Jacaranda Trees Bloom in Childers

Jacaranda Trees Bloom in Childers

As spring unfolds, Childers and the surrounding countryside are painted purple. Jacaranda season is in full bloom, with clusters of lavender-blue flowers spilling on to roadways and paths. Originally native to South America, particularly Brazil and Argentina,...
The Grand Hotel Mongrels

The Grand Hotel Mongrels

The Childers Hotel is turning up the heat with its Mongrel Menu, inviting those game enough to take on a culinary challenge like no other! Like most pubs, the Childers Grand Hotel was having a period of struggle coming out of Covid. The Hotel had been having a long...
Scams

Scams

BE AWARE OF SCAMS, ever increasing in this day and age, with developing technologies. You may get a phone call requesting money, a text message from a ‘loved one’ asking for money, an email requesting the purchase of gift cards for later reimbursment, these are all...
Eat Yourself Beautiful: Anti-Aging Tips

Eat Yourself Beautiful: Anti-Aging Tips

We all know that person that does not look her age. What’s her secret? As you age the underlying structure of your face deflates due to loss of collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, and fat cell shrinkage. Like a deflated balloon, the once taut outer layer, the skin,...
The Orchid Show

The Orchid Show

On a beautiful sunny Saturday, a flower bloomed and men, women and children from all around attended to see. Well, it was several flowers and these flowers are the pride and joy of the Childers Orchid Society. For the younger readers out there, the main purpose of an...
Were you at the Childer’s Festival?

Were you at the Childer’s Festival?

The annual multicultural Childers Festival was celebrated from the 25th – 28th of July 2024. Known as the festival that stops the highway because the town literally closes the highway, redirecting traffic around the event. An impressive 8,000 people were set to...
Coalfest 2024 Highlights

Coalfest 2024 Highlights

Coalfest 2024 was a huge success! The Burrum Coal Discovery Festival took place on July 13, 2024, celebrating the rich coal history of Howard. The event included a lively street parade where locals dressed in period costumes, bringing history to life. Attendees loved...
Eat Yourself Beautiful: Anti-Aging Tips

Who is The Real Skin Fit Coach?

Who is The Real Skin Fit Coach? Aka Michelle Bailey, Hello!! In my past life, I owned Skin Focus, a skin & beauty clinic in Caboolture for 13 years. Skin & beauty had always been my passion for years prior. However, I detoured into the family businesses of...
Unveiling Timeless Trees

Unveiling Timeless Trees

The Gregory River – Olea Paniculata & Ficus fraserii In the serene landscape of the Gregory River, two remarkable botanical specimens have recently been highlighted by Bundaberg Landcare. Whilst journeying along the river some native Ficus Fraserii...
Forest View Residents Pay Their Way

Forest View Residents Pay Their Way

Childers Forest View Care aged care home has launched an exciting new program where residents create and sell a variety of handmade items, including resin art, earrings, noughts and crosses, bookmarks, serving boards, and pen holders; In order to pay for their social...
TASTE The Festival

TASTE The Festival

The Bundaberg Taste Festival is a vibrant food and beverage festival run over the course of a few weeks in September each year. It began in 2017 and celebrates Bundaberg and the surrounding regions’ rich culinary heritage, attracting both locals and visitors to...
Websites and Where to Start

Websites and Where to Start

This article is for all the small business owners in the area. Many have websites and a solid online presence that integrates traditional websites, social media, maps, GMB, and local business listings. But, it’s all too common for small business owners to rely too...