Finding Nemo inspired idea may provide green energy solution for Noosa Heads
A new idea inspired by Finding Nemo may provide a green energy solution off the coast of Noosa Heads.
Tapping into the eastern Australian current… 100km directly off Laguna Bay... using 20 tidal turbines attached to 20 barges has proved a winner for GovHack entrants, Noosa Hydro.
A Noosa Hydro spokesperson said their idea took the free power of ocean current and the proven capability of the Scot-renewables Tidal Power barge that had successfully completed one year of power generation off the Scottish coast.
Resin Dogs: Notorious D.O.G
- If you took the names of everyone who appears on Resin Dogs’ new record, Notorious D.O.G, went flying back in time and made it so they were never born, it’s quite likely there would be no hip hop in Australia today. DJ Katch and Dave Atkins and their label Hydrofunk too have been of central importance to Australian hip hop. Are they still now?
Anderson .Paak: Oxnard
- Since stealing the show on Dr Dre's Compton album, Anderson .Paak has firmly planted himself into the hip-hop mainstream. His 2016 release Malibu showcased incredible talent and diversity, with .Paak incorporating influences from funk, soul, and hip-hop into each track. Leading up to Oxnard it was revealed that Dre himself would be executive-producing the entire thing. To say fans' expectations were high would be an understatement.
Buzz Kull: New Kind Of Cross
- Buzz Kull is in a time of flux, artistically shifting in a manner akin to internal, emotional forces crashing into each other. You can trace elements of it back to the origins of the man, Marc Dwyer, behind the sound. Not really rising out of a scene, not really finding a musical home in his hometown of Sydney, that feels somehow appropriate for a darkwave artist: underground, unacknowledged and unhappy. At the same time, 2017’s Chroma must’ve been a kind of revelation and unexpected, emotional reversal.
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Two Queensland men charged for $1million pet food and meat fraud
Two South-East Queensland men have been charged over a fraud scheme worth over $1million involving pet food and meat supply companies.
It has been alleged a 41-year-old man operated 3 companies that failed to deliver products and was also involved in dishonest dealings.
The man has been charged with 5 counts of fraud whilst another 64-year-old Wakerley man has been charged with one count of fraud for his alleged involvement in one of the offenses.
RSPCA will erects perspex hen in Brisbane city to raise awareness about cage hens conditions
The RSPCA is raising awareness for the poor conditions facing caged hens.
This Saturday from 11.30 -1:30 outside the Wintergarden, a 475 by 475 millimeter perspex cage will be erected to allow shoppers to experience the human equivalent living space that these chickens have.
The RSPCA says caged hens do not have enough space to stretch, flap their wings, or exercise.
Strong winds cause major delays for Sydney airport
Dangerous winds have sparked widespread flight delays in Sydney this morning, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
The Sydney airport has said both domestic and international runways will be closed due to the strong winds.
A spokesperson for the airport has recommended contacting their particular airline for more information on their flights.
Vanuatu threatens legal action against world’s biggest polluters
Vanuatu's Foreign Minister has warned it is considering suing fossil fuel companies in response to the effects of climate change.
He says that his government is exploring all avenues to utilise the judicial system in various jurisdictions, including under international law, to shift the costs of climate protection back onto the fossil fuel companies, and governments that actively and knowingly created the threats.
NASA's InSight Mars due to land Monday
The American space agency Nasa says its InSight Mars lander is due to land on Monday and start its exploration of mars.
Nasa's Project Manager, Tom Hoffman, says "[they’ll] be working on the final parameters they need over the next few days, so while everybody's off having turkey, there will still be a bunch of people at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory making sure it lands successfully”
InSight launched from Earth on the 5th of May has to hit a "keyhole" at the top of Mars' atmosphere that measures just 24km by 10km.