LIV EINEMO TOENJUM AND STAFF WRITERS Binna Burra Lodge is open again almost a year after the original lodge was …
Donations vital for busy wildlife hospital
ALEX MCKENNA Currumbin Wildlife Hospital is one of the busiest wildlife hospitals in the world, but without donations and the …
Program set to inspire environmental crusaders
ROSIE BALL A new Gold Coast environmental education and waste management program is preparing to inspire the next generation of …
Debate continues over Palm Beach light rail
DINA GETOVA Palm Beach residents are continuing to speak out against the fourth stage of the Gold Coast light rail …
Coastal erosion damages Byron beaches
ASHLEIGH HARTLEY Byron Bay is known for its laidback lifestyle and it’s nine beautiful surfing beaches, which make Australia’s most …
Brisbane students join global climate strike
AMY GRIFFIN Thousands of students around Australia and around the world will put down their schoolwork today to strike against …
Paddle Against Plastic helps Norman Creek
JESSICA MYLNE Waterway clean up group Ocean Crusaders are joining the N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee to host a …
Empty Gold Coast roads might mean changing attitudes to public transport
GEORGIA COSTI Commonwealth Games organisers have hit back at claims that the Gold Coast has become a “ghost town” during …
New technique to grow avocado trees could make shortages of the fruit a thing of the past
RUBY PASCOE The new stem cell multiplication method could increase avocado production in Queensland by supplying 500-fold more avocado plants …
Queensland says goodbye to plastic bags
MEG BOLTON The Queensland Government has announced a state-wide ban on plastic bags, to take effect next year. From July …