Beach Bits edition 5 | A strategy for our beaches
It’s no secret that Gold Coast beaches are internationally renowned for their long stretches of sand, world class waves and cool coastal lifestyle. Together,…
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Antimatter’s Underground Sounds edition 5: Wooden Shjips | Back To Land
My love affair with the band Wooden Shjips (no that’s not a typo!) goes all the way back to their embryonic beginnings some eight…
Tell Deaf Do Us Part
You’d be forgiven for not hearing about Prepared Like a Bride. Yet. Their rise to fame has been meteoric and 2014 has certainly delivered…
Off the record | edition 5
There’s a few things a like to do at the start of autumn. I buy myself a new coat (I don’t always get to…
Twitchers gather at Federation Walk
Fancy yourself a twitcher? No, not a twittererererer, a twitcher? If so, here’s one for you. Friends of Federation Walk is hosting a bird…
Epic start to Queens Of The Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails tour
Queens Of The Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails are receiving masses of praise from fans of industry folk about their current Australian and…
What’s a springbrook?
Having just finished a trekking tour of the Shaky Isles, my urge to get wild locally was accommodated beautifully yesterday after a visit to…
The Beards have it
Maria de Losa is an ideas woman, there’s no doubt about it. Last year she ran a heavy metal festival raising funds for Autism…
REVIEW: The Millers Hands
Cnr Railway St & Swan Lane, Mudgeeraba On coming to the Gold Coast from Cairns, I’d been struck by how little a sense of…
REVIEW: CocoLuscious
7-9 Ern Harley Drive, Burleigh Heads CocoLuscious. The name says it all. Coconut milk based, this fully organic ice cream is simply luscious! It’s…
Cleansing the soul, one juice at a time
For years the juice cleanse fad has been rising amongst the general public, with differing results and opinions being thrown around. Christie Ots decided…
Paying it forward one act of kindness at a time
Broken Arrow Projects is a new initiative here on the Gold Coast who are all about instilling a sense of community, compassion and respect…
My gang is better than your gang
Surfing has always had its own culture, particularly here in Australia. The ocean and the beach are as much a part of Australian culture,…
A travel diary excerpt | El Camino de Santiago
The Way of St James Whilst living in London, as part of our ‘better me, better you’ lifestyle reinvigoration, himself and I decided it…
2014 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award
Now in its 14th year, The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award is considered one of the most important annual surveys of contemporary…
Ecobytes edition 5 | 19 March 2014
Fancy yourself a twitcher? No, not a twittererererer, a twitcher? If so, here’s one for you. Friends of Federation Walk is hosting a bird…
FRINGE DWELLER | Toothpaste
Since the dawn of time we have been trying to freshen our breath and whiten our teeth. Now it’s been revealed that the very…
Ashes to beaches
He loves surfing, he loves touring and he’s a bit of an accidental advocate for the fight against coal seam gas expansion. Busy dad…
Metal BYTES edition 5: 19 March 2014
Soundwave Festival may be over for another year but the folks over at Soundwave Touring are still busy with some epic tours. They are…
Transparentsea Voyage sets sail for the Gold Coast
Writing songs, composing, telling stories through music – it’s a challenging process for aspiring artists at the best of times. But what happens when…
Waves of Sound | Soundwave 2014 review
Amidst the controversy of punters storming the stage and one band decapitating an effigy of our esteemed Prime Minister, Nev Pearce gives us the…