Fighting Spirit With Whitsunday Martial Arts

When a teenage Dan Zealand took an instant disliking to a teenage Anton Zafir back when they went to high school together, they never dreamt that they would one-day run a successful gym together and Anton would be God Father to Dan’s children. The two men grew-up in the Sunshine Coast and bonded over their…

Marketing Mindsets With Redhotblue

With her teenage daughters performing cartwheels across the lounge room and the new family puppy causing chaos, opening a temporary office space at home in the kids playroom has made for some interesting zoom meetings for Jody Euler and her Creative Agency – redhotblue. Renowned for their bold, brazen and (impactful) approach to clever marketing,…

Primed to Pivot With Bec Douthwaite

From photo shoots and glossy magazine pages to a complex world of hyperlinks and digital slides, Bec Douthwaite, owner and publisher of Core Life Magazine, knew that in order for her business to survive it would need to embrace a new online platform. “After nearly a decade, we haven’t missed an issue yet and I…

Tourism Whitsundays

NOTE FROM CEO TASH WHEELER For tourism in The Whitsundays, and every industry that supports tourism, this past couple of months has been a tough rollercoaster. It goes without saying that The Whitsundays is one of the most reliant regions on tourism; the industry accounts for 1 in 3 jobs locally. I want to start…

Money Matters – Now More Than Ever

Core Life’s resident Financial Advisor, Justin Butler from Eclipse Financial Services, takes time out from his busy schedule to answer a few important questions about our economy during these unprecedented times. How is the Australian economy fairing on the world stage? The Government debt is measured as a ratio of the size of the economy…

Book Launch – Party For One!

When Michelle Anderstarr had to cancel her long-awaited book launch due to the pandemic, 80 guests were disappointed and it looked like her launch was grounded. That was until the spirited local author decided to put her make-up on and wear the gold sparkly frock she’d been dreaming of, deciding that an isolation launch party…

Where Have You Bin Lately?

Being stuck in isolation with nothing but time on our hands has inspired some wild and whacky ideas. One that has taken the Internet by storm and created a Facebook following of over a million people from across the world is Bin Isolation. And it seems the people of Australia are one of the most…

GOODNESS GRACIOUS

We Are Celebrating 10 Years! The Goodness Gracious Health Store in Cannonvale is celebrating ten years in business and owner Helen Pike is proud to have survived a fire, a cyclone and now the Coronavirus. “We have an in-house joke that everything happens in March,” laughs Helen. “It goes to show how strong our business…

Stir fry at home

Have you tried to cook a stir fry at home, only to have it turn out soggier than a North Queensland lawn in March? We have compiled a list of Chef tips to have you cooking Pad Thai like a pro in no time. Be Prepared. Stir Fry’s cook quickly, so make sure you do…