Qld Water Police are joining in the summer maritime crackdown. Picture: Andrew Kacimaiwai Queensland maritime authorities are cracking down on dangerous sailing on the seas and inland waterways. Water Police, Maritime Safety and Seqwater are mounting joint campaigns to enforce the maritime Fatal Five factors from today (December 14, 2024) to February 2, 2025. The…
Santas will be riding the SEQ rail network next week. Photo: Qld Rail There’s a special passenger coming to south-east Qld’s rail network and he looks very familiar. As of this Monday, and running all the way to Friday, a jolly man in a red suit and his elves are riding the ‘Santa Express’ across…
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is expected to decide his coaching future with Australia this week. Photo: Rugby Australia Rugby Australia is expected to have a decision on Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt’s future by the end of this week. The Kiwi is contracted only to the British and Irish Lions tour next year but there is…
776 animals, or two a day, had to be rescued from vehicles in 12 months, the RACQ says. Photo: stock TWO children and two animals are rescued from locked vehicles every day, on average, across Queensland. And motorists are reminded to never leave children or animals unattended in a vehicle as summer arrives. The Royal…
The REIQ has welcomed the move to allow new homeowners to sub-let rooms. Picture: stock Restrictions on new homeowners sub-letting rooms in Queensland have been wiped by the state government. And the move has been welcomed by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ). As of Saturday, first home buyers can rent out a room…
The Noosa Spit Recreation Reserve, looking south-east over Noosa Heads. Photo: REIQ Noosa remains Queensland’s most expensive housing market over the September quarter, according to the Real Estate Institute of Queensland. In its September quarterly price report, the REIQ says Noosa’s median house price of $1.42m surpasses Brisbane ($1.187m), Gold Coast ($1.092m) and Sunshine Coast…
The different sizes of fire ants compared to a 10-cent coin. Photo: National Fire Ant Eradication Program Queensland eradication officers have never ‘planted’ fire ants, a senior official says in rejecting false claims made on social media. The National Fire Ants Eradication Program’s acting executive program director Marni Manning took aim at the false claims…
Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI More than a third of e-scooter riders needing emergency medical treatment in Queensland were travelling faster than 25km/h, according to new RACQ research. The RACQ Head of Public Policy Dr Michael Kane also says 65 per cent of injured riders wore helmets and wants to see full-face helmets become mandatory. “We’re seeing…
Mackay recorded 8.3 per cent quarterly growth in property values, says CoreLogic. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Regional and coastal housing markets are again outperforming capital cities as Queensland and Western Australia lead the way, says a new property quarterly report. The latest update from property analysts CoreLogic found that housing values in regional areas rose 1.1…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Queensland Government is to reinstate the state productivity commission as it moves to cut construction costs and boost productivity on major state projects. The government says it is suspending Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPICs) and re-establishing the Queensland Productivity Commission (QPC) this year to review the building industry. Deputy Premier Jarrod…