SAND + COPPER + LIGHT = A SMART PHONE

SAND + COPPER + LIGHT = A SMART PHONE

Have you ever stopped to wonder how the device in your hand connects you from a farm in Apple Tree Creek to a Temu warehouse in China? Technology today is frighteningly advanced and remarkably cheap… when you think about what is actually happening behind the scenes....
THINKING OUT LOUD

THINKING OUT LOUD

Beliefs And Borders   Ownership is a comforting idea. You buy a block, sign the paperwork, and assume the ground beneath you is yours. In practice, that belief is only as good as the laws that protect it. Zoning laws dictate how and what you can build. Easements...
HERITAGE OR HIJACK?

HERITAGE OR HIJACK?

The Zulu Lounge and the Cost of Collectivism   Heated debate has emerged in Bundaberg over the proposed demolition of the Zulu Gaming Lounge, also known as the Old Curiosity Shop. Community heritage groups have strongly opposed the decision, arguing that the...
HAVE YOU SEEN THE GUERILLA GARDENER?

HAVE YOU SEEN THE GUERILLA GARDENER?

By the time you notice, it may already be too late: the soil is healthier, the bees have moved in, and something edible is quietly thriving where yesterday there was nothing but sand and bureaucracy. For the uninitiated, guerrilla gardening is the art of planting in...
A FAMILIAR FACE SAYS FAREWELL

A FAMILIAR FACE SAYS FAREWELL

Diane Kerr Retires   After an extraordinary 37 years of dedicated service, Diane Kerr is retiring from the Suncorp Agency in Childers, marking the end of an era for the local community. Known and loved by generations of customers, Diane has been a familiar and...