Funding fires up Moreton Bay festivals

Two Moreton Bay festivals have scored a combined $71,000 in the latest round of Festivals Australia funding.

Woodfordia will receive $48,000 to build a permanent bamboo structure atop their hill called The Sound Temple.

Bribie Island Nature Festival has $23,100 for their Yarunyung event, joining more than 25 regional and remote festivals funded from the national program.

Woodfordia’s The Sound Temple is a part of the vision for the site’s renewal, to create a year-round venue for music, sound art and performance.

Bribie Island Nature Festival offers First Nations arts and cultural experiences celebrating the natural heritage and Kabi Kabi and Joondoburri peoples of Yarun/Bribie Island.

It brings together guided cultural tours, sound and visual arts, workshops, and community performances across the island.

“Bribie Island and Woodford are two special places in South East Queensland,” Senator for Queensland Corinne Mulholland said.

“Festivals like these aren’t just a great source of community pride and celebration, they also give visitors reasons to discover and love these remarkable places.

“Woodford Folk Festival draws more than 125,000 people to our region every New Year. It’s one of the great cultural events in Australia.

“The Sound Temple at Woodfordia is a concept I’m genuinely excited to see come together.”

Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke added: “Arts festivals are an important part of regional and remote communities; they bring people together and showcase talented local artists.

“This funding keeps the lifeblood flowing throughout community festivals across Australia.”