Old Ambulance Station

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Old Ambulance Station The Old Ambulance Station is an art gallery, theatre, and studios for creatives located at 80 Howard Street, Nambour, on the Sunshine Coast.

It is managed by the Sunshine Coast Arts Industry Precinct Inc., a not-for-profit community organisation. The Old Ambulance Station is managed by SCAIP Inc. A not-for-profit community organisation. The Old Ambulance Station's aim is to activate disused spaces to encourage the community to come together, have pride in their towns, participate in culture, whilst fostering a safe, supportive and engaging environment that celebrates and supports creatives to build a prosperous, resilient and globally focused creative and cultural industry across the Sunshine Coast region . The Old Ambulance Station is committed to a sustainable model of practice. Building the sustainability of the organisation's operations on income generated throughout its managed facilities, therefore reducing the organisations' reliance on the need for external funding. ENQUIRIES
Please address enquiries to: The Old Ambulance Station, PO Box 1338, Nambour Queensland Australia 4560. For more information about The Old Ambulance Station and programs you can check out http://www.theoldambulancestation.com Alternately you can email [email protected] Please allow 5 working days for a response, as the office is only staffed by volunteers a couple days a week, a volunteer will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

18/10/2026

Come take a mini tour of The Old Ambo in Nambour!

We’re more than just a building, we’re a space for local artists, musicians and creatives to make things happen on the Sunshine Coast.

This AusArt Day, 22 October, we’re raising funds to give The Old Ambo a little love and upgrade our facilities for the artists and audiences who bring this place to life.

You don’t have to wait until 22 October to donate, you can donate today!

Every contribution, big or small, helps us keep this creative space going.

All donations are tax deductible.

🔗 Link in bio to donate.

Image Credits in order

Adelle Rutch Installation Hiraeth
Adelle

Namba Black Markets
Photo: Marc Roberts

TAKEOVER 2026
Showcase
Photos Cynthia Lee

THIS IS WHERE: FORMS THE REMEMBER
Laura Griffiths - Yamamoto

(Women) Claiming Space
Jade Stevens

Samhain 2025
Naomi Blacklock
Basket of Hammers

Samhain 2025
Mick Turner
Basket of Hammers

In The Beginning Was The End
Jeremy Plint Jeremy Plint

Ramp Space TAKEOVER 2025
Endomusia
Math_feels

Ramp Space TAKEOVER 2026
Feeding The Family
Andie Dittman

Samhain 2025
Ramp Space: Cinema
A Grand Mockery
Artist Talk with Directors Adam C Briggs and Sam Dixon
Basket of Hammers
BASKET OF HAMMERS

The Black Box

Samuel
Basket of Hammers

Black Box TAKEOVER 2025
Petrol & Repairs
Ben Burns

Samhain 202
Kitchen Floor
Basket of Hammers

Ryosuke Kiyasu
Basket of Hammers

.Why We Need Your SupportThe Old Ambo plays an important role in our creative community. We provide opportunities for lo...
16/10/2026

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Why We Need Your Support
The Old Ambo plays an important role in our creative community. We provide opportunities for local artists to exhibit, perform, experiment and connect with audiences.

But keeping a space like ours running takes work, and our facilities need some attention

We’re raising funds to upgrade facilities to be used and enjoyed by artist who bring out space alive.

Image
little Ambo Installation by Adelle
Hiraeth

Photography: Cynthia Lee

Every contribution, big or small will help ensure our spaces stay accessible, vibrant, and supportive for both emerging and established talent.

Image:
Petrol & Repairs by Ben Burns
TAKEOVER 2025 in the Black Box Theatre Nambour | Live Venue | Music

Photography: Cynthia Lee

What is AusArts Day ?
A nationwide fundraising initiative bringing artists and arts organisations together to raise funds for their work and creative ambitions.

Your donation helps us care for this much-loved space and continue providing opportunities for the Sunshine Coast’s creative community.

Give The Old Ambo a little love this AusArt Day.
Donate Today link in bio



Donate Today link in bio

Image credit Marc Roberts
Namba Black Markets
Bad Habit Records

13/10/2026

On Thursday 22 October, we’re taking part in AusArt Day, a nationwide fundraising initiative bringing artists and arts organisations together to raise funds for their work and creative ambitions.

The Old Ambo plays an important role in our creative community. We provide opportunities for local artists to exhibit, perform, experiment and connect with audiences.

But keeping a space like ours running takes work, and our facilities need some attention.

We’re raising funds to upgrade our facilities and improve the spaces used by the artists, musicians and creatives who bring The Old Ambo to life.

Your donation helps us care for this much-loved space and continue providing opportunities for the Sunshine Coast’s creative community.

Donate Today link in bio

Creative Australia Australian Cultural Fund Black Box Theatre Nambour | Live Venue | Music

The Old Ambo needs a little love!The Old Ambulance Station (affectionately known as The Old Ambo) is the Sunshine Coast’...
11/10/2026

The Old Ambo needs a little love!

The Old Ambulance Station (affectionately known as The Old Ambo) is the Sunshine Coast’s only independent multi-arts centre — a place where artists, musicians and creatives come together to make things happen.

We’re proud to be a launchpad for local talent and to keep Nambour’s authentic, gritty, quirky and creative spirit alive.

This AusArt Day, we’re raising funds to give The Old Ambo some much-needed love and upgrade our facilities for the artists, musicians and creatives who bring our spaces to life.

Help us keep independent arts alive on the Sunshine Coast. Every contribution makes a difference and helps us continue creating space for local creativity.

❤️ Support The Old Ambo this AusArt Day!
Donate & learn more via link in bio

Black Box Theatre Nambour | Live Venue | Music Creative Australia Australian Cultural Fund

04/10/2026

EXHIBITION OPENING NIGHT
Join us at the Old Ambo for the opening of two exhibitions
SONOTEXTILITY: Joseph E Burgess
PORTRAITS IN INK: Cynthia Lee

Thursday 8 October| 6:00 pm
📍 The Old Ambulance Station, Nambour
🎟️ FREE EVENT

At 6:30 pm, experience a Carpet Performance by Unregistered Master Builder as part of Sonotextility.

.Sonotextility & Portraits In Ink Exhibition’s Open 1 - 17 October Opening Night: Thursday 8 October | 6pm 📍The Old Amb...
27/09/2026

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Sonotextility & Portraits In Ink
Exhibition’s Open 1 - 17 October

Opening Night: Thursday 8 October | 6pm
📍The Old Ambo Gallery

Free Event.

Sonotextility
Joseph E Burgess

Sonotextility is based on a multi-year project investigating the intersection between textiles and sound. The resultant carpet-based works are the culmination of auratic performances which began at New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2025, where the performance was awarded first prize for best music. The performance has had subsequent iterations presented at ANAT Spectra, MONO 59, Apparatus Reflect, and most recently a durational carpet making performance at MONO X IAG.

Image credit Soggybreadissad

Portraits of Ink
Cynthia Lee

Portraits in Ink documents tattooed bodies and tattoo artists through black and white film photography. Exploring the relationship between tattooed bodies and the artists who create them, the portraits capture skin as both a personal archive and a living canvas. This body of work celebrates tattooing as an enduring form of artistic expression, identity and connection.

Cynthia Lee

Your Invited 🥂 Opening Night Voices in Colour Wednesday 9 September | 5:30 pm📍 The Old Ambulance Station Gallery This ex...
08/09/2026

Your Invited
🥂 Opening Night
Voices in Colour

Wednesday 9 September | 5:30 pm
📍 The Old Ambulance Station Gallery

This exhibition will introduce you to some wonderful, distinct personalities through their work — and the opportunity to take home a piece that doesn’t just hang politely on a wall.
Each piece shouts, hums or whispers its own unique narrative, one worth admiring.
Presented by Spiral, this exhibition celebrates creativity as a form of expression, connection and voice. Visitors are invited to look closely, listen through the work

Voices In Colour Exhibition Open 7 - 26 September OPENING NIGHTWednesday Sept 9 | 5:30pmVoices in Colour brings together...
06/09/2026

Voices In Colour

Exhibition Open 7 - 26 September
OPENING NIGHT
Wednesday Sept 9 | 5:30pm

Voices in Colour brings together a collective of artists living with disability, each sharing a distinct visual language shaped by their own experience, imagination and craft.
Painting, drawing, mixed media and more — the
works on show span styles and stories, united by a simple idea: everyone has something to say, and colour is one of the truest ways to say it.

This exhibition will introduce you to some wonderful, distinct personalities through their work — and the opportunity to take home a piece that doesn’t just hang politely on a wall.
Each piece shouts, hums or whispers its own unique narrative, one worth admiring.

Presented by Spiral
Gallery Open
Mon - Sat
10am - 3pm

Address

80 Howard Street
Nambour, QLD
4560

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

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