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. 

Chief health officer Jeannette Young says one of the new cases was infectious in the community but it was only for a short period of time.

Dr Young today lifted ongoing restrictions on aged care, hospitals and prisons. She also urges those in affected areas to get tested if they experience any symptoms.

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.

The Newstead House’s long-serving program manager Jen Garcia, says that the refurbishment sends a message to Brisbane residents that heritage is of value. 

The house will reopen in about 18 months

Dylan Alcott has become the first man in any form of tennis to earn the calendar year ‘golden slam’ of all four major titles and Paralympic or Olympic gold. 

Mr Alcott says “thanks for making the dreams of a young fat disabled kid with a really bad haircut come true because I can’t believe I did it” 

Alcott has now won 20 of his 21 matches this season and a 15th singles grand slam.

A Brisbane based robotics team is set to represent Australia in a competition run by the United States. 

CSIROS’s Data61 team members will join the Subterranean challenge run by the US Defence Research Projects Agency via telepresence. 

The challenges are designed to stimulate real world scenarios and involve locating models representing lost or injured humans with the winners set to be awarded 1 million US dollars.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the introduction of vaccine passports, announcing he will set out his plans on Tuesday to manage the COVID19 pandemic during the colder months.

After taking fire from his governing Conservative Party for raising taxes to fix a health and social crisis, Mr Johnson is set to ditch the plan to introduce COVID passports in a bid to sooth critics. 

The opposition Labour Party said it agreed it was a quote “reasonable” approach to take some measures off but warns the winter could punish the National Health Service (NHS)

Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk reaffirms the ongoing recognition of Indigenous knowledge and connection, announcing 54 First Nations rangers for 13 communities across Queensland. 

The Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon says the government will invest $24 million to help First Nations organisations foster the next generation of community leaders. 

Chairperson for the Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation, Keron Murray says securing a ranger program for the country was a monumental achievement and the culmination of more than 30 years of hard work.

Diving Australia is chasing the next generation of champions and are recruiting athletes as young as eight for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. 

Diving Australia’s national pathway coach Vyninka Arlow says Diving Australia is testing more than 200 children in Brisbane which will narrow the field to around 40 young athletes.

Ms Arlow says despite the minimum age requirement of the Olympic Games, many of the young hopefuls recruited this year will start international competitions long before Brisbane 2032.

The Brisbane city council's Green Heart Fair is going virtual between September 20th to 26th with a mix of sustainability experts sharing green living advice. 

Across the week you can learn about waste, energy, water, transport, creating a green home and the council's sustainability activities. 

You will also have the chance to collect a free native plant at one of the pop up stalls across the city.