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E-scooter at Teneriffe Jetty, Brisbane. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Sunshine Coast e-scooter riders as young as 5 turning up badly hurt at hospital, prompts call for action

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…

Council wants to build new storage sheds to house disaster signs at flood-prone sites. Photo: Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Valley council asks Canberra for 50-50 help to repair Mount Berryman floodway, install more road warning signs

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…