The Queensland Showjumping Club is to hold its Festival of Showjumping at the centre next week. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI An artificial riding surface and 80 new stables are among proposed design changes for an upgrade of the Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC) in Caboolture. Moreton Bay City Council says the changes are part of a…
The arrival concourse at the new Western Sydney Airport terminal. Photo: Brett Boardman Sydney’s new 24-hour Nancy-Bird Walton Airport passenger terminal has been unveiled as major construction works wrap up. The Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport unveiling ceremony was attended by WSI CEO Simon Hickey, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King…
From 1925 to 1982, young British men migrated to Australia under the Big Brother movement. Photo: State Library/supplied The call is out — Queensland’s Little Brothers are holding a reunion in Brisbane on Tuesday to mark a centennial milestone. Little Brother is the name given to a British young man who migrated to Australia under…
A humpback whale breaches during the 2014 whale watching season in Moreton Bay, Brisbane. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A world-first interactive satellite map of whale migration routes is also revealing the growing dangers the mammals face around Australia. Launched ahead of World Oceans Day (June 8), BlueCorridors.org is the result of work between World Wildlife Fund and more…
Valley groups will be able to improve their use of social media at a workshop at the end of June. Photo: stock Lockyer Valley community organisations that regularly use social and online media to get their word out will soon get some help. Lockyer Valley Regional Council and the CPR Group are hosting a digital…
The NSW RFS Boeing 737 air tanker, the Marie Bashir, is currently on secondment fighting fires in North America. Photo: stock NSW is to spend almost $100 million on firefighting capital works, including new trucks, under the 2025-26 state budget. Included in the budget’s $98.7m allocation for emergency services capital works will be the first…
A view of the ship from the cockpit of a USCG Hercules. Photo: USGC Alaska A burning, abandoned cargo ship with 3159 cars onboard is under US Coast Guard (USCG) observation as it drifts off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Morning Midas was reported at 220 miles southwest of Adak Island on Monday (local time).…
A family trip to a tropical island was among failed tax claims made. Photo: jcob nasyr/Unsplash As the End of Financial Year (EOFY), and tax time, approaches, Chartered Accountants ANZ (or CA ANZ) asked its members for the cheekiest claims made by clients – and there are some beauties. CA ANZ Tax Leader Susan Franks…
Moving more freight by rail, road at night is an option for the NSW Government. Photo: photographylke/pixabay.com The NSW Government says it will look into greater night rail and road freight movement after releasing a freight policy review. The government believes the freight sector will create an extra 235,000 workers and add $131.5 billion to…
Victorian firefighters are briefed ahead of their departure to Canada via Brisbane. Photo: Vic Emergency A 96-strong contingent of Australian firefighters has left for Canada to join in the fight against 200-plus bushfires that have burnt 2.3 million hectares and spread smoke as far as Europe. From NSW, 54 firefighters flew out of Sydney on…