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Sep 8, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Caitlyn Sheehan
A "sneaky" $3.50 recipe invented to trick children into eating more vegetables has been hailed the best school tuckshop grub in Queensland. The creamy vegetable pasta recipe was invented by tuckshop workers Candice Walker and Lisa O'Brien from Bay View State School, on the outskirts of Brisbane. The recipe won first prize in the Tuckshop Recipe of the Year contest, which is run by the Queensland Association of School Tuckshops and Health and Wellbeing Queensland.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Crispian Yeomans |Caitlyn Sheehan
A 10-year-old boy pauses to catch his breath, as he grasps the makeshift handles of a rope-and-wheel zipline. He pauses. Then, he jumps. For a moment, he's airborne – held up only by rope. Seconds later, he crash lands on a scatter of gym mattresses below. "Other playgrounds you can't do whatever you want, but here you can," one child explains. "Where I live, you can't really go outside and play," another says.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Craig Zonca |Loretta Ryan |Caitlyn Sheehan
When Zach's favourite park was 'upgraded', he found he could no longer access it. So he wrote a letter
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Caitlyn Sheehan
In short: No fines have been issued from new speeding cameras that were meant to target offending drivers at roadworks sites. The cameras were supposed to go live in September 2022, but Transport and Main Roads has confirmed the devices have so far only collected "vehicle speed data". What's next? The cameras are now expected to begin issuing infringement notices from May this year after operational trials finish.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan
Caitlyn Sheehan: Seeing a dog being walked down the street is pretty common, but a two-legged, feathered friend like a chook, not so much. Naomi and her chook Mavis go for a walk every day in their local neighbourhood, turning heads along the way. It all started with a gift. Naomi Barlow: Well, I got a bunch of stuff for my birthday, and I got a chicken lead for my birthday. It was hard to put the... strap on her though.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan
ABC Radio Brisbane Breakfast presenter Loretta Ryan loves telling stories to her listeners, but now her listeners have come together to tell a story about her. Children's book author Dannika Patterson has written a children's book about Loretta RyanIt comes after a Brisbane girl called in to the program wanting to dress up as Loretta for Book WeekThe book can be downloaded belowAnd it's all so a little girl can live out her Book Week dream.
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Jun 8, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan |Craig Zonca |Loretta Ryan |Crispian Yeomans
Lesa Ashford has become the first woman to cycle a lap around Australia solo. Key points:Lesa Ashford is the first woman to cycle around Australia soloShe completed the 14,200-kilometre journey in 93 daysFuture world record attempts must start and finish at Brisbane's South BankAfter 93 days, the 53-year-old primary school teacher, who lives in Greenslopes, has returned home to Brisbane in her bid to set a cycling world record.
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Apr 6, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan |Jessica Hinchliffe
The kitchen is baker Holly Fennel's happy place. The national award winner takes her hot cross buns very seriously but she's happy to share a tip or two. Story by Caitlyn Sheehan, additional production by Jessica Hinchliffe. Posted 6h ago6 hours agoThu 6 Apr 2023 at 2:00pm, updated 25m ago25 minutes agoThu 6 Apr 2023 at 8:20pmBrisbane, Lifestyle and Leisure, Work, Human Interest
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Apr 4, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan |Jessica Hinchliffe
In a small pocket of Jimboomba, Queensland a different sort of playgroup is changing the way little ones play. Farm animals are being used to help children play together and teach them skills that many can't get at home. Story by Caitlyn Sheehan, extra production and narration by Jessica Hinchliffe. Posted 7h ago7 hours agoTue 4 Apr 2023 at 2:00pm, updated 27m ago27 minutes agoTue 4 Apr 2023 at 9:21pmJimboomba, Parenting, Parents Group, Early Childhood Education and Care, Community and Society
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Mar 12, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Caitlyn Sheehan |Jessica Hinchliffe
At 15 years of age, Eli David-Lemier knows his future is in the bush. The young jackaroo is leaving the coastal lifestyle in a quest for country life. Story by Caitlyn Sheehan, extra production by Jessica Hinchliffe. Posted 7h ago7 hours agoSun 12 Mar 2023 at 2:00pm, updated 13m ago13 minutes agoSun 12 Mar 2023 at 8:48pmCanungra, Rural, Family, Lifestyle
