Author Archives: Greg Bray

About 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.

An Australian Christmas Yarn

Posted on December 24, 2019

Amid all the bad news and online anger lately, three things occurred today which helped restore my fading Christmas Spirit.

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Size of Queensland Bushfires 2019

Posted on December 7, 2019

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 … Continue reading →

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Birthday Marathon Wrap Up

Posted on October 1, 2019

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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Birthday Marathon Update: One Day To Go!

Posted on September 27, 2019

Thursday evening was my last training stroll before Saturday’s big event.

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Keep Calm and… Oh FFS!

Posted on September 7, 2019

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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 →

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Birthday Marathon Walk

Posted on September 4, 2019

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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 →

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Moving on…

Posted on April 18, 2019

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 … Continue reading →

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