By Jen Gourley Every summer do you like to flick on the TV, a cool drink in your hand and watch the tennis? Out on the court you see the professional players, the umpires and other officials, and then there’s those kids whizzing around collecting balls and serving them to the competitors. They are called […]
Words and photos by Jen Gourley Home to Bilo Home to Bilo Four long years seeking Home to Bilo Cries of anguish Home to Bilo Faces filled with pain Home to Bilo Home to Bilo Standing strong Here’s where you belong Home to Bilo Home to Bilo Fighting for justice Home to Bilo Fighting to […]
For the second week of four multicultural storytelling sessions, storytime was from South Africa! It was a wintery, windy Wednesday on June 8 at Melton Park but that didn’t stop a great crowd of 17 children and 12 adults attending a multicultural storytelling session hosted by Biloela Library and presented by Mel Corfield. Mel was […]
Well, for the first week of four multicultural storytelling sessions, storytime was from China! A charming spot was set up for children and their carers at Melton Park in Biloela for this special storytime hosted by Biloela Library and presented by Alice Huang on Wednesday, June 1. Alice is originally from Xiamen in the south […]
By Jen Gourley Do you remember what you were doing on Easter Sunday this year? Unwrapping chocolate eggs, going to church, spending time with loved ones? Jake Lipsys certainly remembers what he was doing. The 17-year-old Biloela State High School student was in Adelaide playing for the Queensland Sun’s Inaugural Regional Under 23s Men’s Netball […]
By Jen Gourley After some showers this morning, a host of rainbows appeared over Lions Park in Biloela – quite literally. Rainbow bunting, rainbow flags, rainbow balloons, rainbow badges, you name it… Why all the rainbows? Today was Biloela’s first ever Pride Picnic in the Park! Hosted by Bilo Rainbow, a new organisation formed by […]
Ben and Jack Bode, two young bull riding brothers, have qualified to represent Australia at the Youth Bull Riders World Finals (YBR) in Abilene, Texas, USA in August. The YBR is a fabulous opportunity to compete against the best junior bull riders in the world. Ben and Jack along with their parents, Tania and […]
By Jen Gourley The Biloela community and surrounding district were given a special present today, a present that can be found at 60 Grevillea Street. It’s not hard to miss – it’s the very new and very impressive Biloela Police Station. At the official opening of the state-of-the-art facility today, Assistant Commissioner Kev Guteridge, Central […]
By Jen Gourley Bubbles to blow into the breeze; playdough to roll out; fire trucks, an ambulance and a police van to climb in; water activities; fingerpainting; necklaces to make; sandpits to dig in; musical instruments to play; books to read; cubbyhouses to pretend in; robots to assemble out of cardboard boxes… There was so […]
Publicly-owned CS Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with global renewable energy leader EDF Renewables to progress the development of Central Queensland’s Banana Range Wind Farm. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the 230MW project would generate enough cleaner, cheaper energy to power 15,000 homes and will deliver a wind-powered boost to the local economy with […]