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Loneliness can steal six years of healthy living

Loneliness has been found to reduce a person’s healthy life by nearly six years. The finding is worrying in a world where people have fewer friends and are mostly

Work begins on new Sea World marine wildlife hospital

Construction has started on a new marine wildlife hospital at Sea World on the Gold Coast. It is the first facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing

Retail to return to Toombul shopping centre site

Retail will return to the old Toombul shopping centre site through a new masterplan designed to resurrect the flood-ravaged site as a major community

Southern Queensland parched coming into summer

Southern Queensland is one of five areas of Australia with below average rainfall in 2026. Others are the west of Western Australia, north-eastern New South Wales,

Brisbane 2032 emblems set the tone for ‘cheeky’ games

The official emblems of Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games are now fully revealed after a series of unveilings across Queensland. The emblems are made up of six

500 e-bikes and scooters seized during crackdown

More than 500 devices have been seized and nearly 2500 fines issued during a three-month crackdown on e-bikes and e-scooters. Operation Surety was launched by the

Finally a visit to the disappearing “Aussie dozen” apostles

By Shane Rodgers For most people there is an Australian ‘bucket list’ of features that you need to see at least once. It includes Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, the

Melt Festival 2026 expands with Dolly Parton Hoe-Down

In a celebration of queer arts, culture and community, the Melt Festival’s 2026 expanded program includes a Dolly Parton night, a high-speed sewing showdown, and Surf

First stage of ‘fractious’ Thriving Kids plan rolls out

By Helen Dickinson and Catherine Smith This week the first stage of Thriving Kids begins to roll out. This new program, announced just over a year ago, is part of the

Major roadworks to bust Caloundra traffic congestion

An alternative route into the Caloundra CBD on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is being constructed to ease traffic congestion on the road to the popular holiday spot. The

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