All dressed up outside Taree Fire Station for Saturday’s centenary commemoration. All photos: FRNSW Taree’s fire station turned 100 years old and firefighting brass joined local VIPs to help the NSW town celebrate the milestone. The station is also home to two of Fire and Rescue NSW’s longer-serving regional firefighters: Station Officer Peter Willard (45…
Council is to begin assessing proposed sites for the new dog parks. Photo: Aleksandr Tarlokov / Pixabay TWENTY-ONE new off-leash dog parks are on the cards for Moreton Bay ratepayers in south-east Queensland. Moreton Bay City Council says that despite the 68 current designated off-leash areas, more areas are needed. Mayor Peter Flannery says there…
Council wants to build new storage sheds to house disaster signs at flood-prone sites. Photo: Lockyer Valley Regional Council Lockyer Valley Regional Council is looking for federal funding to rebuild the Mount Berryman floodway and install more flood warning signs. Council nominated both projects under the Federal Government’s Disaster Ready Fund’s third funding round and…
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…
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…
Paramedics were at Bowen Hill station in Brisbane this morning (May 7) to treat an injured commuter. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Cheap 50 cent fares are prompting more people to use the south-east Queensland rail network – and creating a surge in injuries. Qld Rail says passengers with luggage and other heavy items on escalators and…
E-scooters net to a rail station in suburban Brisbane, Queensland. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Queensland parliament is to investigate the use of personal e-mobility devices (PMD) such as e-scooters and e-bikes in response to rising concerns about their use. E-scooters and e-bikes are becoming increasingly popular to replace vehicles as a way of getting to work,…
The CLP government’s first NT budget will feature a record spend on law and order. Photo: Wikipedia The Northern Territory is to spend a record $1.34 billion on policing and courts in its 2025-26 budget. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says law and order remains the top priority for her Country Liberal Party government. News of…
AEC staff will be on hand to help and deserve your respect. Photo: AEC THE Australian Electoral Commission has issued a reminder to voters with the federal election due tomorrow (Saturday, May 3). Their reminders are (with links to their website): It’s compulsory: Voting is compulsory for the 18.1 million people on the electoral roll.…
The AFP is the lead police agency at Sydney and eight other airports. File photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI An assault on airline crew and two police officers was one callout among 217 at airports that federal police attended over the Easter holidays. The Australian Federal Police were cracking down on bad behaviour at the nine airports…