Written by Leanne Esposito Thirty years on and the original design still honours its island home To introduce this month’s theme of creativity the team at Alive cast a wide net in search of some creative inspiration. What we discovered is that there are some mighty fine artists and artisans sharing their talents. We certainly…
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Written by Shaun Ryan Kathy Paget spends most of her time looking forward, helping plan other people’s futures. But every now and then, climbing out from behind the driver’s seat and looking back at the road you’ve travelled is just reward for a career built around hard work and dedication to her clients. Kathy is…
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Written by Lizzie Macaulay If you ask most people what their worst fear is, a decent proportion of the answers you’d get back would be public speaking. As a member of my high school debating and public speaking teams, I seem to remember being OK standing up in front of a crowd and delivering my…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander When a passionate local train enthusiast has a mammoth amount of priceless train-related historic items just sitting around collecting cobwebs, what do you do? You start a miniature railway and historical village, of course. Hervey Bay’s Richard Horniblow and his family have always had a passion for trains, with his great…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Imagine joining parallel 19th Century, where steam-power, pseudo-science, and mega engineering shaped the future. It’s a place where cunning rules and style is everything. It’s STEAMfesta! In 2019, event organisers looked at Maryborough’s Historic precinct with fresh eyes, discovering the perfect place to host STEAMfesta was at Queens Park. There are…
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Written by Shaun Ryan They are pretty simple words but they ring true for all the right reasons. “Just be unapologetically you.” It’s the phrase that Hervey Bay stylist, makeup artist and entrepreneur Emily Wilson lives her own life by and uses to guide her growing business in the right direction. Emily’s approach to style…
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Written by Shaun Ryan Bright lights and superstars: It all started in Hervey Bay His career on stage has taken him to the biggest cities in the world and allowed him to perform alongside some of the most well-known names in the entertainment industry – but the Fraser Coast will always have a special place…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Housebound book worms are squirming with delight now that the Fraser Coast Libraries has restarted its book delivery program. Following a brief hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, library volunteers will once again ignite a passion for reading by delivering books and other items to library members who are…
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Written by Ingrid Gorissen People often tell me that I’m a creative kind of person but what does that actually mean? Is it trusting your instincts to produce something different, exciting, and worthwhile? Doing the same thing repeatedly but differently each time, allowing the mind to go free or daring to be different? Is it…
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