#SheWatches Long Story Short 

  Cinema goers are in for a treat this Valentine’s Day as the new Australian film Long Story Short hits our cinemas on February 11. Written and directed by Josh Lawson this comedy romance , set in beautiful Sydney, is filled with […]

Queensland Symphony Favourites Concert

    It was an exuberant and exhilarating Queensland Symphony Orchestra that welcomed a full house back for the 2021 season. Queensland Symphony Orchestra has always been an orchestra for the people so for the first concert back they asked their audience […]

#SheInspires Sam Bloom 

  I have interviewed many inspiring women, but rarely has anyone touched my heart as much as the lovely Sam Bloom. I felt I knew Sam before we had spoken. I’d read the heartfelt story Penguin Bloom and Sam’s own follow up […]

#SheWatches High Ground

  When my husband asked what High Ground was about I replied,  An Aussie cowboy film.” Producers are calling it a Northern rather than a Western because it was shot up north in Arnhem Land and Kakadu National Park. Set in the […]

Great Books That I Read In 2020 

  Every year I carefully select at least one book for each member of my family. They are gifted with love and the hope that they will bring joy over the long, summer holidays. In 2020 we received a bumper crop of […]

#SheInspires Ellen Reed

  Recently at  the launch of the new home of White Label Noba I met the vivacious and effervescent singer/ songwriter Ellen Reed. You might remember Ellen as a finalist on The Voice where her amazing voice and strong work ethic propelled […]

Buzzing About Books – Year End Favourites

#SheSociety’s Michelle Beesley shares her latest reads. Michelle BeesleyMichelle Beesley is a Brisbane born and bred former primary school teacher. A wife, proud grandma and mother of three grown sons, Michelle is thrilled to have recently published her debut contemporary romance novel, […]

Maiocchi Model For The Day

  What do you say when Brisbane fashion designer Deanne Mayocchi asks if you’d like to walk in her fashion parade? You say ‘ YES’ of course and then start to worry about falling over on the catwalk. I write about fashion […]

#SheWatches Misbehaviour 

  Do you remember watching the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants? I do. In the 1960’s and 70’s the Miss World competition was the most – watched television show on the planet with over one million viewers.The new film Misbehaviour is […]

Mouthpiece Packs A Punch

  In February my son and I headed off to QPAC for the first play of the Queensland Theatre Season 2020. It was David Williamson’s Emerald City. At the time we did not know it would be over eight months until we […]

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