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The disappearance of Alice Drake

June 15, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Writing, Local history

After the first shot, the old Mayor watched the apple fall from his wife’s hand and stumble across the carpet… Dr Wendy Davis investigates a cold case from the 1920s: the murder-suicide of former Bundaberg Mayor Lewis Maynard and his wife Alice Drake.

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June 15, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Wendy Davis, lewis maynard, alice drake, cold cases, murder
Writing, Local history

From Christchurch must come compassion

March 18, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Opinion

Dr Wendy Davis reflects on the terrorist attacks in Christchurch and the role of politics and the media, and what we can do now to build love, not hate.

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March 18, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
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To The Beach

January 25, 2018 by Jodie van de Wetering in Writing

Today our Australia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow series takes us to a place dear to most Aussies' hearts.  A place where first steps are taken, classic catches caught, champions forged, bodies bronzed and souls recharged: to the beach.

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January 25, 2018 /Jodie van de Wetering
Australia: Yesterday Today Tomorrow, Wendy Davis, personal narrative
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New for subscribers: does opera have any kind of relevance for regional Qld audiences, and how can it reflect our own special sense of self and place? A Bundy based theatre maker aims to find out, and write some new work along the way... #opera #bun
New on the Rocky Street Press website: wrap your ears around Last Words from CQ country singer-songwriter @brittanyelisemusic. And follow her for more great stuff coming next week! #ausmusic #music #supportlocalartists #litmag #magazine #artsmag #q
New online: Gone Fishing, a short film from @blue_eagle_cq. Fishing for food's still allowed under the current shutdown conditions... but that doesn't mean it'll go well! Link in bio. #BlueEagleCQ #film #supportlocalartists #capricorncoast #capcoa
What are you working on in these weird iso times? #artistsofig #artstagram #art #artistatwork #creativity #create
What happened to Alice? We take on true crime with a fascinating piece from Dr Wendy Davis, combining meticulous historical research with fiction to fill the gaps. Online now ➡ rockystreetpress.com #truecrime #murder #bundaberg #auslit #litmag #ma
New online: a #rockhampton author has been targeted by a string of anon messages inviting her on a road trip to a nonexistent writing event with "no jealous husbands". Find out more ➡ rockystreetpress.com #strangerdanger #scam #artsmag #ce
Always when you're in a hurry, isn't it? #railway #train #motionblur #nightshots #aurizon #centralqueensland #centralqld #industrial #myrockhampton #visitrockhampton #queensland #thisisqueensland #ig_australia #rockhampton #queenslandrail #queenslan
New online: meet the 25 #centralqld and #westernqld artists who are finalists in @rockhamptonartgallery's Bayton Awards. Exhibition and loads of tie-in events coming soon to #Rockhampton! ➡ rockystreetpress.com #artistatwork #art #artistsofig #bayt
New online: @kissingtheflint have risen from the ashes of last year's bushfires to release their carbon-negative debut EP, Unconditionality. Full story @ rockystreetpress.com. #australia #queensland #thisisqueensland #gladstoneregion #gladstone #ce

Rocky Street Press acknowledges the Darumbal people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Queensland region where we live and work.  We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to Indigenous nations’ rich cultures of art and storytelling. We welcome Indigenous readers and contributors.

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