Woman begs PM for help

A woman has fallen to her knees crying in front of Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he toured Rockhampton’s Beef Week expo yesterday.

The woman was  asking Scott Morrison  to intervene in a violent conflict in the Central African nation of Cameroon that she said had claimed the lives of much of her family.

Aboriginal cultural heritage preserved

Aboriginal  cultural heritage has been preserved after a go kart track was blocked from being built on Mt Panaorama-Wahluu in Bathurst, NSW.

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley announced a protection order for the site that will  last for ten years and explicitly outlaws earthworks or construction of any track.

Beef Sustainability report

With Rockhampton's beef week underway the Sustainability Steering Group has released a Beef Sustainability Report for 2021.

The report  shows that the percentage of cattle lands set aside for conservation increased but trends in ground cover, deforestation and conservation management of grazing country were not quantified by the report.

Giant moth found at school

A giant wood moth has been found at the Mount Cotton State School, south east of Brisbane.

The Giant Wood Moth is the heaviest species of moth in the world and has a wingspan of up to 25 cm.

Students used the Giant moth as inspiration for their creative writing class.

 

BCC ethics committee meet

During a Brisbane city council meeting of the local government’s ethics committee the council labour opposition raised concerns about the censorship of elected representatives’ views.

The meeting was held to discuss Greens Councillor Jonathan Sri’s comments about a NSW police officer’s alleged assault of a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy last year.