Continued Covid restrictions have seen an iconic Brisbane establishment close their doors on Saturday night.

Stafford Skate Centre announced in April they would close permanently, on Saturday they closed their doors for the last time. 

They cited being forced to turn away many customers due to the pandemic. 

A $5.5 million dollar highway upgrade is set to begin for Esk.

Funded under the Australian and Queensland governments’ four hundred and $15 million dollar economic stimulus package, upgrades of this 1km section of the Brisbane Valley highway will improve conditions and reduce maintenance costs. 

Federal Labour says it will deliver a new twenty five kilometre rail line for south east Queensland.

The federal opposition promised $2million to push for a new rail line between Springfield central and Ipswich central. 

Australia is set to trial a new vaccine passport this week.

The Federal Government says the trial is the latest step in opening Australia up to the rest of the world. 

Some of the countries flagged in the announcement were the US, UK, Japan as well as the Pacific Islands. 

The Adelaide Festival centre is showcasing a First Nations Exhibition, titled “OUR MOB.”

The gallery will feature Aboriginal artists across South Australia, with a section dedicated to Aboriginal artists aged 18 and under.

England is backflipping on its plan to introduce a COVID-19 passport.

Plans for the Covid-19 passport were set to be introduced by the end of the month to grant access to large, indoor events. 

Queensland records two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Brisbane. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the local cases are considered low-risk as both students are from St Thomas More College which is linked to the Sunnybank cluster. 

The state government has released a tender to design the Birdwood Road Velobridge. 

Minister for transport and main roads Mark Bailey, says the ultimate goal is to create a safe, separated connection for bike riders between Brisbane's CBD and Eight Mile Plains. 

The design phase is expected to be completed by mid-2022.

The Queensland government has announced a $5 million renovation for Newstead house built in 1846.  

The house is Queensland’s oldest remaining building and was added to Queensland’s Heritage Register in 1992.