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names ... BUSSELTON NEWS: The solar-powered Busselton Jetty train will not run from June 23-25. The 1.7km rout on the wooden jetty ends at the Underwater Observatory, which is expected to be affected by weather and ocean conditions on these days. Click here to visit their website. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Names for Australind trains unveiled as Perth-Bunbury service start approaches

The official names of four new Australind trains to run on a revived Perth-Bunbury route have been revealed by the WA Government. The service will start on Monday, June 29, with one train running four days a week between Perth […]
Private sector .... Commercial shipping will be able to undergo maintenance at the new hub. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Private sector tapped about funding, running $800m Cairns maritime hub

Private sector interest to build and operate a nearly $800 million maritime maintenance hub at Cairns is now being sought. Ports North is driving the project to expand the city’s status as marine maintenance hub with state and federal support. […]
cooler ... Aoraki/Mount Cook in New Zealand. The country remains the top short-haul overseas destination for Brisbane Airport. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Cooler Kiwi clime proves irresistible to Brisbane travellers these school holidays

The cooler latitudes of New Zealand continues to exert a hold over for Brisbane Airport travellers as families seek overseas holidays close to home. And Jetstar has just launched a new winter service from the airport to Queenstown with Air […]
A render of what Brisbane's upgraded stadium will look like. Image: supplied

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium to get seating capacity boost, wraparound screens

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium is to get more seats and a giant wraparound screen with work due to start at the end of this year. The Queensland Government says planned upgrades include giant scoreboards, a 360-degree wraparound LED ribbon board suspended […]
Bee Gees Way on the Redcliffe foreshore will host the kazoo flash mob this Sunday. Photo: MBCC

Redcliffe to host Bee Gees kazoo flash mob this Sunday

Redcliffe will come alive with a pop-up performance by a Bee Gees kazoo flash mob on Sunday (June 21) at Bee Gees Way. As part of its Make Music Month celebrations, council wants kazoo players of all abilities to make […]
The restored production-model 1978 Pontiac Firebird. Photo: RR Auctions

Rockford Pontiac’s record sale ‘shows confidence in online platforms’

A 1978 Pontiac Firebird record auction price shows the classic car market is finally starting to get ‘serious’ about online sales, Australian site Retro Rides (RR) Auctions says. In May, the 1978 Firebird, which was once driven on American TV […]
first ... An artistic impression of the finished facility at Torbanlea. Graphic: www.tmr.qld.gov.au

First of 65 trains for Qld to start rolling out of new manufacturing plant in 2027

The first of 65 new trains for Queensland is to roll out of a new high-tech manufacturing plant next year, the state government says. It confirms that construction has begun on a fleet of 65 six-car passenger trains at the […]
The funding boost follows an independent Sydney trains review into overhead wire outages at Homebush in 2025. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Sydney Trains to get $2.1 billion boost to improve services, passenger care

Sydney Trains is to get a record $2.1 billion to spend on maintenance so it can improve service reliability and incident response. The funding is contained in the forthcoming 2026-27 NSW Budget’s rail reliability plan; the plan will spend $200 […]
Mexican ... Some of the meth-infused paint scrapings as an AFP forensic team inspected the container. Photo: AFP/ABF

Mexican duo face NSW court over meth paint found lining shipping container walls

A Mexican duo have appeared in a NSW court over a failed bid to smuggle 200kg of meth ‘paint’ inside a shipping container. The duo appeared before the NSW Bail Division Court on June 16 charged over the failed bid […]
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