Rehomed furniture reduces landfill and carbon footprint
A South East Queensland council has averted 60,000 kilograms of landfill and prevented 177 tonnes of Co2 emissions by using a local circular economy
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Coastal paradises car theft hotspots
The Sunshine Coast had the lowest rate of car theft insurance claims in Queensland last year, despite the number of claims more than doubling.
The latest RACQ analysis
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Boost for child health in North Queensland
Health professionals in North Queensland have access to increased funding to boost the welfare of children in the region.
The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network
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Jetstar in court over COVID travel credits
A class action has been filed against Jetstar over non-refunded flight payments during the COVID pandemic.
Echo Law partner Andrew Paull said proceedings against the
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Development award for Salvos housing complex
A Salvation Army affordable housing complex in Brisbane’s northern suburbs is in the running for national honours after winning a State development award.
The 4-level
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DNA air capture trial in conservation project
Brisbane researchers have trialled capturing DNA from the air in an attempt to save an endangered Queensland marsupial.
A team from QUT’s School of Biology and
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Australia’s childcare ‘deserts’ mapped
Almost a quarter of Australians live in childcare ‘deserts’ with limited access to care and early education for their young children.
An international study,
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Largest solar farm aims to export power to Asia
Australia’s largest solar farm has received Federal Government approval, with plans to export the power it produces to Singapore.
SunCable’s Australia-Asia Power
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New smart clothing harvests body energy
A new generation of smart clothing has been developed that harvests energy and monitors the body without the need for batteries or external power.
The fabric, developed
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The secret world of the dunnart
By Mechelle McMahon
They live in an underground world, hidden down the cracks of hardened clay in the grasslands of outback Queensland – small as a mouse, cute as a
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