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Keeping Joy In The Community

Written by Jon van Wyk In a world where negativity often overshadows positivity, Alive Magazine serves to be a reminder that with determination, collaboration, and a commitment to authenticity, we can cultivate spaces that bring communities together to celebrate the tapestry of human experience. Originally from Hong Kong, Joy Butler’s journey to Australia was not…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025 Community Connection

Not Dead Yet: Hervey Bay’s Feel-Good House Music Revival

Written By Mark Phillips Hervey Bay isn’t exactly known as a clubbing capital. But for a few hours every so often, the deck of the Hervey Bay Surf Lifesaving Club transforms into a sun-kissed dance floor filled with smiling faces, familiar beats, and the unmistakable energy of community. That’s when Not Dead Yet rolls into…

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Lizzie Learns to… Get Resourceful

Written by Lizzie Macaulay I’ll be honest: I went into this month’s adventure with a very specific expectation. I was going to meet Suemi and her eight-year-old daughter Frankie, spend time with the rescue animals they care for through East Coast Exotic Animal Haven, and write about the wonderful work they do caring for creatures…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025 Local Business

Maryborough’s Queen of Coffee

Written by Jon van Wyk It’s late afternoon and I have just arrived at SIP on Alice, to meet with owner Eliza Higham, who is buoyant, having just completed a photoshoot – part of a promotion for her latest business venture. With her trademark deadlocked hair, black t-shirt and ripped jeans, she is an imposing…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 4th November 202529th October 2025 Cover Story

The Artistic Journey of Maryborough’s Hidden Gem

Written by Jon van Wyk Emma Williams is one of the avant garde of emerging artists on the Fraser Coast. Based in Maryborough, she is deeply connected to her craft and her community. Recently, Emma sat down with me for a heartfelt conversation, shedding light on her creative process, her influences, and the ‘magic’ that…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 4th November 202529th October 2025 Wise Words

Crafting Connections: The Pen Man Hervey Bay

Written by Jon van Wyk In a cozy workshop nestled in Hervey Bay, the air is laden with the scent of exotic native timbers and often hums with the gentle whir of a lathe at work. It is against this backdrop that local woodturner and community icon Brian Hope, aka, ‘The Penman’, shares the story…

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Lizzie Learns to… Be a Cosmetic Chemist

Written by Lizzie Macaulay I’ll be the first to admit it: my bathroom counter is not exactly a shrine to self-care. A face wash. A moisturiser. Maybe a face mask shoved down in the back of a drawer somewhere for if I’m feeling particularly indulgent (which, let’s be honest, is rare). My approach to skincare…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 4th November 202529th October 2025 Local Artist

New Fashion Twist for Waste to Art in 2025

A bold new Wearable Art category and fashion parade is set to take centre stage in this year’s Waste to Art Competition, with entries now open across the Fraser Coast. Now in its eighth year, the annual competition invites people of all ages to reimagine waste by transforming discarded items into creative and meaningful works…

We are Alive

We are five women with a passion for Wide Bay storytelling Join us on a journey through the Wide Bay’s past, present and future through the stories of its people. A contemporary crossover of print and digital media, Alive Magazine Wide Bay is the first of its kind for the region. Each page has been…

The Alive Team

Now is your chance to get to know the Alive Mag Wide Bay team a little better. Five women who came together at the closing of one chapter to begin another… To keep telling the stories of the people and places of the Wide Bay. What you may not know about us? At one point…

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More than just a magazine A perfect balance of digital and print media Alive Magazine Wide Bay is the lifestyle magazine written by and for locals with a 360-degree print and digital marketing strategy – for ourselves and for our advertisers. We are the answer to marketing questions you may not even have asked yet.…

Keeping Joy In The Community

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Cover Story

Not Dead Yet: Hervey Bay’s Feel-Good House Music Revival

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Community Connection

Lizzie Learns to… Get Resourceful

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Lizzie learns to...

Maryborough’s Queen of Coffee

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Local Business

SOCIAL BOX: Fraser Coast’s Fresh Meal Revolution

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Local Business

Locally made. Community-driven. Changing lives, one fresh meal at a time. When Shami and Sneha moved from Melbourne to Hervey Bay, they brought more than just their family and dreams — they brought a vision to create something meaningful within their new community. What began as a small, random idea — preparing and delivering a…

Little Step Into The Next Chapter

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Style It

Written by Amanda Shaw Over 50s lifestyle living Hervey Bay why the little step is actually a big one into the next chapter. Moving into a beautiful over 50s lifestyle resort is often described as a “Little Step” but for most homeowners it feels like one of life’s most meaningful transitions. It’s a fresh start…

Hope in action

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Fashion Breakdown

Written by Kate Manley Throughout history, hope is the one thing that sends us a message of peace, that all will be well in the end. It is hope in the eternal plan of salvation by faith, so that we can see through the fog of uncertainty and chaos, to a Kingdom that knows no…

Bringing Wellness Home

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Natural Health

Written by Kim Mcleod Flexney As the year come to its end, many of us find ourselves reflecting — on what’s passed, what’s changed, and what still lies ahead. In the quiet of these final weeks, there’s a unique kind of hope that surfaces. A hope for rest, for renewal, and for a gentler, more…

Classic Christmas Trifle

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 2nd December 202526th November 2025

Recipes

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