The Brisbane Music scene is growing, and the future is looking bright for young musicians, as Emily Lowe reports. … [Read more...]
Quadriplegic designer promotes adaptive fashion
Sep 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
OLIVIA SIVA Gold Coast local Carol Taylor is the world’s first quadriplegic designer and she spends her time painting and sketching designs for other quadriplegics and people with disabilities. Taylor made history at last week’s … [Read more...]
Brisbane zombies head to the coast
Oct 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
EMILY STEIN AND STAFF WRITERS Zombies of all shapes and sizes will be leaving Brisbane in their hordes and heading to the “Ghouled Coast” this month for the inaugural Surfers Paradise Fest-Evil event. The three-day Halloween-inspired event runs … [Read more...]
Supportive housing aids city’s vulnerable
Oct 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
JASON NYKIEL In Brisbane’s West End is an apartment complex with a difference. Unlike the multitude of other new housing developments that seem to be filling the suburb’s streets, this complex has a special mission: To provide safe and affordable … [Read more...]
Days for Girls turn periods into pathways
Oct 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
MICAELA ABOODY International organisation Days for Girls is helping stop girls in remote communities and developing countries from taking days off school during menstruation by providing them with reusable sanitary items. The not-for-profit … [Read more...]
Self Love Movement grows in Brisbane
Oct 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ASHLEE STENNER Alana Arvantis is a self love guru. Joyful and dedicated, she works to spread the message of self love, acceptance and empowerment to women across the nation. As founder of the Self Love Movement, Ms Arvantis has cultivated a … [Read more...]
Band uses music to focus on mental health
Oct 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
GABRIELLE ZGRAJEWSKI In any creative industry, issues with mental health, self-esteem, drug and alcohol addiction and financial instability are real and pervasive problems, and the Australian music industry is no exception. But musicians such … [Read more...]
Author to hold fight scene workshop
Sep 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ROMAN KATO Brisbane author Aiki Flinthart is running a special workshop on writing fight scenes involving women at the State Library of Queensland next month. The workshop, titled ‘Writing Fight Scenes Featuring Women’, is run in conjunction … [Read more...]
Brisbane community celebrates with Pride
Sep 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
REBEKAH ROENNFELDT The LGBTIQA+ community and their supporters had a lot to celebrate at the 27th Brisbane Pride March and Fair Day on September 22. It was the first time the event, which is the biggest LGBTIQA+ event in Queensland, has been … [Read more...]
Lord of the Rings events draw fans
Sep 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
TYLER HOWLETT The Lord of the Rings trilogy is on its way to achieving cult viewing status among Brisbane fans, with two local venues - Elizabeth Picture Theatre and Eagle Farm Racecourse’s Big Screen on the Green - currently running special events … [Read more...]
