The ultimate Islay malt whisky, Ardbeg, reveals the launch of an annual worldwide celebration to take place on June 2nd 2012 – Ardbeg Day. This Day will celebrate all things Ardbeg and see Olympic or ‘Islay-limpic’ themed parties happening across the globe, including Australia, which will be the first of 120 countries to kick off [...]
Queensland Museum has opened the door to its biggest exclusive touring exhibition Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb. Queensland Museum, in partnership with the British Museum, is the only Australian cultural institution to host the spectacular exhibition in Brisbane from 19 April to 19 August 2012. It is the first time the highly prized mummies from [...]
Australia’s largest and most accurate modern day re-enactment of the ANZAC legend will for the first time officially pay homage to the animals that went to war, with an extensive parade of animals from Australia’s war history featuring prominently in this year’s annual Air and Land Spectacular. In World War I, 8 million horses on [...]
Queensland’s biggest yacht race has been watched by more fans than ever before this year thanks to the latest in satellite tracking technology that allowed millions worldwide to tune in and watch the progress of every yacht, as they battled it out across the waves in real time. In one of the largest ever uses [...]
What are the chances?!! After a race decided by a whisker, Brisbane’s Adam Robertson has won $87,500 in picking the winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup, thanks to Triple M’s The Grill Team! Late last week Adam Robertson was selected by The Grill team’s Marto, Pete and Michelle to be their $10,000 punter – he [...]
The Burrito Bar are throwing a huge Mexican Halloween party for their VIP customers on Thursday the 3rd of November at the restaurants’ Rosalie store, offering free Margaritas, nibbles, face painting and sugar skull craft workshops to all those attending. Authentically termed Dia De Los Muertos, Mexican Halloween or Day of the Dead falls on [...]
This OT Week (October 23-29) occupational therapists around the state will promote their profession and the important role they play in the allied health sector. Chances are you or someone you know has worked with an occupational therapist (OT), but the reality is, the majority of the public are unaware of what an OT actually [...]
What we see in the night sky is only five per cent of what’s there. The other 95 per cent of the Universe is a mystery. A young physicist mentored by Brian Schmidt, Australia’s new Nobel Laureate, has answers. One of Australia’s leading young physicists will reveal the dark secrets of the Universe at a [...]
Queensland Theatre Company’s new Artistic Director Wesley Enoch today unveiled a line-up of plays dominated by classics and comedies, saying his first mainstage season is about providing uplifting experiences for audiences and attracting more people to theatre for the first time. Big ticket events including Romeo and Juliet, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Managing [...]
Queenslander Terry Vallance has been given the keys to his very own all-new Ford Ranger 4×4 after winning of one of the toughest truck challenges in Australia – the Ford Global Ranger Challenge. Terry Vallance, a fishing ecologist from Lake Eacham in Far North Queensland, was one of five finalists chosen from hundreds of entries [...]