Hundred gather in Valley to pay tribute to missing skateboarder Trent Riley
Five hundred family and friends held a tribute in the Fortitude Music Hall on Thursday in the memory of Trent Riley, a 26 year old skateboarder who is believed to have fallen overboard from his tinny on a fishing trip last month.
Police found the small vessel on April 14th near the Port of Brisbane, spurring a search by family, friends, community members, and Water Police to no avail.
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Britain dispatches two navy vessels to the Channel Islands amid rising tensions surrounding fishing rights
A spokesman for Boris Johnson says there is an urgent need for de-escalation of tensions between the Channel Islands and France over fishing rights.
Paris threatened to cut electricity to the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey, following an accusation the UK is stalling fishing licenses required by French boats under post-Brexit trade deals.
SA hospital on alert after computer glitch changes patient doses
South Australia health has advised hospitals in the state to review prescriptions and use risk mitigation strategies following reports of a computing error that adds an extra digit to dosage information.
ACT to recognise organ donations on death certificates
The ACT has become the first state to recognise organ donation on death certificates.
Families of donors who have donated organs can now apply to have their loved one’s death certificate read, “The deceased gave a gift of life, generously donating organ/tissue,” along with a letter of acknowledgement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr.
Gold Coast places hopes on growing Hotel industry
A surge in Gold Coast Hotels is revitalizing the city’s tourism industry, with Dreamworld announcing a $75million development plan for a new hotel.
A ‘stay and play’ theme is being encouraged to attract tourists into the city to help revitalize the economy after last year’s visitor numbers plummeted by 39% compared to 2019.
Brisbane COVID ward still shut while engineers investigate airflow
Brisbane’s Alexandra Hospital COVID ward is shut while engineers investigate whether the building’s airflow was the cause of a COVID outbreak last month.
The ward will not reopen until an engineering report is finalized to determine how three health care workers were infected with COVID-19 whilst working in the ward.
2021 Queensland Music Award winners announced
Winners of the 2021 Queensland Music Awards were announced last night.
Ball Park Music won album of the year with their self-titled record, and Sycco won Song of the Year with her track ‘Dribble’.
Greshka: Inebriation
<p><span><span>- My first experience with Greshka was at Woodford, 2016, where the band's confusing genre tags and tongue-in-cheek blurb painted them as obvious outsiders amidst the folksy affair. It was a typically muggy festival evening when I witnessed the self-described 'neo-gypsy/klezmer ensemble' knock a crowd of unsuspecting hippies onto their collective asses.
Cordae: Just Until...
<p><span><span>- Cordae has gained traction over the past several years as a standout rapper who is able to blend solid lyricism and soulful production into a mainstream direction. His collaborations with the likes of <strong>Anderson Paak </strong>and <strong>Chance the Rapper</strong>, to name a few,<strong> </strong>made Cordae’s 2019 debut record <em>The Lost Boy</em> a noteworthy project; even if the young artist had plenty of room to grow.