The Queensland Coastal Home: 7 Ideas Worth Stealing You don’t need an ocean view, or a prize-home budget, to capture the easy, breezy feeling of a Queensland coastal home. From indoor-outdoor living to subtropical greenery, here are seven ideas worth borrowing for your own place. FORGET rooms filled with shells, anchors and signs pointing to […]
Whale Watching in Hervey Bay: The Complete Seasonal Guide From lively juveniles in July and August to mothers teaching their calves the ways of the whale in spring, every stage of Hervey Bay’s whale-watching season has something different to offer. Here’s how to choose when to go, find the right cruise and make the most […]
How a Casual Lunch Deal Turned Into a Complex Building Rescue “We accidentally bought the building.” That’s how developer and builder Glen Winney at Win Projects describes the beginning of what became one of Hervey Bay’s most ambitious and complex building rescues. It started, he says, over lunch. Winney was meeting with boat club figures […]
How The Place Urangan Went from Nightclub Icon to Coastal Living Hub THERE are few buildings in Hervey Bay that can stir memories quite like The Place in Urangan. Mention the address — 8 Pier Street — to a long-time local and chances are you’ll hear a story. Shopping at One Stop with Mum. Weddings […]
Queensland’s First Dark Sky Reserve Opens in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland BY DAY, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland is known for rainforest walks, waterfalls, artisan villages and sweeping views over the Glasshouse Mountains. But now, when the sun goes down, it offers something just as spectacular. In June 2026, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland was officially recognised […]
The Surprising History of Tomatoes in Indian Curries (and Butter Chicken) THE OTHER day, while stirring a slow cooker full of butter chicken — the sauce thickening into that rich orange-red colour, the smell of garlic, ginger and garam masala filling the kitchen — I found myself thinking about one ingredient I’d tipped in without […]
The Simple Pan Trick to Make Store-Bought Naan Taste Better LET’S be honest, supermarket naan can be a bit of a let-down. You buy it with high hopes, imagining pillowy, charred, buttery goodness like the kind that lands beside your curry at a good Indian restaurant. Then you microwave it, take a bite, and it’s… […]
Need a Winter Warmer? Try This Slow-Cooked Indian Curry THERE’S something about winter that makes a slow-cooked Indian curry feel less like dinner and more like a necessity. When the nights cool down and the kitchen windows fog up, I start craving the kind of food that bubbles away for hours, filling the house with […]
Whale season is coming: Hervey Bay’s 2026 season runs July–October, with peak sightings in August–September. If you’re ready to plan, jump straight into Whale Watching Hervey Bay to compare tour operators, departure times and package options. Book early to secure your spot. Whale Watching in Hervey Bay: A First-Time Visitor’s Guide TO STAND on the deck […]
Do You Really Own Your Home? The Fine Print Behind Lifestyle Villages and Townhouse Living LIFESTYLE village vs body corporate ownership is becoming an increasingly important question for Australians looking to downsize or move to coastal communities. For most of us, the idea of “owning a home” seems pretty straightforward. You buy it. You pay […]