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Marshall’s Australian Idol journey By Margie Maccoll Doonan music sensation Marshall Hamburger is loving every aspect of his Australian Idol experience as he this week became one of only six remaining contestants in the Channel Seven reality show that is nearing its final stages. The 19-year-old self-professed nerd and gamer has had a lifelong passion for music. He remembers his earliest performance in Noosa at one of his parents’ shows. As his dad played piano Marshall sat on his lap and sang for the crowd. A singer, songwriter and pianist Marshall grew up in a musical family with parents who toured the world as a 70s-80s cover band and have a music school and recording studio at Doonan. Despite the familiarity he admits he still struggled with anxiety and perfectionism but being on the show has helped him overcome his nerves, with little time to think about it as he works to a tight schedule. “We have about three days to get a song ready for performance. I’m learning to do things to the best of my ability and be happy with it and move on,“ he said. The show’s next performances are themed around heroes and tributes. Continued page 6
Marshall Hamburger wows the judges at Australian Idol. (Channel 7)
Ultra Grace Tame By Abbey Cannan Ultra runners Grace Tame, Jacqui Bell, and Brodie Kane are three powerhouse women, each breaking barriers and inspiring others in their own distinct ways. The trio were the stars of the Noosa Ultra-Trail lunch on Friday 21 March at Park and Cove Restaurant, Peppers Noosa. As the 2021 Australian of the Year, special guest Grace Tame is known for using her voice to
create change. “But what a lot of people don’t realise is she’s also a total machine on the trail,“ Jacqui Bell said. Jacqui knows a thing or two about that herself, as the youngest person in history to run an ultra marathon on all seven continents. She’s conquered 1000km’s across some of the harshest deserts and terrain in the world from the hottest desert in Africa to the coldest in Antarctica.
Likewise, Grace has made history as the first woman to run the Bruny Island Ultra in under five hours, along with winning multiple other ultra marathons, including the 60km Great Ocean Road. In her youth, Grace lost interest not only in running, but in many things that she was deeply connected with, when she was abused by a teacher at high school. “I don’t want to get too dark, because today is a great day where I don’t get to talk about pedo-
philes,“ she said. “But I did lose interest, and that’s what those sorts of experiences in life do. They’re kind of like a cancer that infects every aspect of your life. And in the aftermath, often unconsciously you do everything that you can to cut that out and to be a different person. I gauge as many survivors of child sexual abuse do in maladaptive coping mechanisms. Continued page 7
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