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Australia 2014: a collection of thoughts

… on what being Australian means in 2014.

28 January 2014
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Community, Events, Home Featured / No Comments

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oh, Urgh…

Australia Day is more than the ‘Aussie pride’ and ubiquitous flag merchandise that saturate our experience and antagonise Australia’s First Peoples.

17 January 2014
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Arts and Culture, Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Community, Events / No Comments

Freeze Frame by Debbie Allen – Brisbane Festival’s biggest coup

Hailed as the 2013 Brisbane Festival’s biggest coup, Freeze Frame’s final performance not only received a hearty standing ovation from the audience but played to a full house.

27 September 2013
by Charmaine Idris in Arts and Culture, Events / No Comments

Brisbane celebrates Pride day

Brisbane’s LBGTI community have a lot to be proud of after the Brisbane Pride Rally drew large crowds to Brunswick street on Saturday.

24 September 2013
by Bec Waterhouse in Community, Events, GBLT, News, Politics / No Comments

SpringFlare paints St Lucia rainbow in colour throwing festival

Colour runs are definitely loads of fun, fun, fun!

18 September 2013
by Charmaine Idris in Community, Events, News / No Comments

A day for celebration at the Pacific Unity Festival

It was a day of tradition and celebration at the Pacific Unity Festival.

11 September 2013
by Elizabeth Heck in Arts and Culture, Community, Events, Family, Multicultural, News / No Comments

Sizzle! Crackle! Pop!: the official opening of the 2013 Brisbane Festival

The night kicked off with a superb performance by Brisbane’s very own local Indigenous Dance Troupe, Nunukul Yuggera.

11 September 2013
by Charmaine Idris in Arts and Culture, Events, News, Tourism / 1 Comment

Breaking all records

James Bustar (R) cheers on Mike Van Acker's attempt to set a world record for making the most balloon dogs in 90 seconds. Credit: Shirley Way

Have you ever wanted to break a world record? Well, it is as simple as sitting in your armchair and balancing a plastic bowl.

27 August 2013
by Puneet Verma in Events, Human interest, News / No Comments

Ringside at the Ekka

Ekka Master of Ceremonies Scott Whitehouse explains the connection between farmer and cattledog. Credit: Shirley Way

“We try and take what happens on the arena and make it interesting, to take people on a journey.”

19 August 2013
by Shirley Way in Agriculture, Behind the Scenes, Events / No Comments

Ekka 2013: the family challenge

The challenge: Ekka 2013 for the family on a low budget.

19 August 2013
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Blogs, Community, Events, Family / 2 Comments
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