Lamington after dark

Are you brave enough to explore a rainforest at night? I’m not talking about any old rainforest, but the ancient one surviving in Queensland’s Lamington National Park. As one of the last few remaining extensive areas of subtropical Gondwanan rainforest anywhere in the...

George saves the Queen

Bees are precious and critical to our food supply. So what should you do if an unexpected swarm visits your property? “You’re rather lucky to have had a swarm of bees appear in your yard,” said Jack Stone of Bee One Third. “It’s an omen in Eastern culture for wealth,...

Forest bathing in Lamington National Park

Jennifer Johnston has hiked various trails inside World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park, including traversing the famous Border Track a month before the destructive bushfires tore through the Binna Burra side of the Park in September 2019. Twelve months later,...

Two of Us Mary Li Cunxin and Sophie Li Cunxin

Cropped version: MARY: In 1989 I was living in Houston, Texas with my husband, Li [Cunxin, now artistic director of the Queensland Ballet]. We were both dancing for the Houston Ballet when I fell pregnant with Sophie. I stopped dancing after about three months. I...

Book review of Bewildered by Laura Waters

Read my book review on Laura's journey on New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail published in issue #175 of Wild Australia magazine Wild Issue 173 Book Bewildered book review p...

Brisbane Don’t Mind If I Do – Going Places Malaysian Airlines

Love writing about the city I live in. So when Malaysian Airlines in-flight Magazine Editor asked if could write about Brisbane because they're opening a new route, I said "sure!" Here's a link to my online article Brisbane Don't Mind If I Do and also a couple of...

Two of Us GoodWeekend Magazine SMH

Mandy Cotman 48, is a former embryologist and part time manager of an obstetrics practise who restores gravestones in her spare time. Dr Peter Macfarlane 55, is an architect and a master stone mason with a passion for creating interactive art pieces in cemeteries....

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