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| Stradbroke Island artist Denis Brockie has won the prestigious d’Arcy Doyle Landscape Prize for the second time in three years.
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Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) presenter Mark Farley, who has been a volunteer for the program for the past three years, will share his story of how he sustained his spinal cord injury, and what life is like using a wheelchair with 185 children from Dunwich State School. more... |
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| The second annual Straddie Salute Off-road Triathlon was held last Sunday October 11th at beautiful Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. The capacity field of 300 individual and team competitors were promised a ‘race with a difference’ and the Straddie course delivered exactly that. Excitement mixed with nervous tension as competitors lined up on Home Beach awaiting the mass beach start. A frenzied burst into the surf began the day’s action as competitors started the 600m swim in crystal clear waters and light swells.
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Artist Casselle Mountford installed a series of Eco Ephemeral Art pieces along the Point Lookout Gorge Walk earlier this year, and in this report from Jo Kaspari ,you can discover more about this new artform.
"Eco Ephemeral Art is about ecology and the environment, it is made for the environment and with the environment; it is temporary or short lived” (From Ecology: Everyone's Business, Artlink, Vol 25 No 4)
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| Rudekat Records and Scene Magazine present Island Vibe 2009 at the Home Beach Park at Point Lookout over three days from the 30th of October to the 1st of November. more... |
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Learn more about our local museum in this special feature presented from the museum verandah by Richard Aedy more... |
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| Recently formed 'Midjimberry Road' is a brand new band with a brand new sound woven together by three familiar local performers each bringing their unique voice to the mellow mixture of harmony and smooth jazz. more... |
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The Bay Players and Stradbroke Island Singers have assembled a strong cast and are bringing to life a rollicking, fast moving underworld farce set in a romantic Spanish castle this September. more... |
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| Congratulations to two of Straddie's hot young surfers who are well on their way to international surfing success. Darcy Phillips made it through the tough competition to the semi final and Tim Macdonald won the Gold Coast qualifier. more... |
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The Stradbroke Early Learning Centre is holding an Art Auction again this year after the resounding success of last years event. Local artists have generously donated paintings, prints, photographs, drawings and jewellry to be palced into the auction and all monies raised will be donated to the improvement and expansion of the SELC. more... |
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| Straddie businesses have been acknowledged by the local tourism industry winning top honours in the Redlands on Moreton Bay Tourism Awards 2009 announced on the 16th of July. more... |
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It's true, for a short time this winter, you will find black truffles on Straddie. The mouth waters and the mind boggles, just what are they anyway and where can they be found? more... |
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| Looking for something to do this weekend? Look no further than Karragarra Island.
A ‘floating film festival’, a community arts fair and live performances by acclaimed musician Colin Offord are just some of the activities planned for the Floating Pictures:Bay Views world premiere and art fair this Saturday.
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The Straddie Flyer Gold Cats terminal was abuzz with activity on Wednesday the 17th of June as workmen and curious onlookers swarmed around a large crane lowering their new wider walkway into postion at Toondah Harbour. Passenger services were not disrupted by this event as the Flyer's reliable team kept to the schedule and utilized Raby Bay as a temporary docking station while the work was carried out. more... |
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| Swim, bike and run your way around one of Queensland’s most beautiful island destinations and salute the last of the Humpback Whales as they migrate south on their annual pilgrimage more... |
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Following in the success of the Australia Day Paddle Out, the Kirra Surfriders club (KSC), the Kirra Surf Club (SLSC) and the Surfrider Foundation will join forces again to host the 2009 Kirra SurfStock. A three day Surfing Festival from November 6th, 7th, & 8th featuring multiple surf events such as the Mick Fanning/Michael Peterson Rising Star Junior Challenge and a range of surf craft comps from club teams, long boards, SUP (Stand Up Paddle Boards), Surfboats, Surf schools and even Touch Footy on the beach. more... |
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| Images of the stained sand and black, contaminated waves along the beaches of Moreton Island have been making headlines around the world, and our phones have been running hot asking if the same fate had befallen the beaches on Straddie. more... |
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Straddie Online visitor Fred Woffenden recently sent in his recollections of his days on Straddie when he worked for the sand mining company and we have included it in our Guestbook as well as publishing it here for our readers to enjoy. If you have any photos or drawings from days gone by or a story that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. You can record your story in the Guestbook under the 'Your Straddie' heading or send photos and information through to office@straddieonline.com.au and we will put it on the website for you. more... |
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| QLD STATE GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION PLEDGE $1.5 MILLION TO SAVE KIRRA
The campaign to restore Kirra point to its former glory has been enriched with a 1.5 million pledge from both the Queensland State Labor Government and Opposition (LNP). Both Political Parties are facing a QLD State Election on the 21st of March and are locked into a neck and neck battle in the Polls turning the Kirra situation into a political election issue. more... |
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The Stradbroke Early Learning Centre (SELC) based in Dunwich is seeking Expressions of Interest from artists of all disciplines who are interested in exploring the development of a vision for the SELC in collaboration with the children and teachers attending the centre. more... |
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| The Campaign to Bring Back Kirra Point has received a huge boost with the announcement from the ALP Candidate for Currumbin Michael Riordan, that NSW Minister for Lands Tony Kelly has agreed to travel to Kirra for a meeting with the KirraPoint.org Committee (KPC), at the Kirra Surf Life Saving Club on Friday, 6th March, at 2.30pm to discuss the sand pumping operation and its impact on Kirra. more... |
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On the 1st of March 2009 the Queensland Government will introduce the new Moreton Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan. more... |
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| 1500 Paddlers took to the water at Kirra to create history on Australia Day by carving out the map of Australia. more... |
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Straddie Online's surfing correspondent Kevin Kesic and partner Carol Alback went to the Australia Day Paddle Out event and have sent through some great shots of the day. Kevin participated in the event alongside the 1500 strong contingent to form the shape of Australia on the water. Surfin Snapps director and regular Straddie Online photographic contributor, Darren Simondson was there as well documenting the day and paddling out with the rest. more... |
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| Kirra to create history with paddlers in the shape of the map of Australia with Mick Fanning (2007 World Champion) as the guest speaker on the day.
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Every holiday season on the Island leaves behind countless casualties in the form of wounded, runover and orphaned animals and birds on Straddie and we would like to appeal to all visitors to our shores to be extra vigilant on our roads and beaches this summer. more... |
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| Bede Durbidge has finished this years ASP World Tour in style and is currently ranked at number 2 in the world, just behind Kelly Slater. Andrew McKinnon has sent in this scoop interview with Bede Durbidge from Hawaii - find out what comes next for this local sporting great. more... |
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Press Release:
The Kirra Surfriders Club (KSC) are hosting a massive public Paddle Out on Australia Day 2009 at Kirra (Monday 26th of January) to mark the loss of Kirra Point regarded as one of the best Point Breaks in the world. The Australia Day Paddle Out will meet at 10am Queensland time and paddle off Kirra Point to shape the map of Australia which will be seen visibly from on top of the Kirra Hill. more... |
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| Prominent Redland Bay artist David Renn is exhibiting six paintings at the moment in the Coral Sea Gallery at Point Lookout. David's work joins the ongoing 'Artists in Residence' exhibition that showcases the artistic excellence of some of Straddie's resident artists. You can see the entire exhibition online under the Straddie Online heading on this site or drop in on your next visit to Point Lookout. more... |
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Jacqueline De Ceuster sent in this report on an usual fashion statement and the Pink Champagne Breakfast held recently. more... |
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