SCOTLAND’S MUSICAL PHENOMENON SANDI THOM IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND FOR THE 33rd...
Just over six years ago, a song that took hold of radio audiences around the world. Australian listeners couldn’t get enough of it - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) by Sandi Thom....
View ArticleWOMEN IN DOCS IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND FOR THE TABLELANDS FOLK FESTIVAL
When I first arrived at ABC Far North in 2002, our breakfast host then was Jason Hagen – a man with a well-deserved reputation for encouraging emerging musicians. You’d see Jason at gigs around the...
View ArticleTHE 33rd TABLELANDS FOLK FESTIVAL – TONY HILLIER’S WORLD OF MUSIC
One of the great feats of Australian musical longevity is the Tablelands Folk Festival – which gets underway tonight and runs through the coming weekend at Yungaburra, on the beautiful Atherton...
View ArticleFLYING LONDON TO SYDNEY THE SLOW WAY – THE CHEROKEE CHALLENGE FLIGHT VISITS...
G-ATYS at Atherton Last Friday, an aircraft touched down on the grass airstrip at Atherton, here in far north Queensland. Keen eyed observers might have noticed the 1966 Piper Cherokee carried a...
View ArticleA PROJECT TO HELP THE ENDANGERED NORTHERN BETTONG – AND YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
northern Bettong – pic Qld Parks & Wildlife Meet the northern bettong – bettongia tropica – a small, shy marsupial somewhere between a kangaroo and a rodent. They live in relatively small pockets...
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