Written by Kerrie Alexander After some serious soul searching while on a solitary retreat in the Southern Highlands about 25 years ago, Brandden Lassells decided to do a full 360 degree turn on his career. Born in the USA, the now Hervey Bay resident has a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture and Town Planning, and…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Growing medicinal herbs may seem difficult and preparing teas or tinctures from them might appear complicated and time-consuming. But the truth is you don’t have to be a skilled gardener to grow a few basic medicinal herbs successfully or be a trained pharmacist to easily prepare them for use. In the…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander A ground-breaking three-week therapy is transforming the lives of people who have lingering effects of distressing life events through to extreme trauma. Dean and Tania Comerford are two well-known and respected therapists who have been offering The Richards Trauma Process (TRTP) as part of their Nourish Mind Soul Body practice in…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander The saying one man’s loss is another man’s gain rings true for one Hervey Bay dance teacher, principal and director. Except, the gain is now taken by up to 26 teenagers who can attend the Hervey Bay Performing Arts College each year. Jonathon Heeley, 30, has lived and breathed performing arts…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander There is no doubt that most mothers and daughters share a special bond that’s unconditional. The relationship is full of love, warmth, affection and care, and is unique and irreplaceable. It’s unfortunately not the case for everyone but for 20-year-old Hannah Walker and her mum Tanya, it has and always will…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Ruthy Hewson’s unexpected rise to fame The day after graduating from Maryborough High, Ruth Hewson received a call from her agency that changed her life. The model and influencers bags were packed ready to move to the city without hesitation after being given the chance to work with Brisbane-based clothing company…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Mathew Eyles has lived with profound dyslexia since birth, and as a child struggled with literacy and short-term memory loss. So how did the Hervey Bay father-of-three deliver a seven-minute speech in front of a crowd of thousands at the prestigious semi-finals for the World Speaking Championships in Nashville Tennessee last…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander Hervey Bay’s Jill Stephenson volunteers her time six days a week coaching both women’s and junior girls’ basketball and netball. The mum-of two, florist, and wife of a local schoolteacher, carries a suitcase full of the clothes in her car for quick and easy changes of uniform. Jill has to be…
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Written by Kerrie Alexander When Marquese Denduck-Green stepped out onto the futsal court to play in a school-based national final in Brisbane recently, he never expected selectors to be in the crowd. However, after playing the game for only two years, the 16-year-old Hervey Bay athlete was only one of a handful of players chosen…
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