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The Queensland Folk Federation Committee first mooted the idea of a Festival in 1986 as the event that would put the folk movement 'back on the map'. Would anyone then have known that from its first day, Friday March 13 1987, this Festival would grow to be one of Australia's largest and most important cultural events.
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Created in 1976 as a
not-for-profit organisation it survives on a successful blend of listener
support and business sponsorship. Over 100 volunteer announcers present
some 70 programs each week, while around 15 full-time and part-time staff,
with assistance from volunteers, keep the station running. Click
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Beat Magazine is a free street
paper, published weekly, focusing on the music, arts and entertainment
industries. A large portion of the editorial content is published on this
website, updated every wednesday. Click on the logo to visit the site.
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Held
on the south-west coast of Victoria, Australia's world famous independent
music festival presents major international and national folk artists in a
four day festival of folk, country, blues, jazz, bluegrass, acoustic rock
and world roots music. The festival magically transforms the fishing
village in a spirit of cultural celebration. This includes parades, fairs,
markets, busking, children's events and street theatre in a Free Festival
of the Streets along side five main concerts in the ticketed Arena. Click on
the logo to visit the site.
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PBS is a
non-profit co-operative which has been committed to providing progressive
broadcasting in music, comedy, the arts and current affairs for the past
17 years. PBS is a public broadcaster.
Public broadcasting is the third and youngest sector of the Australian
broadcasting system, exiting alongside national (ABC, SBS & JJJ) and
commercial sector's. Click on the logo to visit the site.
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