Beekeeping is Being Brought Back to Life in Victoria
For the past 10 weeks, Claire Moore’s bee farm in central Victoria has been paying visits to the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre. Men inside the Centre are learning the art of beekeeping with young people released well educated to start work in the beekeeping industry. Ms Moore says there has been a large amount of interest from beekeepers throughout the industry wanting to hire these young people.
QLD Coral Trout Now a Banned Export to China
Coral trout exports from Queensland are worsened by Australia’s trade relationship with China. Along with Barley, wine and rock lobsters, coral trout is has now joined the list of banned exports. Bowen fisher, Ben Collison says only 40% are sold to the Australian domestic market and local businesses are likely to suffer.
State of Origin Attendance Keeps Schoolies Back
50,000 football fans filled Brisbane’s Lang Park for the State of Origin decider. With barely any masks being worn and so many people coming together, Dr Jeannette Young is standing by the decision to cancel schoolies. The cancellation, released back in August, is explained to be a different scenario due to not being a ticketed or seated event.
Smiley by Guillem Clua (Independent Production - Brisbane Pride Festival 2020)
Destiny. It is a concept that drives creative literature and performance based adaptions in every culture and in every time period. Where would the “Star Wars” saga be without the line “It is your destiny…” intoned in various ways impressing on the character (and the audience) that life might be lived freely, however, you cannot escape what has been set for you by some otherworldly entity or existence.
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks - 'Crossover'
12PM ZEDLINES - NOVEMBER 19
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Greens MP urges government to expand public housing
Newly-elected Greens MP Amy McMahon, is urging the state government to invest in a public housing construction boom.
In a letter sent to state Treasurer Cameron Dick, Ms McMahon outline the Queensland Greens’ plan to construct 250,000 new public housing homes over the next 10 years, creating 20,000 new jobs.
The member for South Brisbane says as a renter in a sharehouse, she knows what a big issue housing affordability is for the southside.
Queensland enters tick season
Health authorities are urging Queenslanders to be especially cautious of ticks during the final months of the year.
Queensland Health reports a third of all emergency-visits for tick bites occur between the months of October and December as the weather begins to heat up.
People may be unaffected if bitten but many can experience illnesses if they have an allergic reaction or if the bite becomes infected.
No new COVID-19 cases in South Australia
South Australia has announced no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, keeping the state’s current cluster at 23 cases.
3,200 South Australians remain in quarantine, in what Chief Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier calls a “double ring fence” around infections.
Professor Spurrier is urging South Australians to “be patient, be kind [and] stay at home.”
Report on Australian war crimes released
A report on war crimes potentially committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been released in Canberra this morning.
The report comes after a four-year inquiry investigating the conduct of Australian soldiers between 2005 and 2016 and has recommended a total of 36 incidents be referred to the Australian Federal Police for criminal investigation.
The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force has already called on the Federal Government to pay compensation to families of victims in Afghanistan.