Students offered exciting opportunity to experience iconic speech

Karen Jacobsen would love for every school age student to know the words of Julia Gillard’s iconic misogyny speech.

It was a speech that included the famous line - “I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. I will not.”

The Mackay performer, best known as the voice of Siri, said it was her hope that by creating a pop orchestral work around the speech, titled Misogyny Opus – Not Now, Not Ever, she could “create a wave of equality” that would inspire people to take action.

Have your say in liveability census

Council's vision is to become the best region for liveability and livelihood.

The region’s residents are being invited to have their say on how to help council achieve that by taking part in the 2023 Australian Liveability Census.

The national research project, which council has signed up to for the first time, will reveal what matters most to local communities and inform government planning for better outcomes.

Kick-start your career with an academic bursary

Calling all university students; now’s your chance to get a head-start on your career through council’s popular academic bursary program.

The program offers university students the chance to gain valuable work experience along with the added bonus of financial assistance.

Council has five academic bursaries up for grabs, worth $5000 each. This includes a period of paid work experience with a council team that aligns with your area of study.

“Raw” by Kylie Ferriday

Enjoy a colourful new exhibition by local artist Kylie Ferriday on now at the Botanic Gardens Lagoons Café and Gallery.

Kylie has always noticed every fine detail of our beautiful Australian native flora and fauna. She sees patterns in bark, on the gum leaves, the shapes of the bottlebrush and the crest of a cockatoo. Kylie sees our world in shapes, colour and patterns, then paints those inspirations from her mind’s eye.

The exhibition is on show until April 23 with artwork available for sale.