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Take the boutique accommodation feeling home

HAVE you ever stayed in boutique accommodation and just fallen in love with the décor items or linens?If so, you are not alone. Guests at Bright Boutique Accommodation were forever asking owner Priscilla Williamson where she sourced her bed linens...

North East Media 06 Jun 2023
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Winter at Bright Art Gallery

HAVING completed yet another successful autumn Art Exhibition, the team at bright Art Gallery are preparing for the winter months. This year’s Winter Art Exhibition will feature a collection of carefully chosen works from its sizeable permanent...

North East Media 06 Jun 2023
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Locals shine at the Bright Autumn Art Show

BRIGHT Art Gallery’s 61st Autumn Art Show held last Friday evening was a great success, with more than 500 works on show. President Steve McCall said a 126 strong crowd enjoyed an “informative and entertaining” evening. “Judge Ross Paterson is...

Leah Anderson-Byrne 05 Apr 2023
Events

Little Georgia to headline Bright’s Picnic in the Paddock

AFTER the sell–out success of Bright’s inaugural Picnic in the Paddock Festival in 2022, the event will return to beautiful Bright once again in 2023. Featuring one of Australia’s best–loved folk–rock outfits, Little Georgia, Picnic in the...

Chloe Jaenicke 08 Mar 2023
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Where else but Bright this autumn?

AUTUMN is one of the most spectacular times of the year in the North East of Victoria. With the crisp early mornings, the leaves on the trees burst into a rainbow of colours from green to yellow to orange to red. While there are plenty of roadsides...

North East Media 07 Mar 2023
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A bright place to be this summer

BRIGHT and district is well worth a visit whether you enjoy cycling, hiking or local food and drink sitting by a picturesque river or on the top of a mountain. There are plenty of quality restaurants and cafés to enjoy, along with breweries and by...

North East Media 06 Dec 2022
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Bright Art Gallery Summer Exhibition

THE Bright Art Gallery Summer Exhibition ‘Celebrate the Alpine Artists’ opened on Saturday, November 26 and features works by the artist members of the gallery. The large exhibition takes over the entire gallery and includes paintings, photographs...

North East Media 06 Dec 2022
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An ocean deity captured

LOCAL landscape photographer Mieke Boynton has captured the imagination of viewers and peers with her new photographic artwork ‘Ocean Deity’.The aerial photograph, taken during a chartered light plane flight over the waters of Gutharraguda/Shark Bay...

North East Media 06 Dec 2022
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Yoga and mindfulness for everybody

BRIGHT Yoga Space owners Kylie and Emily are experienced yoga and meditation teachers specialising in Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga, Breathwork and Mindfulness Meditation as well as Women’s Circle facilitation and Reiki.“These ancient tools and...

North East Media 06 Dec 2022
Alpine Observer & Myrtleford Times

Lights, camera, action

THE Bright Courthouse might be 160 years old, but its lighting, staging and seating is brand new, giving the venue a fresh lease of life after the COVID–19 pandemic. “We’re excited about the future – we’re opening up again”, Bright Courthouse...

Brodie Everist 07 Dec 2022
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Blooming marvellous in Bright this spring

AFTER two years of limited events, the Bright Spring Festival will return bigger and better than ever in 2022. The Festival itself will run from October 21 until November 1, with the Spring Carnival and Fireworks Spectacular taking place on Saturday...

North East Media 06 Sep 2022
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Two exhibitions this spring in Bright

THE Spring Exhibition at the Bright Art Gallery and Cultural Centre promises to be an exciting event. Not only will there be a beautiful exhibition by the Alpine Artists of photographs and paintings, but there will also be a second exhibition with an...

North East Media 06 Sep 2022
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Yoga and mindfulness for everybody

BRIGHT Yoga Space owners Kylie and Emily are experienced yoga and meditation teachers specialising in Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga, Breathwork and Mindfulness Meditation as well as Women’s Circle facilitation and Reiki.“These ancient tools and...

North East Media 06 Sep 2022
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Bright’s newest art gallery

AWARD–WINNING landscape photographers Mieke Boynton and Matt Palmer invite you to immerse yourself in scenes of natural beauty at Bright’s newest art gallery. The Alpine Light Gallery was opened by Mieke and Matt in December 2021 and is the...

North East Media 02 Jul 2022
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A bright place to be this winter

BRIGHT and district is well worth a visit whether you enjoy cycling, hiking or local food and drink sitting by a picturesque river or on the top of a mountain. There are plenty of quality restaurants and cafés to enjoy, along with breweries and by...

North East Media 02 Jul 2022
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Winter exhibition theme at Bright

THE winter exhibition is open every day of the school holidays from Saturday, June 25 to Sunday July 10. It will be a beautiful exhibition of paintings and photographs by the Alpine Artists on the theme of winter – lots of snow and chilly Alpine...

North East Media 02 Jul 2022
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Pass to provide equal access at resorts

VAIL Resorts has launched the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass to provide equal access and opportunity for eligible guests with impairments to ski and ride at its Australian resorts of Falls Creek, Mt Hotham and Perisher. The company said that the new...

North East Media 17 May 2022
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Strong visitation sparks hope for the shire

ALPINE Shire visitor numbers performed strongly over the Christmas and New Year period, according to the local council and Visitor Information Centres, with the three major centres recording a total of more than 88,000 visits for the calendar year...

North East Media 17 May 2022
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Harrietville Dredge Precinct funding improves visitor and resident amenity

SOME $1.09 million in funding from the Federal Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program has provided a much–needed boost to the Alpine Better Places Harrietville – Dredge Hole Precinct project. The project – which will provide...

North East Media 17 May 2022
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Easter weekend boom for Bright

BRIGHT is expected to, yet again, swell by thousands of people this weekend as tourists flock to the town to celebrate the Easter holidays. The autumn season, and this weekend in particular, is one of the biggest for the entire Alpine Shire, up...

North East Media 11 Apr 2022
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Bright’s autumn art show turns 60

BRIGHT’S popular Autumn Art Exhibition will be celebrating its 60th Birthday this April and, according to Bright Art Gallery’s President Steve McCall, it will be something special. The first Autumn Art exhibition, in 1962, was held in a local hall...

North East Media 02 Mar 2022
Environment

Show must go on

THE Myrtleford Show Society committee is determined the show will go on in October, despite the continuing threat of COVID-19 restrictions.“At this stage we are planning to go ahead with the show on October 23,” secretary Lis Meehan...

Laurie Sullivan 14 Jul 2021
Community

Bright water slide on track for summer opening

CONSTRUCTION of Bright’s new water slide is well underway in Melbourne with eight of the 30 moulds already finished. The project is in the capable hands of Fibreglass Victoria’s owner Gordon Tenney, the man entrusted by Bright Rotary Club with...

Laurie Sullivan 14 Jul 2021
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