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Housing on Sunshine Coast, Queensland. | Newsreel

Guide drives coastal vibe in apartment design

Sunshine Coast Council architects have produced a design guide for apartments and townhouses focussed on coastal living. Environment and Liveability Portfolio Councillor
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Brisbane river ferry. | Newsreel

50 cent fares drive patronage past pre-COVID levels

Confirmation 50 cent public transport fares will remain in South-East Queensland has been announced alongside the latest patronage figures, which show a widespread
Read more 2 December 2024
An artist's impression of the rooftop area of a proposed development in South Brisbane. | Newsreel

Three-tower complex planned for South Brisbane

Updated plans for a multi-tower complex, including the first 50-storey tower outside the CBD, have been submitted to Brisbane City Council. (ARTIST’S IMPRESSION
Read more 2 December 2024
Brisbane Metro bus. | Newsreel

January start date for Brisbane Metro service

Brisbane’s Metro bus service will officially start on January 28, after a one-month trial in October. The Brisbane City Council website shows the high-capacity,
Read more 2 December 2024
Woman providing advice to another woman.

Community legal services turn away over 1000 every day

At least 150,000 people impacted by domestic violence were turned away from community legal centres in the past year. Community Legal Centres CEO Tim Leach said lack of
Read more 28 November 2024
Young girl playing video game. | Newsreel

Gaming industry levels up on the Sunshine Coast

The building blocks of a gaming industry on the Sunshine Coast were laid at the region’s inaugural Digital Games Summit this month. Sunshine Coast Council Resilient
Read more 26 November 2024
NEXTDC’s SC1 data centre in Maroochydore, Queensland. | Newsreel

New subsea data cable to land in Maroochydore

Maroochydore will be the landing point for a new subsea data cable, improving connectivity for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli
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Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland. | Newsreel

Drones and infra-red sensors make new bridge ‘excellent’

Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Bridge will be the first in Australia to use drones for water sampling and cameras with infra-red sensors to monitor river levels and flood
Read more 26 November 2024
First Nations event on the Sunshine Coast. | Newsreel

$2.7m invested in arts and heritage programs

Almost $2.8 million was invested in projects across the Sunshine Coast region last year with funds gathered through the council’s Arts and Heritage levy. Sunshine
Read more 25 November 2024
Charity worker with donated clothes. | Newsreel

Councils urged to better support fashion recycling

A new global study has called for a shake-up of the recycled clothing industry, finding most donated clothes were exported to other countries or sent to
Read more 25 November 2024