Sam Gillespie

Dec 11, 2024 | redlandcitynews.com.au | Sam Gillespie

WHEN Felicity Kircher attends the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, it will be her 12th year at the iconic event, but this time she’ll be performing as a finalist in the festival’s Star Maker competition. The 20-year-old country musician from Tingalpa first performed at the festival at age eight. Growing up with musical parents, Felicity learnt to play piano and violin from four years old and guitar from eight years old.

Nov 6, 2024 | baysideweekly.news | Sam Gillespie

WHAT started as a pleasant evening of exercise for many ended in the rescue of a struggling turtle, leaving those involved with a sense of accomplishment and restored faith in humanity. Brad Williams was on a waterfront stroll on Tuesday evening, October 29, chatting to fishermen at his regular fishing spot at Manly Harbour when he spotted a turtle in the water.

Oct 16, 2024 | redlandcitynews.com.au | Sam Gillespie

FROM playing Canasta with her family to immersing herself in the elaborate world of Terraforming Mars, Jill Harrison’s love of board games has been a lifelong one. The Russell Island resident is sharing this passion for play with her community through the newly established Bay Islands Board Game Geeks group. Jill played card games with her dad and stepmum from a young age, and as she grew older, the games became more complex.

Sep 19, 2024 | redlandcitynews.com.au | Sam Gillespie

A FORMER Queensland Rail employee has called time on a dedicated career that saw him help passengers get to their destinations and, on one occasion, actually save a life at work—one of three lives he has saved over time. For 20 years, Manly-based Brad Moore spent every working day on the platforms of Goodna and Fortitude Valley stations, answering customers’ questions, guiding them to their train, and helping those with accessibility restrictions board their carriages.

Aug 28, 2024 | redlandcitynews.com.au | Sam Gillespie

PUBLIC accessibility willbe key to the proposedRedland WhitewaterCentre’s success accordingto Olympic Gold medallistNoemie Fox. The Olympic championis a member of theRedlands Coast 2032Legacy Working Groupand became the first everOlympic champion in thewomen’s slalom kayakcross event after winningall of her races to claimgold at the 2024 ParisOlympics.