Getting better with age – International Day of Older Persons
If you think that there’s not much to celebrate about getting older, think again! October 1st is gazetted by the United Nations as the…
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The Magic of a Master Healer – Kenji Kumara brings Quantum Lightweaving to Australia
When Kenji Kumara, the creator of Quantum Lightweaving, comes to Australia next month for his first Australian retreat, participants can expect to experience the…
Buddha’s Birthday, workshops and Crystal Castle Villas…
It’s all happening at the Crystal Castle over the next month or so. This weekend sees the celebration of Buddha’s birthday; then on June…
Zenith Virago – taking Deathwalking to the world
Zenith Virago has been working alongside death and loss for 25 years. She tells Verandah Magazine that death has been her greatest teacher. ‘I’ve…
A’Laya – from soil to soulful skincare
First there was paddock to plate, now there’s farm to face…a hidden family farm leads to a unique natural product range made in the…
Bamboo bedding for the sweetest of dreams
The brainchild of Gold Coast entrepreneur Sonia Tribe, Natures Linen stocks only the best quality bamboo bed sheets through a new online shop. Are…
Embracing technology – at any age
Artist Bernadette Curtin discovers that growing older doesn’t mean missing out on being connected. As we age do we feel that we have missed…
Jenny Dowell – hardly the retiring type…
Jenny Dowell was Mayor of Lismore for eight years. She retired six months ago – but you’d hardly know it. From tonight she’s playing…
Crystal Castle hosts visits by master meditator Jakob Leschly
Meditation – it seems simple and yet somehow quietening the monkey mind can often be downright impossible. Jakob Leschly is a Buddhist, and has…
Surf’s Up – next weekend it’s Byron’s favourite Festival
The Byron Bay Surf Festival is a calendar staple in the area for local and international talent, focusing as it does on surf culture,…
Pursuing Your Passion heads to Byron Bay
Business and creative trailblazers headline at Byron event this weekend… An annual event designed to help encourage both men and women to start their…
Victoria Cosford: Dashing away with a smoothing iron…
Who owns up to loving ironing? Who in their right mind could love ironing? Writer Victoria Cosford, that’s who… I like ironing. I will…
Campbell Korff’s crusade against credit cards
Our credit card debt would pay off one quarter of the country’s mortgages, writes Campbell Korff, who warns of the serious repercussions of too…
Native bee youth project wins major NRCF grant
This year’s Northern Rivers Community Foundation has distributed over $130,000 in grants across 22 Northern Rivers organisations. The region’s only philanthropic group, NRCF (Northern…
Thinking outside the box – pricing for success
Campbell Korff, from Yellow Brick Road, points out that sometimes oils ain’t oils – and how we can protect the value of our investments….
Mark Bouris: Ten things young investors should know
It’s never too soon to start your investing policy, according to Yellow Brick Road founder Mark Bouris, who has an essential list for under-30…
Dr Libby brings her latest book on women’s health to Bangalow
Don’t miss this rare chance to catch Australia’s own international health guru, biochemist, author and speaker Dr. Libby Weaver, talking about her latest book…
Switching ON with Enova Energy
Australia’s first community-owned renewable energy retail company has started rolling out its energy plans to shareholders and supporters this week. As part of this…
The movie Moneyball is right on the money…
Behavioural economics – it’s the Moneyball of business, according to Sonia Friedrich, who writes that the film is a must-see if you want to…
Julie Ann Cairns – Cracking the Abundance Code
There’s not much Julie Anne Cairns doesn’t know about money. A former economist for the Reserve Bank and a company director Julie Anne has…