Celebrating 100 years of Howard Tractors and Machinery, Howard being born in Crookwell, Southern Tablelands in 1889.

From fallen timber, he sculpts bespoke chairs, stands, tables, stools, racks ... works of art that furnish a home and bring the natural world inside.

Taralga Rodeo & Campdraft is held annually over the Australia Day long weekend with all money raised donated back into our local community.

Hundreds of people came to town between Saturday 11th and Monday 13th June for the annual Taralga Art Show, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary after two years of cancellations due to Covid.

91 artists entered 299 artworks in a multitude of media, making the highest number of sales in the show’s history.

Even though the weather was cold and windy, there were non-stop crowds of people enjoying food, wine and art over the Queens Birthday weekend. Saturday night saw a packed-out Memorial Hall, where the official opening included an entertaining interlude by local cartoonist Warren Brown.

Visitors to the show over the weekend numbered close to 1500.

All proceeds went to the Taralga Progress Association.

The inaugural seasonal event produced as a collaboration between four local businesses went ahead on Saturday 16th July at 6pm.

You may have noticed a few murals around Taralga recently. Australia’s most popular bird the Fairy Wren on the outside of the soon to open Orchard Street Gallery and the Blue Tounge Lizard on the street facing wall of the Taralga Sports Club.

Both of these murals were painted by Sydney artist Thomas Jackson, Thomas visits Taralga on a regular basis - if you would like to talk to him about a commission get in touch!

Another newcomer to our town is Love Vintage Taralga, where Amanda Sallybanks and Cate McKenzie have become purveyors of antique and vintage furnishings. Their background in film and TV production has given them an excellent eye for interesting pieces covering mid-century, retro, antique, industrial, and anything classified as exhibiting long-lasting quality.