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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…

Written by April Spadina Fraser Coast artist Carol Seeger laughs apologetically as she steps into her home art studio, referring to it as “organised chaos”. Her creative space is filled with art and materials in all stages of creation; racks, shelves and work benches full of art materials of all kinds, boxes heaving under the…

What inspired you to first get into underwater photography? I grew up in Moree — a small country town surrounded by dust, footy fields, cotton and grain. Life was rough. I lost my mum at a young age, and art became my escape. I’d sit for hours sketching anything I could — it was the…

Written by April Spadina As the golden rays of the afternoon sun stream through the arched windows high above the street below, Lee-Ann Handley adds another layer of paint to the walls of her upstairs studio. Over the past few months, Lee-Ann has painstakingly restored the dilapidated heritage building in the heart of Maryborough’s CBD…

Written by April Spadina When firefighter Warren “Wazza” McKean attended his first parkrun session in Maryborough one Saturday in 2017, he had no idea this fun social event would lead him across Australia in a pursuit of physical performance and contented wellbeing. Now, seven years later he has a dozen half marathons under his belt…

Tell us about yourself… My favourite colour is napthol crimson and I ride a Harley Davidson Switchback. Born in Geleen, Holland, I came to Australia on the ship the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, heading to Brisbane by way of the West African Coast, Freemantle and Sydney. My wife and I have three children and I have…

International pet photographer of the yearWinner of Silver & Bronze awards Tell us about yourself – Where are you originally from? My name is Emma, I am 35yo and I currently live in Maryborough, Queensland. Being a Navy wife, I have moved a lot, but I would say I am from Cairns as that’s where…

Written by Celine Louie There are the arty folk of this world, those who can effortlessly transform a plain canvas into beautiful art, and then there are those not-so-arty folk that look at pictures drawn by five year olds with great envy. I certainly fall into the latter category. So to be completely honest, being…

Making beautiful crystal lamps has been an unexpected event in my creative journey. For over 35 years, my creative forays have been linked to the abstract – writing stories, music and shows. Hands on creativity was something I never considered myself capable of, nor had I ever been drawn toward pursuits in these areas. So,…