Petition to name Ipswich bridge after local legend
An online petition launched by an Ipswich woman aimed to rename Paul Pisasale Bridge in Ipswich.
Gold Coast woman breached isolation conditions
A woman undergoing hotel quarantine on the Gold Coast breached her isolation conditions after receiving cigarettes via a flying drone.
A man is believed to have operated the drone from outside the Crowne Plaza at Broadbeach last Sunday. The sneaky exchange was spotted by a hotel staff member who notified police, and interviewed the quarantining women.
Nations engaging with illegal fishing labelled as 'thieves' by PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled nations engaging in illegal fishing as ‘thieves’ during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Pacific Island leaders.
Scott Morrison said “For Australia, as an island, the Blue Pacific is critically important, it drives our economies and supports life in the Pacific… it is absolutely vital we protect them from those thieves who would come and steal it from you”.
Sydney's lockdown doubling in cost
The swift ban on most construction, repair and renovation work in Great Sydney is expected to double the cost of Sydney’s lockdown.
The Commonwealth Bank’s head of Australian economics has estimated the economic hit to cost between $1 to $2 billion per week, which is 0.4 percent of the nation’s GDP.
China blamed for Microsoft cyber attack
Australia joined the US and other allied nations in condemning China for large scale Microsoft hack.
The attack on Microsoft took place in January, but the allied nations only now publicly accused China for the cyber attack on Microsoft Exchange Server.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. The Goon Sax - Mirror II (Album Of The Week)
2. Pirra - Never Apart (Single)
3. Spirit Bunny - Uncanny Valley
4. Full Flower Moon Band - You Know The Mayor (Single)
5. Eleea - I'd Beg (Single)
6. Wetlands - Wetlands EP
7. DZ Deathrays - Positive Rising: Part 2
8. Erin Foster - Sometimes (Single)
9. Sycco - Time's Up (Single)
10. Barkaa - King Brown (Single)
11. Courtney Barnett - Rae Street (Single)
12. Violet Daze - Across The Bay (Single)
13. The Jungle Giants - Love Signs (Single)
Monday 19/07/21 11am Zedlines
Your 11am Zedlines with Imogen, Shreya and Sitara.
Image credit: The Good Box.
$9 million funding for Active Gameday Projects
Queensland’s grassroots sport and active recreation clubs are set to benefit from a new $9 million Active Gameday Projects fund to help them develop or upgrade playing fields as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan.
Reports of QLD border breaches by essential transport industry workers
Almost half of heavy vehicles stopped at border highway locations in Queensland were reportedly caught without a pass or documentation to enter the state.
The drivers breached several permit conditions, including the need to wear a face mask while in Victoria, appropriate record-keeping for contact tracing purposes and “effective self-isolation” where practicable when working and during stops.
Social enterprise is helping Australia’s homeless community
Two Queensland women have founded a social enterprise to keep Australia’s homeless community warm this winter, particularly in lockdowned states.
The Good Box, provides publicly-purchased packaged gift boxes filled with winter essentials to the homeless community.