Culture

Jason Statham returns to form in action thriller A Working Man

JASON Statham is back in what promises to be a gripping and high-stakes thriller with A Working Man, a forthcoming action film that blends pulse-pounding suspense with a deeply personal story of redemption.

Alexis Poulsen

2 minutes ago

Events

Olympic snub: rowing to go to Rocky

A SHOCK reveal by city media quoting “high placed sources” that Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River would host the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Rowing events has left the Scenic Rim region and its supporters scrambling for detail.

Wendy Creighton

2 minutes ago

Events

Unfazed by a hovering cyclone

THE couple chose Yandina Station on the Sunshine Coast hinterland as the venue for their March wedding.

Wendy Creighton

2 minutes ago

Arts & Entertainment

Black Blues Brothers ready for Ipswich Civic Centre

AFTER amazing audiences around the world, The Black Blues Brothers arrive in Ipswich at the end of the month.

Rob Mellett

19 Mar 2025

Outdoors

Preparation: The key to bushwalking safety

EASTER and the school holidays are approaching and authorities should anticipate that once again there will be a spate of people becoming lost or injured on bushwalks.

Guest Writer

19 Mar 2025

Screen

The remaking of a classic - re-imagined Snow White

DISNEY’S live-action reimagining of Snow White is set to grace the silver screen, bringing new life to the beloved 1937 animated classic.

Alexis Poulsen

12 Mar 2025

Events

Impending cyclone no deterrent to YoY contestants

CYCLONE warnings, forecast flooding and damaging winds failed to have an impact on the confidence with which three Boonah High Year 12s addressed the audience in the Fassifern Lions’-hosted annual Youth of the Year competition.

Staff Writers

12 Mar 2025

Music

RMCM brings Seattle’s indie scene to Aus

SEATTLE-BASED indie folk-rock band Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners played Brisbane’s The Triffid last Tuesday delivering their first performance in Australia for the tour.

Drew Creighton

05 Mar 2025

Screen

Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17: A mind-bending sci-fi thriller awaits

BONG Joon Ho, the visionary filmmaker behind the Academy Award-winning Parasite, is set to return to the big screen with Mickey 17, an ambitious sci-fi thriller starring Robert Pattinson.

Alexis Poulsen

05 Mar 2025

Travel

A self-drive tour through our smallest state

OUR brief was to find a self-drive holiday with minimal travel stress, lots to see that’s out of the ordinary, and where accommodation was easy to find along the way.

Wendy Creighton

05 Mar 2025

Culture

Funny man Arj and his mind field of laughs

HERE’S proof even famous comedians need to do mundane chores because when VERVE spoke to Arj Barker he was at a laundromat.

Lara Hart

26 Feb 2025

Events

A golden temple, a wooden bow tie and a white Christmas

THEY met when Jamie was the new kid at school. Both would turn eight that year … Jamie first, Zozia a few months later.

Wendy Creighton

26 Feb 2025

Screen

You know, we’ve all had one of them days

KEKE Palmer and SZA are bringing their comedic chops to the big screen in the upcoming film One of Them Days, a high-energy buddy comedy that’s already generating positive buzz.

Guest Writer

26 Feb 2025

Events

Eat Local wins grant, makes moves to ‘break even’

MOVES by the Scenic Rim Eat Local Month organisers to make it a ‘break even event, over time’ have been given a boost through a State Government grant.

Wendy Creighton

26 Feb 2025

Screen

The Last Journey: A road trip through memory and meaning

FOR many, retirement is a time of relaxation, adventure, and long-awaited freedom.

Guest Writer

19 Feb 2025

Events

Spectacular ‘gallops’ into new grounds for Clydie festival

ONE of the Scenic Rim’s most successful festivals is on the move.

Wendy Creighton

19 Feb 2025

Events

A story of together forever

SHONA and Sam met in a country pub in Bundaberg. By closing time, they were talking marriage.

Wendy Creighton

19 Feb 2025

Events

100 day countdown has begun

BOONAH’S Prime Cattle Chief Steward is anticipating good numbers and strong competition at this year’s Show and Sale.

Wendy Creighton

19 Feb 2025

Music

’80s indie darlings are back

AUSTRALIAN indie rock royalty Ups and Downs are gearing up to celebrate their 40th anniversary, with the release of a vinyl anthology, Stained Glass Memories, along with an East Coast tour which drops in at Brisbane next month.

Rob Mellett

11 Feb 2025