Fraser Coast Chronicle

NEW BUSINESS: Fraser Coast's next step to being waste-free

New Fraser Coast business sets the precedent for sustainable living.

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12th March 2019 12:03 AM

WASTE-FREE: Replenish Refill owner Sara Storoy among the wares in her Main St, Pialba store. Her philosophy for living a sustainable life is to start small.

Keeping your cool, naturally

Trees act like evaporative coolers and it sometimes gets so cold under the cottonwoods I need to move out into the sun to...

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07th Jan. 2019 11:01 AM

The flame tree outside Hervey Bay Library.

Boost your garden naturally with these common items

HOW to create a pest-free, thriving garden with these natural, household items.

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21st Nov. 2018 11:11 AM

NATURAL SUPPLIES: Epsom salts does wonders for your pot plants.

Get ready for festive months

Summer is fast approaching and now is the time to prepare and plant for Christmas and the warmer months ahead.

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31st Oct. 2018 1:10 PM

In November, food almost seems to jump out of the earth, so it's the perfect time to get started on your own 'food forest'.

Bloomin' great time of the year for colour

Great spring rains and warmer days have local gardens looking spectacular with lots of colour and new growth.

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03rd Oct. 2018 11:10 AM

FULL BLOOM: Warmer days has local gardens looking spectacular with lots of colour and new growth.

SPRING: Now is the time to enjoy the flowers

Spring is finally here. All the shrubs and trees I have pruned are growing fresh foliage and the bulbs I have planted have...

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27th Sept. 2018 3:09 PM

HELLO SPRING: The weather is great and the gardens are looking the best they will all year.

GREEN THUMB: Feed you, me and the bees

The many different reasons to grow flowers, other than for their beauty.

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28th Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

NATURE'S HELPER: I grow snakevine for the endangered blue banded bee.

GREEN THUMB: Ignite childhood memories this spring

The Big Bad Banksia Men are none other than the seed cones of the impressive wallum ecosystem banksias.

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16th Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

The wallum banksias are remarkable plants in many ways, providing energy-rich nectar for parrots and honeyeaters.

Festival of colour around the corner

This is a month of wonderful colour as the landscape comes alive with brilliant glowing wattle trees in flower.

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07th Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

NEW BEGINNINGS: Autumn is nature's time for planting.

Easy ways to create a cheerful garden this winter

Just because it's the middle of winter, it doesn't mean you have to have a boring garden.

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02nd Aug. 2018 1:08 PM

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