Brisbane congestion worsens post COVID
Congestion levels on Brisbane roads are worse than pre-COVID as people are hesitant to use public transport.
RACQ reports that so far in February 2021 Brisbane roads are seeing ninety percent more congestion than the last 2 years.
Experts hope public transport drivers will be first to receive a COVID vaccine to ensure the public's safety and instill confidence
Youth offense taskforce appointed
Brisbane police officers are being relocated to Townsville to form a new repeat youth offenders task force this week.
This follows multiple incidents, including the death of Jennifer Board last week.
Assistant commissioner Brett Shafferious says nearly 80 minors on over 300 charges for property offense have been recorded this year.
The taskforce will be lead by Assistant Police Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon, head of Queensland's Security and Counter-Terrorism Command.
Review: Our Town by Thornton Wilder performed at Queensland Theatre
Our Town written by Thornton Wilder
Queensland Theatre
Billie Brown Theatre
Director Lee Lewis
30th Jan- 20th Feb 2021
Dr Gemma Regan
Bring Back the Comedy!
Reptant: Return To Planet X'trapolis
<p><span><span>- <strong>Lou Karsh</strong> aka Reptant has debuted his first album, <em>Return To Planet X'trapolis</em>. Coming after a number of releases under both the pseudonym and his own name, Karsh has carved out his own space in the Australian music landscape, honing his skills as a DJ and live performer while refining an individual, acidic style of electro and techno. If you were in Brisbane you may have been lucky enough to see him DJ alongside <strong>Shedbug</strong> pre-pandemic.
ZEDLINES FEBRUARY 8TH 11AM
Zedlines with Bronte Nelson, Kat Housego, Chun Ting Yip (Justin)
[image: Vicki Howard, Brisbane City Council]
Black Country, New Road: For The First Time
<p><span><span>- In England, there’s a highway called Black Country New Road, a historic road that travels through the countryside, connecting England’s West Midlands like veins and arteries connect organs to the heart. It’s how the many members of the avant-garde, post-punk band Black Country, New Road -<em>For the First Time</em> is one of the only records in recent memory to feature fewer tracks than members of the band- came to be connected too.</span></span></p>
KittyCats slow down
KittyCats are slowing down due to noise disturbance complaints.
The cats are going faster after eight wooden City Cats ferries were taken off the river over safety concerns back in June. They were replaced by five KittyCat ferries brought up from Sydney.
The KittyCats have been sped up to run at 25 minute intervals across six ferry terminals, 11 minutes faster than the wooden monohull ferry services.
BCC calls for ease on lift restrictions
After struggling to bounce back from the three-day lockdown, the Brisbane City Council will urge Queensland’s Chief Health Officer to relax capacity restrictions in lifts.
Foot traffic in the city centre declined to about 20 percent of its pre-pandemic average in March and as of last week only reached 56 percent.
According to Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, to combat queues and bring people back into the CBD, a change in the restrictions facing lifts should be made.
Teen's artwork to become face of shopping bags
A 13-year-old Annerley resident has been chosen as one of the artists to design a chiller bag for a National Supermarket.
Abbey Whalley is one of six students to win the design competition, which was run to raise awareness against single-use plastic bags. Her bags will be printed nationally and sold to millions of customers for two dollars fifty for a limited time.
Abbey’s primary school also received five thousand dollars thanks to her win.
Gnangara mound plantations continue to be logged
Plantations across the Gnangara mound have been logged from 23,000 hectares down to 6,000 hectares.
The government plans to harvest the rest within three years with no large-scale replacements after two comprehensive strategies for the land fell over.
Despite the pine plantations could create green jobs and revegetation for the regions. The lack of replanting strategy could lead to extinction for Perth's endangered black cockatoos.