Ever give much thought to our neighbour Gladstone up north?

Besides being an industrial powerhouse port with around 5 different industrial sectors, it's also environmentally conscious. Gladstone blends its industries with its pristine marine environment protecting dugongs and sea turtle rookeries at the Southern end of our Great Barrier Reef.

4ZZZ reporter Eliot Rifkin chatted with Dr Anjana Singh an environmentalist from Gladstone Ports Corporation about their environmental innovative research initiatives.

'Imagine tons of footballs but no football fields’

Children as young as 12-years-old are among those facing council crackdown for building dozens of dirt jumps and illegal bike trails in bushland reserves across southeast Brisbane. The activities have scared off wildlife, destroyed native plants and caused ankle-deep cavities to develop across the conservation zones. So why do bikers still ride in those areas, and will a hard council crackdown actually solve the problem?
 

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The Game Awards 2020

The annual awards ceremony was held virtually last week, unveiling game announcements, as well as announcing the various awards studios, games, content creators, and esport teams have earned.

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Mortal Kombat brings some 90’s nostalgia with new DLC pack

The Queensland Government has handed down its full 2020/21 Budget today. Treasurer Cameron Dick said that this would be a no-surprises budget, and on that count, he has delivered. Barely anything in this budget has not already been announced in earlier documents or on the campaign trail just a month ago.

Many of us have heard of the dinosaur finds in Central Queensland, however do you have any idea of what’s developing in quiet little Winton?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Trish Sloan the Collections Manager from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History about prehistoric times in Winton as well as the Winton museum's future.

Why are these ants called 'fire' ants and what’s being done to mitigate their establishment here in Southeast Queensland?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about these lifestyle affecting ants with Graeme Dudgeon, General Manager of the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program.

Do you know about the Repair Café where you can be partnered with a repair mentor and fix it together?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about the Repair Café with Dan Martens, the person that started Repair Café Sandgate and how you can get involved.