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by Jade McGarry 'Campbell the Swaggy' graces the stage at the Poets Breakfast Photo cred: Dylan Crawford Making an audience feel emotionally vulnerable by a group of strangers at 8AM in the morning is a tough gig, but the folk at the Poets … [Read more...]
BY MONIQUE ST CLAIR The Carrara Saints AFL team has come to the rescue of Carrara local man forced to sell his family home to pay for cancer treatment. The Saints proved true to their name last Sunday when the team’s … [Read more...]
RUBY PASCOE The new stem cell multiplication method could increase avocado production in Queensland by supplying 500-fold more avocado plants to the industry. Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Professor Neena Mitter is … [Read more...]
TALISA ELEY Just three years ago, trams were a foreign concept in Queensland, but now the Gold Coast is bustling with light rail activity. The existing light rail along with the construction of Stage 2, and the planning for Stage 3 has turned … [Read more...]
The Doug Jennings park at the Gold Coast's Seaway Spit is set to see vast improvements following the approval of stage 3 developments. These developments will see re-alignments of the Ring road, construction of parking bays, sealing of gravel, … [Read more...]
MEG BOLTON Despite seven years of resident action aimed at stopping the plans, sand and gravel extraction has started in Bald Hills. Residents bordering the site area, 30 minutes north of Brisbane, are concerned the works will disrupt the local … [Read more...]
MADDELIN MCCOSKER Scientists from the University of Adelaide and the Queensland government have uncovered a 'treasure trove' of ancient wetlands on North Stradbroke Island. The research, led by Dr John Tibby, found that North Stradbroke's … [Read more...]
MARNIE CRUICKSHANK National Indigenous Literacy Day will be celebrated with a special event at the Queensland State Library on Wednesday. Ms Suzy Wilson, founder of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, along with the foundation's patron … [Read more...]
JACKSON PAINE The Australian Institute of Building held their annual awards ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday night, as the brightest talents in construction around the country were recognised. The AIB Professional Excellence in … [Read more...]
LIAM WIDDICOMBE Following a contract signed between the Sunshine Coast regional council and Swedish waste company Envac, the Maroochydore CBD will see over six kilometres of underground vacuum pipes installed in an effort to make the city one … [Read more...]
