Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Just when you thought that the last thing West End needed was yet another Thai restaurant, along comes Soi 9 Thai in Hardgrave Road to overturn all your preconceptions. The Westender was one of the first through the door on the day they opened, and we’ve been back frequently – sometimes twice a day! – Continue Reading →
No one wants to think about sexually transmissible infections on Valentine’s Day, but the day is a great opportunity to think about how you are keeping yourself safe. National Condom Day falls on Valentine’s Day, February 14, to bring into focus the need for being aware of the risks of contracting an STI, says Jean Continue Reading →
Video by Mark Doyle @ffrickenstein By Jan Bowman @GriffithElects 7 February 2014 Both Bill Glasson and Terri Butler held virtual ‘town-hall’ meetings in recent days, using new technology which enabled them to talk simultaneously with audiences of 10,000 and more. These virtual meetings gave all the control to the candidates and their teams, allowed them to target Continue Reading →
More than 200 people attended a Candidate Forum in West End last night, to meet 10 of the 11 candidates standing in the forthcoming Griffith by-election. Here are some images from the Forum.
The results are in and the winning words for 2013 have been decided. The winner of the Committee’s Choice is…infovore Macquarie Dictionary has announced infovore as the Word of the Year 2013 from the list of new words selected for inclusion in the annual update of the Macquarie Dictionary Online. The overall winning word was Continue Reading →
According to the National Litter Index (NLI) report, Queensland is officially known as the ‘most littered Mainland State’ in Australia. To help combat this, not-for-profit environmental organisation Queensland Conservation, with the generous pro bono support of national advertising agency ‘George Patterson Y&R (GPY&R), have released a web film on the wasteful and deadly phenomenon – Continue Reading →