AMY GRIFFIN Eco Expo returns to the Brisbane Showgrounds this weekend with the aim of encouraging people to make small eco-friendly changes to their lifestyle. The three-day event, which runs from September 13 to 15, is bringing a … [Read more...]
BeachCare clean-up event hits Labrador
Sep 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
LOGAN WALKER This Saturday the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management will host a community BeachCare clean-up event at Harley Park in Labrador. The event is part of the BeachCare coastal community engagement program run by Griffith … [Read more...]
Griffith University puts focus on sustainability
Sep 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ATHENA ZELANDONII Griffith University is running its annual Sustainability Week events this week, celebrating all things sustainable through a range of workshops, activities and stalls. The university’s Gold Coast campus is kicking … [Read more...]
Green thumbs up for Tree Planting Day
Aug 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
COURTNEY MOANE This Saturday green thumbs from around the South East will head to the Gold Coast hinterland as part of the Gold Coast Biggest Tree Planting Day. Organisers hope volunteers will plant 15,000 native trees at Numinbah … [Read more...]
Pocket Fest celebrates 10 years of growth
Aug 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
ATHENA ZELANDONII The Pocket Community Garden in Woolloongabba will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this Sunday with Pocket Fest, a special community festival and fundraiser. All members of the public are welcome to attend Pocket … [Read more...]
Tree planting helps grows community inclusivity
Aug 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
CONNIE SAVAGE Growing up, Mathew Townsend faced more challenges than the average child. At 18 months old he lost hearing in both ears and found himself isolated from much of the social world around him. Then, at the age of 12, he was diagnosed with … [Read more...]
Creative blacksmithing project entices Woodfordians
Jan 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Connie Savage Woodford Folk Festival attendees are re-imagining the possibilities of what they can build out of everyday junk. Paradijsvogelstraat (Bird of Paradise Street) uses the tools of blacksmithing, sculpture, recycling, gardening … [Read more...]
The Menstrual Revolution
Dec 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
by Jade McGarry “Half the world menstruates, so we may as well talk about it.” So says Fiona McKeague, member of the ‘Menstru-Revolutionaries,’ a team of women working to innovate the menstrual process and eradicate the internalised shame … [Read more...]
The Poets Breakfast – the most fulfilling meal of the day
Dec 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
by Jade McGarry 'Campbell the Swaggy' graces the stage at the Poets Breakfast Photo cred: Dylan Crawford Making an audience feel emotionally vulnerable by a group of strangers at 8AM in the morning is a tough gig, but the folk at the Poets … [Read more...]
Fitzroy River in the Kimberley Region is “still under a lot of threat,” says Dr Anne Poelina and Dr Barry Traill
Dec 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Connie Savage Source: Woodford Artist ImageSource: Connie Savage Conversations at Woodford Folk Festival turned solemn when Dr Anne Poelina and Dr Barry Traill discussed the challenges of gaining long-term protection for the Kimberley … [Read more...]
