All About Composting
Do you know how to compost properly or even what it is? Do you have any idea of how long it takes to create rich soil or how to contribute to a community compost farm? Joining 4zzz's Eliot Rifkin is Doreen Jachmann from Bloomfieldʻs Farm, Jimboomba to discuss all things composting.
Finding Boo boo: the Community Search for an Unforgotten Feline
Around the middle of last year, a beloved cat, Boo boo, was lost in the Taringa area, dozens of kilometers away from her home in Stafford Heights. Her owner, Juanita Groves, was overseas at the time recovering from major surgery.
Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide: A Guide to Being SunSmart in Queensland
4ZZZ Journalist Joshua McIntosh speaks with Senior Manager of Information and Program, Sharyn Chin Fat, about the importance of early detection of skin cancer, and what to do if you're concerned about a spot on your skin.
Forgotten History - The Bombing of Darwin - 19 Feb 1942
Most of us have heard of the World War II sneak attack in Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i, however do you know much about our very own attack on the Australian mainland in Darwin in 1942? The 19th of February marks the 81st anniversary of that sneak attack.
Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot and Toni to chat about the Bombing of Darwin was Dr Norman Cramp the Director of the Darwin Military Museum at East Point in Darwin.
Hitting it to Quitting it: The Australian Vape Epidemic
4ZZZ Journalist Jiselle Manning chats to CEO of Lung Foundation Australia Mark Brooke about the novel addiction.
Native animals as pets and bringing back extinct species
Could Australia have its own version of Jurassic Park? What if the Tasmanian Tiger could be brought back and what if you could have it or any other Aussie mammal as a pet? A world in which these things happen may be more possible than we think. 4ZZZ's intrepid reporter, Anita Diamond interviewed Professor Mike Archer, on “having native animals as pets” as well as bringing back extinct species, Professor Archer is a professor of PalaeoBiology at the University of New South Wales.
Stafford Bowls Club: the Local Fight for a Community Hub
Stafford Bowls Club is a former community sporting club that has been closed and effectively abandoned from 2017, and is therefore in need of a refit. However, similar to other community clubs scattered throughout Brisbane's suburbs, locals are concerned the redevelopment plan places profits over community wellbeing, and are rallying together to have their requests heard by the local government.
Queensland Acclimatisation Society - key colonial player in the importation of invasive species
Have you ever thought… who and why did anyone introduce rabbits or some of our other invasive species? How did mangoes and sugarcane become synonymous with Queensland?
Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about what is an Acclimatisation Society and its Queensland history is Peter Osborne a heritage professional.
Clayfield project adding more social housing as shortage continues
4ZZZ Journalist Joshua McIntosh speaks with Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Queensland Dr Thomas Sigler about housing in Brisbane.
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Law Firms Merge Against Medibank
This week Australia Law firms Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Bannister Law Class Actions and Centennial Lawyers have joined forces to run a landmark data breach complaint against private insurer Medibank in hopes to secure compensation for as many as 9.7 million current and former customers affected by the data breach in 2022. 4ZZZ Journalist Stephanie Felesina spoke with associate of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers class action team Charles Gibbs about what those seeking compensation can expect.