A LIFELONG love of film was sparked within Erin McCuskey in her childhood home. “My parents would shoot Super 8, four-to-six weeks later the film would arrive, and they would project it,” she said. “It was an opportunity to see ourselves on a whole wall; us kids running around. “That was a real founding moment … [Read more…]
– Alison Howes set up a clothing exchange in Toowoomba to offer affordable baby clothes to parents in need.– Clothing exchanges are growing in popularity due to the increasing cost of living.– The service also helps reduce clothes that go to landfill.– People receive credit for bringing in unwanted clothing, which they can use to … [Read more…]
An incredible 20,000 patients have received lifesaving stroke care over the past decade thanks to the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) service, which has recently expanded to two new locations. Run by Ambulance Victoria (AV) and now operating across 20 regional hospitals throughout Victoria and Tasmania, VST allows clinicians to collaborate across organisational boundaries and provide … [Read more…]
THIS week we chat with major prize-winning local sculptor Andre Sardone, a unique artist who creates striking organic pieces, principally with steel. What initially motivated you to take up sculpture as a practice? I have always been creative, enjoying drawing and painting from a young age. My artwork has evolved over the years from … [Read more…]
CRESWICK Neighbourhood Centre recently hosted a children’s art exhibition, the results of a creative five-week HeapsART program run by talented local artist and teacher Anna Schlooz. Schlooz is passionate about engaging young people in art and environmental sustainability, and the program draws upon varied art disciplines to create, respond and explore arts culture further. The … [Read more…]
An incredible 20,000 patients have received lifesaving stroke care over the past decade thanks to the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine (VST) service, which has recently expanded to two new locations. Run by Ambulance Victoria (AV) and now operating across 20 regional hospitals throughout Victoria and Tasmania, VST allows clinicians to collaborate across organisational boundaries and provide … [Read more…]
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) celebrated an exciting milestone for Victoria 2026, on June 21, with 1000 days to go until the launch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. CGA said 2023 is all about planning, following a tour of Victoria earlier in the year to meet with local councils and First Nations Australians about how they … [Read more…]
HISTORICAL fiction writer AJ Lyndon has released the second novel of her War Without an Enemy trilogy. The Tawny Sash is an aristocratic family saga and a revenge thriller full of treachery, set between 1643 and 1644 during the First English Civil War, and it has been named after the Earl of Essex’s colours. Lyndon … [Read more…]
Coal mining in action PHOTO: FILE Euan Morrisson Last year, the Treasurer of Queensland, the Honourable Cameron Dick announced the decision to hike royalty rates. The hike in royalty rates was three-tiered and depended on the going rate of coal. There was a freeze on royalty rates that lasted a decade which capped at 15 … [Read more…]
The anguish of losing your money to a scam is beyond compare. The obvious question is: how many times must we be told to be careful before we learn the lesson? ACCORDING to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, in 2022, Australians lost a record $3.1 billion, possibly $4 billion to scammers, an 80 per … [Read more…]