Overnight the Wollongong Council successfully voted to switch to 100% renewable energy.

This is in response to the local community’s outcry for action on the climate emergency, with Greens Councillor Mithra Cox stating this major step will mean a faster transition to electric vehicles and equipment, significantly reducing overall emissions. 

Cox said this outcome shows how much can be achieved on a local level and these targets are not dependent on federal government leadership.

Australians can go to their GP and get the Covid-19 vaccine with one catch.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the national cabinet agreed on a new no-fault indemnity scheme for GP’s to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine for anyone under the age of 60, willing to accept the rare blood clot risk.

Kim Jong-un’s health has been a cause for concern for many years and recently one North Korean citizen’s unprecedented comment on the speculation of the leader’s weight loss has been aired on TV.

The citizen said North Koreans are very sad seeing him emaciated like that with citizens crying for the leader.

Why the comment was aired remains unknown, as negative comments on Kim Jong-un are not allowed to be published.

Redland’s set a budget of more than $1 million to proceed with the Birkdale Community Precinct, including the restoration of the historic Willard's Farm.

Mayor Karen Williams says the outlined funds will support the council's long-term vision to make Redlands an exceptional place to live and play. 

The council is focusing to care for what the Redlands already had by using more than $7 million to upgrade popular community parks and sports fields.

Queensland’s Southern Downs region is growing as people increasingly leave major cities behind for rural Australia.

A report by the Regional Australia Institute found the net migration to inland regions was up 66%, with Queensland’s Southern Downs region increasing by 44%.

However, the infrastructure in these regional areas is lagging behind, and the housing market remains tight.

A South Korean strawberry grower, working in Queensland since 2009, will face deportation if his visa appeal is rejected.

Ray Kim has made Australia home for more than a decade, and hopes to continue doing so. He is appealing his declined permanent visa application to keep working and living here.

As Australia faces a shortage of agricultural workers, there is criticism that sending anyone back, particularly those filling such essential roles, is not a wise idea. 
 

Australia's big four banks have offered support including loan deferrals or waiving fees for customers under financial strain as a result of NSW's COVID-19 lockdown, amid warnings the cost to the economy could top $1 billion a week.

Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn on Sunday urged customers who may be already financially affected by the lockdown or worried about the knock-on effects to contact their bank in order to find out what support could be tailored to them.

A dance performance put on by members of the LGBTQI+ community outside a cathedral in the small Colombian city of San Gil has caused an uproar among some residents.

A local councillor Ciro Moreno says the protest has been referred to as an artistic protest and the community sees it as a provocation.