Entertainment
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Endangered mouse with ‘Roman nose’ finds unlikely ally
Drought brings death and despair. But for one endangered Australian mouse, it might also bring opportunity. That’s according to Dr Penn Lloyd, who’s just returned…
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The legend of Cocky-Jerry-Jar to become an opera
An opera about the local legends of Cocky-Jerry-Jar is in the making and an interview with the composer, Ipswich born Brenna Lee-Cooney, offers the opportunity…
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Snake season: A tale of not one but two
A few unexpected visitors have arrived on, and in, people’s doorsteps this month as snake season slithers into the region. Basin Pocket resident Shirley Kliese told…
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Views from within closed borders: A passion rewarded in colour & rarity
Photos by Lyle Radford. You may have a Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ in your garden – it’s a hybrid between two native Grevilleas developed in a…
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For the love of light: Painter’s exhibition in Harrisville
“As an artist, I am always chasing the light,” says Colleen Gardener, who is reflecting on all that the Scenic Rim offers to delight an…
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Views within closed borders: Bunya Mountains National Park
In February this year, John Leslie Dowe from the James Cook University published a paper on the artworks of English artist Marianne North – a…
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Trees that time forgot
A walk in the rainforests of the Bunya Mountains is akin to a virtual walk across millenia to the time of the dinosaurs. The mountains…
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Views from beyond closed borders part 3
Photos by Lyle Radford Rainforests & waterfalls The prominent feature of the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve is the Little Llangothlin Lagoon which is listed as…
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Ipswich City String Quartet preparing to ‘take flight’
Charles W Chestnutt famously said, “we sometimes underestimate the influence of little things”, he clearly had heard the melodic impact of a string quartet. Walking…
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Escaping Sydney: A different type of travelogue
by FRASER CREIGHTON No one ever thought that the coronavirus would get this out of hand at the start of the year. The news told us…
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Views from beyond closed borders: part two
Rainforests & waterfalls If waterfalls and rainforests are on your must see list then Dorrigo National Park will hold a lot of appeal. The park…
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Views from beyond closed borders
Photos by Lyle Radford. The blue pools of Boonoo Boonoo The man who gave Australia its bush anthem, ‘Waltzing Matilda’, and took us on a…












