Category: Reader’s Favourites
GALLERY | NicNak Shed Fashion Parade 2023
Browse our gallery of Saturday’s NicNak Fashion parade, a joyful afternoon of fun, fashion, great laughs and wonderful community spirit!
BEST of the Best | Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm Scoops Royal Fine Food Awards
Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Farm has scooped up multiple awards for their sustainably farmed fish at the Royal Fine Food Awards on Saturday night.
Presented by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW at Sydney Olympic Park, the awards are the pinnacle of recognition amongst Australian producers, examining and celebrating truly inspirational, innovative agricultural food and beverage achievers.
Great Things Happen when our Kids ‘Dare to Dream’
JUTE Theatre Company’s award-winning First Nations residency program, Dare to Dream, hits the road this month, touring the Far North and Cape with I Gut this Feeling, an engaging new theatre work aimed at empowering young people with knowledge for building safer communities.
Crocodile Roundtable to Convene in Cairns on Thursday
The roundtable will discuss DES’ enhanced Crocwise Strategy, Crocodile Management Plan consultation, research and monitoring of estuarine crocodile numbers and behaviour, and future initiatives.
Fascinating Low Isles Preservation Society meeting unveils life on the Great Barrier Reef in the 1890s and a revitalised interest in a maritime history precinct for the Douglas Shire
LOW ISLES Preservation Society held a meeting last week attended by a broad sector of the local community extending from Hopevale to Gordonvale, interested in the latest news, achievements, and future plans for the growing community group.
Conversations / Reuben Dwyer of Quarterhorse.
Today Jayne chats with Reuben Dwyer, a singer and songwriter originally from Melbourne, Australia. He now lives in the Douglas Shire, performing with his band Quarterhorse.
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Conversations / The Platinum Kidd
“I am absolutely excited and full of energy to perform alongside icons of the Aussie music industry, let alone live in front of thousands of fans!”
Research / Identifying the diversity of self-sown native coconuts in Queensland, Australia
The claims that all coconuts (Coco Nucifera L.) were introduced into Australia by Europeans were researched by studying the journals of maritime expeditions, records of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society, historical data and published papers.
The Great Queensland Getaway Launches Today!
With flights for $75, incredible accommodation offers, and promo codes for up to 50% off tours and attractions across our state, this is the holiday sale you won’t want to miss.
Conversations / Darren Lyons of the Lyons Gallery Port Douglas
Today Jayne chats with Darren Lyons, of the glamorous new Lyons Gallery Port Douglas. The Gallery is showing works by some of the most incredible artists and photographers in the world including Terry O’Neill, Douglas Kirkland, Michael Moebius, Banksy and Keith Haring .
The Gallery is very much focused on contemporary art and contemporary art as a fine art investment.
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