Northside residents are paying more for fuel compared to those on the southside

Motorists on Brisbane’s northside are paying more for their fuel compared to motorists on the southside, new RACQ data has revealed.

RACQ spokeswoman Lucinda Ross said the report found those on Brisbane’s northside were paying, on average, an extra 15c per litre compared to the southside.

Ms Ross said Brisbane motorists were charged an average $1.487 for ULP (Unleaded) in June, 1c cent a litre lower than May, but still more than all other major Australian Capital Cities.

Brisbane artist meets the man who saved his life

An acclaimed Brisbane artist has been reunited with the man he credits saving his life 47 years ago, after he put a call out to find him in the media.

Robert Brownhall almost drowned when he was three years old during a day at the beach with his family near Bundaberg in 1971.

The artist said if another three-year-old boy names Dean Barry hadn’t alerted his parents, he would’ve died at Kelly’s Beach that day.

Thailand cave rescue miracle

After a harsh 18-day ordeal all twelve boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a treacherous cave in northern Thailand.

The remaining four boys and their soccer coach were brought to safety on Tuesday evening, deemed a “miracle” by many Thailand locals.

Aged 11 to 16, each of the boys, with no diving or swimming experience, were guided out by a pair of divers in three days of high-stakes operations, which claimed the life of former Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan on Friday.

Death toll rises to 155 in Japan in catastrophic floods

Catastrophic floods in Japan have killed at least 155 people, deemed to be the country’s worst floods in 36 years.

Despite 7 million residents being told to evacuate on Sunday, more than 60 people are still unaccounted for this morning, with many citizens facing health risks from a lack of water and high temperatures.

The Japanese Agency of Meteorology has said as much as 10 centimeters of rainfall per hour fell on large parts of south-western Japan.  

Frozen vegetables recalled in major grocery stores

Woolworths, IGA, ALDI, Campbells and other independent grocery stores have been instructed by the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to pull varieties of frozen vegetables from their shelves due to fears they could be contaminated by listeria.

Scientist Gary Kennedy from the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology said the recall was a necessary but cautious as the risk of illness was only present if frozen vegetables with listeria were consumed uncooked.

Sydney school leads the nation is waste removal

A Sydney-based school is leading the nation in getting rid of plastic and advocating for responsible behaviour.

Students from St Mary's Catholic School in Manly spend several lunchtimes a week parading the grounds collecting rubbish.

The student’s findings are then uploaded from their iPads to Litterati, an app which tracks the type of waste being dumped and hot-spots.

 

More than 160,000 bees calling West End home

More than 160,000 bees now call West End home after Bee One Founder Jack Stone installed four beehives on top of the Westpac Bank building on Boundary Street.

Mr Stone started the company to educate Brisbane’s inner-city population about the importance of bees in the global food system.

The bees are apart of a “green installation” at the $2 billion West Village development and is hoped to collect over 160 kilograms of honey from the harvests a year.

The first harvest of honey from the West Village is scheduled for October.

Woolloongabba Landcentre Demolition

Work has begun to demolish the Queensland Government Landcentre building located in Woolloongabba.

This project is the second largest scheduled demolition in recent years for Brisbane, and will make way for infrastructure necessary to Cross River Rail.

Heavy demolition work will not begin until September, including the removal of the South Brisbane Dental Hospital.