While in Sydney, Easton began a contract with P&amp;O Cruises where, twice a year during his annual leave from radio, he would be compare and DJ on board the SS "Oriana" for a two-week South Pacific cruise. On one of these cruises he became friends with established members of the Brisbane radio community who were hosting the FM104 Rock Cruise. They invited him to explore media opportunities in the Queensland capital. That, combined with the launch of World Expo 88 finally convinced him to head north and he joined radio 4BK. This began an 11-year stint in South East Queensland media, including involvement with the launch of 90.9 Sea FM on the Gold Coast, followed by on-air stints with Brisbane radio stations 4KQ, B105 and finally Triple M Brisbane.