By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Cover Story

Living with an oceanic passion

Written by Leanne Esposito Sharing stories and lessons learned: highlights of an aquatic adventure Whether you’ve lived on the Fraser Coast for five minutes or fifty-years, odds are you’ve enjoyed the ocean. You may well have been attracted to the pristine waters of the bay, with its abundant array of marine creatures. Or perhaps your…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Home Grown

Dentist’s love for the ocean and helping others runs deep

Written by Shaun Ryan Before becoming a dentist, Dr Spike Jan would spend all his free time in or under the water.For Spike, there is nothing like being out on the waves and in the fresh, salty air. “My uncle taught me how to sail and the ocean became my happy place. From the doldrums…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Lizzie learns to...

Lizzie learns to… make jewellery

Written by Lizzie Macaulay It’s pretty rare in life to get the chance to try a completely new profession. I mean, I’ve had a bunch of different jobs over the course of my career, but this month I got to jump the queue – no training, no experience necessary… Thanks to Maryborough’s Myatt Jewellers, I…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Wise Words

A legendary transformation

Written by Kerrie Alexander It was in 2011 that a simple team building exercise changed the life of Hervey Bay’s Jim Eaton. At 96kg and a self-confessed coach potato, Jim was working for the Victoria University (VU), being responsible for their Capital Works program, for 23 years. When the call came to take part in…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Community Connection

The next big step for the Maryborough Mural Trail

Written by Shaun Ryan Maryborough’s walls tell the stories of the Heritage City – its people, history and pride. Dozens of murals decorate the CBD and create a trail that informs, entertains and shares a little bit of the magic that Maryborough is best known for. Elizabeth Lowrie and Deb Hannam came up with the…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Local Artist

Honouring Country through art – Jacinta-rai

Written by Shaun Ryan Sharing the need to protect our oceans, marine life and coastlines is a major theme being incorporated into the latest painting by Hervey Bay artist Jacinta-rai. Jacinta-rai, a contemporary Indigenous artist, said she drew inspiration from this year’s NAIDOC Week theme Heal Country, heal our nation when planning the artwork. “I…

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021 Local Musician

Forbidden Road

Written by Kerrie Alexander THERE have been some massive highlights over the past 10 years for popular Hervey Bay band Forbidden Road, but the best is yet to come. You can’t wipe the smile off the faces of the awesome team of five – including Glenn Hand, Kellie Hand, Darren Wood, Anthony Asquith, newcomer Shane…

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.…

Living with an oceanic passion

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Cover Story

Dentist’s love for the ocean and helping others runs deep

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Home Grown

Lizzie learns to… make jewellery

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Lizzie learns to...

The next big step for the Maryborough Mural Trail

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Community Connection

Honouring Country through art – Jacinta-rai

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Local Artist

Forbidden Road

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Local Musician

Richard Watt – When eye care is more than just a business

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

The Profile

Written by Shaun Ryan Richard Watt has been helping Hervey Bay residents with their vision for more than three decades. Richard moved to the Fraser Coast from New South Wales in 1989 and quickly entrenched himself as the go-to optometrist in the whale watching capital of the world. “I moved back to Queensland and Hervey…

A legendary transformation

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Wise Words

Double Dunga dust to fly

By: alivemagazinefrasercoast 6th July 202130th June 2021

Dunga Derby

Written by Kerrie Alexander With every fundraising event held, every car modification made, and every kilometre travelled on the annual Dunga Derby, the 65 Fraser Coast teams involved do it all to help Fraser Coast families who are going through extraordinarily hard times. This year, there will also be “Double Dunga” fun with 27 Sunshine…

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 carefully thought out to ensure it is as visually stimulating as it is captivating to read. Just call us ‘team Pringles’ – once you pick our magazine up, you won’t be able to put it back down until it’s finished…