Published March 2025 Ashgrove’s Madonna Jarrett has a plan to address the three key issues that have recurred in the thousands of conversations she has had while doorknocking – the cost of living, healthcare, and housing. Second-time federal Labor candidate for Brisbane Ms Jarrett said: “I think I’m the best candidate because I have lived […]
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Published March 2025 Mitchell Fine Art is more than a gallery – it’s a community space where art feels approachable. “Art is for everyone,” gallery owner Sharon Mitchell said as we meandered through walls of work by diverse artists from Cuba, Korea, Indonesia, El Salvador, and, of course, Australia. Sharon and her husband Mike Mitchell
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Published March 2025 The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) has welcomed new Chair Richard Morrison and new CEO Karl deKroo into their leadership team as it enters a new era of modernisation. BRC CEO Karl deKroo said: “There’s great history that comes with a racing club that’s been around one hundred and sixty years, but also
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Published March 2025 Despite her cancer diagnosis, Susan Cottrell has never once lost her spark for life. She still oversees her Pilates studio, The Body Refinery, and cares for her two children, all while undergoing fortnightly chemotherapy sessions. “I started off straight from the beginning with the attitude that I was going to stay positive
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Published March 2025 The Apostolic Nuncio, archbishops, and a famous resident sulphur-crested cockatoo will flock to Our Lady of Victories in Bowen Hills in April to celebrate its centenary. The Catholic WWI memorial church, and spiritual home to English and Polish-speaking community, celebrates its centenary on Saturday April 26, exactly 100 years to the day
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Published March 2025 There was something exuberant in the air at The West End Electric on a steamy summer evening in January. Specifically, bubbles, feathers, champagne, and not to mention trapeze artists. Blanc de Blanc Encore by Strut n Fret threw everything at us for their homecoming in January – a balls out performance (you’ll
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Published March 2025 On January 15, Ascot couple Mari and Jack McDonald celebrated 70 years of marriage. Jack recalled the day he met Mari, dressed in their Sunday best for a walk around Oriental Bay in Wellington, right down to the phone number she gave him. “2-4-8-double-6” he recited, all these years later. He was
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Published February 2025 The proposal to build stadiums in Victoria Park / Barrambin, creating a heat island effect, noise, pollution and reducing green space will negatively impact on the health and quality of life in our community. It is contrary to BCC policy – “protect and create green space”. Smart cities such as Copenhagen and
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