I'm a Brisbane writer and the busy mum of two boys aged 10 and 12. My freelance work includes parenting articles for Brisbane's Child, Kids on the Coast, and on-line parenting magazines. After more than a decade exploring the ins and outs of Brisbane's parks, soccer fields, kid-friendly eateries, school-holiday freebies, etc, etc, I love sharing my discoveries with other families.
I'm canoeing my way past a sea of purple water-lilies, their sweet perfume drifting across the calm waters of the Noosa ... [more]
The Pantry Cafe at Burleigh Heads is a great place to grab an ice-cold smoothie after catching a few waves or working up... [more]
Lake Placid Tourist Park is a good spot to know about if you're holidaying in Cairns and looking for a quiet, clean van ... [more]
Play Beautiful is a kids' soccer camp with great facilities that's worth considering for your next school holiday activi... [more]
First, the bad news: much of the food for sale on Rottnest Island is terrible, and virtually all of it is expensive comp... [more]
Previously known as the Quokka Arms, the Hotel Rottnest occupies an iconic foreshore location on Rottnest Island, housed... [more]
Saint Lucy Caffe et Cucina is a pretty and surprisingly up-market new eatery that opened in March this year at the tenni... [more]
The Art with Altitude festival will hit Brisbane's Airport Village from 24 August to 2 September, featuring giant art in... [more]
High in the McPherson Range in the Gold Coast hinterland, Lamington National Park protects more than 20,000 hectares of ... [more]
O'Reilly's is a private resort located in the Green Mountains section of Lamington National Park, in the Gold Coast Hint... [more]
If you're looking for a comfortable, welcoming hotel handy to Melbourne's CBD, reasonably priced and with a range of fre... [more]
My family recently took the Oliver Hill train ride and gun battery tour at Rottnest Island, and we found it a great way ... [more]
One of the fun things we did on our recent Christmas holiday to Rottnest was go on a Rottnest Adventure Tour. This 90-mi... [more]
Geordie's is a new cafe that's opened at Geordie Bay on Rottnest Island, setting up shop in a cafe space that has lain v... [more]
Riva is the upmarket restaurant at Rottnest Lodge on Rottnest Island. Once a prison, Rottnest Lodge now offers some of t... [more]
We recently spent a fortnight holidaying in Western Australia, seeing lots of amazing sights. One of our favourite trips... [more]
My two boys and I headed to La Boite Theatre at Kelvin Grove today to see the holiday kids' show, Out Damn Snot. I can r... [more]
Just a couple of hours from Brisbane, Elanda Point is a relaxing place for family camping, or a great base for exploring... [more]
Free-roaming cats can be an environmental disaster, and life in the wild is usually not great for the kitties concerned.... [more]
Racers, start your -- feet? Yes, it's that time of year again, as the Brisbane Billycart Championships take over Carinda... [more]
Last school holidays my two active boys went to Active Tribes at the University of Queensland - and had an absolute ball... [more]