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Live Story Events

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In 2022 I teamed up with Brisbane-based Life Out Loud. You can hear a selection of stories from the live events in Townsville on the Life Out Loud website. Or […]

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Live Story Events, Story

Tropic Tales Takes Off

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The first series of Live Story events wrapped up in September, 2021 resulting in a collection of compelling stories. The second series Tropic Tales is a partnership with Townsville City […]

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Photography, Story, Video

Step back in time

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My latest audio story started from an invitation to try out the new recording space at Aitkenvale library. It is part of Tech Savvy City, an ambitious prototype designed by […]

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Podcast, Story

DIY makeup and body paint

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COVID had a huge impact on the 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Project: People, Culture & Country. A positive outcome was the students had a bigger role in […]

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Surreal – an audio compilation

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The most poignant and dramatic moments of the flood story interviews have been collated into Surreal and set to a soundtrack that aims to capture the action and the emotions […]

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Music and Sound Design, Podcast, Story

Showcase of Wearable Art

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These  videos show artwork created in The 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Project: People, Culture & Country:  an initiative of the Department of Education, North Queensland Region,  supported by the […]

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indigenous, Photography, Story, Video

Wearable Art – People, Culture & Country 2019

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Students from north Queensland State Schools developed pieces of wearable art based on their cultural backgrounds. The wearable art pieces will be displayed at Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium on […]

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indigenous, Photography, Video

‘Making of’ Indigenous Wearable Art

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Great news that the Aboriginal and Islander Art Project will be supported by Education Queensland again in 2019. Such a positive experience for me and I was so impressed by […]

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indigenous, Photography, Video

Strong Women

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  A highlight of this year was working with Topsy Tapim and Community Gro on a NAIDOC week documentary. We interviewed women who were “scrapbooking” about the women who had […]

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indigenous, Video

The Pub That Sells More Books Than Beer

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A short documentary set in the backroads near Ingham, north Queensland

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Farming and river runoff to the Great Barrier Reef

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Fertiliser runoff from agriculture can adversely affect waterways as well as the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef. Soil scientist Dr Paul Nelson talks with Baromter’s Kate Osborne on how to optimise […]

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Street Art for T150

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2016 was a year for celebrating Townsville’s history. This ‘Behind the Scenes’ video was produced by LensCap to thank the families for sharing their memories and time with us and […]

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Photography, Video

Honey, lets plant some tea trees

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Medicinal honey is in high demand across the world, and the species of tea-tree to produce it is also an excellent regeneration plant. Barometer’s Kate Osborne speaks with honey chemist […]

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Latitude 18 radio story

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Latitude 18 is a radio documentary about the Spanish Mackerel fishery in Queensland and the social changes that have shaped the fishery. The story played on ABC Statewide in June, 2015. […]

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Podcast

Another Fantastic Year

December 9, 2021by Kate Osborne @writenq Leave a comment

People, Culture & Country, 2021 was a rich experience with students from 13 schools making outfits. This year students and teachers collected their own footage and photos to document the […]

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indigenous, Music and Sound Design, Photography, Story, Video

Live Story Events

June 28, 2021by Kate Osborne @writenq Leave a comment

This is an invite only event. There will be a list of names at the door. Thank you for coming to Townsville’s inaugural Live Story Event. Here are a few […]

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Story

BDmag – print edition coming

May 31, 2021by Kate Osborne @writenq Leave a comment

My first online article for this Townsville magazine which will be relaunching as a ‘free’ print magazine in the next couple of months. Hopefully the start of a productive collaboration. […]

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Open Day – People, Culture & Country 2019

February 20, 2020by Kate Osborne @writenq Leave a comment

Artwork created in The 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Project: People, Culture & Country will be displayed in the Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium on the Open Day […]

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indigenous, Photography, Video

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