Bundaberg musician Pete O’Brien is officially releasing his most popular song ‘I Love You’ to Australian radio this month. The local artist had the number one charting country song in Tasmania last year and was also named a finalist for next year’s Indie Country Music Australia (ICMA) Awards in Tamworth. ‘I Love You’ is from … [Read more…]
Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Major League Soccer clash between Nashville SC and St Louis City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Nashville SC can set a new club record for the longest unbeaten run when they host St Louis City on Saturday at GEODIS Park for the first time in MLS history. Last Saturday, … [Read more…]
A sinister plot to smuggle drugs, including methamphetamine, into a Central Queensland jail came crashing down after corrections officers reviewed phone calls. See the transcripts. Caytlin Rose A’herne, 32, and Raymond Shane Deller, 30, both pleaded guilty in the Rockhampton Supreme Court on May 23 to two counts of supplying dangerous drugs to a person … [Read more…]
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Wing trimmer Blair Tuke says the New Zealand SailGP team have made the most of their month away. Photo / Ricardo Pinto / SailGP SailGP is doing things a little differently. For most sports leagues around the world, there is a significant period of downtime between seasons, where athletes get a chance to refresh before … [Read more…]
The torch makes its way to Adelaide. The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay will make a stop in Penrith next month, it’s been confirmed. The Relay began its journey in Pozières France in April, with an official Opening Ceremony, then travelled to Menin Gate, Belgium and onto London before arriving in Australia where it is undertaking … [Read more…]
As the great writer Victor Hugo once said, “music expresses that which cannot be said” and here in the South West, Bunbury women are quite literally playing to the beat of their own drum. Eight years ago, long-term Bunbury resident Lizzie Letts established a free, African djembe drumming group and has since been inspiring a … [Read more…]
A Gladstone business owner is fed up with thieves after three offenders rammed the front doors of his showroom with two vehicles stolen from Rockhampton and took off with a motorbike. Gladstone detectives have shared footage of three offenders using two stolen vehicles to ram the glass doors of the Toolooa St business about 4.35am … [Read more…]
A SCHOLARSHIP program supported by North Queensland Bulk Ports is enabling marine science students to experience marine and port operations. NQBP Marine Science Scholarship recipient Amy Cantrill recently travelled to the Port of Weipa for an introduction to maintenance dredging and daily port operations. NQBP partnered with Queensland’s James Cook University to offer the … [Read more…]
I’ve always been a bitter person. When I used to drink alcohol, I was invariably drawn to amari, herbal liqueurs, and other potables that can feel like a much-needed punch to the taste buds. I’ve been booze-free for the past couple years, but I still crave that bitter bite—especially in the sweltering embrace of summer, when the … [Read more…]
Ella up a tree at Boambee State Forest. Photo supplied The koala in NSW is predicted to become extinct by 2050. In response the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) was proposed and in 2020 the Department of Planning Industry and Environment’s (DPIE) identified 55,000 hectares of State Forests for addition to existing National Parks as … [Read more…]