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Council to offer free spaces for youth in the suburbs

Brisbane City Council is relaunching its youth activity program to make it available across more suburbs. From December 2026, Young BNE will replace Visible Ink, which

Whale champion Vanessa Pirotta wins prestigious award

Marine scientist and science communicator Vanessa Pirotta has been named NSW 2027 Australian of the Year. Dr Pirotta is a world-recognised marine scientist based in

Chronic back pain wires into our self image

Scientists have uncovered why many treatments are ineffective in addressing chronic lower back pain. It seems the affliction wires deeply into the human psyche –

Moreton Bay scores its own Monopoly game

Moreton Bay’s most-recognised landmarks from the shores of Redcliffe to the shipwrecks of Tangalooma have officially landed on the new Monopoly – Moreton Bay

$2.5 million funding for 127 local agricultural shows

Queensland’s agricultural shows will receive $2.5 million in State Government funding in 2026-27 to help cover operating costs and maintain showground

New Mt Coot-tha parklands and viewing areas proposed

A 20-year vision for Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha has identified six opportunities to enhance the experience on the mountain. This includes turning the existing 26-hectare

Trainer Maher scores trifecta as Point of Law romps home

Trainer Ciaron Maher has dominated the 2026 Melbourne Cup, preparing the first three horses across the line in Australia’s most famous horse race. Point Of Law,

SEQ rail network finally returning to full timetable

The South-East Queensland rail network will return to a full timetable on Monday, November 16 after months of commuter disruption. Timetables had been reduced for seven

Plastic, cigarette butts #1 litter in Clean Up Australia Day

By Susan Schwartz Plastic, followed by cigarette butts are the number one litter type in Australia, as Clean Up Australia Day calls for volunteers on the largest day of

Poor children tend to become poor adults

By Roger Wilkins and Esperanza Vera-Toscano About 757,000 Australian children aged under 15 lived in poverty in 2022-23 – more than all the people living in cities of

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