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Greg Bray
Greg Bray didn't come from Gladstone, and moved away from the place forever in his twenties then came back and settled down. He is occasionally surprised to discover he's over 50, still enjoying riding his battery powered pushbike 'Pubtruck III' and getting a buzz from writing and publishing blog posts. He is a huge fan of Bill Bryson, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Tolkien, Alain de Botton and countless other writers who have made him chuckle (or think) over the years (although he does feel a bit guilty for owning a couple of Jeremy Clarkson books). One day he hopes to bring joy to others through his own scribblings.
Blogs I Follow
- keys1988
- Burst of Light with Lisa
- Onyajay
- AM Comms
- Daily Inspiration Blog
- lawrencewray
- Caz the Comic Strip
- YA Author Rendezvous
- euphoria meets holy crap meets badass
- A Writer's Path
- Heartstring Eulogies
- Being Happy Rocks
- gladstonehistoryinc
- One Positive Blog
- gladstonegenealogy
- The Angriest Liberal
- Moved On
- WordPress.com
An Australian Christmas Yarn
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Tagged Australian Christmas, Christmas Spirit, Mount Larcom, Mt Maurice Rural Fire Brigade
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Size of Queensland Bushfires 2019
Aftermath of a grass fire near Gladstone. Photo: G. Bray
Since September, 206,000 hectares of Queensland has been turned to ash.
If you’re anything like me, (a mathematical illiterate), you’ll be struggling to picture just how much of our great, flame grilled, state that is.
So, I whipped out my trusty calculator and did some figuring to help put that figure into perspective for you (so you won’t have to strain your brain): Continue reading
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Tagged Bushfires, Fraser Island, Gladstone, Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland Fires 2019
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Birthday Marathon Wrap Up
Short story: I can walk a 42 kilometre marathon and not end up in hospital.
Long story: It was an 8 hour 11 minute long adventure with so many great memories, I’m still trying to process it all.
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Keep Calm and… Oh FFS!
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A Mugs Game This was my favourite mug, after the first one got smashed. The original was given to me by my parents for my birthday back in 2013. It even came with a little card telling the story of … Continue reading
Birthday Marathon Walk
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Note: originally published on July 28, here. Sore Feet, Helping Hands ‘Ooh, I get by with a little help from my friends…’ Folks, to walk a marathon I’m going to need some help, plus it’s my chance to help others. … Continue reading
Moving on…
On yer bike!
Folks, here’s what happened.
This website was created to display the weekly humorous columns I wrote for the Gladstone Observer each Friday and the Newscorp regional papers Lifestyle section on Saturdays.
Unfortunately, a decision was made at Newscorp HQ to stop paying for freelance contributions across the group. Sadly, this meant me. Continue reading
