Community
What’s On July 2026 school holidays Brisbane and surrounds
Here’s our list of What’s On for the July 2026 school holidays in Brisbane and surrounds.
Brisbane
Teenagers can make their magazine ideas come to life and
Read more29 June 2026
Community
Night Feast 2026 program at the Brisbane Powerhouse
The Night Feast festival of food, art and culture has expanded its 2026 program with exclusive dishes from new restaurant participants Blackbird, Ruby, My Dear and
Read more18 June 2026
Arts, Community, Events
The Brisbane Festival program for 2026
The Brisbane Festival 2026 program features an expansive celebration of art and community as imagined by new Artistic Director Ebony Bott.
Tickets are on sale for
Read more9 June 2026
Community, Events, Government, Local, Sport, State
South Bank live site set up for soccer World Cup
A free live site for the FIFA World Cup has been set up in the Cultural Forecourt at Brisbane’s South Bank.
The site will screen all Socceroos matches, while also
Read more8 June 2026
Community, Events
Queenslanders vote best places to eat, drink and visit
Queensland’s best café is at Kedron, while the Sunshine Coast has the best beach, and Toowoomba the best bakery according to nearly 75,000 people who voted in All the
Read more4 June 2026
Community, Events
Changing lifestyles prompt rise of new age gardening
The traditional idea of gardening is undergoing a major shift, with edible balcony plants, indoor jungles and low-maintenance gardens on display at the Queensland Garden
Read more4 June 2026
Community
Belly fat linked to faster aging process
High levels of fat stored around the abdomen has been linked to faster aging in middle-aged adults.
University of Western Australia researchers found that visceral fat
Read more30 June 2026
Community
‘Hearing glasses’ registered for the Australian market
Glasses designed to help people with moderate hearing loss are now available in Australia.
Nuance Audio said the glasses had been registered with the Therapeutic Goods
Read more24 June 2026
Community, Health
Long-life families linked to mutant inflammation killer
Families with a history of long life have been found to have a mutation that appears to temper body inflammation.
A European Society of Human Genetics study, reported
Read more23 June 2026
Community, Health, Perspectives
Bird flu risk is low but mutations could change that
By Raina MacIntyre and Pan Zhang
Australia was the only continent free of H5N1 bird flu, until last week when a brown skua was found in Cape Le Grand National Park in
Read more23 June 2026
Community, Health
Hospitals swamped with patients who need aged care
Hundreds of beds are being taken up in Queensland’s hospitals by older patients who should ideally be in aged care, according to one of the state’s most senior
Read more18 June 2026
Community, Government, Health, Local
New health program to support Brisbane’s ‘dawn economy’
Brisbane residents will have access to new, free health and fitness programs as part of efforts to capitalise on its early-morning economy.
Locals will also be consulted
Read more15 June 2026
Community
Brazil to play in Queensland in World Cup aftermath
Brazil will play two matches against the Socceroos in Queensland to mark the soccer World Cup homecoming.
The matches will be played in Brisbane and Townsville in
Read more29 June 2026
Community
Queensland secures historic ANZAC Day rugby test
Queensland has secured a six-year deal to host an ANZAC Day Bledisloe Cup rugby test every two years.
The fixture between the Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks
Read more29 June 2026
Community, Government, Sport, State
Suncorp Stadium mega-screen facelift plans unveiled
Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will undergo its largest upgrade in more than 20 years ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The facelift includes an
Read more18 June 2026Community, Events, Government, Local, Sport, State
South Bank live site set up for soccer World Cup
A free live site for the FIFA World Cup has been set up in the Cultural Forecourt at Brisbane’s South Bank.
The site will screen all Socceroos matches, while also
Read more8 June 2026
Community, Perspectives, Sport
One day cricket facing challenges to stay relevant
By Vaughan Cruickshank and Tom Hartley
Sir Donald Bradman needs little introduction.
Cricket – and possibly world sport’s – most dominant figure, “The Don” is
Read more29 May 2026
Community, Perspectives, Sport
Cricket and soccer dominate but still face financial woes
By James Skinner and Danny Hill
Cricket and soccer are two of, if not the biggest national sporting codes in Australia.
Yet the governing bodies of both have recently
Read more27 May 2026