Tolls to increase for heavy vehicles on major Brisbane roads
Heavy-commercial vehicles will see increased toll prices along three Brisbane roads from mid-2018 to cover the cost of the $60 million Inner City Bypass upgrade.
The increases will be for trips taken between 5am and 8pm only, with the intention to take trucks off the tollways during peak periods, thereby reducing congestion.
Brisbane City Council infrastructure chairman Amanda Cooper said the increased toll charges would fund the upgrade, rather than the project being solely funded by Brisbane taxpayers.
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Tassie schools open after wild weather
Schools and universities across Tasmania are starting to reopen as the clean up from flood damage continues.
The three-day catastrophe has led to roads being closed, dozens of houses without power and 12,000 properties damaged.
While the clean up has only just begun, Attorney-General Elise Archer applauded emergency services and local councils around Tasmania saying they have been ‘nothing short of extraordinary.’
Trump helps Chinese jobs at ZTE
US President Donald Trump has announced his intentions to save ZTE, one of China’s largest telecom companies.
The firm suspended operations last month after the commerce department banned US companies from selling it components for the next seven years.
ZTE pleaded guilty to making illegal shipments to Iran and North Korea.
Surabaya church attacks
A family of six, including a nine-year-old girl, were behind a wave of blasts that targeted three churches in Indonesia's city of Surabaya, authorities say.
At least 13 people died in the bombings on Sunday, which the Islamic State group have claimed responsibility for.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered a full investigation into the IS-inspired network the family belonged to after touring the bomb sites over the weekend.
Bill Shorten aiming to put Pauline Hanson in the ‘back of the queue’
Schools and universities across Tasmania are starting to reopen as the clean up from flood damage continues.
The three-day catastrophe has led to roads being closed, dozens of houses without power and 12,000 properties damaged.
While the clean up has only just begun, Attorney-General Elise Archer applauded emergency services and local councils around Tasmania saying they have been ‘nothing short of extraordinary.’
Ascot will hold a new Public parkland in 2019
A racing club car park located at Ascot will be converted back into public parkland in 2019 to offer more health activities to the neighbourhood.
The project will cover the triangular park between Lancaster Road, Kitchener Road and McGill Avenue. At this time, the area has dirt and cement paths surrounded by the grass and a scattering of trees.
Considered a historical site once used by military vehicles, the proposed park will offer a gym/fitness area, a dog off-leash area, playground and rotunda.