Written by Kerrie Alexander What do you call 3000 chickens who forage freely on 190 acres, live in chicken caravans at night, and produce a natural superfood? I’d say that’s called living sunny side up! That’s just the kind of free-living environment the birds thrive on at the Brother Brother Organics farm, which is a…
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Written by Shaun Ryan There’s nothing more exciting and rewarding than watching someone receive the keys to their brand-new home – a project they’ve watched develop from the ground up. That’s the inspiration behind the husband-and-wife team at Oakvale Homes. Kurt and Sharon Hansen took over the family business in 2017 and are committed to…
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Written by Lizzie Macaulay Imagine… You’re a tireless worker. You work seven days a week, never take a holiday and rarely get a change of scenery. It’s such physical, repetitive work that there’s a chance your body is breaking down and you’re literally out of fingerprints. The type of job you have means that you’re…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Dawn Bryant is the queen of her permaculture kingdom. The big-hearted 59-year-old just exudes passion for her hobby as a honey farmer, gardener, designer, mother, wife, and equally brilliant cook. When you first set foot on the 10-acre Booral property, which was bare when Dawn bought it 14 years ago, it’s…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Community Composting initiative to start Terra Tribe Farm is a place where the Pohlmann family’s passion for sustainability, permaculture and nature is shared with children and the community. With bare feet and a massive, big smile, Elizabeth Pohlmann welcomed us to the 12.5-acre Howard property that’s open to Earth Kids School…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander In a humble Childers farmhouse set amongst the region’s rich red soil and cane farms, you will find one of Queensland most famous dessert manufacturers. There’s no big factory or hundreds of workers that produce the iconic Mammino Gourmet Ice Cream that can be found at about 30 different outlets throughout…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Not even a world-wide pandemic could quash the spirits of 330 very special humans who came together to raise a monumental $510,000 in this year’s Dunga Derby. The teams smashed the previous six years’ worth of record fundraising efforts out of the park – an effort that Event Coordinator Andrews Coppens…
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Have you all, always been musical? Yes, I have always been very musical and loved it so much. Watching my family play music in Fiji was always a huge inspiration to me, as it’s a big part of everyday life back home. The way music makes you feel and how you can express yourself through…
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Written by Shaun Ryan Embracing spirituality to identify togetherness through difference We are all like raindrops in the ocean. We are all individuals and we have the ability to recognise our uniqueness and difference but, at the same time, we are part of the collective and cannot exist without each other. Hervey Bay artist, author,…
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