2016 Fringe.
Hold on to your headphones... the universe is about to expand! Mt Gambier – 23- 26 February Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
We are the World
“The sheer, manic drive of the performance, its bracing informality, the self-belief, its mad poetry” Realtime POST have made a new show. It’s about the world. Nat and Mish have been on a road trip and have talked to hundreds of people the old-fashioned way - face to face, over cups of tea, to get their take on what the world looks like. What do they do with all this information? Obviously, ask a high end digital technology laboratory to create the slowest search engine imaginable!
Come and have a play on their database, internet thingy, better described as a digital bingo machine and find the extraordinary in the everyday. We Are the World is part town hall meeting, part Wikipedia wormhole, where you navigate your own adventure. Mt Gambier – 23- 25 February Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Post-show talk 24 February
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Presented by Country Arts SA and Intimate Spectacle
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Our Corka Bubs Presented by Country Arts SA
An interactive ‘play’formance for 4-24 month olds Our Corka Bubs creates memorable moments where child, carer and dance meet in the first ever Aboriginal contemporary dance work for babies. Grounded in Australia’s First Nation’s culture, Our Corka Bubs is captivating storytelling through movement and music choreographed specifically for babies under 2 years and their carers. Made by renowned South Australian Aboriginal choreographer Gina Rings, a small audience of babies and their carers are transfixed through movement and play that draw strongly from aspects of Australian Aboriginal culture. Adelaide – 18 February Tandanya Barmera – 21 February Wellbeing Centre Renmark – 22 February Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 24-25 February Mt Gambier Library Raukkan – 1 March Raukkan Community Space Murray Bridge – 2 March Ninkowar Port Augusta – 4 March LG Riches Building For 4-24 month olds & their carers Illustrations by Nellie Rankine
Mortal Condition
Inspired by Mike Patton’s (Faith No More) ground-breaking album Adult Themes for Voice and from observing gamers, Mortal Condition explores how human interactions might materialise in a virtual gaming world. Larissa McGowan’s choreography mixes martial arts and gaming references with escapism and technology. Mortal Condition is an extraordinary journey into a virtual world of contemporary dance. Mount Gambier last saw Larissa’s work Fanatic as a part of Sydney Dance Company’s De Novo and her Dance Jungle Gym through Country Arts SA’s DanceXtend program. Mt Gambier – 25 February Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Connect postshow talk
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Image: Peter Grieg, Tom Roschi and Rodeo
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Presented by Country Arts SA, Larissa McGowan & Insite Arts
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Presented by Country Arts SA, PADA and Intimate Spectacle
A new site-specific performance developed over a week-long residency in a local skate park
One of Australia’s most adventurous streetstyle performance companies Branch Nebula has trained up skaters, BMX-riders, dancers and parkourists in the art of free improvisation and they are taking up residence in three skate parks across South Australia. In the mornings these professional street-style artists train their improvisational muscle at the skate park and in the afternoons they invite you to come participate in their sessions. Snake Sessions is spontaneous, fun, anarchic, inter-generational and captures the spirit of what parkour street-style is all about. Grab your board, skates, blades, bike and body (if you’re into parkour) and meet us at the park!
Adelaide – 11 March Community Area Park 27 Skate Park, Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli Residency & sessions: 6-10 March Whyalla – 18 March Risk It Skate Park, Civic Park, Nicholson Ave Residency & sessions: 13-17 March Bordertown – 25 March Memorial Park, Cnr Park Tce and Cannawigara Rd Residency & sessions: 20-24 March Photo: Adam Scarf
Presented by Country Arts SA and State Theatre Company South Australia By Elena Carapetis and Alexis West
They break the cold silence of the hospital room to start a difficult conversation. About the past and secrets. About the women who were their mothers. And about why this man, their father, abandoned one family to make another. When the past is dying and can’t say sorry, how do you move on? Sista Girl explores the relationship between indigenous and nonindigenous Australians, via the story of two women who share a white father. Co-written by Elena Carapetis (Gorgon) and Alexis West (Echoes... of Knowing Home) especially for the brilliant Natasha Wanganeen (Rabbit Proof Fence, The Shadow King) and Nadia Rossi (The Memory of Water), the play raises questions of identity, grief and the complex nature of family. Noarlunga – 9 May Hopgood Theatre Renmark – 11 May Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 15 May Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Port Pirie – 17 May Northern Festival Centre Whyalla – 19 May Middleback Arts Centre Port Lincoln – 22 May Nautilus Arts Centre Also touring to: Tanunda, Goolwa, Keith, Port Augusta, Ceduna, Tailem Bend Visit countryarts.org.au for details For ages 15+
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Sista Girl
Two young women meet face to face for the first time across the bed of a dying man. Strangers to each other but bonded by blood and grief. Sisters.
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Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow Presented by Country Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre
Two spectacular evenings of variety, direct from the world’s biggest Cabaret Festival! Now in its 17th year, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival brings together artists from all over the world, for 13 huge nights featuring some of the most outrageous, raw, fun and fierce performances around. The Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow brings some Festival favourites on the road to you, featuring amazing acts of musical prowess, comedy and characterfuelled performances supported by a great band and a vivacious host. Come enjoy the glitz, soak up the glamour, drink in the frivolity and get involved with this year’s Cabaret Festival Roadshow! Warning: Some coarse language, possible nudity and many musical antics… anything may happen! Port Pirie – 11 May Northern Festival Centre Port Lincoln – 13 May Nautilus Arts Centre
CALLING ALL BUDDING CABARET STARS! Applications for the 2018 Nathaniel O’Brien Class of Cabaret Scholarship are now open to students in years 10 & 11 from Port Pirie and Port Lincoln and surrounding regions. The successful applicants will perform at the Adelaide Cabaret Roadshow in their respective region in May 2017.
Photo: Claude Raschella
YOUR CHANCE TO PERFORM AT THE ROADSHOW Visit adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au for more information.
Tetris
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South Australian Premiere (Netherlands) Presented by DreamBIG Children’s Festival and Country Arts SA
Inspired by the classic electronic game Tetris, Arch 8’s incredible acrobatic quartet explores how we connect with one another through movement, humour and some awesome audience participation where kids become part of the action. The extreme physicality, energy and enthusiasm of the performers is contagious, delighting audiences as they watch what begins as a game of interlocking shapes unfold.
Goolwa – 23 May Centenary Hall Mt Gambier – 30 May Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Renmark – 1 June Chaffey Theatre For ages 5-12 For bookings visit www.dreambigfestival.com.au
Receiving enthusiastic responses everywhere they appear, and winner of ‘Best Show’ at the International Performing Arts for Youth 2016 (Canada), Tetris is for the kids who can’t sit still, for the ones who like to climb the walls, for the ones who like seeing patterns and those who can imagine further than they can see.
Photo: Jeroen Bosch
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Frame of Mind Presented by Country Arts SA and Sydney Dance Company
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“A potent blend of technique, daring and playfulness.” Sydney Morning Herald Mt Gambier – 2 August Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Port Pirie – 5 August Northern Festival Centre Whyalla – 9 August Middleback Arts Centre Renmark – 12 August Chaffey Theatre Workshops available Connect post-show talk GO BEHIND THE SCENES
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Photo: Pedro Greig
Bonachela’s Frame of Mind features a dramatic contemporary-classical soundtrack by Bryce Dessner (from American hit rock band The National), recorded by San Francisco’s virtuosic Kronos Quartet. Winner of all four categories for the 2015 Helpmann Awards including ‘Best Choreography’, ‘Best Dance Work’, ‘Best Male Dancer’, and ‘Best Female Dancer’ for its critically acclaimed premiere season. Having premiered as part of Sydney Dance Company’s inaugural New Breed season, choreographic prodigy Gabrielle Nankivell’s eloquent Wildebeest showcases the power of dancers as individuals and strength en masse. Moody and animalistic, it’s backed by a stormy and industrial score by Luke Smiles. Don’t miss this gripping evening of dance in its limited Australian season.
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Sydney Dance Company’s Frame of Mind is a wildly powerful double bill featuring the smash hit Wildebeest by South Australia’s own Gabrielle Nankivell and the multi award-winning Frame of Mind from Rafael Bonachela.
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Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday Presented by Country Arts SA and Performing Lines By Roslyn Oades & Collaborators
Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday celebrates two epic birthdays – eighteen and eighty - major transition points in adult life. One represents untold potential and opportunity; the other a lifetime of experiences, aspirations, fears and memories. Scripted from intimate real-life conversations with people either side of these milestones, Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday is a beautifully warm and human show from Roslyn Oades & Collaborators.
Mt Gambier – 18 & 19 August Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Renmark – 22 & 23 August Chaffey Theatre Connect post-show talk (evenings only) GO BEHIND THE SCENES
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Photo: Jeff Busby
“One of the most charming shows of the year” ABC Arts
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Prehistoric Aquarium Presented by Country Arts SA and Erth - Visual & Physical Inc. Written by Scott Wright with Drew Fairley and Catherine McNamara Directed by Scott Wright Head of Design, Steve Howarth
Deep below the surface of the ocean, submerged below time, swam some of the world’s most amazing prehistoric marine reptiles. Following the internationally loved and applauded show Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo™, the team at Erth have spent years scouring the seven seas, collecting playful prehistoric creatures of the deep in their giant aquarium. For the very first time, you are invited to dive in and meet these aquatic critters in person. What does a Plesiosaurs skin feel like? How big are a Kronosaurus’ teeth? And do Kimberella even wear shoes? Skilled handlers will be able to answer all these questions and more in this once-in-a-lifetime interactive theatre experience.
Dive into the historical depths of the ocean and unlock nature’s greatest mysteries.
At Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium, children will step into the action of the performance: at each show performers will invite a small number of carefully selected young divers to join them on their quest to the bottom of the ocean, to ‘swim’ with an amazing array of aquatic creatures from bygone eras. Whyalla – 5 September Middleback Arts Centre Port Pirie – 7 September Northern Festival Centre Renmark – 9 September Chaffey Theatre For ages 5+ Photo: Heidrun Lohr
Presented by Country Arts SA and State Theatre Company South Australia
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By Keith Robinson, William Shakespeare and Tony Taylor. Original Direction by Geoffrey Rush.
The Popular Mechanicals “Monty Python eat your heart out; what a hoot this show is...” Stage Whispers A funny thing happened to me on the way to the theatre this evening, Shakespeare’s greatest clowns – the rude mechanicals from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – take centrestage in this wild reimagining of what might have happened offstage during the Bard’s most loved comedy. Perhaps the most famous group of amateur thespians of all time, the cast of the play-withina-play Pyramus and Thisbe, bumble their way through rehearsals, misadventures and sheer idiocy in an hysterically funny mix of verse, song and dance.
Photo: Shane Reid
Port Lincoln – 13 September Nautilus Arts Centre Whyalla – 19 September Middleback Arts Centre Tanunda – 22 September Barossa Arts and Convention Centre Port Pirie – 23 September Northern Festival Centre Renmark – 26 September Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 1 October Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Workshops available Connect post show talk GO BEHIND THE SCENES
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Grug and the Rainbow Presented by Country Arts SA and Windmill Theatre Co.
More stories based on the much-loved picture book character created by Ted Prior Port Lincoln – 25 October Nautilus Arts Centre Whyalla – 31 October Middleback Arts Centre Port Pirie – 2 November Northern Festival Centre Renmark – 4 November Chaffey Theatre Mt Gambier – 7 November Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Noarlunga – 10 November Hopgood Theatre For ages 1 – 5 years
Grug began his life as the grassy top of a Burrawang tree. Fascinated by the world around him and never short of an adventure, now he’s back by popular demand. Embarking on his own epic journey to find a rainbow, it always seems just beyond his grasp. But Grug is full of determination and his adventures are always full of surprises. Featuring exquisite puppetry and more of the gentle storytelling that has delighted audiences around the world, this new show has been especially created for the next generation of our littlest theatregoers (and those who just love Grug).
A network of presenter groups is supported to present high quality, professional performances independently in their own community.
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Shows on the Road brings the performing arts to smaller regional communities across the state.
HELPMANN AWARD WINNER SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S
Michael Griffiths
Presented by Country Arts SA
Cole Explore the colourful life and timeless songs of Cole Porter including You’re The Top, It’s De-Lovely, Let’s Do It and Night and Day. Porter’s life was one of hedonism, grave misfortune, enduring love and he left a legacy that sparkles with wit and wisdom. Strathalbyn – 26 April Strathalbyn Town Hall Yankalilla – 27 April Club Fleurieu Port Augusta – 6 May Institute Theatre
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Songs by Madonna Michael Griffiths IS Madonna. No accent, costume or wig. Just ‘Madge’ leading you on a journey through her tough life and tender songs. Strike a pose, get into the groove and express yourself as Madonna opens her heart. Tintinara – 28 April Tintinara War Memorial Hall Ceduna – 2 May Ceduna Memorial Hall Streaky Bay – 3 May Streaky Bay Institute Port Lincoln – 5 May Boston Bay Wines
“Griffiths’ singing was superb. His intricate attention to detail, from the keyboard to the storyline he was imparting, was masterful.” Rip It Up
Sweet Dreams
Songs by Annie Lennox As Annie Lennox, Griffiths takes you from the gender bending early days as one half of 80s new wave sensation Eurythmics through to her stunning solo career. Annie’s bittersweet lyrics share stories of her triumphs and her heartbreak. This acclaimed one-man cabaret will play with your heart. Barossa – 29 April Nuriootpa Soldiers Memorial Hall Cummins – 4 May Cummins Hall
Photo: Kurt Sneddon
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Australian National Theatre Live Presented by Country Arts SA and Australian National Theatre Live
See great Australian theatre wherever you are, with the launch of Australian National Theatre Live’s Play in a Box Tour
Rumpelstiltskin
Presented by Windmill Theatre Co and State Theatre Company South Australia, directed and created by Rosemary Myers and writer Julianne O’Brien, Rumpelstiltskin is based on the tales by the Brothers Grimm. Two people, once best friends, torn apart by desire for the things they cannot have. This is the story of the ultimate price of greed. Full of twists and turns, it’s a whole new spin on a heart of gold.
Mt Compass – 9 July Mt Compass War Memorial Hall Tintinara – 18 July Tintinara War Memorial Hall Burra – 21 July Burra Town Hall Goolwa – 29 July Centenary Hall
Liberty Equality Fraternity Presented by Ensemble Theatre. Written by Geoffrey Atherden (Mother and Son), Liberty Equality Fraternity is a laugh-out-loud parody of our surveillance society. Australian culture and politics are put under the microscope in a very comedic way.
Goolwa – 29 July Centenary Hall
The Wharf Revue
Presented by the Sydney Theatre Company, by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsyth and Phillip Scott. Paul Keating once said that politicians come in three varieties: straight men, fixers and maddies. All of them will be knocked down a peg or two when The Wharf Revue comes rolling back into town. Goolwa – 29 July Centenary Hall
Photo: Shane Reid Paul Capsis as Rumpelstiltskin
Presented by Country Arts SA and Jally Entertainment
A true tale of an American girl trapped in Nazi Germany Mt Compass – 18 October Mt Compass War Memorial Hall Bordertown – 19 October Tatiara Civic Centre Lameroo – 20 October Lameroo Memorial Hall Yankalilla – 21 October Club Fleurieu Streaky Bay – 24 October Streaky Bay Institute Port Lincoln – 25 October RSL Club Clare – 27 October St Michael’s Hall Tintinara – 28 October Tintinara War Memorial Hall
Eleanor’s Story is an adaptation of Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s autobiography growing up as an American girl caught in World War II Berlin. In the fall of 1939, at 9 years old, Eleanor and her family left New York on the SS Hamburg bound for Germany. A new job and a secure financial future awaited her father in Berlin. Half-way across the Atlantic, Hitler declared war on Poland and their return to America became impossible. This is the true story of Eleanor Ramrath Garner growing up as an American trapped in Nazi Germany during WWII. Adapted for the stage and performed by her granddaughter Ingrid, Eleanor’s bestselling autobiography details her youth struggling to maintain stability, hope, and identity in a world of terror and contrasts. Her family faces hunger, Gestapo threats, carpet bombing, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion and the horrors of Soviet occupancy. The play exposes audiences to an entirely unique story about World War II and provides insight into the seldom reported lives of civilians in wartime.
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Enjoy wonderful shows and savour the full theatre experience, without the late night. Don’t miss our selection of classic productions and musical performances. This is daytime entertainment at its best!
Magic Moments The Music of Burt Bacharach
The music of Burt Bacharach has inspired fans worldwide for over 50 years and this fandom continues today as his music is recreated by John Lidgerwood and Style Music Theatre. With top musicians including specialist singers in the Bacharach style and instruments ranging from tenor saxophone and piano to guitar and drums, this is sure to be a morning to remember. Mt Gambier – 21 March Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Noarlunga – 22 March Hopgood Theatre Port Pirie – 24 March Northern Festival Centre
Night & Day
The Doris Day/Shirley Bassey Show After rave reviews for her shows The Women of the 60’s and The Belles of Broadway, the fabulous Gina Hogan returns to the stage with another standout show. Night & Day features classic Doris songs like Secret Love and On Moonlight Bay, and from the Shirley collection, Diamonds are Forever, Big Spender and I Who Have Nothing. Port Pirie – 30 June Northern Festival Centre Mt Gambier – 5 July Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Noarlunga – 6 July Hopgood Theatre
Don’t Shoot Me, I’m only the Piano Player Can you play Bach on the piano with your left hand and Andrew Lloyd Webber with your right and it still sound good? Don’t worry; you don’t have to because David Scheel has already done it! If you want to enjoy technically brilliant piano music and laugh yourself silly between each song, then a morning with David is just what you need. This one-man smash hit has now been touring the world for 15 years, selling out in the West End and three consecutive Edinburgh Festivals.
Basie to Buble
Band of the South Australia Police Join the Band of the South Australia Police as they take you on a swingin’ musical journey featuring some classic tunes from the big band and jazz era, and some newer songs of modern jazz composers. Listen to standards of Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Gordon Goodwin, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble. Mt Gambier – 1 November Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
Christmas Concert Band of the South Australia Police
Noarlunga – 1 September Hopgood Theatre
Get into the Christmas spirit with Australia’s oldest police band.
The Life & Hit Songs of Peter Allen
Enjoy their extensive repertoire of classic carols and sing-a-longs of traditional cheer just in time for Santa. It’s the perfect way to kick off the festive season for the young and the young at heart.
A name like Peter Allen is synonymous with famed musical The Boy from Oz, but did you know Allen, whose music was made popular by recording artists such as Olivia Newton-John, also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1981? Allen had quite a life which included being the first husband of Liza Minelli, and now it’s your chance to relive the highlights and the music that made him a household name live on stage. Noarlunga – 5 October Hopgood Theatre Port Pirie – 6 October Northern Festival Centre
Noarlunga – 21 November Hopgood Theatre Renmark – 26 November Chaffey Theatre Port Pirie – 1 December Northern Festival Centre Whyalla – 2 December Middleback Arts Centre
Presented by Country Arts SA’s Arts On Screen Captured by National Theatre Live By Harold Pinter
Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, captured live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.
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“Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are unmissable” Daily Telegraph Whyalla – 7 March Middleback Arts Centre Port Pirie – 8 March Northern Festival Centre Mt Gambier – 9 March Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Renmark – 16 March Chaffey Theatre Connect pre-film talk (evenings only) GO BEHIND THE SCENES
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ANZAC soldiers have hero status in Australia but what about past and present Aboriginal war veterans? Their stories are often left untold. Aboriginal Creative Producer, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin and cinematographer Allan Collins come together with the Raukkan Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal community to uncover the experiences of Aboriginal Diggers. While in residence the artists will provide film making workshops to build future artistic capacity. The residency culminates in three screenings. The film will first be shown to the Raukkan community. It will then have a public presentation in Adelaide on ANZAC Day at the Mercury Cinema in partnership with Media Resource Centre, prior to screening at Black Screen events in seven regional centres across the state in May. This is stage one of a three year residency program supporting Aboriginal film artists, playwrights and visual artists. Raukkan – 23 April Raukkan Town Hall Adelaide – 25 April Mercury Cinema
Image: James Gordon Harris. Photo courtesy of Ros Frogley.
“My vision is to enable these stories to be told and to hear the voice of our veterans by providing a supportive and safe platform to express and capture their untold stories through the arts. This will also enable audiences to connect with and honour the ANZAC legacy of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service men and women.” Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin
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Black Screen Taking Indigenous Films across Australia Presented by Country Arts SA
You are invited to attend a free screening of Indigenous films during Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June), in celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture. Black Screen features short films by local Indigenous community members and family films from the National Film and Sound Archive. In 2017, Country Arts SA is again working in partnership with the Give Up Smokes for Good campaign. Mt Gambier – 24 May Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Port Pirie – 30 May Northern Festival Centre Whyalla – 30 May Middleback Arts Centre Roxby Downs – 31 May roxbylink cinema Renmark – 1 June Chaffey Theatre Goolwa – 2 June Centenary Hall Noarlunga – 2 June Hopgood Theatre
The Mikado Nanki-Poo loves Yum-Yum. Just one snag. She’s betrothed to Ko-Ko, the new Lord High Executioner. And KoKo needs to find someone to execute – chop chop! Otherwise, it’s his own neck on the block. Maybe Ko-Ko and Nanki-Poo can come to some arrangement… without anyone losing their head? Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, Jonathan Miller’s Marx Brothers-inspired songand-dance Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. The combination of Gilbert’s virtuosic wit, Sullivan’s memorable melodies and Miller’s hilarious antics is irresistible. Port Pirie – 8 June Northern Festival Centre
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“Irresistible… a brilliant comic performance” The Stage
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The Sleeping Beauty Presented by Country Arts SA’s Arts On Screen Captured by Cinema Live
Fairies, a prince and a spell-shattering kiss: don’t miss the world premiere of David McAllister’s The Sleeping Beauty in cinemas. This highly anticipated new production by the Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet takes history’s most loved fairy tale into the modern age, with lavish sets and costumes by Gabriela Tylesova and never-seen-before staging, designs and choreography. In a supernatural world of good and evil, Princess Aurora becomes cursed by a sorcerer on her sixteenth birthday, but by some fast thinking by The Lilac Fairy she falls into a deep sleep and is saved from death. One day, a lonely Prince searches for his true love and awakens the princess with a kiss.
Be swept into a world of magical fairies and bluebirds with Aurora and her Prince, as they dance their way through rose gardens and Imperial Courts, to Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score to celebrate their love. Mt Gambier – 14 June Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Renmark – 15 June Chaffey Theatre Whyalla – 27 June Middleback Arts Centre
Presented by Country Arts SA’s Arts on Screen
To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance – and perhaps of all time.
Port Pirie – 26 July Northern Festival Centre
This film explores his relationship with his contemporaries and his immense artistic practice that included painting, sculpture and architecture. Among the works explored are the universally adored David in Florence, the Sistine Chapel in Rome and the Manchester Madonna (today at the National Gallery).
Mt Gambier – 24 August Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
This major new film goes to the heart of just who was this tempestuous, passionate giant of art history.
Whyalla – 1 August Middleback Arts Centre Renmark – 5 August Chaffey Theatre
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Amadeus Presented by Country Arts SA’s Arts on Screen Captured by National Theatre Live By Peter Shaffer
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“Epic. Wonderful. A stupendous revival” Time Out Music. Power. Jealousy. Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, captured live from the National Theatre, and with orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God. After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Renmark – 17 October Chaffey Theatre Whyalla – 17 October Middleback Arts Centre Mt Gambier – 18 October Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Port Pirie – 8 November Northern Festival Centre
Photo: Marc Brenner
Craft Anonymous Curated by Polly Dance as part of Adelaide City Council’s 2014/15 Emerging Curator Program, Craft Anonymous brought together regional and metropolitan textile, glass, metal and ceramic artists to exhibit in the iconic Adelaide Town Hall in 2015. In 2017, the exhibition continues its tour of regional South Australia. Traditional handicraft techniques such as weaving, embroidery, knitting, felting, enamelling and hand-dying are showcased within a contemporary art context where old meets new. The works address themes of adornment, embellishment, desire/disgust, and identity, family history and a sense of belonging. Bordertown – Walkway Gallery 3 February – 19 March Millicent – Millicent Art Gallery 24 March – 7 May Berri – River Lands Gallery 12 May – 18 June Burra – Burra Regional Gallery 23 June – 23 July Tanunda – Barossa Regional Gallery 28 July – 10 September Hahndorf – Hahndorf Academy 15 September – 29 October Moonta – Moonta Gallery of the Arts 3 November – 3 December Whyalla – Middleback Arts Centre 8 December – 21 January
Image: Sera Waters, Going Bush: Bloatee, linen, crewel, cotton, beads & sequins, hand-dyed cotton string, 120 x 57 x 10 cm. Photo courtesy the artist and Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide.
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Featuring artists Louise Byrne, Annabelle Collett, Cindy Durant, Robyn Finlay, Wayne Mcara, Deborah Prior, Patricia Rose, Sera Waters and Meg Wilson.
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Handheld Commissioned by Country Arts SA, each of the four artworks has been designed to fit inside a suitcase for easy transportation. Each artist, Nic Brown, Brad Lay, Lilly Buttrose and Cathy Sarles, was asked to explore ideas of home, travel and place. Brown has gone back to her family home, a farm near Naracoorte, and documented this journey and the sense of place it now invokes for her. Millicent – Millicent Art Gallery 2 February – 12 March Burra – Burra Regional Gallery 23 March – 25 April
Image: Cathy Sarles, Homeward, 2014, suitcase, fur, blanket, dyes; dimensions variable. Photo: Michael Kluvanek.
Mount Renouf
A truly Unbelievable History Mount Renouf, the quintessential country town somewhere in Australia, is celebrating its sesquicentenary! View the town’s precious archive of objects; experience the stories of its famous and notorious characters; wonder at the importance it has played throughout our history and ponder why we have never heard of this town before! Pt Augusta – Yarta Purtli 10 February – 11 March
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Our Stories Our Way:
Our Mob 2015 on Tour Our Stories Our Way: Our Mob 2015 on Tour is a collection of works by South Australian Aboriginal artists who exhibited in Our Mob 2015, presented by Adelaide Festival Centre and TARNANTHI Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. The exhibition aims to engage the public with reconciliation and cross cultural understanding by showcasing Aboriginal artists’ visual expressions of their own stories. 2015 marked the tenth anniversary of Our Mob. Over this time, it has grown to include several new exhibitions presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre such as Our Mob Contemporary, Our Young Mob and Ripple Effect, a capsule exhibition by Anna Dowling, winner of the second Don Dunstan Foundation Our Mob Emerging Artist Award. Port Pirie – Regional Gallery 10 February – 19 March Burra – Burra Regional Gallery 24 March – 30 April Goolwa – Signal Point Gallery 5 May – 11 June Jamestown – Belalie Art Gallery 16 June – 16 July Tailem Bend – Coorong Council Gallery 21 July – 3 September Hahndorf – Hahndorf Academy 8 September – 8 October Roxby Downs – Roxby Downs Regional Gallery 13 October – 19 November Port Lincoln – Nautilus Arts Centre 23 November – 7 January
Apply for Our Mob 2017 20 October – 2 December Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre Entries to Our Mob are open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists living in South Australia. Including young, emerging and established artists. The work of South Australian Indigenous artists are as diverse as the environments in which they live. This exhibition offers the chance to view and purchase artworks by South Australian Indigenous artists. Applications open: April – August 2017 For more information or to download an entry form visit countryarts.org.au or adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Image: Anna Dowling, Gugurdung Gurdaya (Dreaming of Everlasting Wild Flowers) (detail), 2015, ink on paper, 73 x 73cm
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Handheld II Handheld II brings together five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from across South Australia to create works of art responding to themes of home, travel and place. The artists – Jacob Stengle, Debra Rankine, Sandra Saunders, Christopher Crebbin and Peter Sharrock – have each been challenged to fit their pieces within a vintage suitcase, which will then be used to transport the works of art to various venues throughout regional South Australia. Mt Gambier – Riddoch Art Gallery 17 February – 2 April Also touring to: Tanunda, Murray Bridge and Port Pirie For details, visit countryarts.org.au
Artist Debra Rankine’s Handheld suitcase arrives at Camp Coorong. Photo: Jelina Haines
2017 City of Whyalla Art Prize The Whyalla Art Prize is a biennial prize open to all Australian residents for wall-based artwork in any medium (other than photography), including moving image works.
$25,000 major prize Entries open: 2 February – 29 May Enter online at countryarts.org.au For more information 08 8444 0425 eleanor.scicchitano@countryarts.org.au
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Island to Inland Islands are by nature isolating, and that isolation coupled with majestic natural surroundings can be inspiration galore to the creative soul. Thus the symmetry of Kangaroo Island: 4500 square kilometres, half of it natural ecosystems and, 4500 residents, half seemingly artists in some form. Ten of the island’s visual artists are bringing ‘mainlanders’ a glimpse of the isolation and inspiration of island life in Island to Inland. Adelaide – Flinders Uni City Gallery 1 July – 3 September Artwork by Maggie Welz (work in progress)
Shed Wizard James Dodd’s practice has meandered across investigations of urban space, creative interventions in public space and notions of high and low art. Having spent a large period of time immersed in Australia’s street art movement of the early noughties he has since pursued a practice that borrows graffiti for gallery outcomes and hijacks conceptual pursuits for application in suburbia. Bordertown – Walkway Gallery 9 July – 26 August Murray Bridge – Regional Gallery 1 September – 15 October Goolwa – Signal Point Gallery 8 December – 21 January James Dodd, Abstract Cruiser, 2015
rants & funding
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Do you have a great arts idea?
Skills Development How much? < $3000
Applications close: 15 March for projects commencing after 1 July 15 August for projects commencing after 1 January Who for? Groups and individuals to undertake projects in any art form which provide opportunities for skills development through workshops or provide opportunities for the development of project ideas and concepts by supporting costs associated with the short term visit by an artist(s) or guest speaker(s) to assist community groups in the development stage of major arts projects.
Quick Response
How much? < $1500 individuals < $3000 organisations Applications are accepted at anytime during the year (closed for a period over Christmas). Who for? Regional artists to access professional arts development and training opportunities, or organisations/ communities with small project opportunities that arise at short notice.
Step Up
How much? < $5000 Applications close: 15 March for projects commencing after 1 July 15 August for projects commencing after 1 January Who for? Artists, organisations and community groups to undertake small cultural projects, or to develop a small project leading to a larger cultural project or for individual artists to undertake professional development opportunities.
Step Out
How much? < $10,000 individuals < $20,000 organisations Applications close: 15 March for projects commencing after 1 July 15 August for projects commencing after 1 January Who for? Individuals, communities and organisations to create high quality and diverse arts projects that encourage community engagement, develop new cultural networks, build sustainable cultural activity and increase professional development and employment opportunities.
Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Sam Yates samantha.yates@countryarts.org.au 08 8444 0421 Barossa Leah Blankendaal leah@barossa.org.au 0400 197 087 Eyre & Western Far North Jayne Holland jayne.holland@countryarts.org.au 08 8626 1049 Limestone Coast & Statewide Merilyn de Nys merilyn.denys@countryarts.org.au 08 8723 8742 Murraylands & Coorong Di Gordon di.gordon@countryarts.org.au 08 8574 0064 Port Augusta Ellenor Day-Lutz ellenor.day@portaugusta.sa.gov.au 08 8641 9175 Port Pirie Sheila Duncan council@pirie.sa.gov.au 08 8633 9777 Renmark Alex Randall mccormick@alt.org.au 08 8586 4777
Riverland & Mallee Rebecca Farrant rebecca.farrant@countryarts.org.au 0401 126 355 Tatiara Naomi Fallon naomifallon@tatiara.sa.gov.au 08 8752 1044 Whyalla Deb Hughes customer.service@whyalla.sa.gov.au 08 8640 3444 Statewide Arts & Health Alison Howard alison.howard@countryarts.org.au 08 8444 0402 Statewide Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Program Mandy Brown mandy.brown@countryarts.org.au 08 8444 0407 Sam Yates samantha.yates@countryarts.org.au 08 8444 0421 General enquiries Monica Hart monica.hart@countryarts.org.au 08 8723 8763
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Arts & Health Country Arts SA delivers a Statewide Arts & Health program in partnership with Country Health SA Mental Health Network and seeks to increase opportunities for social connection using arts and culture as a means to improve health and wellbeing and creating pathways to resilience. With sufficient evidence to demonstrate that arts participation benefits the health of individuals in community and health care settings, Country Arts SA is committed to producing arts initiatives that are high quality, accessible arts experiences across regional South Australia. For information about projects and events in your community visit www.countryarts.org.au Are you an artist who wants to know more about the program? Contact Community Arts and Cultural Development Producer, Alison Howard alison.howard@countryarts.org.au
Spinback This intergenerational project invites the Riverland community into the world of aged care and dementia through a multi art form project which aims to raise awareness of the isolation experienced by many aged care residents unable to connect with their broader community. Sound producer DJTR!P, performance artist Jessica Foster and dancer Tanya Voges will join forces with local photographer Terry Marter, in a ten week residency that will bring students from Renmark Primary School into the Renmark Paringa Aged Care Unit, to explore the power of music to provoke memory in those with dementia. A multi-artform exhibition where old and new technology merge, will celebrate the new memories created. Flinders University will be conducting research and evaluating outcomes of the project. SPINBACK Exhibition Renmark â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chaffey Theatre and arts and cultural sites across Renmark June 2017 Free
An Acknowledgement of Country film reflects a commitment to Aboriginal people and their connection to lands and waters. In 2017, Country Arts SA will produce a film with the people of the Barngarla Nation. The film will focus on the lands and waters predominantly around Whyalla for screening at the Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla. This film acknowledgement is an important component of Country Arts SAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reconciliation Action Plan. It demonstrates a respect to the traditional custodians of the lands we work on and the Aboriginal people we support and work with in regional South Australia.
The film will be made by Aboriginal filmmakers Kym Hamann and Allan Collins. Allan has been recognised for his work with awards for Dust and Mistake Creek. The film will be launched in NAIDOC Week on Monday 3 July at the Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla. Whyalla â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 July Middleback Arts Centre During NAIDOC week More information samantha.yates@countryarts.org.au
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Aboriginal Diggers
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Principal Corporate Partner
Adelaide Cabaret Festival Roadshow
Vehicle Sponsor Amadeus
Media Partner Arts & Health
Australian National Theatre Live
Barngarla Acknowledgement of Country Film Barngarla Aboriginal Corporation
Black Screen
hank you
Assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Craft Anonymous
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium has been supported by Carriageworks’ IN DEVELOPMENT program, the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Eyes
Frame of Mind
Grug and the Rainbow
Our Mob
Sista Girl
Handheld II Sleeping Beauty
Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday Snake Sessions
Island to Inland
Michelangelo: Love and Death Spinback
Mortal Condition Tetris
Mount Renouf The Mikado No Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Land The Popular Mechanicals
Our Corka Bubs We Are The World
SA Power Networks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; proudly connecting communities.
SA Power Networks is proud to be a significant corporate citizen in South Australia, and not only as a long term supporter of Country Arts SA. Whether it is in the arts, improving our environment, supporting grass roots sport or helping those in need, we are proud to help make a difference to communities throughout the State. To find out more, visit us at www.sapowernetworks.com.au/sponsorship
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Arts Centres Mt Gambier Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre 10 Watson Terrace, Mt Gambier 08 8723 8741 helpmann@countryarts.org.au Arts Centre Manager Frank Morello
Noarlunga Hopgood Theatre Ramsay Place, Noarlunga 7009 4400 hopgood@countryarts.org.au Arts Centre Manager Sussan Baldwin
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General enquiries
Arts Centre Manager Jenny Stephenson
Riverland Chaffey Theatre via Seventeenth Street, Renmark 08 8586 1800 chaffey@countryarts.org.au Arts Centre Manager Sharlene Martin
Whyalla Middleback Arts Centre 141a Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla 08 8644 7300 middleback@countryarts.org.au Arts Centre Manager Ryan Sutherland
Community Circle Thank you to the ongoing support from local Community Circle businesses: 23rd Street Distillery, Act FasTraining, Barry Maney Group, Eyre Hotel, Herbert Real Estate, Hotondo Homes Port Pirie, Lavis Real Estate, Magic 105.9, McLeods Whyalla Motor Company, McMahon Services Australia Pty Ltd, Midstate Hardware, Patrick of Coonawarra, PRP Group, Quest Apartments, RA Augheys Accountants, Rockford Homes, Renmark Hotel, The Murray Pioneer, Wilkadene, Whyalla Automotive
Adelaide
8, 10, 27, 37
Nuriootpa 21 Pt Augusta
Berri 33
Pt Pirie
Bordertown
10, 23, 33, 37
Burra
22, 33, 34, 35
Ceduna
11, 20
Pt Lincoln
8, 11, 20, 34 11, 12, 14, 17, 18 19, 24, 25, 26, 28 29, 31, 32, 35 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 23, 35
Clare 23
Raukkan
8, 27
Cummins 21
Renmark
8, 11, 13, 14, 16 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 28, 30, 31, 32, 40
Hahndorf
11, 13, 22, 28, 35, 37 33, 35
Jamestown 35 Keith 11 Lameroo 23 Millicent
33, 34
Moonta 33 Mt Compass
22, 23
Mt Gambier
6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 28, 30, 31, 32, 36
Murray Bridge Noarlunga
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Roxby Downs
28, 35
Strathalbyn 20 Streaky Bay
20, 23
Tailem Bend
11, 35
Tanunda
11, 18, 33
Tintinara
20, 22, 23
Whyalla Yankalilla
10, 11, 14, 17, 18 19, 25, 26, 28, 30 31, 32, 33, 41 20, 23
8, 37 11, 19, 24, 25, 28
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