Coastal living ideas for Queensland homes, with stylish spaces, practical design, outdoor living and inspiration for a ...

October is Mental Health Awareness Month and with it comes a flurry of stories on suicide in the news. This is an important time to talk about suicide prevention, and also how suicide affects families ...

TO STAND on the deck of a boat while a 40-tonne humpback whale surfaces nearby has a way of putting everyday worries into perspective. You arrive hoping to see whales. You often leave with a renewed ...

The Surprising History of Tomatoes in Indian Curries (and Butter Chicken) THE OTHER day, while stirring a slow cooker full of butter chicken — the sauce thickening into that rich orange-red colour, ...

Every winter, humpback whales return to the calm waters of Hervey Bay during their annual migration. Find out when to visit, how to choose a whale watching tour, and explore stories, travel tips and ...

The Simple Pan Trick to Make Store-Bought Naan Taste Better LET'S be honest, supermarket naan can be a bit of a let-down. You buy it with high hopes, imagining pillowy, charred, buttery goodness like ...

OCTOBER in Far North Queensland has a certain magic about it. The humidity eases just enough, the skies behave themselves (mostly), and the crowds thin as the annual tourist season winds down. It ...

THE front door opens onto pale timber floors, high ceilings and the sort of kitchen most of us bookmark on Pinterest. Stone benchtops. A butler’s pantry. Sliding glass doors folding back to a deck ...

Jocelyn Watts is an Australian writer, photographer and former newspaper editor based in Hervey Bay on Queensland’s Fraser Coast. With a career spanning regional journalism, communications and ...

OPALS aren’t the only gems of Lightning Ridge — discover natural desert wonders and eccentric monuments, and unearth underground art galleries and a moonscape of mines in this New South Wales outback ...

From lively juveniles in July and August to mothers teaching their calves the ways of the whale in spring, every stage of Hervey Bay’s whale-watching season has something different to offer. Here’s ...

In June 2026, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland was officially recognised as Queensland’s first Dark Sky Reserve — only the second in Australia — marking a major milestone for regional tourism and ...