Reginald Murray Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre

Reginald Murray Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre

The Reginald Murray Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre (RMWABLC) was built to honour this great Australian and pay tribute to the bush skills and culture that the bush was founded upon. Here visitors can learn about RM Williams’ story, bush skills, Indigenous artifacts, view the Dot Hamilton cattle exhibition, be inspired with bush poetry, and appreciate the skills shared in a leathercraft workshop or demonstration. The Centre also has a modern gallery space and exhibits many talented local and travelling artists.

Eidsvold is the self-proclaimed ‘Beef Capital’ of the North Burnett and has a rich history of successful cattle properties, droving teams and record sized cattle sales. Eidsvold is also where Mr Williams chose to settle after leaving South Australia in the 1950’s, seeking a challenge and settling on a property along the Auburn River near Eidsvold. Mr William’s connection to Eidsvold is apparent still today, with reminders of his tenure in the small community’s various stone buildings and numerous friendly locals sharing their stories. Mr Williams’ property ‘Rockybar’ is also his final resting place, where he is at peace in the quiet bush outside of Eidsvold.

The Centre is situated along Australia’s Country Way, the A3, and is only a short walk to town, close the bushland, Showgrounds, Golf Course and Saleyards.

The Centre also offers a pet-friendly, self-contained RV Stop for $10 / van / night. Toilets are available for campers.

The Son et Lumiere is the outdoor Light and Sound Show held every night at the Centre.

Playing at 7pm and 8pm, this must-see show shares the story of Reginald Murray Williams, with local story tellers, poets, and drovers sharing interesting stories of life in the bush. The Show is projected onto a customised steel Sculpture called the ‘Language of the Land’.

For more information please call (07) 4160 3434

OPENING HOURS

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm (Closed for lunch between 12pm – 12.30pm)
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 10am – 2pm
Closed: Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Entry pricing:
Visitor Information and Driver Reviver – Free
General admission – $10
Family admission – $25 (2 adults and 2 children)
Additional children – $3
Children under 15 – $5
Children under 5 – Free

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

NAIDOC Exhibition by the Eidsvold Aboriginal Community

“Art and Cultural Exhibition”

Opening 5 July 2024, 2.30-4.30pm

The Eidsvold NAIDOC Community Exhibition is a culmination of historical and contemporary pieces of Indigenous Cultural significance to the Eidsvold Community.

The exhibition by the Eidsvold Community is coordinated by local media business EJ Garrett Pty Ltd. The exhibition is funded by The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) for the 2024 NAIDOC celebrations and will be exhibited at the Reginald Murray Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre, Eidsvold, on Wakka Wakka land.

The items on display are made up of art, artefacts and usable pieces made by local community members or belong to locals. The collection is of cultural significance to the families that have generously offered to display these items in the exhibition. Event coordinator Lillian Garrett says that the Eidsvold Community is well represented and describes the collection as a ‘must see’ exhibition for everyone to experience “There is something for everyone here. We have paintings, weaving, digital art, clothing, artefacts and even usable items on display”.

There are over 60 pieces in the exhibition, including a portrait of local Eidsvold Identity Ron West painted by famous artist Gil Jamieson kindly donated for the exhibition by the Monto Museum Of Art.

Business owner EJ Garrett describes the exhibition as “a strong statement of the cultural integrity that exists here in Eidsvold and demonstrates the connection we have to each other and to our culture.”

The exhibition is scheduled to be held over two months with the launch on the 5th July 2:30pm at the Reginald Murray Williams Australian Bush Learning Centre.

EJ Garrett

https://www.ejgarrett.au/

0457945260

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Upcoming EXHIBITIONS

‘LOVE OF COUNTRY’

This series of works is a study of wide-open spaces and unobstructed sunsets through the eyes of country artist Sue Lederhose

Lederhose began her career as a self-taught artist and over the years has developed her practice through professional development workshops. Lederhose is an award-winning artist who has been published in ‘Artist’s Palette’ magazine, featured on a ‘Colour in Your Life’ episode, tutored at McGregor schools, experienced an art residency in Thailand amongst many other achievements.

In ‘Love of Country’, Lederhose draws inspiration from her local home of Mundubbera and travels across rural areas of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Through her preferred medium of watercolour she showcases the colours, light and inherent beauty of the environment in all of her work. Lederhose’s impressionistic style is an insightful capture of a moment in nature where marks and brushstrokes form the terrain and ruggedness of these rural settings.

Her awe moments still come from the beauty she sees in the splendour of God’s creation making her soul sing.

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