The FLAME Festival – 8-10 May this year – is a biennial community event in Wallaroo, Kadina and Moonta, the three historic Copper Coast towns, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. here are some cartoon sketches from the weekend.
Friday: as the sun set on Wallaroo Beach the Nharangga Dreaming Story Winda The Owl was told by local students with song, dance, lanterns and large glowing puppets.
Saturday at the Kadina Showgrounds …
Sunday at Queens Square, Moonta …
Australia ICOMOS, the cultural heritage professionals, celebrated its 50th anniversary in Burra South Australia , May 1-3 2026. ‘Since 1977 Australia ICOMOS has been committed to improving conservation philosophy and practice for culturally significant places’. The backdrop for the conference was the world heritage listing bid for Burra and Moonta: Australian Cornish mining sites. As the cartoons show, this was but one of a wide range of issues covered by a dynamic group.
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Sacred Heart College, Brighton South Australia held its Marist ‘Beating as One Heart’ Liturgy celebration on Friday 24th September. The event was captured in cartoon style on a long panel. A copy was made after the event for the college’s other campus. The school colour is blue. A video of the celebration activities including the artwork can be seen here.
The Essentials Education series of text and workbooks are published by the Adelaide Tuition Centre. Many have cartoon illustrations, to help underline study points and remind students that learning is fun. These are from the first full colour edition of the Modern History Workbook.
Simon Kneebone - cartoonist and illustrator 