Community
Nominations open for Queensland Day awards
Nominations have opened for the 2026 Queensland Day Awards and voting has begun for for the All the Best program that helps pick the state’s best locations and
Read more2 April 2026
Community
Graham Ross to headline Queensland Garden Show
Celebrity gardener Graham Ross has been confirmed as one of the “headliners” for the Queensland Garden Show in July.
The 2026 event will be held in Nambour, west of
Read more1 April 2026
Community, Events
Find your “Mini-me” at the Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival
Dogs really do resemble their owners’ physical and personality traits according to scientific studies, and you too can find your perfect match at the Brisbane Dog
Read more30 March 2026
Community, Events
What’s On – school holiday events for Easter April 2026
Hop on down for some school holiday fun this Easter with our list of the top things to do to keep kids, teenagers and even the adults entertained in April 2026.
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Read more19 March 2026
Community, Events
2026 Horizon Festival returns to Sunshine Coast in May
The 2026 Horizon Festival marks its 10th year on the Sunshine Coast with a bold and creative intersection of arts and culture from May 1-10.
Live music, dance, visual
Read more3 March 2026
Community, Events
Tivoli Drive-In final farewell
It’s the end of an era with the last movie to show at the Tivoli Drive-In Theatre at Ipswich tomorrow night.
The theatre, which opened in 1976, will screen Takeover:
Read more26 February 2026
Community
Big jump in Australians choosing Voluntary Assisted Dying
Voluntary Assisted Dying or VAD applications have increased 40 percent in 2025-25, accounting for up to three percent of all deaths in Australia.
The typical VAD
Read more31 March 2026
Community
Strong evidence emerges of vaping cancer link
By Bernard Stewart
As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking
Read more31 March 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
Meta loses landmark social media addiction case
By Rob Nicholls
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled.
The Los Angeles
Read more27 March 2026
Community, Health, People
Sleep habits falling short of health targets
The vast majority of Australians do not have consistent bedtimes and most people fall short of eight hours sleep a night.
Only one in four people have consistent
Read more24 March 2026
Community, Education, Health, Research & Science
‘Death switch’ may hold key to shutting off Alzheimer’s
An Alzheimer’s disease “death switch” has been discovered that may hold the key to switching off the illness in the brain.
Alzheimer’s is believed to be caused
Read more24 March 2026
Community, Health
New flu vaccine options for children and the over-50s
With flu season looming, new vaccination options have been announced for Queensland children and people aged over 50.
The Queensland Government said on the weekend that
Read more23 March 2026
Community
Upgrades for Brisbane suburban sports facilities
Upgrades have been announced for four suburban sporting facilities in Brisbane.
Brisbane City Council announced this week that improvements had been approved for:North
Read more18 March 2026
Community
Applications closing for grassroots sport funding
Applications for funding under the Queensland Government’s Games On! program for local sporting clubs close tomorrow (March 18).
The program is already supporting 119
Read more17 March 2026
Community, People, Sport
Australian Cooper Woods wins gold at the Winter Olympics
Australia has won its first gold medal of the Winter Olympic with Cooper Woods taking out the men’s moguls in a nail-biting finish.
Woods was in top form throughout
Read more13 February 2026
Community, People, Sport
Bradman’s Baggy Green attracts record auction price
One of legendary cricketer Sir Donald Bradman’s rare Baggy Green caps was sold at auction today for $460,000.
Lloyds Auctions said it was the highest price ever
Read more26 January 2026
Brisbane 2032, Community, Sport
Netball shoots for a place at Brisbane 2032
More than 60,000 sporting fans have so far signed an online pledge to support netball being included in the Brisbane 2032 Games.
The push is being led by Aussie netball
Read more7 November 2025
Community, Government, Local, Sport
Free sports equipment tool trialled in Redlands
A free, on-demand, sports equipment vending machine is being trialled in two council parks in south-east Queensland.
Redland City Council Major Jos Mitchell said Council
Read more5 November 2025