Sydney Journal

18/07/2023

18/07/2023

According to a crocodile expert, it's "very normal" for saltwater crocodiles to end up in freshwater swimming holes. This is how, and why, they got there.

11/07/2023

When 17-year-old Elaine George posed for the cover of Vogue Australia in 1993, becoming the first Indigenous model to do so.

11/07/2023

At age 17, she was rejected from college.

At age 25, her mother died from disease.

At age 26, she moved to Portugal to teach English.

At age 27, she got married.

Her husband abused her. Despite this, her daughter was born.

At age 28, she got divorced and was diagnosed with severe depression.

At age 29, she was a single mother living on welfare.

At age 30, she didn't want to be on this earth.
But, she directed all her passion into doing the one thing she could do better than anyone else.
And that was writing.

At age 31, she finally published her first book.

At age 35, she had released 4 books, and was named Author of the Year.

At age 42, she sold 11 million copies of her new book, on the first day of release.

This woman is J.K. Rowling. Remember how she considered su***de at age 30?

Today, Harry Potter is a global brand worth more than $15 billion dollars.

Never give up. Believe in yourself. Be passionate. Work hard. It’s never too late.

She is J.K. Rowling

28/01/2023

This is it.

The final announced band for Day 1. (STILL WAITING ON Ghost Media Entertainment FOR THE FINALE)

We are proud to announce this band to the 2023 Total Death Fest at the legendary GroundZero in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Welcome the Tennessee destructive Deathcore band The Guild.

Prepare to be absolutely DECIMATED Friday April 7th lineup with the rest of the family in Regions(NORTH CAROLINA), Autumn Lies Buried(TENNESSEE), Divisive(TENNESSEE), Omenkiller(GEORGIA), Violent End(SOUTH CAROLINA), Cleansing of the Temple(CAROLINAS), Until They Bleed(NORTH CAROLINA), Detest The Throne(NORTH CAROLINA), Gutcheck(GEORGIA), DISARMER(TENNESSEE), Shoot On Sight(SOUTH CAROLINA), and Fight From Within(NEW YORK).

Check out the Saturday lineup: Belvebuth(PENNSYLVANIA), WhatDrivesTheWeak(KENTUCKY), GOD OF NOTHING(VIRGINIA), Kingz & Thievez(OHIO), Homicyde(SOUTH CAROLINA), MAFIA(NORTH CAROLINA), Abhorid(PENNSYLVANIA), Severed By Dawn(SOUTH CAROLINA), ODIUM ROT(FLORIDA), dreaded dale(KENTUCKY), Quiescent Mantis Official(TENNESSEE), KRYPT(GEORGIA), Vile Revelation(MISSOURI) and The Order of Elijah(MISSOURI)

Huge thanks to our boy over in DM Booking and MGMT for helping us find these awesome bands to play this festival.
Shoutout to our host/MC BeatdownKing who encouraged me to make this happen.
Big thanks to our sponsors so far; Convicted Printing, Art Echo, Shattered Earth Records , Black Bayou Coffee Roasters, Heavy Hits, The Art Of Andik Godfinger, Devoured Designs and Doom & Groom.

Huge love for our street team who always show us love back The Musical Misfit, Breakdowns&more, Metal Theory Radio, and Should Be Records.

We are still accepting submissions for vendors AND sponsors
Let's make this one to remember.

28/01/2023

This Sunday!

SUNDAY! 💃 Add some laughs to your Sunday with these local legends.

🍷 $5 house wines for ticket holders
🐣 $10 Early Bird Tix
💃 Tix: https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ytgcomedy123

28/01/2023

23-year-old Queenslander Tom Robinson has successfully completed the first leg of his world record breaking attempt to become the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia.

25/01/2023

Some more good news to open the year! Power to the people as homes help stabilise the WA grid.

Find out more about Western Australia's Project Symphony, a collaboration between Synergy, Western Power, and the Australian Energy Market Operator where eligible Distributed Energy Resources ( ) like rooftop , , and selected household appliances are part of a Virtual Power Plant ( ) to unlock greater economic and environmental benefits for customers and the wider . Thanks to Plico Energy for also being part of this project.

READ MORE - https://evergen.energy/power-to-the-people-as-sustainable-homes-help-stabilise-the-wa-grid/

16/01/2023

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15/01/2023

Story Stream: continuous Australian Stories

15/01/2023

Maximum temperatures have stayed below 30 degrees for the past 327 days, a mild streak only bested by the 339-day record set in 1883.

15/01/2023

Large-scale solar and wind farms will be built to generate enough power to generate green hydrogen in a move that could benefit other major proposals.

14/01/2023

Most promotional material for 2023 Lunar New Year celebrations only features the rabbit, but that's not the right zodiac sign for more than 334,000 Australians.

14/01/2023

Australia's Wild Odyssey follows the flow of water across the Australian continent to uncover the incredible connections that link all creatures on earth: from ants, to eagles to us.

14/01/2023

Australia's top female player announces she will pull out of the Australian Open, as she battles an ongoing knee injury.

14/01/2023

Imagine recalling every detail of your life. It turns out a rare few people can. But does perfect visual recall exist?

14/01/2023

These foods come in so many forms it’s easy to consume them with every meal and not realise the cumulative effect they may be having.

14/01/2023

Time and time again we've witnessed big change come from small first steps, like a homeowner making the decision to adopt solar and battery power. This revolution has begun.

14/01/2023

14/01/2023

What makes a person fight for a cause? Meet a surfer, a miner and a farmer who’ve all gone rogue – with reason.

14/01/2023

HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01), Canberra (FFG 02), Sydney (FFG 03), Darwin (FFG 04) and Newcastle (FFG 06)

12/01/2023

Coming Soon!