HOW DOES NATURE AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

HOW DOES NATURE AFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Common wisdom has always been that fresh air and sunshine are good for us. But what impact does spending time outside really have? Nature Play WA CEO, Kelsie Prabawa-Sear notes that we all feel better when we are outside, whether you’re a child or an adult. “When we...
NEW CITY MURALS

NEW CITY MURALS

An explosion of colour is celebrating tropical North Queensland’s idyllic lifestyle with four new murals being completed at Townsville’s Flinders Lane. Townsville-based artists Alicia Allen, Hannah Aiello, Georgie Dunn and Katherine Cornwall have been commissioned by...
NEW NEIGHBOURLY ACCOLADE

NEW NEIGHBOURLY ACCOLADE

Townsville City Council is celebrating its new status as a Very Neighbourly Organisation ahead of Neighbour Day this Sunday. Relationships Australia, as the home of the Neighbours Every Day campaign, has recognised Council for its work in increasing respectful...
COUNCIL CALL-OUT

COUNCIL CALL-OUT

Stallholders and exhibitors are being invited to register now for one of Townsville’s most popular sustainability events, with Eco Fiesta set to return to Anderson Gardens on Sunday, June 7. Held every two years, Eco Fiesta transforms Townsville for a day into a...
FORMER PRISONER EMBRACING FAITH

FORMER PRISONER EMBRACING FAITH

Former prisoner embracing faith thanks to chaplains Bradley only cries twice a year: on his brother’s birthday, and on the anniversary of his death. Bradley suffered considerable abuse growing up within the foster care system. He learned very quickly not to show...