Local Stories • 9-7-2018 • Kylie Knight
A passion for delicious cuisine using the best organic ingredients is strong in the Mystek family. Amazing Polish food has always been on the table and Ania and Eugene’s organic food shop has become an institution in Samford.…
Local Stories • 2-7-2018 • Kylie Knight
We are one Top Gun movie remake away from flat-tops making a bold return, according to one of the coolest men in the barber business, Scott Selwood…
Local Stories • 29-6-2018 • Kylie Knight
Moving and renovating one Queenslander is challenging, so imagine what’s involved in restoring eight. And imagine them all in the one street.…
Local Stories • 22-6-2018 • Kylie Knight
Chrislyn Hamilton’s last song on Channel 9’s The Voice was Cher’s If I Could Turn Back Time, but unlike the song’s author she has no regrets about her performance or decision to give reality TV another crack.…
Local Stories • 13-6-2018 • Kylie Knight
Regular diners at Preece's at the Jetty agree that the food is as good as the view. The building, which houses the café, restaurant and wine bar, is rich in history and since 1932 has been a favourite place for locals and visitors.…
Local Stories • 11-6-2018 • Kylie Knight
Growing vegetables in your own home patch is rewarding and a valuable life lesson for children. Peter Popenko from The Plant Shack at Deception Bay says autumn and winter are the best seasons for many of our favourite European vegetables like cabbage…
Local Stories • 5-6-2018 • Kylie Knight
Dayboro's Famous Sausage Man loves to experiment with his sausage flavours, even adding chocolate to the mix, but he's willing to admit that his unusual combinations have hit a few snags along the way.…
Local Stories • 31-5-2018 • Kylie Knight
In its first year at Lawnton a craft beer bar, described by its owner as “having an atmosphere more like a coffee shop that’s licensed,’’ has developed quite a following…
Local Stories • 29-5-2018 • Kylie Knight
When that first whale of the day spectacularly breaches high out of the water, there’s no one on Eye Spy more excited than the woman at its helm, Captain Kerry Lopez.…
Local Stories • 25-5-2018 • Kylie Knight
The war on waste has spread to our wardrobes so it’s time to rethink fast-fashion purchasing and become a recycling pro. Cheap modern clothing made of inferior fabric is designed to be replaced the next season, hence “fast fashion’’…
Local Stories • 2-5-2018 • Kylie Knight
Barney’s love affair with clay began about 40 years ago when he started “throwing” clay collected from the side of the road in a New Zealand country town – throwing describes the process of shaping clay on a potter’s wheel.…
Local Stories • 1-5-2018 • Kylie Knight
These days, the kookaburras are Ian Skippen’s alarm clock but the former breakfast radio host doesn’t need much encouragement to get out of bed, particularly if a walk in Bunya Forest is a possibility.…