Brisbane
This year’s Tattoo will be held at Edinburgh Castle in August. Photo: supplied Two more shows at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium have been added for the visit by The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in February 2026. A Saturday, February 14, show has pre-sold out so shows on Friday, February 13, and Sunday, February 15, have been…
A surge in US visitors has been linked to new services from US carriers like Delta. Photo: Brisbane Airport Winter in Japan may be cold but the country is proving to be a hot destination for Queensland, according to Brisbane Airport. The airport says Japan is the tourism state’s fastest-growing international market both ways. Its…
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 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…
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,…
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…
The proposed stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park. Photo: Qld Government The Queensland Government wants to make 2032 Olympic Games projects exempt to planning rules to stave off delays caused by legal challenges. And activists are vowing to fight the move. The government claims a new bill that has gone before state parliament will “streamline” construction…
Suncorp Stadium’s traffic plan will be separate to the Caxton Street closure, the NRL says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE NRL’s Magic Round and women’s Origin is coming to Suncorp starting from this Thursday as details of the Caxton Street road closure were released. Eight NRL games will played at Suncorp Stadium from Friday (May 2)…
(L-R) Michael Yeo (airport ambassador), Nita Palencia (Ambassador Co-ordinator) and Mei Marshall (airport ambassador). Photo: ANNETTE DEW Direct flights between Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur will return with Malaysia Airlines confirming a service will start on November 29, flying five times a week using Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The Malaysian air carrier’s decision is expected to result…