Community

Solar panels and wind farm. | Newsreel

$90 billion a year price-tag for net zero in 2050 not enough

Despite record investment in renewables, Australia needs to almost triple spending to remain on target for net-zero by 2050, while community groups call for that goal to
Read more 28 July 2025
Kokoda Park, Lockyer Valley

First ‘reset’ program for at-risk youth rolls out

The Queensland Government’s first early intervention program for at-risk youth will be run out of the Lockyer Valley, south-west of Brisbane. Premier David Crisafulli
Read more 28 July 2025
Young child drinking water. | Newsreel

Australia rated in new WHO data release

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated country-specific report cards on the state of health and the environment across the globe. WHO Department of
Read more 25 July 2025
Hulk Hogan. | Newsreel

Wrestling great Hulk Hogan dies following heart attack

Hulk Hogan, the man who led wrestling’s rise in popularity in the 1980s, has died, aged 71, following a heart attack. A statement from the Clearwater Police Department
Read more 25 July 2025
Ekka 2025

Skip the Ekka queue for Strawberry Sundaes

By Susan Schwartz For the first time ever visitors to the Ekka will be able to pre-order their Strawberry Sundae, plus all children who attend on August 14 and 15 will
Read more 25 July 2025
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli. | Newsreel

10,000 invites for inaugural citizen’s panel

Fifty Sunshine Coast residents will soon form a citizen’s panel to ensure community views are heard by Council, with 10,000 invited to apply. Sunshine Coast Mayor
Read more 25 July 2025
Women walking

No excuse for not stepping out with lower daily target

Aussies struggling to reach their 10,000 steps a day can relax, with scientists now suggesting a lower step target will do the trick. A new study, published in The
Read more 25 July 2025
Photographer in wheelchair

Travellers with accessible needs a $30 billion industry

Almost a quarter of travellers in Australia last year had accessible needs and contributed almost $30 billion to the country’s tourism economy. A new report from
Read more 24 July 2025
Adult and child holding hands. | Newsreel

Push to bring vulnerable children back into care

Hundreds of Queensland children under Government care are choosing to forego state support, sparking an audit within a wider child safety Commission of Inquiry. State
Read more 24 July 2025
City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery, Queensland Housing and Public Works Minister Sam O'Connor, City of Moreton Bay Deputy Mayor Jodie Shipway, Y Queensland CEO Damian Foley. | Newsreel

Bay project to house homeless women over 55

Almost 50 homes for women aged over 55 at risk of homelessness are being built at Mango Hill. City of Moreton Bay Peter Flannery said the project is the latest in moves
Read more 23 July 2025