Why?
COOROY'S Jim Dunstan penned this poem while visiting the Australian War Cemetery in Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Jim served as a Warrant Officer in...
Leaves fall as the fallen
By RON LANE
THROUGHOUT many countries of the world there stand monuments dedicated to those men and women who made the supreme sacrifice. Some large,...
As ‘local’ as it gets
HAPPY 90th Birthday to Joan ‘Granny’ Buchanan who celebrated the milestone at the Tewantin Noosa Bowls Club last week.
Granny’s granddaughter, Bernie, said she is...
Joy remembers them all
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
TEWANTIN resident Joy Anderson is the proud daughter of an original Anzac.
Her father John Gilbert (Jack) Ashton was a First Field...
Tewantin boys did us proud
TO most they are only names carved into stone - to be glanced upon once or twice a year as part of an Anzac...
Anzac lives in the surf
By RON LANE
The RSL and surf life saving clubs across Australia have joined forces to re-enact the Gallipoli landing on various beaches...
Flew with Bomber Command
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
NOOSA local and World War II veteran David Morland has been passionate about flying for as long as he can remember.
Indeed...
Anzac art has power to move
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
IN commemoration of this year’s Anzac centenary, members of Tinbeerwah Art Group have compiled a special exhibition paying tribute to those...
Men for all seasons
By JOLENE OGLE
THEY were bakers, clerks, coach drivers and farmers, who left their homes in Noosa Shire to set sail for a bloody war...
Navy veteran’s dawn service
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE Anzac Day has always been a date of great significance for local Vietnam veteran Neil Beasley, this year is sure...
Steve’s soldiering on
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WITH a strong handshake, bright smile and touch of cheek President of Tewantin/Noosa RSL Sub-Branch, Steve Drake is the epitome of...
Eumundi Diggers gave their all
NOOSA Today profiles the Eumundi men who fell in World War I whose names are now marked in an Avenue of Honour along Memorial...
Noosa Eat & Drink Festival serves up a feast to remember
The 2025 Noosa Eat & Drink Festival team have successfully pulled off the most ambitious program in the festival’s history.
From crowd favourites like the...
