A lifetime of Gabba memories
As the T20 World Cup drew to a close recently my thoughts turned to the first Test at the Gabba, beginning December 17.
As a...
New maestro takes up the baton
Be curious! That’s the message from Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici, as he unveiled Season 2023.
He said it promised to be...
Summer loving plants
Hello Queensland gardeners- here we are in the beginning of what promises to be another hot and steamy summer. It’s off to a...
Making memories count
Gary Thorpe OAM, General Manager of 4MBS Classic FM and Silver Memories, has been awarded an Australian Mental Health Prize by the University of...
Songbird returns to home nest
Mirusia is known to millions around the world as the ‘Angel of Australia’ - the name given to her by the famous Dutch violinist,...
Meatloaf show brings all the hits
Meat Loaf: The Concert is two hours of nothing but show stopping hits of the iconic singer, Meat Loaf, and the hits penned by...
A locked labor of love
In years to come there will probably be plenty of novels about living under lockdown but none quite like Lockdown by Janna Thompson from...
New vision comes through technolgy
New technology is solving old problems with Vision Australia (a national NGO for the blind and low vision community) taking part in a new...
Christmas shows are coming
Only one man has introduced International singing star Mirusia on stage more than Redland’s Craig Martin but the Liverpool-born Martin doesn’t mind coming second...
A new Courtney for Christmas
It’s been 10 years since the death of Bryce Courtney, the man whose books became an Australian Christmas present staple, but for the first...
Raising the townhall roof
In a musical extravaganza not to be missed – Brisbane Chorale will join forces with award-winning Oriana Choir to form a 150-strong choir to...
Brush with fame in Western Queensland
"Don’t you think he looks like Jimmy Barnes?''
They weren’t the first words Marilyn said to us that night. But they were certainly the ones...