Heaven on a stick in Sri Lanka
By Phil Jarratt
The train to Galle left Colombo very early, so few people actually saw the hideous spectacle of three large Australian tourists with...
Notes from the “peer of paradise”
By Phil Jarratt
TODAY’S column comes to you from a battered old desk in a large wood-lined and slightly musty hotel room at the Grand...
People make the job great
By Ron Lane
WHEN 48-year-old mother of two Carolyn Lansdown received notice that she had been awarded the National Medal for outstanding service to the...
Rampant in Rio
By Phil Jarratt
MY Facebook page keeps reminding me that exactly four years ago I was deeply involved in the London Olympics, working ridiculous hours...
Dolphins are the real deal
By RON LANE
THE Noosa Dolphins Rugby Union Club held its annual Long Lunch last Friday with 150 guests.
With the clubhouse decorated in a fashion...
Girls part of a special breed
By RON LANE
THEY are out there - they definitely are. This may come as a surprise, but there are quite a lot of them....
Week from hell
By PHIL JARRATT
IT’S possible there’s a black cloud tracking me at the moment, and it’s bringing more than rain into my orbit.
As if...
Sunday morning coming down
By PHIL JARRATT
IT was a beautiful Sunday morning in Bali after an unseasonal week of rain, clear and cool with the sun not high...
Mick’s back
By PHIL JARRATT
THE great whites stayed away from J-Bay last weekend, although Mick Fanning must have had a momentary heart flutter when the lead...
No bad memories at J-Bay
By PHIL JARRATT
THE surf for the opening stages of the J-Bay Pro in South Africa was certainly a mixed bag, with only just enough...
‘Bulldog’ would be proud
By RON LANE
ON Friday evening 24 June at the annual dinner and presentation of awards for the Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club,...
A question of balance
By PHIL JARRATT
I REFRAINED from commenting on the Federal Election before the poll because I figured you would be getting those opinions elsewhere -...
Magic of Christmas
Christmas was celebrated right across Noosa Shire this week with events including festivals, carol singing, Christmas-styled flotillas and one even saw Santa parachuting from...
