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Vets are warning owners to beware of ticks this season.

News

Don’t be ticked off, take precautions

ROCCO DeAngelis, the man famed as Australia's ‘Pizza Nazi’

Lifestyle

Meet the Pizza Nazi: No ham or pineapple. No nonsense

Miranda Kerr pictured on the set of the TV series Australia's Next Top Model. Supplied by Foxtel.

Lifestyle

Miranda Kerr's personal chef spills on how celebrities eat

CHECKING IN: Teenagers need parents to be involved in their online world.

Lifestyle

How to deal with a teen glued to social media

Lifestyle

'I regret sending my daughter to school too early'

Identical twins Becky Pistone (left) with baby Andi and Rachael McGeoch with William gave birth to their newborns hours apart using ‘twin power’.

Lifestyle

Identical twins give birth on same day

Would you send out an invoice?

Lifestyle

Mum plans to invoice ‘no-shows’ at daughter’s birthday party

Check out the activities to help get kids away from the TV these school holidays.

Lifestyle

Mum loses custody of kids because of how she handled tantrum

INCREDIBLE: Divers at Wolf Rock off Rainbow Beach recently spotted up to 70 pregnant female sharks at a time of the critically endangered grey nurse shark.

News

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Travel

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

Lifestyle

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

Fishing at sunset. Photo: Barry Leddicoat / Sunshine Coast Daily

News

The flathead and bream are biting

Vegan influencer Loni Jane with vegetables in her backyard veggie patch. Picture Glenn Hampson

Lifestyle

Loni Jane: Why I gave up meat five years ago

Natasha Hovarth and son Aden with loaves of Aden's Choice.

Business

Mum pioneers 'gut friendly' bread - and it tastes real

Get your kids cooking these holidays with these tasty mini pizzas.

Lifestyle

Get the kids in the kitchen

Lifestyle

The beer that's poles apart from our own

When was the last time you cleaned your steering wheel?

Lifestyle

11 items you’re probably not cleaning but should

Customers say having the checkout in the middle of the store is “disorienting”. Picture: Lindsay Moller

Lifestyle

How to hack Kmart and Officeworks for home styling

The most utilitarian room in the home, the laundry.

Lifestyle

Law and order in the laundry

Duuvy Jester who travelled to America to learn about Earthships.

News

Earthships are out of this world

Give the kids their own pot or space in the garden to grow whatever they want, but make it fun.

Lifestyle

Gardening with kids, one of life's simple pleasures

BUZZING BEAUTY: Gordon and Maria Reynolds, 40 Smythe Dr, in their winning garden.

Lifestyle

Native garden is competition's City Grand Champion

Geraniums, like Oh So Orange, provide colour for much of the year.

Lifestyle

Gardening: Geraniums cope with almost anything

Betty's Burgers is offering a special lavender and blackberry waffle concrete, a bespoke dessert made available during September.

Lifestyle

Burger bar serves up floral flavoured ice cream

Healthy coral and reef fish abound at Low Isles in the Great Barrier Reef.

Travel

Live high life on Low Isles

Lou Blair, right, with a friend. Picture: Lou BlairSource:Supplied

Travel

I nearly became a Cuban's sugar-mumma

Thrillseekers on one of the rides at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast

Travel

How to entertain the kids these holidays

Vet Chris Brown will attend the Brisbane Dog Lovers Show in November.

Travel

Famous vets to star at dog lovers show

Henry Nicholson and Jonathan LaPaglia pictured on Australian Survivor.

Entertainment

Australian Survivor’s strategist gets the boot

Hoges actor Josh Lawson has a role in a new Hollywood romantic comedy.

Entertainment

From Hoges to Holly for Brissie star

TOURING: American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress Macy Gray.

Entertainment

Macy Gray: "I'm bringing the party to Byron Bay"

The Shark Tank panel go to war once more.

Entertainment

What’s behind the biggest Shark Tank fights

Lifestyle

Buyer allegedly pulls a knife on guy over $1100 'Yeezy' shoes

Calvin Klein’s see-through jumper.

Lifestyle

'Naked jumper' proves a hit as it sells out online

Look 1.

Lifestyle

Fashion: How to wear swimwear with confidence

Models present creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel fashion house during the Paris Fashion Week, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, France, 05 March 2013. The presentation of the Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2013/14 collections runs from 26 February to 06 March. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA

Lifestyle

Paris, Milan dream one step closer for 14-year-old model

Myer is facing tough times

Business

Myer, David Jones: why big retailers are struggling

Lifestyle

Tomorrow’s Special Buys range at Aldi has people all excited

SAVING MONEY: John Scarborough says people should grow as much food as they can, and that lettuce, silverbeet and herbs are good crops to start with.

Business

Saving money made simple for pensioners

EASY: Getting great footage with the DJI Spark is very easy thanks to a good stabilised camera.

Business

DJI Spark drone is child's play to fly

News

"We are not able to treat it": Antibiotics' STI superbug

Samuel Johnson said Connie ‘went out on top’.

News

Connie’s last moments: ‘She went out on top’

News

How teen girls should be taught about sex

Bacteria Generic.

News

How dry spell could be making us sick

Would you dress your baby or toddler girl in blue, or let your boy wear a dress?

Opinion

Gender bending politics needs to stay away from my daughter

USE YOUR WORDS: Screens cannot replace person-to-person interactions for teaching language or communication.

Lifestyle

More tech and less talk means children are losing their speech skills

'After a 17-hour labour, my midwife attacked me for being gay'

Lifestyle

After a 17 hour labour, my midwife attacked me for being gay

Riding down slides while sitting on a parent’s lap increases the risk of injury

Lifestyle

Never do this on a playground slide

CHEERS: Bob and Shirley Blackburn celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at Mothar Mountain Hall.

Lifestyle

The secret to a long marriage? There's no such thing

Sex toys remain popular in Townsville, Cairns and Toowoomba.

Lifestyle

Toowoomba, Townsville, Cairns topping sex toys list

LOVE ONLINE: Derek Zomer and Jennifer Jackson met in an online gaming forum when they were young teenagers and fell in love after a decade-long friendship. They're now engaged.

Lifestyle

They met online over a decade ago, now they're engaged

Riona Kelly has found love after her husband left her five days after she had a stroke.

Lifestyle

Wife ditched after stroke finds new love