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Rural concert probe

THE possibility of a black-tie concert at Tantanoola is being probed by Wattle Range Council, as well as an upmarket food degustation event at the historic Glencoe woolshed.

Development services director Steve Chapple said council was keen to attract out-of-season events and a budget allocation for seed funding was in place.

The venues are occasionally used for special events.

Musicians and dancers from New York delighted capacity crowds in two invitation-only performances staged by council at the Tantanoola Cave in 2017.

Council also arranged for the American performers from the Artists by Any Other Name collective to perform and lead workshops for 1100 local school children at the Millicent War Memorial Civic and Arts Centre.

The Millicent Choral Society has often teamed up with guest artists since the 1990s to perform at the Tantanoola Cave.

The Tantanoola Cave has a constant year-round temperature of 17 degrees.

It was discovered by local lad Boyce Lane in 1930 and its superb acoustics have been favoured by musicians and singers to this day.

The Glencoe woolshed has held a variety of special events since it was built by the pioneering Leake Brothers in 1863.

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