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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The ‘full house’ sign has gone up at Wellington’s Hnry Stadium for Saturday’s Super Rugby Pacific grand final between hosts Hurricanes and their northern neighbours, Chiefs. And an Australian will be playing: former Wallaby Lalakai Foketi is likely to feature
