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...
Diving deep into military history
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
IF ANYONE knows about the history of Cooroy’s servicemen and women, it’s Ron and Betty Sutton.
Indeed they have spent years working...
Childhood spent at war
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE locals Ron and Betty Sutton were young children at the time World War II broke out in the September of...
First to fight, last to leave
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
PRIVATE Jack Horace White was aboard the very first fleet to land at Gallipoli and the last to leave.
At just 18...
Modern-day Anzac’s flight of freedom
By KATIE DE VERTEUIL
WHILE thousands gather across Australia and indeed the world this Saturday to pay tribute to the Anzacs, the services will also...
Opera brilliance in Noosa
I never thought I would sing opera with an Italian tenor who was born in Naples in the same street...
