Dolly Parton in Australia

Gallery icon7 ImagesAugust 26, 2026 — 11:16am1/7Dolly Parton in front of a large crowd gathered in Melbourne’s then City Square (Swanston Street), where received the keys to the city. Photo from the Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne. Credit:Bruce Postle2/7Parton and Kenny Rogers at a press conference at Sydney’s Intercontinental Hotel in 1987, during their concert tour of Australia.Credit:Paul Wright 3/7Parton during a visit to Sydney in 1979. Credit:Trevor James Robert Dallen4/7Parton meets Archie O’Brien, aged four and his mother Pitkin in Melbourne in 2014, where Parton announced a free book program for Australian children.Credit:Angela Wylie5/7The singer performing on stage at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena in 2011.Credit:Rebecca Hallas6/7Parton arriving at Sydn