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Underground publishers release the Copier Jam

Copier Jam is a new exhibition at the Childers Art Space. It brings the underground world of self-published zines out of the bedroom and into the light.



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Concern for Eton orchids during cold snap

If Heinz Eichhorn's greenhouse was a canvas, you would usually find it splashed with a sea of colour. But following the recent cold snap in the region a number of Heinz's 6,000 orchids have lost their flowers.




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Organisers of a women's rights rally in Castlemaine say they've sent a strong message to the community

About 300 people took part in Saturday's Reclaim the Night rally, where women and girls marched through the town to Victory Park, sang and carried banners.




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Recycled plastic has second life as tree art in Warwick

Milk bottles, plastic bags and electrical wire bound for the rubbish tip have been given a second life as part of Warwick's Jumpers and Jazz in July festival.




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Gold Coast's best musical talent on show at inaugural awards

The coast's best musical talent has been celebrated at the inaugural Gold Coast Music Awards night.



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'Operation Tree Cosy': Albany's yarn bombers mark National Tree Day

The Norfolk Pines along Albany's Ellen Cove are looking snug this winter, thanks to the antics of local yarn bombers, the Purly Queens. The fuzzy activists are encouraging locals to hug a pine for the 20th anniversary of National Tree Day.




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Gold Coast snappers show off their town

Locals have captured the unique beauty and brilliance of the Gold Coast for ABC Open's Snapped project.




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Pink and Cirque du Soleil inspire acrobatics revival on the Sunshine Coast

Celebrities like Pink and touring shows like Cirque du Soleil are motivating people to take up the art of aerial acrobatics. Kayleigh McMullen has opened up her own school in Coolum on the Sunshine Coast and says it is attracting people of all ages.




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Baiting program combats feral pig problem on Cape York

An innovative baiting method being trialled on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula could be used on a larger scale to reduce the impact feral pigs have on Australia's marine turtle populations.




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Rare grass discovered in Toowoomba park now used in new park development

A Toowoomba-based environmental scientist says finding a small population of a threatened grass in the middle of the city was exciting, as is the process of conserving it in another park.




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Launceston college band ready for performance at Victorian festival

The sound of chatter and wind instruments being blown at different times fills the room at the Launceston College music centre as the band members warm up for rehearsals.



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One hundred years of stamp collecting in one family

Cyril Summerton of Australind is the third generation of his family to collect stamps. He inherited a wonderful collection from his Grandfather but it was the people he met while fishing that really got him hooked on the hobby.




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When art and science collide

A Toowoomba artist says art has a valuable part to play in helping understand scientific concepts.



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Records tumble at Leyburn's 20th street sprint

A weekend of motoring celebration in Leyburn was capped off with record crowds and a new course record in the small Queensland town.




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Local sport comeback boosts community spirit in Hughenden

On a bitter winters night in north west Queensland, a small rural community braved the cold to support the finals of local touch football competition's return.




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'Beauty of country sport': the hidden storybook painted on the South Australian countryside

Memories of sporting glory, last-minute comebacks, old friendships and rivalries are hidden in plain sight behind a few coats of paint.




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Far north Queensland commemorates Vietnam Veterans' Day

More than 40 years after the conclusion of the Vietnam War many of those who served still bear physical and psychological scars as a result of the conflict. On Vietnam Veterans' Day members of the far north Queensland community paused to pay tribute to those who fought in the name of their country.




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Iconic Launceston theatre offers valuable experience to college students

Students from Launceston's Newstead College have been given the opportunity to rehearse and perform in the historic Princess Theatre for their production of Pippin.




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Hip hop crews take Sunshine Coast-style to international championships

Teams from Nambour hip hop school House of Sole have competed in the Hip Hop Internationals in San Diego, known as the Olympics of hip hop.





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New species of spider orchids discovered in the South West

New species of spider orchids have been discovered near Busselton by the WA Herbarium. They add to the already spectacular array of wildflowers which thrive in the biodiversity hot spot of the South West.





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Blood and guts a must for cast of horror movie Boar in country Queensland

The shooting of Nambour director Chris Sun's fourth horror epic is underway in the small country town of Kandanga in the Mary Valley. If you are lucky enough to pass through the one street hamlet in the next month you will see some of Australia's finest actors. ABC Sunshine Coast spoke to a few of them about the experience.




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Outback publican brings quirky collection to work

Tom Duddy's passion for collecting dates back to his days as a young boy hanging around shearing sheds. Now he has used that passion to turn the Prairie Hotel into a one of a kind outback museum.




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National Op Shop Week: 'It's become a way of life'

The message from volunteers at Toowoomba's largest op shop is that buying second-hand clothes is 'for everybody'.




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Queensland Multicultural Week: Far northern Indonesian community celebrates diversity

Colourful artwork, vibrant food and a dazzling array of traditional dress are on display in Cairns as far north Queensland's Indonesian community celebrates Multicultural Week.





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Super heroes and villains embrace Mackay Sugar City Con

Comic book characters were brought to life when cosplayer's converged on Mackay's annual pop-culture convention. Witnessing the event was like entering a portal into a different dimension - a world where super heroes and villains get along.




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A little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll at the Gympie Music Muster

The 2015 Gympie Muster has come to a close with some of the biggest acts in Australian country music taking to the stage in sometimes the soaking rain. But with additions of popular acts like Sheppard, is the festival drifting away from its country roots?






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Crafty ladies commemorate the Anzac tradition with hand-embroidered postcards

The Anzac Commemoration Postcards Exhibition features 90 hand-embroidered postcards compiled by the ladies from NSW Embroiderers' Guild. The travelling exhibition includes embroidered replicas of postcards sent to and from the war front during World War I as well as postcards designed by the guild.




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The centuries-old Italian festival still celebrated in an Aussie country town

Every year at the start of spring the streets of Port Pirie are filled with the colour, sounds and sights of a festival with its roots in a medieval Italian fishing community.



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Papua New Guinean students in Townsville put on colourful show to celebrate independence

While their families celebrated back home, Papua New Guinean students marked the 40th anniversary of their country's independence from Australia with a colourful performance at TAFE Queensland North in Townsville.



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35 years building a green cocoon on an outback Queensland cattle property

On a cattle property near the outback Queensland town of Barcaldine, Jocelyn Chandler has created a spectacular green oasis with her own bare hands. Her garden has undergone a dramatic transformation since she and her husband bought the property in 1979, when there was just one mango tree, one kurrajong tree, and a couple of shrubs near the house.




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Meet the fans rallying behind the North Queensland Cowboys

Cowboys fever is ramping up in Townsville in north Queensland in anticipation of Saturday night's elimination final against the Cronulla Sharks. Meet some of the fans who will be cheering the Cowboys to victory.




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In pictures: Australian Orchid Council conference and show in north Queensland

An array of spectacular orchid displays attracted more than 2,500 people from across Queensland to the Australian Orchid Council conference and show in Mackay at the weekend.




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Mallee Park win 2015 Port Lincoln premiership

The Mallee Park Peckers have taken out the 2015 A Grade football premiership in Port Lincoln, getting up over the Boston Tigers by 7 goals at Centenary oval.



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In photos: wild weather and large surf pummels Newcastle's coast

Powerful surf, cool winds and sporadic pockets of heavy rain has swept across the Hunter.





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Memorial to Australia's fallen jockeys being hand-carved at Condobolin

A tribute to the hundreds of jockeys who have been killed during races in Australia since European settlement is being created by a stonemason in the heart of inland New South Wales.




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Bendigo Muslims concerned about anti-mosque sentiment

What began as a small campaign protesting against the proposed Bendigo mosque has gained the support of far-right anti-Islamic groups, spilling from social media to the streets and into a council meeting. Four Muslims from Bendigo talk about how it has affected them.




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Great Southern wildflower photo competition showcases rare and colourful blooms

From late August every year, wildflowers blanket the south west corner of Western Australia. The ABC Great Southern's wildflower photo competition showcases the most beautiful blooms of the season, submitted by audience members.





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The lucky seven winning halls: 'If these halls could talk'

Bonalbo Memorial Hall, Broadwater Riley's Hill Community Hall, Eatonsville Hall, Eureka Hall, Meerschaum Vale Hall, The Channon Hall and Tumbulgum Hall have all been announced as the lucky winners of the Arts Northern Rivers project called 'If These Halls Could Talk'.




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Queensland Zonta conference 2015: Education key for next generation

The importance of empowering women worldwide was at the forefront of discussion when hundreds of women gathered in north Queensland recently. Many of them said education was the key.




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Firestick ecology

Vic Jurskis says his new book, Firestick Ecology, is a simple story of how Aboriginal people managed the land through fire to create and maintain the biodiversity and the fire-safe environment that greeted the first European settlers. The sub-title is 'fairdinkum science in plain English'. He says that to conserve biodiversity and live safely, we need to manage our forests with fire 'willingly, frequently and, with practice, skilfully'. The evidence of our land management failure is all around us, he says.