On This Day: World Kangaroo Day!
Certainly one of Australia’s most iconic and recognisable creatures, the kangaroo comes in many shapes and sizes.
With an estimated population of 500 million kangaroos...
On This Day: National Horror Movie Day!
Dark stories. Creepy shadows. Sudden gasps.
National Horror Movie Day pulls us into that eerie world where fear becomes fun. It’s not just for longtime...
On This Day: Wombat Day!
Every year, on 22 October, we celebrate a small, burrowing marsupial native to Australia known as the wombat.
Wombat Day is dedicated to raising awareness...
On This Day: National Pasta Day!
Fusilli, Penne, Spaghetti, Capellini and Fettuccine, pasta comes in a myriad of shapes and sizes.
Pasta acts as a sort of blank canvas for...
On This Day: World Sight Day!
Vision and sight are vital to the everyday lives of human beings, from allowing people to navigate their way around and do their work...
On This Day: National Poetry Day!
Poetry is a unique type of literature that uses words in a variety of ways to invoke a range of emotional responses, imaginative awareness,...
On This Day: International Coffee Day!
Coffee in the morning. Coffee while catching up with old friends. Going out to a coffee bar with that new, hot date. Drinking coffee...
World Journeyman Somerset Barnard returns
Global blues journeyman Somerset Barnard will be returning from his European base for the first time in six years to perform his raw and...
On This Day: Save the Koala Day!
Lovable and distinct, the koala is sadly vulnerable and at risk.
Save the Koala Day was created to help this delightful species return to...
On This Day: National Cooking Day!
We scurry and scramble, just trying to make it through the day — rushed at breakfast, hurried at lunch (half an hour? That’s almost...
On This Day: National Punctuation Day!
Let’s face it — punctuation saves lives.
It might sound a little strange to say that, but when you consider the effect that something as...
On This Day: National Tradesmen Day!
Remember the famous photo of the builders sitting on crane poles, eating lunch while working on the Empire State Building?
Those classic blokes, just taking...
PNG international joins CQ
Papua New Guinea international Rodrick Tai has become the next major signing for a Central Queensland roster stacked with talent.
Tai — who will...
