Call for sexual violence prevention in Queensland communities
The Palaszczuk Government is calling on Rockhampton to have their say on how best to prevent sexual violence in their community.
Di Farmer said by having their say, Queenslanders can help to develop a Sexual Violence Prevention Framework in the state.
Farmer said ‘we need to start having a conversation about this, and victims and survivors need to know there is a support group out there.’
Autism charity face funding crisis while State, NDIS, wipe responsiblity
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By Nicole Keramos.
A Brisbane autism charity is set to close unless it can get ongoing funds from the Queensland State Government.
Autism Behavioral Intervention Queensland Manager, Sharon Horan, said she has asked for assistance from both the State Government and the National Disability Insurance Scheme but both organisations advise she is ineligible for funding.
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Israeli spacecraft crashes on moon
An Israeli spacecraft, the Beresheet, has crashed on the surface of the moon after an apparent engine failure.
The Beresheet was the first ever privately funded mission to the Moon, with the aim to take photos and conduct experiments.
Israel hoped to be the fourth country to land on the moon, with only the US, Russia, and China having had successful moon landings.
Australia criticised by Chinese coal official
Chinese coal industry official Cui Pijiang, director of the China Coking Industry Association has criticised Australia for 'biting the hand that feeds it' at a coal conference in Beijing.
In his forum address, Cui stated, "Although businesses can conduct effective, friendly and reasonable cooperation between the two countries, the political factors have to be considered," calling political comments made about China “Unfriendly” and “Irresponsible.”
Wheelchair tennis event forced to move
An international wheelchair event in Darwin has been forced to move from a new $16m tennis complex because the show court has been built on a slope.
The Darwin International Tennis Centre is set to stage the Arafura Games later this month, but wheelchair competitors have been relegated to one of its 14 outside courts.
Perth Indigenous art market grows exponentially
It has been revealed by the ABC that Perth’s only Aboriginal art market has grown exponentially since 2013.
Last year buyers spent over $400,000 in seven hours at the arts festival.
Special project curator Erin Coates at the Fremantle Arts Centre, attributes the event's success to its informality and how buyers can rifle freely through the works of offer.
16,000 plants for Brisbane park upgrade
More than 16,000 new plants will soon be planted throughout Hercules Street Park as part of $10 million in upgrades set to transform Brisbane’s Northshore.
Minister for State Development and Planning Cameron Dick says significant planning went into the design of the park, which also includes an innovative irrigation system to keep the new plants thriving.
Mt. Coot-tha Zipline scrapped
Brisbane’s Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has terminated the controversial Mt. Coot-tha Zipline project.
The zipline was projected to cost $1.14 million but became involved in a court appeal from community group Mt. Coot-tha Protection Alliance.
Schrinner said on Thursday the decision to scrap the project came from ‘listening to residents’, proving it was clear the community wanted to ‘protect Mt. Coot-tha’.
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