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The Spotted Chook’s Rustic Retreat

Jane and Leeroy Hutton have created a French provincial-inspired family home and B&B in the picturesque town of Montville behind Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. “Having a Montville bed and breakfast is a little bit like travelling, without having to go anywhere,” Brisbane-born Jane Hutton says. “You meet people from all over.” Well-travelled Jane had spent time […]

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My favourite painting: Carmel Allen

Carmel Allen, managing director of Tate, chooses an unforgettable image from one of the Scottish Colourists. Carmel Allen on ‘Blue Beads, Paris’ by John Duncan Fergusson ‘When my daughter was a little girl, we spent many a rainy Saturday morning wandering around Tate Britain. More often than not, she was more interested in the smooth […]

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Charges over water tank fatality and injury

The company faces a further two charges under section 23(1) of the OHS Act for failing to ensure that people other than employees were not exposed to health and safety risks. In September 2021, a customer was helping a Polymaster employee unload a water tank that had been delivered to his Yarroweyah property when it […]

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Fish races again a feature at Morven races | Queensland Country Life

Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]

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