Category: General news

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

FarQ – Time to stand up and speak out

Geoff Ebbs /12 December, 2013

All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing – Edmund Burke 1770 (attrib)                                   When they come for you, who will be left to fight? Download the PDF of this poster

Good food, bad food: what’s the difference?

media /9 December, 2013

Health experts fear community confusion is driving Queensland’s growing obesity crisis. The grim warning comes as a new survey found only four per cent of people could tell the difference between healthy and unhealthy food. “In a recent survey, people were asked to identify foods as healthy and unhealthy. Worryingly only four per cent of Continue Reading →

Butler attends to Griffith

Jan Bowman /7 December, 2013

When he announced his retirement at the end of the first sitting week of Parliament, Kevin Rudd surprised not only his own colleagues, he also shocked his old foe Dr Bill Glasson. Glasson had only recently returned to work, and after some hesitation (he admits to exhaustion following the September election), he’s decided to step Continue Reading →

Boundary Street mural with a story to tell

Wan Kerr /6 December, 2013

Anyone walking down Boundary Street in recent days will have noticed a hive of creative activity at the People’s Park in the middle of the street, with numerous people engaged in renewing the large mural which covered the entire wall on the northern side of the park. This mural is a collaboration between Jugglers Art Continue Reading →

How to stop your desk job from killing you

Wan Kerr /5 December, 2013

Office workers can rest assured – as long as you are physically active, your desk job won’t kill you. While increasing attention has been paid to the detrimental effects of overall sedentary behaviour in recent years, new research from the University of South Australia shows that long periods spent sitting can be combatted with moderate Continue Reading →