A fabulous Sunday, darling…
Sunday was a huge day for us … we enjoyed the sunshine, food and wine trail in James Street and then got ourselves dollied up for the Ab Fab movie premier! The James Street trail It was all happening at the fifth […]
Opinion
Staying home but reading abroad
It’s summer in Europe and my Instagram feed is filled with photos of people eating ice cream along the banks of the Seine, daffodils in the English countryside, and waves crashing on pebbly Italian beaches. Oh how I wish I could be […]
How to brighten a grey or Winter’s day
STOP: so it is a grey day, but before you put on the same dull, drab winter attire, consider these tips to lift your mood and add a little radiance to your winter wardrobe. Paint on rich red lippy and see your […]
Embracing food and bodies
(Pictured: left, at the Regional Flavours Festival and right, with Taryn Brumfitt at the Q&A for her documentary, EMBRACE) We’ve had an amazing week in Brisbane. We have embraced some of the best of our regional produce and we have had a […]
Cold Spiral Carvings by Madison Manning
Madison ManningMadison Manning grew up in Brisbane, and is currently studying English and History within an Education degree. She likes to distract herself with all things artsy as much as she can; reading, writing, drawing, and playing music (violin, guitar and singing). […]
Day tripper
Nothing planned for the weekend? I’ve got you covered. One reason Brisbane is such a liveable city is that it has a multitude of day trips in every direction. Outdoor lovers are especially spoilt for choice with national parks, picturesque waterfalls and […]
Treasure hunter
I became interested in old bottles in 1972. I had gone on a bushwalking filming trip to Port Davey in remote South West Tasmania with a work team. Our aim was to film around the Davey River that was virtually unexplored since […]
Drama and the (L)aftermath
(Pictured above: with the Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk at the Queensland Premier’s Drama Awards) On Tuesday we were delighted to be invited to the annual Queensland Premier’s Drama Award winner announcement at the Billie Brown Studios, Queensland Theatre Company. Presented by The Honourable […]
What would you do if the child next door was being abused?
Kellie Byrnes speaks with author, Sarah Armstrong It’s a daunting thought … the child next door is being abused. You know it, the neighbours know it, and you believe the child protection agencies know it. No-one is doing anything. I caught up […]
Little Child Lost: reporting on a child abduction
The anniversary of the death of twice convicted child murderer, Barry Gordon Hadlow, is worth marking to highlight the terrible circumstances that allowed him to kill twice and to reinforce the words of Mr Justice Shepherdson when he said the Hadlow’s case […]
French and fabulous!
We did our best to be fabulous at the Be Fabulous Ladies Lunch and rumours of us having a French affair in Brisbane just might be true … but don’t tell anyone, oh là là! Bonjour et Bienvenue! South Bank was the […]
Why don’t we say what we mean anymore?
I fear that English is going to follow Sanskrit and become a dead language. It’s happening now actually. Why don’t we say what we mean anymore? Maybe it was because the federal election campaign went for eight years, I’m not sure, but […]
Wet Paint by Madison Manning
Madison ManningMadison Manning grew up in Brisbane, and is currently studying English and History within an Education degree. She likes to distract herself with all things artsy as much as she can; reading, writing, drawing, and playing music (violin, guitar and singing). […]
Don’t judge a restaurant by its neon sign: Turbans and Cowboys
Sunday nights usually find me drowsy after the fun of a big weekend and cooking is the last thing on my mind. Getting dressed up for a nice dinner also seems like a lot of effort, and so it was on such […]
Starting over by Carmel Elliot
Carmel ElliotCarmel Elliot is a part-time Brisbane events organiser, mother of two grown men and grandmother of two girls and a boy. When she’s not working or babysitting, she likes to paint in oils, but obviously that doesn’t happen very often. by
Five things that cheese me off and I don’t care who knows it
I really appreciate all the articles about positive thinking on She Brisbane, and I’ve taken lessons from them. But I think I’ll feel better if I get this off my chest. So here, goes. These are the five things that (currently) cheese […]
Enigmas and kaleidoscopes
Indoors and outdoors! We’ve been sipping free-flowing champers in an underground world before rising to the surface to enjoy the sun and festival in Teneriffe! Cloudy but oh so fine! Cloudland is definitely the place to be …. we couldn’t resist The […]
Ice Moon by Carole Horne
Carole HorneAs a writer, news reporter, documentary maker and lifestyle television producer, Carole’s professional raison d’etre for more than 30 years has been uncovering Brisbane’s secrets (both dodgy and delightful). Happily, the latter are in far greater supply! Carole lives in Brisbane’s […]
Anna Dwyer – the gratitude warrior
Anna Dwyer lives and breathes the word gratitude. Every day she finds at least five things to be grateful for and writes them down. Some are small, like the whisper of wind that whisks through her front porch. Others are bigger such […]
Tears and tiaras
It was a week of highs and lows as we donned our tiaras at the races, but were humbled to join domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty at the Business Chicks Breakfast. Business Chicks Breakfast with Rosie Batty We felt privileged to be […]