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Council operating hours during the Christmas and New Year Period

Council operating hours during the Christmas and New Year Period

Gladstone Regional Council is advising residents of its venue and facility operating hours during the Christmas and New Year period.

Administration Offices and Depots

  • Phone enquiries will be taken 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (07) 4970 0700
  • Council’s Administration Offices and Rural Transaction Centres will close on Friday, 24 December and resume normal hours on Tuesday, 4 January 2022
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COVID-19 Vaccination Status Update

COVID-19 Vaccination Status Update

A directive from Queensland Health comes into effect across Queensland which requires proof of vaccination on entry to some businesses, venues and events from 5am, Friday 17 December 2021.

Please remember to be kind to one another as we continue to face these unprecedented times together.

How does this affect the Gallery & Museum?

In line with the health directive, all visitors 16 years or

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Budding school artists called to enter 2022 Australia Day competition

Budding school artists called to enter 2022 Australia Day competition

As part of 2022 Australia Day celebrations, Gladstone Regional Council is calling for entries in the Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition.

Open now to all 2021 primary school aged students in the Gladstone Region, Gladstone Region Councillor and Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) chair Glenn Churchill said the competition helps us celebrate ‘who and what makes Australia great'.

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Art Awards Artist Talks

Art Awards Artist Talks

This year we are celebrating the amazing talent of our local creatives by hosting two Art Awards Artist Talks events, as part of The 46th Rio Tinto & QAL Martin Hanson Memorial Art Awards 2021.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to meet selected Award-winning artists and hear them share their knowledge. Audience questions are welcome and encouraged!

Events are free, bookings are

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Eight innovative arts projects receive RADF funding

Eight innovative arts projects receive RADF funding

A folk music festival, an artist workshop and a local history book are some of the local arts projects to receive Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) assistance from Round Two of the 2020-2021 funding.

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said Council accepted the recommendations of its RADF Committee to allocate a total of $58,674 to eight recipients at its 5 October general meeting.

“Arts and

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Gladstone Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Annual General Meeting

Gladstone Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) Annual General Meeting

Nominate for a place on the 2021/22 RADF Committee and make a difference

 

The Gladstone Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is seeking nominations from interested community members during the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The AGM will be held at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum at 5pm, Wednesday, 15 September 2021.

RADF is a strong and vital partnership

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2021 Spring Showcase Official Opening

2021 Spring Showcase Official Opening

When: 6pm, Friday, 13 August 2021

Where: Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, Cnr Goondoon & Bramston Sts, Gladstone QLD.

Cost: Free

Bookings: Bookings required. Phone (07) 4976 6766 or email gragm@gladstone.qld.gov.au to book.

RSVP: 5pm Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Come along to the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum, 6pm, Friday 13 August, for a celebration of three local and

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Nominations sought for long standing 'Our Priceless Past' initiative

Nominations sought for long standing 'Our Priceless Past' initiative

Preparations are underway for the 2021 local oral history project Our Priceless Past, and the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) is calling on the community to nominate special seniors to participate.

Participating nominees, aged 70 years or over who have lived in the area for 30 years or more, will be interviewed by students from Toolooa State High School.

“Selected students

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'Take pART Act III' calling for submissions

'Take pART Act III' calling for submissions

Gladstone Region Take pART Act III in conjunction with the 2021 Gladstone Multicultural Festival

Local visual and performing artists are invited to submit a proposal to develop a partnership during the exciting community arts and culture project, Gladstone Region Take pART Act III.

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is calling for submissions as part of the creative pop-up project

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Expressions of interest now open for RADF Round Two submissions

Expressions of interest now open for RADF Round Two submissions

Gladstone Regional Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is accepting expressions of interest from individuals and local arts and cultural groups to apply for funding during the RADF Round Two 2020-21 window.

Expressions of interest for RADF Round Two close at 4pm on Friday 30 July, ahead of applications closing at 4pm on Friday 27 August for projects that commence after 6 October