Listening to some live music performed by a talented young gentleman at a local club on the weekend I was reminded of a ... [more]
What do Tim Tams, paper aeroplanes, onesies and Nutella on a spoon straight from the jar all have in common? According t... [more]
Do you know the difference between a bookworm and a bibliophile? A bookworm loves reading books whilst a bibliophile lov... [more]
Bonsai is a hobby dating back hundreds of years that originated in China, though is now considered a Japanese art form. ... [more]
Hands up all those who have read Green Eggs and Ham, either as a child, or to a child or grandchild? The words of the au... [more]
The Geranium Lady and Happy Petals are holding a plant sale at Cafe Edge from 9am till 3pm to raise funds for Wounded He... [more]
The Bee Better Festival on Sunday 29th of September is all about bringing communities together for a fun-filled day of s... [more]
Melissa Lucashenko's latest book, Too Much Lip,, recently won the 2019 Miles Franklin Award, awarded to "a novel which i... [more]
Celebrate Super Saturday every fourth Saturday of the month (except December) at Drayton's DownsStream Tourist Railway a... [more]
Do you have ideas for the great Australian novel swirling inside your head? Are you too a voracious reader with a pile o... [more]
It must be about time to replenish the bookcase, don't you think? Just as well that the Rotary Club of Redland Sunrise a... [more]
As the days get longer and the sun regains its bite, residents from all across Brisbane are looking for an escape from t... [more]
Soul Events are bringing local practitioners in the Spiritual Wellness industry to their Spiritual and Healing Expo on ... [more]
Hands up all those who remember television celebrity Mike Munro?
Mike Munro was an investigative journalist for 60 Mi... [more]
What weighs half a kilo and includes one of the best views of Moreton Bay?
The Chicken Schnitzel available on Wednesd... [more]
Did you know that invasive weeds are among the most serious threats to Australia's natural environment? Weeds displace n... [more]
As an unrefined Armchair Critic when I am asked if I enjoyed a performance or a show I refer to the "next morning rule".... [more]
Tarot cards are a deck of cards that have been used to foretell the future since the late 18th century. Tarot did not st... [more]
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is set in Vietnam in 1966. The 1st Australian Task Force headed by Brigadier David... [more]
The Redlands Orchid Society will hold its annual charity spring orchid show on Saturday, August 31 at the Donald Simpson... [more]
The Coochie Art Group - Coochie as in Coochiemudlo Island - was founded almost 50 years ago and proudly declare that the... [more]
Hands up all new and expecting dads! Man With A Pram is holding their next event on Fathers Day, September the 1st. This... [more]
The opening night performance of Grace, at the Ron Hurley Theatre in Seven Hills, seamlessly covered several different r... [more]
"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. " - George Bernard Shaw
According t... [more]
Do you go through real klutzy periods? You know, when you kick your toe on a door frame, drop a wine glass on the kitche... [more]
James G. Lergessner is one of Queensland's most distinguished historians, biographers and memoir writers. Formerly a uni... [more]
Do you remember Gomez Addams, patriarch of the Addams Family? Blowing up the bridge just as his model trains approached ... [more]
Did you know that walking may be the best form of physical exercise for seniors? Packed with health benefits, walking ha... [more]
Internationally renowned Australian crime writer, Michael Robotham, will be the guest speaker at a Literary Luncheon on ... [more]
Are you starting to think about preparing your garden for spring? I am and I'm giving a lot of thought to planting geran... [more]
Heathers the Musica is a rock musical based on the 1988 film, Heathers, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. Cove... [more]
If, like me, winter is beginning to test your sense of humour, let me share a theatre production which will have you gri... [more]
Redland City Council operates seven libraries and a mobile library that residents of all ages enjoy. They offer a wide ... [more]
The biennial Redlands Quilt Extravaganza is back in town from Friday, 19th of July until Sunday, 21st of July at the Red... [more]
Members from the Donald Simpson Centre's Theatrical Group will be presenting Favourites in a series of matinee performan... [more]
Paullina Simons first hit literary notoriety in 2001 when she published The Bronze Horseman, an epic love story and the ... [more]
The Donald Simpson Community Centre, located at 172 Bloomfield Street, Cleveland, offers a wide range of activities to m... [more]
By definition, classic movies are often distinguished or unique works of cinema that have transcended time and trends, w... [more]
Up unto July 31st, every Wednesday night is music trivia night at the Cleveland Sharks Sports Club.
I can vouch that ... [more]
Ready for some laughs? Is the cold weather getting you down?
Then take yourself off to the Sit Down Comedy Club's pre... [more]
Write this date down in your diary now: Saturday 24th August 2019, between the hours of 7am and 12pm.
Why? What's hap... [more]
Winter is the perfect time to be preparing your garden for the arrival of Spring. With this in mind consider Redland Bay... [more]
Under the greenwood tree,Who loves to lie with meAnd tune his merry note,Unto the sweet bird's throat;Come hither, come ... [more]
Mount Tamborine is more than trendy speciality shops and eateries on Gallery Walk. If you hunt around, you can find some... [more]
Now that I've been retired for six months, I'm getting the hang of catching up with friends for lunch. There's little pl... [more]
I fully appreciate that Gallery Walk at Mount Tamborine is mecca if you're up on a day trip from either Brisbane or the ... [more]
Perched high on the side of the mountain, with views across to the Gold Coast Sky House is the perfect venue to catch up... [more]
Colour My Pot continues to push the boundaries of its supporter's creativity and artistic skills by implementing Clay Ha... [more]
As a celebration of winter, the Daisy Chain Festival embraces self-care, pampering, and spoiling of the senses.
On Sa... [more]
Trivia commonly refers to bits of information and data that are of little value. I totally disagree with this assessment... [more]
A Basket Weaving Workshop. Now that sounds interesting, doesn't it?
Colour My Pot, that joyful centre of creativity i... [more]
There's always a reason to divert from the Highway. Highways may make it faster to travel from Point A to Point B, thoug... [more]
Redland District Committee on the Ageing, affectionately known as RDCOTA, is a local not for profit organisation that ad... [more]
Last year I visited Tenterfield to attend the inaugural Peter Allen Festival, a colourful celebration of Allen's contrib... [more]
Renowned American writer, Kurt Vonnegut, once said "To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make y... [more]
Igloos are stereotypically associated with the Eskimo and Inuit peoples and were traditionally associated with people of... [more]
I was gifted a copy of Australia's Sweetheart on the basis that Mary Maguire "socialised with everyone from Charles King... [more]
