The Moreton Bay Regional Council has announced The Narangba Innovation Precinct Study is soon to commence to better understand the economic value and health impacts of the area. 

Deputy Mayor Denise Sims said the, "Moreton Bay Region is growing fast [and] The Narrangba Innovation Precinct is already an important economic centre [and] will continue to be a major enterprise and industrial area of regional significance to South East Queensland.'"

The whale watching season has started on the Sunshine Coast and it is expected to run until early November. 

Tourism companies are excited for the season as whale watching is an economic driver for the tourism industry and have said it is even more important this year as the region continues its recovery from Covid-19.

35,000 humpback whales are expected to travel north and south this winter,  giving locals and tourists many opportunities to catch a glimpse.

Townsville has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 vaccinations in a single day with 1,951 locals attending the public clinic ahead of hosting the State of Origin.

The major sporting event has created over 1,000 jobs for local residents and is anticipated to be a major contribution to Townsville’s local economy.

Byron Bay residents set to star in a new Netflix series set around the luxury coastal town of Byron Bay have alleged they went into auditions under false pretenses of the show’s content by producers. 

The reality TV show centering on the lives of Byron Bay influencers was deceptively pitched as a society and culture documentary to attract local community members but local resident, Sally Mustang, is alleging the series has turned out to be “superficial rubbish”. 

Mustang says she is considering taking legal action if segments featuring her family go to air on Netflix. 

An empty Bunnings warehouse in Lake Macquarie will be transformed into a mass vaccination centre for the northern regional NSW area.

The Belmont facility is capable of vaccinating 20,000 doses per week, far larger than Sydney’s Olympic Park Homebush centre which can vaccinate up to 5,000 doses per week. 

It is expected to open in mid July and will staff over 100 nurses.

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos will be the first billionaire to travel to space via a rocket developed by his own company.

The Blue Origin spacecraft will carry Bezos and other passengers on board, including an auction winner who will be seated next to the Amazon owner.

The rocket-and-capsule combo is designed to fly 6 passengers at more than one 100km above Earth into suborbital space.

An extreme cold snap will hit the South East later this week, with snow and frost predicted in areas as far as the tropics for the first time in 6 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Matt Marshall said, “a renewed pulse of cool air will drop temperatures to 4 to 8 degrees below average from Wednesday.”

The cold snap comes after Victoria and New South Wales have seen big dumps of snow and the weather system travels north.

A cat in Queensland is recovering from a sore stomach after an x-ray found it had swallowed 61 hair ties. It was later determined the cat suffers from a conditioned called Pika, where animals are inclined to eat inedible objects.