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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
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…
Sprung!!’s new program will open doors to greater opportunities
Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre is back in 2022 for good. After a successful trial workshop in…
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
New study: Diabetes drug linked to fewer hospitalisations for infections, anemias and obstructive airway diseases
A team of Melbourne researchers, led by Monash University in collaboration with the Baker Heart and…
Study reveals parental smoking and childhood obesity link transcends socio-economic boundaries
A study into parental smoking and childhood obesity has challenged previous notions by revealing that the…
Stopping the school of lice
It’s back to school time and unfortunately for many school children (and their parents) it’s also…
Education expert says parents should let their kids engage in ‘risky’ play
An RMIT education expert is calling on parents to stop smothering their children and let them…
Is too much screen time bad for our eyes?
UNSW Sydney As our daily lives become increasingly entwined with screens, our vision could suffer –…
Is it safe to drink warm water from the tap?
People get confused about drinking warm water from the tap on hot days – when it’s…
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
Rare and threatened shark found in the Roper River for the first time
Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers and First Nations Yugul Mangi Rangers have discovered a new population…
How palaeoconservation can rescue animals at the edge of existence
UNSW Sydney The distant past could provide clues to a species’ immediate future. When endangered species…
Male southern elephant seals are picky eaters, study suggests
New research suggests these large marine mammals are extremely fussy and only eat their favourite foods.…
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’?…
Science & Technology
Nature vs nurture: shedding light on heritable brain activity
A twin study has revealed the complex interplay between genetics and environment in how our brains…
How does the atmosphere’s washing machine work?
A German aircraft flying out of Cairns is measuring the chemistry of the clouds above Australia…
Green roofs can cool cities and save energy: modelling
UNSW Sydney New research shows rooftop greenery coverage can help cool down a major city while…
Plastic packaging waste tax could raise billions
New research from the Australia Institute shows a European Union-style tax on plastic packaging could raise…
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,…
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,…