See you in Eternity, my beloved friend

See you in Eternity, my beloved friend

By Warren Nunn Me: Goodbye my friend. John: Goodbye Warren. Hooroo. Me: I love you John. John: I love you too Warren. Bye. These are the last statements of my final conversation with John Watson, my friend of 47-plus years. He passed from this life on Thursday, 15...

A world awash in eucalyptus oil

A world awash in eucalyptus oil

By Warren Nunn A world-renowned, gold-medal-winning product made from lemon-scented eucalyptus leaves was once manufactured on the Capricorn Coast. For anyone who’s stopped at a small picnic area on Coorooman Creek Road, just off the Emu Park-Rockhampton road, there’s...

Creative Coast councillor’s bottling idea

Creative Coast councillor’s bottling idea

By Warren Nunn Beer brewed on Coorooman Creek near Emu Park by a Livingstone Shire Councillor. No, it's not a planned new project, but rather it was a less-than-successful business that operated 100-plus years ago. It was one of many ventures of a man named Edwin...

Yes, it really did snow in Central Queensland

By Warren Nunn Chafed lips and knuckles that cracked and bled. That was what some of us experienced growing up in Central Queensland during the 1960s. July 1965 was particularly frigid with light snow falling in the Springsure area and around Mackay as well. Fast...

There’s a slow train comin’

By Warren Nunn Speed's the thing, the headline read. It's 1943, the world is wrestling with the turmoil that comes with global conflict. Only those who lived through that time can know what speed meant to everyone almost 80 years ago. Train travel ruled. Cars were a...

Saying goodbye to a precious friend

By Warren Nunn A tree is best measured when it's down. Simple enough analogy isn't it? But is it adequate enough when it comes to saying something about a dear friend you've known, loved, and respected for 40-plus years? Suzy Watson wasn't into cliches. In what has...