The RACQ wants to see full-face helmets become mandatory for e-scooters. Photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The recent announcement of a state parliamentary inquiry into electric scooter and bike safety has been welcomed by RACQ. And the Queensland automotive club says a three-year research study shows there is a need for reform as the number of…
The cassowary is released into the rainforest. Photo: Qld Department of Environment A young male cassowary rescued from cane fields in far north Queensland has been restored to health and released to Wooroonooran National Park. The Queensland Department of the Environment says that in March, they received multiple reports of a young cassowary wandering along…
Redcliffe: once home to the Gibbs brothers (Bee Gees) before they became famous. Photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Love your craft and you live around or near Redcliffe in northern Brisbane? Redcliffe Library will play host to a Craftival (a one-day event) on Saturday, May 31, catering for the seasoned and novice artisan – and the…
Tattoo pipe major Alisdar McLaren (WA), Connor Ferguson (Adelaide) and Chevii Jay Clarke, in Brisbane to help announce the shows. Photo: Josh Woning The sights, AND the sounds, of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is returning Down Under — to Brisbane this time. Suncorp Stadium is to host the Tattoo on February 12 and 14,…
England’s Maro Itoje is unveiled as Lions captain at the squad’s naming ceremony. Photo: www.lionsrugby.com Australians, Kiwis and South Africans have been named in the 38-man strong British and Irish Lion rugby squad to tour Australia next month. Overnight, Ireland and Lions coach Andy Farrell named 21 forwards and 17 backs in his squad for…
A computer render of what Riverview Parkway at Griffin will look like. Photo: Moreton Bay Regional Council Moreton Bay Regional Council is to spend more than $1.9 million on four new parks and playgrounds in Deception Bay, Griffin and Morayfield. Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery says the new parks will be open before the end…
NRL chief executive officer Andrew Abdo (left) and ARLC chairman Peter V’landys. Photo: NRL.com.au Perth is to get an NRL team after the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) and the WA Government signed off on it. The WA/Perth Bears will join the NRL premiership in 2027 for five years, says ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys. “……
SA Principal Maritime Heritage Officer Mark Polzer probes the seabed with a metal detector. Photo: RUUD STELTEN The site of a Dutch merchant sailing ship lost for almost 170 years in South Australian waters may have been found. The Koning Willem de Tweede was an 800-tonne Dutch merchant sailing ship that was lost in Guichen…
Tasmanian Police are to get greater powers to search for, seize and dispose of explosive materials. Photo by Aviz Media/www.pexels.com The Tasmanian Government is cracking down on the use of explosive devices with a new Bill that increases police powers and penalties. It has introduced a Bill to state parliament to change the Criminal Code…
A Labor caucus meeting is reportedly planned for Friday to finalise the new federal cabinet. Photo: Unsplash A federal Environment Protection Agency and more housing – those are the top two priorities for re-elected PM Anthony Albanese. Speaking to journalists in Canberra on Monday, he was clear on the priorities for Labor during its second…