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ISSUE 861 - December 9 - 15, 2020 | THE LIMESTONE COAST AND SOUTH WEST VICTORIA | 08 8724 7111 | www.lifestyle1.net

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ABOVE: Liam Brown belts out a song during rehearsal for this weekend’s debut performance by local band Higgs Field.

Loud & proud Live music returns to stage Three-piece punk band Chelsea Manor and progressive rock group Higgs Field will headline at the Helpmann, as part of the venue’s inaugural Local and Live program his weekend. Having recently performed at the South Australian Music Awards, Chelsea Manor are making waves through the music industry. The band opened at Triple J’s One Night Stand in Lucindale last year, after winning the Unearthed support slot. They have released two singles from their debut EP and have had features on Tone Deaf, Rolling Stone Australia and Triple J unearthed. Higgs Field debut on the Helpmann stage with a playlist of original songs influenced by a range of bands from different genres in the 90s and the modern era.

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre manager Frank Morello said Local and Live was one of the rare positives to emerge from Covid-19. “Considerable time was spent during the venue’s closure developing a framework around the program to ensure it was sustainable and achieved our aims,” Mr Morello said “We were keen to provide a professional opportunity for regional artists to showcase their creative talents in front of a live audience on the Helpmann stage. “And what better way to kick off the program than with a double bill that includes Chelsea Manor, which shot to prominence at Triple J’s One Night Stand at Lucindale, and the debut performance of progressive rock band Higgs Field.” . See inside for full story

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Tourism industry on the road to recovery Biddie Shearing might have ceremonially laid out the red carpet for Victorian visitors as the borders opened last Tuesday but the Limestone Coast Local Government Association destination development manager knows there is a mountain of work to do as the region’s tourism industry looks to recover and rebuild one of the lifeblood sectors of this region. It is a recovery that

sees all seven councils in the region working cooperatively with Ms Shearing and other industry leaders, including putting together a Recovery and Rebuilding Plan. “Working together is crucial so we are not tripping over each other trying to work towards recovery in the region,” Ms Shearing said. “The only part of the plan needing more work at the moment is the work around events but obviously

Coles Mount Gambier

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there is still some uncertainty where major events are concerned.” Not since 2010 has the region worked so cooperatively and put together a regionwide marketing plan and even that ended up on hold after it was set to debut right when South Australia went into hard lockdown and should be launched some time this month. See inside for full story


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