Author: Jacinta Rossetto
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Have yourself a merry little shopping spree at Gold Coast’s best Christmas markets
Distillery Road Christmas Market – Sunday December 14 Circle Saturday December 13 in your calendar – the Christmas Festival is taking over Distillery Road Market for a full day of festive cheer! From 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, wander through a huge line-up of stalls brimming with handmade gifts, candles, gourmet goodies, homewares and art – perfect…
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Eat, drink and be merry at Brisbane’s best Christmas markets
Farm Gate to City Door Christmas Market – Saturday November 29 The Scenic Rim’s rolling paddocks are coming city-side this November as the Farm Gate to City Door Christmas Market returns to the Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct. Expect stalls brimming with creamy dairy, small-batch spirits, local honey, artisan cheeses, olives, oils and preserves, alongside handcrafted…
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Australia gets front row seat to 2025’s biggest supermoon
A rare ‘beaver’ full moon would light up Australia’s skies tonight, with the supermoon set to be especially dramatic and part of a rare trio of astronomical events. Astronomy expert and Astrophysicist at Macquarie University Devika Kamath said supermoons could appear 14 per cent to 30 per cent brighter. “The November supermoon will be the…
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Hospital foundation chief says community support vital for Qld children’s healthcare
Children’s Hospital Foundation has released its 2024-25 Impact Report, revealing how local business and philanthropists have helped to reshape paediatric care across Queensland. The foundation funds cutting edge medical equipment, vital research and support for children across Queensland and northern New South Wales with CHF CEO Lyndsey Rice saying organisations either donate or raise funds…
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Brisbane adventurer’s record-breaking snowsailing mission to Antarctica
Adventurer and snowsailer Charles Werb built his first snow sailer prototype in Brisbane during 2009, unsure if it would even work. Since then, he’s been on a mission to test his design against the harshest landscape the world has to offer – Antarctica. In January, Werb and his crew will attempt to snow sail 2000…
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Gold Coast cane toad cleanup returns after record-breaking removals
Gold Coast-based environmental group Watergum Community has been tackling problems with the invasive cane toad for eight years on the Gold Coast and four years across Australia. Organisers have now said next year’s Cane Toad Bust would run from 17 to 25 January, where they expected families, schools, landholders and local groups to pitch in.…
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Queensland council’s bat signal for heat-stressed flying foxes
A Queensland council has teamed up with a high-tech company to install sensors to monitor heat stress in flying foxes. The city of Morton Bay will install 16 sensors that provide real-time updates on heat and humidity at known roosts. That data will then be used by wildlife carers to respond during heat-stress events. But…
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Audit office calls for clearer reporting from industry development program
An audit of the State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Department’s Industry Partnership Program (IPP) that has run from June 2021 to June 2025 and included $330 million of grants has led to eight new recommendations for change. The Queensland Audit Office report stated the IPP was effectively administered and supported key industries, but its overall…
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Passengers face new Brisbane airport screening
From 5am tomorrow, the northern security screening point will officially open at Brisbane airport for Qantas passengers. Brisbane Airport spokesperson Peter Doherty said the screening point featured five new security lanes, fitted with Rapiscan CT (Computed Tomography) technology. Also referred to as Standard 3, this technology was meant to enable smoother screening by allowing laptops…
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Domestic violence offenders targeted in Townsville
Townsville police have revealed figures showing more than 300 people have been charged with 860 domestic and family violence (DFV) offences since August. The offences include breaches of domestic violence orders, police protection notices and release conditions. Townsville police and specialist officers from the Domestic, Family Violence and Vulnerable Persons Unit and Townsville Tactical Crime…