Discipline and support lead to a simpler, richer life. >>

Life doesn't stop with death. Farewell, dear friend. >>

Could 2024 Olympics in Brisbane actually work? >>

Local tourism operators have nothing on our English counterparts. >>

It’s time for the Mudjimba Island Charity Swim. >>

24-hour turnaround for work turns into a longer stay. >>

Why the AFL has to clamp down on misuse of rules >>

Picture a scanner, screen and voice that sounds like Terminator. >>

Local supporters are among the hardest taskmasters I have seen. >>

Everyone's getting frocked up and having a ball. >>

There's something from Origin I just can't let go. >>

It's unfair to write off this town, but stigmas stick. >>

Grand National aftermath one of racing's saddest sights. >>

Wearing your underpants on the outside is a dead giveaway. >>

If only the Broncos had given him a decent go. >>

Friday the 13th is gone but I won't forget it. >>

Never mind the doom and gloom everywhere else. >>

What will the government do: increase tax on all alcohol? >>

What a turnaround between the first and second games. >>

So we should help our neighbours who are less fortunate. >>

Players had an interesting training session at the boxing gym. >>

Consumers need to become smarter to bag a bargain. >>

Step back in time is a way forward for NRL. >>

If you're not happy living here, the road south's open. >>

Star playmaker Scott Prince could have appealed his exclusion. >>

We're never short of an opinion to share with others. >>

Do Willie Mason and Carl Webb get along? >>

I would rather my taxes went to our nurses. >>

Why not turn a negative incident into a positive? >>

It's hard to argue that the game is pure entertainment. >>

What is it with so-called five-star restaurants? >>

Australia's problems are certainly not unique. >>

No video ref and give them oranges at half-time. >>

You never know what's lurking beneath that suit and tie. >>

People throwing stones should check their own closets for skeletons. >>

I recently saw a funeral notice for Allan Marr which saddened me but also dredged up some fantastic memories of the community I grew up in. >>

I hope he has his travel insurance up-to-date. >>

I had the perfect Easter... well nearly. >>

Imagine if the gear in all sports as looked at. >>

Thank goodness Charles Manson didn't make an appearance ... >>

Carlton missed its chance to send players a message. >>

Cabs and I just don't seem to get on. >>

Phil Mooney has inherited something resembling a train wreck. >>

Everyone has a different idea about what is funny. >>

A lighter look at the blokes losing weight for charity. >>

Here is my take on some of the election goings-on. >>

I've written about dogs, birds and others but never axolotils. >>

Don't you love footy at the start of the year before a ball has been kicked? >>

What sporting identity could take the helm of this great nation? >>

I had to laugh when I read ARU Chairman John O’Neill’s Sate of the Union address. >>

I have been following the lead-up to the local elections with growing interest but I do get a bit disappointed about criticisms of councillors and mayors. >>

But now the Australian Cricket Board faces another hurdle. >>

They could have used me to blow up helium balloons. >>

The Stingrays have signed Morgan Turinui for this season. >>

But we should be worried about some other atrocities too. >>

Next there will be a melee at the lawn bowls. >>

Prepare for jostling for limited positions on the new council. >>

All of a sudden there's men behaving badly. >>

Our habits and landscapes have changed since those happy days. >>

Players are being warned off and it seems the bravest are the ones that are at the end of their careers. >>

I got into trouble the other day because someone in the Daily quoted me saying that “I hate Christmas”. >>

Our elite lifesaving competition is not working. >>

The good, the bad and the ugly side of Christmas. >>

ust goes to show, there is no such thing as a free lunch. >>

Early last week I turned 50, which is more of a milestone than one would think. >>

Queensland deal would have been perfect for the Kangaroos. >>

Sergeant Schultz was the apple of my eye. >>

I’d think about revisiting the microphone-on-the-player thing. >>

I woke up last Sunday morning and funnily enough the sky had not caved in, in fact it was just the same as the day before with the only difference ... >>

But our local heroes could still have naming rights ... >>

The madness in the streets at the moment is all very sad. >>

The NRL snipe went to Thursday’s Men of League Toughest Twelve charity lunch. >>

Finding annoying presents for our friends’ kids and it is a great game. >>

An online sale could end fundraising angst. >>

Pride comes before a huge hotel bill on Dubai stopover. >>

What's in a name? Not a lot of luck, it seems >>

If you look around, man, you’ll see you got magic. >>

Surely the reign of coach Steve Folkes must be drawing to a close. >>

Since the passing of Sumo, our beloved Staffie, Lilly - a dingo bull-terrier cross - really struggled so it was decided to find her a mate. >>

Our players aren't the only victims of racial abuse. >>

“Don’t use the good scissors” activated something in my bizarre brain and I couldn’t stop thinking about if for days. >>

And here's why I'm barracking for the Poms. >>

Could Dale Shearer be playing in a new Coolum rugby league side next year. >>

Talk about hair-brained ideas. As usual, I have walked into another one – or that is what I initially thought. >>

The fact is that the Poms played better than us in one game, it just happened to be a vital one. >>

I don't know about you, but the election frenzy is driving me crazy. >>

In my humble opinion, the balls for the NRL grand final were over-inflated - which explains a lot. >>

I recently had time to reflect how our airport security works and realised that you could check in online under the name Mr D Duck and jump on in Brisbane ... >>

The Worst Commentator of the Year was looking like a one horse race. >>

Not only did the family pet exit this world on Tuesday night, my other old mate, the wife, was booked to go to hospital the next morning, so my stress ... >>

The bar has been lifted for the guy in the middle. >>

Sumo was the greatest gift anyone has given me. >>

What a feast of local football, plus junior rugby league, soccer and netball grand finals as well. >>

I have been the target of the quick-witted and the not-so-clever as well, most of which have found their way into this column. >>

Coast cricketer Ashley Noffke has endured a harsh introduction to the sub-continent. >>

Mark Furler's comments on “bloody idiots” driving around during the recent floods, was on the money, but sadly, I was guilty of being one of them. >>

What about the Andrew Johns saga and the Gus “Ray Martin” Gould interview last night? >>

Is the Holier than Thou attitude in reaction to Kevin Rudd's strip club visit five years ago the right way to go? >>

After two weeks of playing aunty my sister decided we needed a girls night out so last night, along with one of her friends, we hit one of the bars ... >>

Last week’s rugby league double-header at Quad Park was a great spectacle, despite the rain. >>