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The ACT Brumbies are through to the 2025 semi-finals. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific The ACT Brumbies have again kept the Aussie flag flying in the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific competition. They scored a 35-28 elimination finals win over the Hurricanes in Canberra on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals. The game came 24 hours after…
E-scooters with a bike at the Teneriffe ferry terminal in Brisbane. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI E-scooter riders in Queensland as young as five are sustaining increasingly serious injuries prompting calls for a minimum-age restrictions. And there are calls for better safety regulations involving their use nationally. The call was made by medical officials after a two-year…
The 3.4m crocodile caught at the Ingham wetlands. Photo: Qld Government. A 3.4-metre saltwater crocodile found near a child’s playground in Ingham has been removed and will be rehomed at a fam or zoo. Queensland wildlife rangers say they were tipped off to the animal’s presence in the Tyto Wetlands. The animal was caught in…
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…
An online survey is available for Redlands Coast residents. Photo: stock Redland City Council is asking its ratepayers to help shape a safety action plan for the community on the Coast south of Brisbane City. Redlands Mayor Jos Mitchell says residents can take part in workshops and fill out an online survey this month. “We…
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…
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…
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,…
File photo courtesy of ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE ACT Brumbies firmed as Australia’s top finals hope after the other local sides all suffered away losses in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Brumbies hurt the Waratahs’ finals hopes with a 40-17 Super Rugby Pacific win in Canberra on Saturday night. As the country voted, the Brumbies…