Kumbartcho Centre occupies a six-hectare site on the South Pine River at 15 Bunya Pine Court, Eatons Hill. It was previously known as Bunya Sanctuary Community Environmental Centre. Owned by Moreton Bay Regional Council, it is operated by trained and dedicated volunteers and staff. Kumbartcho is the local Aboriginal word for the Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), a majestic … [Read more...] about Kumbartcho Sanctuary and Nursery: Eatons Hill
Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson – Book Review
Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson, bestselling author of The Yellow Villa and Sixty Summers, tells the story of two school friends, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Clayton and Virginia (Ginny) Moncur, who grew up in the small town of Nullaburra outside Sydney. Coming from very different backgrounds, they remain best friends well into their sixties until Ginny’s passing. Lizzy, who … [Read more...] about Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson – Book Review
The Secret Path by Karen Swan – Book Review
The Secret Path by Karen Swan is her 20th novel. It is set in Costa Rica, a country that attracts the wealthy from abroad with its beautiful beaches, and rainforests teeming with rare wildlife species. All is not as it appears in paradise, however, and tension is building due to conflicting interests. The Tremain family have been involved in the conservation of this … [Read more...] about The Secret Path by Karen Swan – Book Review
The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird – Book Review
The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird is the second entrancing novel by this talented author. In his job of long-time custodian of The Emporium of Imagination, Earlatidge Hubert Umbray is sent to the small, rural township of Boonah in Queensland. Arriving in a 1954 Holden FJ, he is accompanied by a dome-top lunchbox, and a marmalade cat, who has the abilities … [Read more...] about The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird – Book Review
Left You Dead by Peter James: Book Reviews
Left You Dead by Peter James - Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is not only investigating the case of a missing woman in Brighton, he is also facing a personal challenge, in this, the seventeenth novel in James’s bestselling series. Niall and Eden Paternoster’s Sundays are often taken up with drives to heritage country houses in their district. While Eden admires them … [Read more...] about Left You Dead by Peter James: Book Reviews