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Lifestyle
Our collection of Lifestyle inspired posts includes ‘Arts & Culture’, ‘Food & Wine’, ‘Health & Wellbeing’, ‘Home Handy’, ‘Nature & Wildlife’ and ‘Travel’.
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Arts & Culture
Of Cabbages and Kings by Oscar Tamsen
‘An island to oneself’ Ever since Daniel Defoe wrote his novel ‘ Robinson Crusoe’ in…
NORPA
APRIL AND MAY 2023 EVENTS Please note applications for this event close 3 April. NORPA’s LIFT…
Festival of the Con
The Northern Rivers Conservatorium is flinging open its doors for the inaugural ‘Festival of the Con’…
‘Blaze: Working Women, Public Leaders’ Exhibition on now @ Grafton Library
If you didn’t know already your library is so much more than books! From the 8th…
‘Home’ is where the art is — InFocus competition winners announced
Home’ is where the art is — InFocus competition winners announced The Plunge Festival’s popular InFocus…
Food & Wine
Nuts may enhance fertility for men: study
Eating nuts may enhance male fertility, a Monash University-led research review has found. The authors now…
Nation of wasters: New research reveals alarming number of Aussies dumping food
Despite households across Australia buckling under the pressure of the current cost-of-living crisis, alarming new research…
Australians are getting world class wine at affordable prices, according to the 2023 Sydney Royal Wine Show
One of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious wine shows, the Sydney Royal Wine Show, has announced…
2023 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Awards prove quality beer is on the rise.
Australian beer just keeps getting better! That is the consensus from this year’s Sydney Royal Beer…
Cheese’s next wave: researchers explore potential of marine rennet substitute
Milk-clotting enzymes found in marine species may help cheesemakers meet our insatiable appetite for cheese. As…
Misconceptions of food packaging aggravates food waste problem
New RMIT-led research reveals most Australians think food packaging waste is a bigger environmental issue than…
Health & Wellbeing
Consultation for Rural Generalist Medicine as a specialist field closes in four weeks – have your say
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and Royal Australian College of General Practice…
Kickstart your health journey this spring with the Get Healthy Service
Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is encouraging community members looking to kickstart their health journey…
DENTISTS ALERT AUSTRALIANS TO THE LINK BETWEEN NEGLECTED MOUTH HEALTH AND DIABETES
Failing to brush teeth twice a day and floss once a day can not only contribute…
Microorganism that causes rare but severe eye infections detected in NSW coastal areas: study
Swimmers should take off contact lenses before entering the water to avoid picking up an Acanthamoeba…
Do you think you have a penicillin allergy? Chances are, you’re wrong
Maddie Massy-Westropp Knowing your penicillin allergy status could make a big difference if you end up…
Home Handy
The Key to Transforming Your Kitchen from Boring to Beautiful
The finishing touch of any kitchen is perfect tapware For many Australians the kitchen is the…
2020 a record-breaking year for rooftop solar in Australia
The Australian solar industry defied expectation and the economic challenges of COVID-19 to install a record-breaking…
Fire testing for strawbale walls – homeowners affected by bushfires offered free assistance
To assist homeowners to rebuild with fire protection and sustainability in mind, AUSBALE (Australian Strawbale Building…
Illuminate your Home’s Style
Illuminate your Home’s Style with New Scented Candles and Diffusers Range Scent is often an afterthought…
Key Door Decisions
A guide to the often-overlooked factors of selecting and buying doors Doors are an essential element…
June gardening guide is here!
There’s no need to hibernate during winter! Grow and harvest delicious vegies, choose a beautiful new…
Local Identities
Mandy
Provocative, amusing, informative and feminist Up Byron Bay way, Mandy Nolan is a public institution of…
Australia: A nation of innovation
Do a little digging, and it’s extraordinary how much the innovation of Australians has shaped modern…
Chasing My Dreams
Rachael Noakes talks with Lynne Mowbray from the Independent about her experience as a contestant on…
Farmer of the Sea and a Estuaries
Josh McMahon and Lynda Davidson The waterways of the Clarence are rich with a diverse range…
My life before writing
The Frontier series is the epic tale of two families [Duffy and Macintosh] who are locked…
Dreaming Landscapes
John Ibbotson ‘retired’ to Gulmarrad eight years ago; but his love of photography continues to pique…
Nature & Wildlife
Waiting for an eruption: what do we know about the Iceland volcano?
A UNSW Sydney scientist explains what is going on below the Earth’s surface as Iceland braces…
ANT WARS: HOW NATIVE SPECIES CAN WIN THE BATTLE OVER INVASIVE PESTS
New research using insight from virtual gaming and real-world ant battles shows how native insects can…
Australia’s Favourite Animal Sound is voted the magpie
Magpie swoops top spot in poll to find Australia’s Favourite Animal Sound Did you ‘call it’?…
Experts say radical shift needed in our relationship with the environment
A radical shift in our relationship with the environment is needed and it is time we…
Elusive pygmy right whale is a homebody hiding in our waters
The smallest member of the filter-feeding family is one of the only whale species not to…
Science & Technology
Cracking the code: researchers unravel how mutant protein drives cancer growth
WEHI researchers have solved a mystery about the most important driver of cancer development – a mutant protein…
Museum releases further evidence to support its case for identifying Endeavour/Lord Sandwich shipwreck
In February 2022 the Australian National Maritime Museum announced that, based on a preponderance of evidence,…
EV leader urges action to shift Australia from ‘dumping ground’ to fast lane
The electric vehicle industry is surging ahead globally, and Australia needs to take definitive steps to…
Home battery storage can save our ailing electricity grid
Investing in home battery storage is the immediate solution to Australia’s at-risk energy grid, electrical peak…
Coffee offers performance boost for concrete
Engineers in Australia have found a way of making stronger concrete with roasted used-coffee grounds, to…
The future of hydrogen fuel: UNSW researchers develop technique to analyse hydrogen fuel cell stability
Scientists at UNSW Sydney are working on ways to improve the efficiency and cost of hydrogen…
Travel
A Festival in Light, 8-17 April 2022
Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to illuminate Alice Springs (Mparntwe) from 8-17 April 2022…
The ultimate Bucket Buckle List for Road to Rodeo Longreach
The ultimate Buckle List for Road to Rodeo Longreach has just dropped, so grab your boots and…
‘Tis the season for an Aussie road trip’
With many Aussies poised to hit the road this season, Mitsubishi Motors Australia reveals the ultimate…
Aussie drivers struck by ‘storm smugness’ on wet roads
Australian drivers seem to be directing their high beams at others when it comes to poor…
Caravan Industry Association of Australia
Caravan Industry Association of Australia has acknowledged the release of the Future Fuel Fund by the…
Regional tourism industry calls for Federal Government leadership as the next crisis hits the regions
Skills and workforce shortages across regional Australia are restricting business recovery post easing of COVID restrictions,…