Peter Richardson has been a journalist on the Sunshine Coast for 50 years and is the former editor of the Nambour Chronicle. Last year he published Chapter and Verse, a collection of short fiction and verse inspired by the people and places of the Coast. Peter is now writing a memoir of a half-century of journalism in South-East Queensland. Recent entries
Sirens sound for ambulance warning
2 CommentsEmergencies are all about context. >>
It's not easy being grey
Interest rates and the internet cause trouble for seniors. >>
Pronunciation deterioration
3 CommentsHave you noticed a pronounced ‘deteriation’ in pronunciation lately? >>
Hospital does its best
Queensland Health doctors and nurses do the best they can. >>
Rudd's misguided on truancy
1 CommentsNoel Pearson's plan will put a spring in your step. >>
Progress crushed the flowers
1 CommentsThe fields of gold are being swallowed up. >>
It smacks of a silly debate
What ever happened to common sense and education? >>
Am I an anti-Olympian?
5 CommentsForgive me, but I have entertained negative Olympic thoughts. >>
Spring is about to be sprung
1 CommentsThe appearance of hovea flowers promises spring is close. >>
A different view on home ownership
2 CommentsShould Aussie real estate be left for citizens only? >>
So what if Kev swears?
Let's remember the F-word is just a word after all. >>
Debt and very loud cinemas
1 CommentsWhy is that surround sound so loud? >>
Time to tighten the belt
3 CommentsFrom now on, it's public transport for me. >>
Hats off to sun pioneers
1 CommentsThe Sunshine Coast should be doing more to go solar. >>
Even good teachers shout
Teachers who yell at students are not committing child abuse. >>
Water, water everywhere
Surely some of that rain could have been collected? >>
The dedicated band plays on
This charitable group of big-hearted musos deserve praise. >>
No reward for loyalty
Decades of health fund membership count for nothing. >>
On the search for a deserted beach
I know a good one, but it's a secret. >>
Is poverty biting the Coast that much?
It's sad when people have to steal food to survive. >>
Technology's impact on language
All these new words, but what do they mean? >>
The truth about pokies revealed
1 CommentsHow the machines really work and news for seniors. >>
Binge thinking needed on pokies
2 CommentsMillions lost on Dalek look-alikes every day. >>
Family took on the big boys to stay in business
1 CommentsAnd now their milk plant is a roaring success. >>
What? I've won two million pounds?
Don't put your hand out for a share just yet. >>
Why we should value the right to vote
2 CommentsThe apathy of many Aussie electors can be astounding. >>
Where are today’s bright young architects?
10 CommentsCheap and modest needn’t mean dull and poky. >>
Homebuyers may need to lower their sights
6 CommentsThe huge loans taken out on first homes staggers me. >>
It seems I've lost my passion ...
1 Commentsat least for next Saturday's council poll, anyway. >>
How can we lure more tourists?
The industry could soon find itself under the pump. >>
One person’s child abuse is another’s discipline
1 CommentsEveryone's against it, but the meaning often gets muddied. >>
Rain just like the good old days
What’s everybody whingeing about? Why all the fuss? This is just like the old wets we used to have every year. >>
Why so violent? It's the alcohol, stupid!
1 CommentsTo pull a knife was seen as the lowest of low actions. Not any more, it seems. >>
Where have all the bitzers gone?
What has happened to the neighbourhood dogs of questionable parentage? >>
When is a town not a town?
Just how big does a town have to be to be so known? >>





