How AI describes Marty Hollis:

Marty Hollis brings the skies to Saint Mary's halls,

Where aerospace dreams take flight within the walls.

With passion for flight and the mechanics of space,

He guides every student at their own steady pace.

Inspiring young minds to reach for the stars,

From the physics of wings to the mysteries of Mars.

Not bad!

Paddy Long is a true creative, and he’s lucky enough to make a living from his talents. He is one half of Rare Squid Creative; a digital marketing agency, based in Toowoomba.

After a rocky start to his working career, Paddy decided to study a Bachelor of Visual Arts at UniSQ. He thought he wanted to be a surrealist painter but his world expanded from there.

From art assignments that involved a miniature gallery displayed inside his mouth (Art Mouth) to a coat made from taxidermied duck heads (Polymorphic Duck Coat)….Paddy has lots (and lots) of stories.

Megan found this interview a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

No matter what topic Heather Smith starts speaking about, it mostly ends up being about gardening. She loves her garden, other people’s gardens, public gardens and gardeners too of course.

That is how she came to meet and lose a dear friend. Today Heather shares with Megan the tragic story of her friend whose life was taken by her intimate partner in a terrifying act of domestic violence.

Heather is opening her garden in this year’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. She has dedicated it to her friend and will donate the proceeds to Protea Place Women’s Support Centre.