NewsBite

In Depth

Descendents of Viola Walder, the original queen of Kirribilli, are preparing to celebrate the centenary of The Walder apartment building.
Special feature

The Kirribilli queen and her waterfront icon

IT HAS stood through 24 Australian Prime Ministers and now houses the sixth generation of a pioneer Kirribilli family. And it was almost 100 years ago that Viola Walder, the matriarch, built the house that bears her name. Read the story of an incredible woman and her incredible home – The Walder.

More Stories

Tasmania
TasWeekend Year 12 Cover

Students on a learning curve

WE have struggled to keep students in classrooms, but there is new hope that extending high schools to year 12 will help Tasmania arrest its alarming dropout rate. Will it pass the test? Or will politics send us back to the drawing board?

Special feature
Jimmy Barnes: My great regret

Jimmy Barnes: My great regret

JIMMY Barnes has one huge regret. He wasn’t in his son David Campbell’s life from birth. In this exclusive extract from his autobiography, Barnes writes of his hopes and regrets about his relationship with that special, gentle boy.

Original URL: https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/in-depth/page/55