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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.
Jun 4, 2026
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3 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
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.
May 13, 2026
6 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
Apr 29, 2026
10 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
A rugged fighter’s rise, fall, and mysterious murder in Depression-era Australia.
8 min read
