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Writer. Storyteller. Regional Australian voice preserving the stories worth remembering.
To those born and bred in a city it is an adventure to be remembered long after your youth fades. To outback communities it is a familiar story.
Jul 8, 2026
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3 min read
A rugged fighter’s rise, fall, and mysterious murder in Depression-era Australia.
8 min read
Ann Garms OAM started with a pram, a $1,000 loan and a boarding house in Mount Isa. She ended up saving Brisbane's heritage buildings, witnessing one of Queensland's most notorious political scandals — and fighting Telstra for a decade.
5 min read
Bob Bax grew up in Mount Isa, coached nine premierships in fifteen years, mentored Wayne Bennett, and was named coach of the Brisbane Rugby League Team of the Century. Almost nobody outside Queensland has ever heard of him
10 min read
Renita Garard won two Olympic gold medals, became a Chartered Accountant, and quietly became one of Australia's most respected board directors — all while never losing sight of where she came from.
6 min read
Brandon Goldstein travelled from Melbourne to the Gregory because someone left a door ajar. Now he is putting them up all over the gulf.
4 min read
Eddie Tyson was my friend. We shared plenty of adventures together when he first arrived in Mount Isa then drifted apart as families and distance intervened. I wanted people to know how good he was as a Softballer and also how great he was as a human being. This story is from an interview Eddie gave before he passed away.
Jul 7, 2026
15 min read
Beccy Miller's family have always had racehorses. So it was no surprise that she wanted to go where it all begins, a stud in the Hunter Valley where babies take their first steps to becoming a champion.
In 2007 26-year-old Stafford Thompson caused a moment of panic at the finish line of the annual Mine-to-Mine half marathon. A couple of weeks later the physiotherapist from Otago became the first Mount Isa winner of the Townsville Marathon.
Nobby Clark was a man who backed himself and stood up for what he believed. If that meant staring down Paul Keating, Alan Bond or John Elliott than so be it. Which was a big part of why his bank survived a number of banking scandals and employees gave him a standing ovation at his final AGM.
Who knew Mount Isa Mines would be dragged into one of Australia's greatest hoaxes.. $500,000 was paid in a scene straight out of a movie.
Having everything doesn't guarantee success. It takes hard work, courage and commitment and the hurdles country kids overcome help steel them for the challenges ahead. Nicole Pratt is the proof and now she is passing the lessons on.
