Join us for a memorable evening of transformative tastes under the stars at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC).

Friday 14 March, 2025 | 6.30pm | GPAC Forecourt

We're bringing together a curated selection of the region's best local food vendors to create an unforgettable dining experience. Whether you're a foodie looking for something new or simply enjoy good company and delicious cuisine, this event is not to be missed!

One of Latrobe City’s most famous restaurants, Little Prince, will be catering the entrée and main courses; and Remi & Florence will be providing dessert. Little Prince is known for their modern Melbourne-style dining experience and innovative menu – their food is a must-try!

You'll have the chance to indulge in the best of Gippsland's vibrant food scene, all while enjoying the outdoor space at GPAC.

What’s included:

• Gourmet food including grazing table and three-course meal.  
• Welcome drink on arrival, drinks available for the evening at bar prices.
• Live entertainment by Danny Eddy.
• A chance to connect with the community and enjoy a relaxed yet refined setting.

Don't miss out on this exceptional dining event. Secure your ticket today and prepare for a night of culinary delights and great company!

Limited tickets available – organise your group now and don’t miss out!  

The Mother of all Singalongs is coming to Gippsland Performing Arts Centre – on Mother’s Day!

Sunday 12 May | 5:30pm | GPAC Foyer

An early evening of revelry and fun hosted by the brilliant and awesomely talented Vicky Jacobs (Associate Musical Director of Come From Away, Moulin Rouge and Hairspray). 

Bring your mum, bring a friend, bring the whole family. Glee Club is the singalong that everyone can join in with. Our host Vicky Jacobs makes it easy and fun for everyone to belt out their favourite Beatles songs. All music and backing tracks are provided. The foyer bar will be open and the good vibes, flowing. It does not matter if your voice is fit, rusty, high, low, or never-brought-out-in-public-before. There are no solos at Glee Club - just a sing along of the songs we know and love!

Vicky Jacobs has an ability to get anyone singing at their best. As well as being the founding director of Glee Club, Melbourne's original singalong choir, she has been Associate Musical Director on some of this country's biggest musicals including ‘Hairspray’, ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘Come From Away’, ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’, ‘Jersey Boys’, ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Singin’ in the Rain'. She is currently Associate Musical Director on ‘Grease’ for Xroads Live. 

A high energy interactive show for kids aged 3 - 5 years.

SOLD OUT!

Thursday 6 July | 10.30am | GPAC Town Hall

Fun energetic and engaging circus show for young people aged 3 -5 years.  A mix of juggling, acrobatic and unicycling performance with hands on activities including a silly warm up, juggling challenges, and plate spinning.

Children will be engaged and laughing from start to finish! The show includes moments of quiet focus, eruptions of noise and excitement, moving and grooving. 

Circus Workshop for kids aged 6 - 12 years

Thursday 6 July | 1.30pm | GPAC Town Hall

SOLD OUT!

This is a fun and structured workshop that gives children aged 6 - 12 years a taster of a variety of circus skills. 

The instructor led workshop will have the children, laughing, being silly and making plenty of noise.  Everyone is guaranteed to achieve something, and everyone is guaranteed to be challenged. 

Participants will have the opportunity to learn skills including, juggling, diabolo, devil-sticks and spinning plates, plus a bonus unicycle demonstration!

Workshop accompanying adults attend for free.

Please contact Box Office on 03 5176 3333 if you're having trouble with workshop ticket purchases online.

A free summer festival created by the Youth, for the Youth.

Saturday 17 December | 11am - 9pm | Outdoor Theatre

Join us for a day of fun and celebration with activities, interactive entertainment, food trucks, live music and more!

Watch this space as we announce the full day program.

Artists, Food trucks & entertainment:

•Teenage Dads

•Darcy Fox

•Timothy Wolf

•Wacky Wombat Entertainment

•Miss Hannah’s Facepaint

•Melbourne Silent Disco

•Danceworks 114

•Gratitude Cookies (supported by Youth Council)

•PollyannaR (supported by Youth Council)

•Slinky Spuds

•Grab & Go Kebabs & Fish n Chips

•L&M Espresso Lab

Join us for the Gippsland Women’s Health 30th Anniversary AGM! With special guests Jess Hill, Nyadol Nyuon OAM and Antoinette Braybrook.  

Thursday 24 November | 5PM | Little Theatre

2022 marks 30 years of Gippsland Women’s Health. After a six-week roadshow throughout Gippsland, the GWH team are celebrating by bringing three of Australia’s inspiring, powerhouse women to our region, to discuss gender equality, prevention of violence against women and women’s rights.  

From the 12th of September to the 21st of October 2022, the GWH team hit the road with one clear goal - to connect with women and understand first-hand what it is they need to support their safety, health and wellbeing. 

The GWH Regional Roadshow was an opportunity to celebrate the work of Gippsland Women’s Health, to showcase the diversity of Gippsland and to reconnect with our local communities.  

The outcome? A clear understanding that our Gippsland women urgently need better access to quality health care and services. Women who need to improve their sexual and reproductive health knowledge. Women fighting for gender equality. And most evident of all - women who need our communities and leaders to commit to the elimination of violence against women.  

Our AGM is an opportunity for our Gippsland community to come together and celebrate 30 Years of GWH. Joining us on stage will be:  

• Jess Hill – award winning journalist, author and producer who specialises in reporting on coercive control and gendered violence. About Jess Hill. 

• Nyadol Nyuon OAM – lawyer, award-winning human rights advocate, media commentator and writer, who was born and raised in refugee camps. About Nyadol Nyuon OAM. 

• Antoinette Braybrook – CEO of Djirra, change agent and advocate, who gives voice and visibility to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing family violence. About Antoinette Braybrook.

Experience an inspiring evening of motivation, insights and progress at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre as we discuss the critical need for change to create a gender-equal future.  

Featuring and Hosted By 

Gippsland Women’s Health CEO - Kate Graham, Board Chair - Dr. Sue Barker, Regional Manager for Health Promotion - Melanie Brown and Communications and Marketing Manager – Samantha Foat  

Special Guest Speakers  

Jess Hill 

Nyadol Nyuon OAM 

Antoinette Braybrook  

Musical Performance By 

Zandria

The Strzelecki Stringbusters with support act The Reel Deal will provide a Good Natured Riot for one and all!

Saturday 1 October | GPAC Theatre

In the timeless tradition of the Hayride & Medicine show String Band entertainment, The Strzelecki Stringbusters combine elements of Ole Time Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Jug band sounds with good humoured banter and audience participation.

The fourteen piece strong ensemble hailing from the hills and hollers of the northern slopes of Gippsland Strzelecki Ranges play fiddles, mandolins, guitars, banjo, ukulele, harmonica and the odd kazoo, locked down with a rock solid double bass and combined with soaring harmony vocals.

The boundless enthusiasm and sheer love of the music and a myriad of great tunes results in a “good natured musical riot”.

Formed in 2003, these boys know how to entertain a crowd. An exhilarating and memorable musical experience is assured with The Stringbusters on board…and be ready to join in and sing along!

The Reel Deal is Gippsland’s own Celtic Rock group. They perform an energetic style of music featuring strong vocals, melodies played on traditional instruments and rhythms played on modern rock instruments.

Enjoy the lively set of crowd favourite covers by The Pogues, Flogging Molly, The Rumjacks, Dropkick Murphy, The Go Set and others.

Let your hair down, move your body, downward dog and disco. 

Sunday 3 July | 12pm + 2pm | Outdoors

 

Presented by Nickie Hanley, Discoyoga is a unique free 45min yoga experience jam packed with uplifting beats by DJ Yvette Lee, self-love, acceptance and vinyasa flow. No experience necessary, bring a yoga mat, your best and bright disco ath-leisurewear and dance, move, breathe and sing. 

Make sure you arrive early to settle in and be ready to start on the hour.

Join Phia, Elly Poletti and the beloved Melbourne Indie Voices for this joyous sing session.

Come down to our Lost Dogs' Disco bar, grab a lyric sheet and become part of the mass audience choir, learning backing vocals to a secret song to be announced soon!

In a special not-to-be-missed appearance, Elly Poletti will then join the Sing Session to sing lead with her unmistakeable voice, backed by you. No previous experience necessary!

We kick off at 7PM. Make sure you get down on time so you can partake in the entire performance, total immersion in the entire night is recommended (trust us)!

About Melbourne Indie Voices

So, where did this all begin? Back in early 2016, Phia wanted to highlight and celebrate the work of her favourite contemporary artists and she thought what better way than to get together with her mates and sing about it. What began as a weekly drop-in session at her house with around 20 people quickly grew in popularity, and before long, it needed to find a bigger home. 

Today the choir has over 240 members and a permanent rehearsal space in the heart of Coburg. We have performed and collaborated with a growing list of legendary Australian artists including Paul Kelly, Jen Cloher, Vika & Linda Bull, Ali Barter, Paul Dempsey, Ainslie Wills, Stella Donnelly and Clare Bowditch. 

They usually throw an end of year celebration to show off everything we’ve worked on. In 2019 they sold out Melbourne’s iconic Forum Theatre. Twice!

Kick back after dark with some of Victoria's finest music acts

Saturday 25 June 2022 | 7 - 10PM | Outdoors

Melbourne future soul artist Emma Volard, will be joined by Darcy Fox and Meredith Louise in a relaxed night of grooves and beats.

Emma Volard



Emma Volard is a future soul queen whose compositions break the boundaries of soul music by fusing elements of jazz harmony, broken beat and gut-wrenching lyricism to create a cosmic ether of spiritual dance music.

The chaotic and spontaneous interplay within their live show captures a raw and organic energy effervescent of the underground soul scene in the UK. For Emma, it is clear that her music is deeply rooted in seeking justice and storytelling with political, environmental and personal undertones that share her own reality and reflect upon universal truths.

Emma’s vulnerable personal lens in the industry shows a sensitivity towards life’s foibles that she believes is “influenced by the presence of her non-verbal severely autistic and epileptic sister Adelaide” in her upbringing. Through her distinct lyrical expression and incessant groove, Emma hopes to continue to provide a voice for not only her sister but a voice for change in today’s modern diaspora; a voice for those who aren’t heard.

Darcy Fox

Darcy Fox is a folk/pop artist with a passion for great melodies and inspiring lyrics. Hailing from Gippsland, Australia, this charismatic singer and songwriter combines stunning melodies with infectious grooves and great beats, in order to create a catchy, yet direct and edgy sound. Ever since the age of 15, she’s been singing and playing the guitar, echoing the sound of classic country and folk music, with a modern edge – independently releasing an 2 EP’S, an album and multiple singles.

Throughout the span of her blossoming career, Darcy received praise from audiences and music industry insiders alike. She became a finalist in the 2013 Telstra Road to Discovery competition, and she won the Blues, Roots, and Beyond competition in 2015 at the Queenscliff Music festival. However her greatest achievement so far is being the first soloist to win the Push Start battle of the bands competition, competing against 350 Victorian bands. Using her loop pedal she creates a huge one man band show with powerful guitar and vocal loops to create her own wall of sound.

Meredith Louise

Meredith Louise is a singer, songwriter, musician and Registered Music Therapist currently residing on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people. Combining infectious grooves with words that make you think, Meredith creates a sonic tapestry of jazz, neo-soul, R&B, and folk. Her strong vocals and colourful lyrics create rich imagery that takes the listener on a journey into the human condition. Intrigued by stories and the common threads that weave us together, Meredith writes songs about people, places and landscapes, and how we can find our way back to our truth. 

Produced by Adriano Pruscino (Trad Ukiyo, Jose Luansing), Meredith’s lush debut single No More Hiding (released May 13th 2022) is about getting out of your own way and stepping into your power. She reminds us that the answers we seek are within - if we dare to listen to them. This is Meredith's emergence on Melbourne's vast neo soul scene, and she is stepping out with a sound that is uniquely hers.

A word from Meredith:

"My mother's side of the family is from Warragul and I spent much of my childhood on the lands of the Gunaikurnai (Gippsland). The landscape is some of the most breathtaking and I have fond memories of time in and around Noojee standing among the Mountain Ash - something quite special as a small child. I am so very excited to once again return to Gippsland to celebrate Lost Dogs' Disco and share my music with the community."

Take me to the disco... it's opening night!

Friday 24 June | 7 - 10PM | Outdoors

When you are a lost dog, our dogs say come to the disco where dance, togetherness and being true, get you through. If you feel like a lost dog, just go disco!

To celebrate Lost Dogs' inaugural illumination we're getting extra as heck with three hours of disco magic powered by DJ Jaime Mack. Traralgon's master of the decks will be doing as he does best with disco mayhem from across the globe.

So don your sequins and electric slide our way.