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Twelfth Night Theatre transformed by a mother and son’s love By Kate Lockyer “I’ve let time go… to stay centred, I dismissed time, space, the finite, and I’ve just moved into an infinite world.” Twelfth Night Theatre owner Gail Wiltshire is grieving her son, Christopher Wiltshire, a barrister who passed away of cancer three years […]

Dawn skyline a hit for climbers By Bella Duncan The Story Bridge Adventure Climb (SBAC) opened its doors in 2005, giving locals and tourists the opportunity to climb one of Brisbane’s iconic landmarks, but it has a lot more to offer than one might think. Located at Howard Smith Wharves, the climb is expanding its

Bluey’s new home in the library By Kate Lockyer Forty miniature characters from Bluey can be found in New Farm Library on the ‘Bluey tree’ thanks to an installation knitted and crocheted by a local group. Crafter Marianne Alcock said: “It’s taken us six years to catch on to Bluey, but she’s very adorable, she’s

Broncos ring in chicken joint By Nate Priebbenow The Brisbane Broncos celebrated the soft opening of Chargrill Charlie’s in New Farm with a team lunch at the venue on Friday, June 27th. Broncos forward Jack Gosiewski franchised the chicken chain’s first Brisbane restaurant, and his partner Avalon McRae praised the staff and supporters in a

New Farm natives adorn electrical box Tulasi Harrison, who goes by Ruby Blues, has painted a colourful new artwork on the electrical transformer box at the end of Merthyr Road in New Farm, inspired by local history and wildlife, and her beagle Lilo. How many local references can you spot?

Canadian war bride celebrates 100th Birthday By Kate Lockyer Described lovingly by her friends at Merthyr Road Uniting Church as wonderful and also ‘feisty’, Molly-Jean Hunt’s personality is a lively as ever, even having just celebrated her 100th birthday in June. Originally hailing from Montreal, Canada, the story of how she emigrated to Australia started

MUM RUN in bloom at Newstead By Jing Yeo Wan Artist Molly Stephenson has celebrated her local run club, MUM RUN, by painting a traffic signal box outside Newstead House. Ms Stephenson sees a connection between Newstead House and MUM RUN, originally founded by Ascot local Tilli Conias in Newstead. “Newstead House was such a

Indulge your architectural curiosity at Brisbane Open House By Kate Lockyer If you’ve ever walked past an interesting-looking building and felt an urge to have a stickybeak inside, Brisbane Open House gave us the chance to do just that this July. Over 90 buildings, structures, places and spaces across Brisbane were open to visitors, from

Mother and son to elevate “Paris end” of New Farm By Evie Drinnan A mother and son duo are shaping a new retail and hospitality precinct near the Moray Street roundabout, through their wine bar, Grape & Grazing. Nineteen-year-old sommelier Oliver Summons said: “We are in the trenches for this corner. We hope to turn

The Compassionate Friends Queensland is a self-help support group for bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. They held their 12th annual Walk to Remember on June 15 in New Farm Park. After opening formalities commencing at 10am, the group walked around New Farm Park past the Powerhouse to the river landing for their Flower Ceremony. A