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Warning on safety prosecution risk - Newsreel

Local government officers urged to be aware of WHS risks

Local government officers and senior executives are being increasingly targeted in Work Health and Safety (WHS) prosecutions, prompting warnings for organisations to
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Artist's impression of Greenheart on the Gold Coast. | Newsreel

Call to shape a city’s greenheart

Gold Coast City is opening up its green heart and urging ratepayers to help shape the region’s largest outdoor recreation space. More than 250 hectares of parklands in
Read more 1 June 2024
Artist's impression of the upgraded Mooloolaba foreshore. | Newsreel

Green light for Mooloolaba foreshore renewal

Mooloolaba’s foreshore will feature more beachfront parkland, enhanced community spaces and a terraced seawall with Sunshine Coast Council today approving the next
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80 McLachlan St, Fortitude Valley

Plans for Valley twin towers under scrutiny

Brisbane City Council is continuing to assess a development application for a two-tower 550-unit high-density mixed-use project in Fortitude Valley. Earlier this month,
Read more 28 May 2024
Michael Nelson (Kumantye) Jagamara, Walpiri / Luritja (1946-2020) | The Old Men (detail) | 2019 | Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 140cm

First Nations artwork to connect Coast libraries

Sunshine Coast Council is looking for Indigenous artists to create works that connect the region’s libraries. Councillor David Law said Council wanted to make local
Read more 23 May 2024
Band The Rions. | Newsreel

Coast parties ’til Sundown and beyond

The City of Gold Coast’s inaugural Sundown music festival this weekend will feature a host of homegrown talent. The Rions, will be joined by the likes of Hope D,
Read more 23 May 2024
Plans for Honey Farm sport precinct Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

Sweet milestone for Honey Farm sporting precinct

Work has begun on a major sporting and recreation precinct on the Sunshine Coast. The Honey Farm Sport and Recreation Precinct at Meridian Plains will feature sporting
Read more 19 May 2024
Lowering of Brisbane car parking requrements

Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments

Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable. The Inner-City
Read more 16 May 2024
Controversy over removing apostrophes from signs - Newsreel

Grammar wars erupt in apostrophe scandal

The coffee mug says: Let’s eat, grandma. Let’s eat grandma. Grammar saves lives. It may be rare for grammar to actually save lives but one community in the United
Read more 11 May 2024
Performers The Kitty Kats. | Newsreel

Council future-proofs Coast’s events scene

The Sunshine Coast is set to become an events incubator with funds now dedicated to encouraging new, fresh and exciting drawcards. A new Emerging Events category has
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