With the final Queensland heat for the Brisbane Raw comedy festival on this weekend, contestants from all around Queensland are gearing up for the final next Sunday at 7pm. 

Raw comedy has promoted some of the best aspiring Australian comedic talent throughout the years, with names such as Hannah Gadsby, Anne Edmonds and Aaron Chen getting their first shot at comedy

Raw, which is hosted by the Melbourne comedy festival, struggled last year with Covid having to cancel last year's finals, and lockdowns extending the dates for some of this year's remaining heats. 

Big fork theatre company has signed the lease to their new venue in Fortitude Valley in hopes to create a space where Brisbane comedy can truly thrive.

In a pandemic where arts has suffered with numerous lockdowns and restrictions, the not-for-profit organisation is taking the leap of faith by building new arts infrastructure.

The infrastructure has been partially built off crowd funding and if you would like to know more or support, you can find it on Chuff!

In an Australian music industry first, a ‘no jab, no jive’ rule has been announced today for two of the country’s biggest outback music festivals.

The Outback Music festival Group says the announcement has the safety of patrons, staff, volunteers, and the local outback communities at heart, ensuring all patrons and surrounding remote communities have the best available protection against Covid-19.

The rule will be in place for The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash and Birdsville Big Red Bash from 2022.

Now for our national Covid round up. We have 681 locally acquired cases in NSW followed by 57 in Victoria, 16 in the ACT and 1 in South Australia with the rest of the states reporting 0. 

The good news however is vaccinations continue to rise with Australia reaching above 50% on their first jab goal with Queensland putting in amazing effort.

The Australian National University in collaboration with Landcare are running a series of trials to test the temperature of Snowy Mountain eucalyptus trees.

The trials aim to test the climate resilience of native Eucalyptus species, with the hope of safeguarding the future of the bush against extreme weather conditions.

If the trials prove successful, it is hoped that they will find new genotypes of Eucalyptus tree which are more resilient to the local climate, which will then be replanted in order to restore the native habitat.

The online platform OnlyFans is set to ban sexually explicit content from October 1, only allowing for a few nudity exceptions.

The decision comes after pressure from the company’s payment providers and banking partners, with OnlyFans stating that to ensure the platform’s long-term sustainability, it must evolve its guidelines.

The company will be sharing more details in the coming days and will support and guide creators through the change.

Yesterday the Moreton Bay Regional Council unanimously voted on taking five owners of dangerous dogs to the Magistrates Court in the interest of community safety.

Mayor Peter Flannery says prosecution is necessary due to the severity of the attacks, and is a part of the Council’s zero tolerance policy toward irresponsible dog ownership.

Mr. Flannery says many households welcomed furry family members during Covid and he hopes by taking these matters to court, awareness can be raised of the rules and expectations around safely keeping a pet. 

A Townsville security shop owner is offering his staff $500 to delay their vaccinations because he “did his own research” into Covid vaccines.

It is not known what medical or scientific qualifications he has, but Titan Security and Electrical owner Amedeo Dinardo is offering his staff a $500 bonus if they delay having a Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccination.

This was discovered after he made a post in a facebook group which claims “It is NOT OK to enforce lockdowns or to make medical procedures mandatory!!”