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Talk your way into success with Toastmasters

June 24, 2024 by Jodie van de Wetering in Business, Lifestyle

If you’d rather walk backwards into hell than speak in public, but need to build those skills for work, you can build those skills at one of Rocky’s Toastmasters clubs.

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June 24, 2024 /Jodie van de Wetering
Business, Lifestyle

Mt Archer takes an artistic seat - and a tourism gong

August 30, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Community news, Indigenous, Lifestyle, Visual art

Next time you’re up on Mount Archer, take in the latest pieces of public art - but you might have company, because the popular spot has won a gong from Trip Advisor.

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August 30, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Michelle Black, Ernest Garrett, Mount Archer, Nurim Circuit, Cr Tony Williams, Annette Pearce, Kristina Hatfield
Community news, Indigenous, Lifestyle, Visual art

Seed libraries sprout up in Gladstone region

October 11, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Environment, Lifestyle, Community news

Libraries usually sow seeds of knowledge, but Gladstone is taking a more literal approach with seed libraries sprouting around the region.

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October 11, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Gladstone Library, seed library, sharing economy
Environment, Lifestyle, Community news

Federal funding confirmed for new Rockhampton Art Gallery

March 10, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art, Lifestyle

Rockhampton Art Gallery is getting a new home: the final piece of the funding puzzle has fallen into place with $10 million from the Building Better Regions fund.

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March 10, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Rockhampton Art Gallery
Visual art, Lifestyle

Life in Hell: a Rockhampton local reflects on blooming where you're planted

January 28, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle, Local history, Opinion

Like many Rocky kids, Jessica Cathcart grew up waiting for the day she could get away. Now, she reflects on leaving versus staying, and blooming where you’re planted.

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January 28, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Jessica Cathcart
Lifestyle, Local history, Opinion

Moura family business helping old furniture spark joy for a new generation

January 26, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Business, Lifestyle, Environment, DIY & making

Moura mum Lucy Thompson has been making old furniture new again through creative thinking.

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January 26, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Upcycled Beauty from Messes, Kathy Dumbleton, local business, Lucy Thompson
Business, Lifestyle, Environment, DIY & making

Get your con on: what you need to know about CapriCon 2019

January 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle

Cosplay! Tabletop gaming! Special guests! Vendors! Central Queensland’s highest concentration of geeks-per-square metre! CapriCon Steampunk and Pop Culture Convention is back for 2019 on April 6.

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January 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Capricon
Lifestyle

Rockhampton to swap artists & books with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang

January 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art, Lifestyle

Rockhampton Regional Council has announced a series of partnership projects with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang, including an exchange program for visual artists and a library book swap.

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January 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Bayton Award, Rockhampton Regional Council, sister city
Visual art, Lifestyle

Ms Rainbow bringing Cinderella to life in Biloela

December 03, 2018 by Jodie van de Wetering in Dance, Lifestyle, Opportunities, Theatre

Performing has always been Rhona Bechaz’ passion, and now she’s developing the next generation’s talents with a five-day intensive workshop culminating in a local production of Cinderella.

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December 03, 2018 /Jodie van de Wetering
Rhona Bechaz, Ms Rainbows Performing Arts Studio, Kathy Dumbleton
Dance, Lifestyle, Opportunities, Theatre

Rocky RADF round funds everything from millinery to bushcraft

December 01, 2018 by Jodie van de Wetering in DIY & making, Lifestyle, Visual art

Six artists and arts and cultural groups will be developing skills from bushcraft to milinery via drawing and lapidary, with funding from the Regional Arts Development Fund.

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December 01, 2018 /Jodie van de Wetering
Allana Gregson, CQ Contemporary Artists, Erin Dunne, Lapidary Club, Capricornia National Seniors, Rocky Instincts, RADF
DIY & making, Lifestyle, Visual art

There's no wrong way to grieve: losing a loved one and moving forwards

November 25, 2018 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle

There’s no wrong way to grieve after losing someone close to you - but a mix of painful, confusing emotions and a reluctance to talk about either death or our feelings can make it even harder.

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November 25, 2018 /Jodie van de Wetering
Samantha Moore, grief
Lifestyle

Remembrance Day in CQ: art, film & events

November 10, 2018 by Jodie van de Wetering in Lifestyle

Your Remembrance Day services in Rockhampton, Gladstone, the Capricorn Coast and surrounding communities, plus local commemorative art and film.

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November 10, 2018 /Jodie van de Wetering
Remembrance Day, InspirexArt, BCC Cinema, Yeppoon RSL, Ross Coulter
Lifestyle
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New online: meet the 25 #centralqld and #westernqld artists who are finalists in @rockhamptonartgallery's Bayton Awards.  Exhibition and loads of tie-in events coming soon to #Rockhampton! ➡ rockystreetpress.com 
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New online: @kissingtheflint have risen from the ashes of last year's bushfires to release their carbon-negative debut EP, Unconditionality.  Full story @ rockystreetpress.com.

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Rocky Street Press acknowledges the Darumbal people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Queensland region where we live and work.  We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to Indigenous nations’ rich cultures of art and storytelling. We welcome Indigenous readers and contributors.

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