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Photographs by Beth Chalmers FORMERLY homeless young people who formed a band have released their first album with the help of professional musicians. Ensemble is a group made up of youths, many of whom have experienced homelessness and mental health issues. They released their first album, No Place Like It, on Friday, after teaming up with a host of talented professional players. Andrew Sinclair’s song Battlefield was written when he was experiencing homelessness. The group said it was about “having the courage to do something outside of his comfort zone and then finally findin...

Chase the Ace is a fundraiser that has gained popularity across the country. In the case of Oxbow’s benefit, each week 20 per cent of ticket sales go to a weekly draw winner, 30 per cent to the ace jackpot, and 50 per cent to the recreation board. The weekly winner then draws from a deck of cards. If they draw the ace of spades, they will win the jackpot. If the ace of spades is not drawn before June 16th, an exciting draw will occur until the Ace is drawn. The recreation board hosts this event to raise funds for the five facilities it is responsible for in Oxbow: the community rink, th...

The Skinny Yours Forever: Ensemble on No Place Like It Ahead of the release of No Place Like It, we speak with some of the musicians and young people involved in the award-winning Glasgow-based songwriting project Ensemble Feature by Tony Inglis | 21 Apr 2021 “I’ve always wanted to have something that’s just mine,” says 20-year-old Megan Kay. Since autumn last year, she’s been participating in Ensemble, a Glasgow-based project which engages young people in social care – many of whom have experience of mental health issues and homelessness – with songwriting and music...

Premium Content Subscriber only Police were alerted to a violent domestic incident by a South Burnett man after he pushed his partner into a wall and broke her nose. Appearing before Murgon Magistrates Court via video link, the defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting a woman occasioning bodily harm, breaching a domestic violence order, and failing to appear in court. Police prosecutor Sergeant Pepe Gangemi said police were called to a Murgon address on February 27 by the defendant, who admitted to breaking his partner's nose during an alter...

Premium Content Subscriber only A lapse of judgment from a young driver ended in tragedy when a man fell from the side of a moving car, hitting his head on the road at Wondai. Stephen Bruce Kemp, 61, was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital on May 2, 2020, however he died from his injuries days later on May 4. Appearing before Murgon Magistrates Court on Tuesday, the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Gemma Vogel, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention causing death. The court heard on May 2 last year, Vogel, and a passenger were driving down Haly Street in Wondai when she s...