News & Views

He Loves Me Not: Cameras roll in October Prepare to immerse yourself in a world of love and beauty on K’gari as Fraser Coast Films embarks on the production of a new romantic comedy set to start production in early October (2023). Titled…

Origin Story - Erika Scott with her sculpture

Jocelyn Watts

State of Origin and art fans, unite!

See rugby league from a worm’s perspective As fans of State of Origin rugby league matches, we all know how nail-bitingly intense these legendary fixtures can be. But have you ever thought about what the worms on the grounds feel as tens…

K'gari - Butchulla people celebrate the reinstatement of the island's traditional name.

Brian Pickering

NEWS & VIEWS, K'gari

Welcome Back K’gari: Name Reinstated

K'gari now recognised on maps and travel guides If you have your sights set on a beautiful Australian getaway, we've got great news for you. Fraser Island – the world’s largest sand island located along Australia’s east coast - has had…

Fraser Coast Films - Man looking a cinema screen

Jocelyn Watts

NEWS & VIEWS, K'gari

Fraser Coast Films To Create Movie Mecca

Lights, Camera, Action! Fraser Coast Films All Set Thirteen summers from now, how will people remember the Fraser Coast? That’s a question Fraser Coast Mayor George Seymour pondered as Australia’s new film company – Fraser Coast Films…

Fraser Coast Sport and Recreation Precinct - artist impression

NEWS & VIEWS, Hervey Bay

Sport and Recreation Precinct Plan Revealed

Spectacular sport and recreation plan for Fraser Coast The Fraser Coast is set to benefit from sports tourism and the potential for economic growth that comes with it. The Council has an ambitious plan in motion, which will allow the region…

Margaret Olley Art Centre - artworks in a gallery

NEWS & VIEWS, Art & Culture

Margaret Olley: Let’s celebrate her 100th year

A tribute to Margaret Olley, an Australian art icon Margaret Olley's remarkable talent for depicting still life in its full color and vibrancy left an indelible mark on the Australian art world. Her enthusiasm, generosity, and lust for life…

Jocelyn Watts

CSIRO TWD, NEWS & VIEWS

CSIRO Diet: What I Learned After 12 Weeks

My top tips for losing weight with the CSIRO Diet It’s no secret that losing weight isn’t always a quick process. For me, it was a lesson in patience and learning to trust the process. I recently tried out the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet,…

CSIRO diet plan - Grilled Tasmanian Salmon

Jocelyn Watts

CSIRO TWD, NEWS & VIEWS

Shed kilos with a CSIRO diet plan at Christmas

How to lose weight at Christmas with CSIRO Signing up for the 12-Week CSIRO diet plan online in the lead-up to Christmas may not have been my smartest move ever... it can be tough bypassing all the delicious treats we've become accustomed to…

Maryborough Aquatic Centre - aerial view

NEWS & VIEWS, Maryborough

Aquatic Ctr crowned the best

Maryborough swim centre is simply the best! 26/10/22 Have you been to the Maryborough Aquatic Centre? If not, you're missing out – it has taken out the AustSwim State and National awards for the best large swim centre in Australia! That…

Jocelyn Watts

NEWS & VIEWS, Travel

Muttaburrasaurus: The dinosaur people dig

Muttaburrasaurus langdoni has been voted as Queensland's state fossil emblem. The plant-eating dinosaur was discovered in 1963 and named after the Central Queensland town of Muttaburra, the hometown of Jocelyn's father, William C. Scott. Read…

ACE EV Group

NEWS & VIEWS

Driving the future with electric vehicles

EV upsurge is for grey nomads too! Grey Nomad? You might not know it but there's a trend spreading through our population like wildfire—electric vehicles (EVs) are popping up all over Australia! It makes sense too; with fuel prices skyrocketing,…

Jocelyn Watts

K'gari, NEWS & VIEWS

Native Title Declared On K’gari

K'gari (Fraser Island): 'This land is our land' Cheers and tears of jubilation filled a temporary federal courtroom on Fraser Island (K'gari) on October 24, 2014, as Justice Berna Collier officially recognised the Butchulla people as the…

Jocelyn Watts

NEWS & VIEWS

Rotary hosts Turia Pitt talk

Turia Pitt brings a message of resilience to Maryborough Turia Pitt, who lived when she was expected to die from horrific burns to 65% of her body, shared her story of survival, courage and optimism with Fraser Coast people at the Brolga Theatre…

NEWS & VIEWS, K'gari

Fraser Coast: Algae Bloom Hot Spot

Algae bloom hot spot a fish-feeding magnet Fraser Coast seas have been identified as an algae bloom hot spot and fish-feeding magnet by researchers at the University of Southern Queensland and Griffith University. Caused by ocean upwelling,…

Jocelyn Watts

NEWS & VIEWS

Hervey Bay estuaries under microscope

Estuaries feature in Springer's book If you'd like the head's up on how Hervey Bay's estuaries will look 40 years from now, have a read of Springer's new book Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and Beyond. In it, University of Southern Queensland’s…

Stay aware of Australia’s environment!

Trevethan Falls, Far North Qld

News & Views

Filming starts on He Loves Me Not

State of Origin and art fans, unite!

Welcome Back K’gari: Name Reinstated

Fraser Coast Films To Create Movie Mecca

Sport and Recreation Precinct Plan Revealed

Margaret Olley: Let’s celebrate her 100th year

CSIRO Diet: What I Learned After 12 Weeks

Shed kilos with a CSIRO diet plan at Christmas

Aquatic Ctr crowned the best

Muttaburrasaurus: The dinosaur people dig

Driving the future with electric vehicles

Native Title Declared On K’gari

Rotary hosts Turia Pitt talk

Fraser Coast: Algae Bloom Hot Spot

Hervey Bay estuaries under microscope

Stay aware of Australia’s environment!

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