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Meet Caroline ‘Caro’ Tahana

Carly Lubicz

November 11, 2023

With the finale of The Block 2015 drawing nearer, we caught up with Townsville’s own ‘Caro’ (AKA Caroline Tahana) — master budgeter, renovator and Ironman athlete — to get to know this time-maximising chocolate-devotee better. …

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Townsville’s Festival of Rugby Sevens set to fire

Carly Lubicz

September 16, 2023

While the rugby union finals played out in Townsville last weekend, this year’s game is far from over. Next month sees the Rugby Sevens competition ignite and this year it’s going to be an all-inclusive …

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Global MTB spotlight on Cairns for Destination Trail

Carly Lubicz

August 27, 2023

If you’re an avid mountain biker you may have already heard of Destination Trail — Specialized’s spectacular search for the most breathtaking mountain biking destinations all over the globe. Some are relatively unknown while others …

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Women in Cycling Series: Kirsteen Masson

Carly Lubicz

April 30, 2023

Originally hailing from the Scottish Highlands, mother-of-two and registered nurse Kirsteen Masson discovered cycling when her husband John encouraged her to register for the Townsville to Cairns Bike Ride six years ago. Since then she’s …

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Women in Cycling Series: Jill Meads

Carly Lubicz

April 23, 2023

Turning 60 in June, grandmother of 10 Jill Meads is riding rings around women half her age. Starting off on the mountain bike with her daughter, then moving to the road bike which gets a …

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Women in Cycling Series: Chloe Brewer

Carly Lubicz

April 14, 2023

At 15 years old, Chloe Brewer loves the speed, balance and determination that are all part of track cycling. And she’s clearly got a knack for it – already racing in the women’s grade locally; …

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Women in Cycling Series: Kym Lynch

Carly Lubicz

April 9, 2023

With a sociable side and a natural flair for forging friendships, Kym Lynch transforms into a merciless machine on her bike. While Kymmy is known for giving many male cyclists a run for their money, …

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Women in Cycling Series: Aneta George

Carly Lubicz

April 1, 2023

Bubbly and loud with a great sense of humour, Aneta George and her characteristic red shirts are hard to miss on the local trails. As Rockwheelers’ Mountain Bike Club’s social ride coordinator for two years, …

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Women in Cycling Series: Lucia Taylor

Carly Lubicz

March 27, 2023

With a hectic schedule as a mum-of-three, associate at Purcell Taylor Lawyers and a member of numerous committees; Lucia Taylor’s cycling is something that she uses to de-stress and claim for herself. Until late last …

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Women in Cycling Series: Deborah Latouf

Carly Lubicz

March 20, 2023

We decided to start the Women in Cycling Series with Deborah Latouf, as she’s a key driver in supporting and mentoring cyclists of all abilities in Townsville. Coming from an elite sports background where she …

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Adventurethon draws record number of ladies

Carly Lubicz

March 8, 2023

It seems sisters are doin’ it for themselves, with this year expecting to see a 30% increase in ladies signing up for Magnetic Island Adventurethon. In a sport traditionally dominated by the fellas, event organiser …

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Meet Daina Clark

Carly Lubicz

March 2, 2023

Just five years ago Daina Clark was told she should never ride or run again after a major stack on her mountain bike resulted in debilitating back injuries. Fast forward to 2015 and the podiatrist …

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Australia by Kayak

Carly Lubicz

February 27, 2023

Originally from California, Teresa Diehl always longed to come to Australia’s shores – now she’s not only living here; she’s kayaking around them. The whole country. Solo. Unassisted. She’s been going for two months, has …

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Meet Kim Booth

Carly Lubicz

December 16, 2023

Kim Booth has held onto the same black leather belt over her entire weight-loss journey. At 124kg, she would punch more notches in it as the kilos peeled away; now two years on and 60kg …

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Five Minutes with Lorna Jane Clarkson on Nourish: The Fit …

Carly Lubicz

November 13, 2023

Stop dieting! Stop dieting! Stop dieting! Got the message? This is what women’s fitness fashion icon Lorna Jane Clarkson wants to broadcast from the rooftops. Her third book – Nourish: The Fit Woman’s Cookbook – …

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Have you Tried: Pregnancy Pilates

Carly Lubicz

November 4, 2023

Congratulations – you have a bub on the way. So how do you best prepare your body for one of the ultimate physical challenges – childbirth? We chatted to Lee Hodder from Pilates Studio Townsville …

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Ruth Corset: Hail the Champion

Carly Lubicz

October 31, 2023

Fresh back from claiming a historic victory on the national stage, we caught up with this local champion to discuss her impressive win, her renewed passion for racing, what’s on the cards in the coming …

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Five minute breather with… Lyndell Punshon

Carly Lubicz

October 2, 2023

Transforming herself from a self-confessed morbidly obese “couch potato” to someone who has built activity into daily life, Lyndell Punshon has shed 90kg and kept it off for five years, has fallen in love with …

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Have you tried: Burlesque

Carly Lubicz

September 29, 2023

It’s sultry and seductive and involves the words “bump” and “grind”… do you think you’d have what it takes to get your burlesque on? We sent Kim Booth and Peta Briggs along to try out …

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Trials and tribulations

Deborah Latouf

September 22, 2023

We asked local cycling gun Deborah Latouf to put together this report so we could experience what it’s like to do the time trial state championships as a team. Along with Deb, the only Townsville …

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On track for National crown

Carly Lubicz

September 18, 2023

Pedalling into the penultimate race of the National Road Series (NRS) this weekend, Townsville mother-of-two and climbing queen Ruth Corset is still leading the pack and – if all stays on track – she and …

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Is stress making you fat?

James Jensen

August 19, 2023

This article is supplied by James Jensen, owner of GNC Townsville. Understanding stress and how it affects your body could be the key to unlocking a better, trimmer version of you. Whether we realise it …

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Sisters in Mud

Carly Lubicz

August 11, 2023

Miss Muddy wrap-up Cluden Racecourse rang with squeals, shrieks, laughs, cheers and the occasional expletive on Sunday as about 2600 women of all ages, shapes and fitness levels tackled the dynamically dirty multi-skilled obstacle course …

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The mother of climbers

Carly Lubicz

July 29, 2023

It has been six years since I last interviewed Ruth Corset. In that time the Townsville-based mother-of-two has established herself as one of Australia’s best road cyclists; claiming 12th position at the UCI World Championships …

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Meet Jenni Roberts

Carly Lubicz

May 4, 2023

Known as Townsville’s multi-sport queen, Jenni Roberts didn’t discover the discipline until three years ago. She jokes it took a painful mountain bike stack that saw her riding 45km of single track one-handed to convince …

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