Qld SES chief officer Mark Armstrong (left) with Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery at Saturday’s handover ceremony. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI COUNCIL NEWS Moreton Bay (Qld) The Moreton Bay SES has doubled its ability to respond to disaster relief after taking delivery of 10 new vehicles and trailers worth $550,000. The donation is expected to double…
A record crowd of 90,307 watched the Lions narrowly defeat the Wallabies at the MCG on Saturday. Photo: AFL LIONS RUGBY WATCH Former All Black Aidan Ross has been called into the Wallabies squad for the third Test against the British and Irish Lions in Sydney this Saturday. He played one Test for New Zealand…
Median house prices in Marlborough rose the second highest year-on-year, says the REINZ. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI NEW ZEALAND WATCH Real Estate It’s a part of the South Island perhaps better known for a glacier, a very reflective lake, glow worms, a history of gold mining and rugged beauty. But median house prices on the West…
FILE …. an IAEA team at a damaged electrical sub-station in Enerhodar in June 2024. Photo: IAEA NUCLEAR WATCH War in Ukraine Continual gunfire and drone attacks are ensuring nuclear safety remains in jeopardy in Ukraine, according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power…
A screen capture from a new documentary, Sea Sick, about the algal bloom. Photo: Surfers for Climate South Australia has signed off on a $28 million co-funded support package as a toxic algal bloom outbreak wreaks havoc with marine sea life and business. The outbreak has been described by academics from five Australian universities as…
The MCG will host a Lions-Wallabies Test for the first time tomorrow (Saturday). Photo: AFL LIONS RUGBY WATCH Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has opted for a ‘bomb squad’ of his own for their must-win second rugby Test against the Lions in Melbourne tomorrow (Saturday, July 26). Huge lock Will Skelton and blindside Rob Valetini are…
NSW senior export adviser Helen Chen runs the workshop on Monday. Photo: Cumberland City Council COUNCIL NEWS Cumberland (NSW) With annual overseas exports earning $760 million, Cumberland City Council in keen to help more local businesses find overseas buyers. And their push has been supported by the NSW Government. The council hosted an Investment NSW…
If passed, the Bill’s cuts will be applied by the ATO, says federal government. Photo: stock/ Yan Krukau (Pexels) A federal government bill before parliament to cut 20% of all student debt is expected to wipe more than $16 billion in repayments for more than three million Australians. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says that, if…
The new weekday ferry commute service will run to Circular Quay. Photo courtesy of ANDREW KACIMAIWAI After more than 10 years, ferries are returning to the Balmain West Wharf on Elliott Street, Sydney, from Monday, August 18. The NSW Government says weekday peak services will connect the Balmain peninsula to Barangaroo and Circular Quay, and…
At the ceremony are (from left) Peter Flannery, Sam O’Connor, Jodie Shipway and Damian Foley. Photo supplied COUNCIL NEWS Moreton Bay (Qld) The sod has been turned to mark the start of construction on a 47-unit apartment complex at Mango Hill for older women facing homelessness. And the Moreton Bay City Council is waiving $700,000…