Toowoomba Regional Council is set to end free parking in its CBD
Over 460 free parking spaces in the CBD will gradually become paid parks as part of a new council strategy that could rake in over $850,000 dollars per year.
Once rolled out by the end of the 2022-2023 financial year, all public parking within a 10 minute walk of the city will require payment.
The Red Cross has stepped in to help Queenslanders stranded in Northern New South Wales
The charity have been providing psychological and financial support to those unable to cross the border.
QLD boy named honorary soldier for a day
An 11-year-old Queensland boy was named honorary senior soldier for a day, helping to run the Gallipoli barracks in Enoggera.
Adam Foote has a rare immune deficiency disorder impacting his immune system and recently recovered from a bone marrow transplant.
Two men survive 3 days in crocodile infested waters
Two men from the Northern Territory have survived a three day ordeal fighting off crocodiles after their vessel sank more than 100 kilometres south of Darwin.
Local Police say it sank in seconds and the pair were not able to activate their emergency beacon.
Superintendent Shaun Gill said the pair were “extremely lucky to survive.”
South Australia's Nepabunna community has hit the 80% vaccination rate
A small Aboriginal community in South Australia’s Flinders’ Ranges has reached a double vaccination rate of 80%, well ahead of the rest of the state.
Over 90% of locals in Nepabunna have received one dose of the vaccine thanks to the Royal Flying Doctor’s service.
Austria has placed unvaccinated people in lockdown as the country faces a surge in cases
The two million people who have not been fully vaccinated have been placed in lockdown, only allowed to leave their home for essential reasons.
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says, “We are not taking this step lightly, but unfortunately it is necessary.”
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Brisbane man runs a marathon everyday to raise funds for men's mental health
A Brisbane man is running 42 kilometres everyday for a month to raise money and awareness of Men’s mental health.
Having already completed 13 consecutive marathons, Rory McHugh says, “I said I was going to do it, so I have to now. It's a non-negotiable to keep going.”
The $2.1 billion Coomera Connector deal is underway
The 45km highway will ultimately run from Nerang to Logan in order to ease congestion with construction set to begin in mid 2021.
State Transport minister Mark Bailey says, “the project will be shovel ready as soon as all environmental approvals are in place.”
A group of women are taking legal action against Qatar airways after invasive searches
Qatar Airways are being sued by a group of women who were subjected to invasive internal exams after a baby was found in a Doha airport.
Multiple women, including 13 Australian women, from 10 different flights say they were strip searched at Hamad International airport last October.