Australia’s largest regional art gallery will open its doors to the public this weekend on the Gold Coast.

The HOTA gallery will showcase its never seen before $32million collection; 46% of the collection is produced by female artists, a ratio not common in most galleries.

The new HOTA gallery also has the largest collections of indigenous artists in regional Australia. 

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. 

Trent’s brother, Shannon Riley, described his brother as the most incredible human on the planet.

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. 

The spokesman says the threat is disproportionate and that two UK Navy vessels will be sent to the island as a precautionary measure.

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. 

An error in the Sunrise computer system used throughout many South Australian hospitals has led to some errors when printing dosages. 10 milligrams may print as 100 milligrams, and 15 milligrams as 155 milligrams.

A spokesperson for SA Health says there are no known occurrences of overdose due to the error.

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.

ACT Human Rights Minister Tara Cheyne says she is hopeful that the ACT’s decision will become a template for other states to follow.

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.

Destination Gold Coast CEO Patricia O’Callaghan says the ‘stay and play’ theme will give the Gold Coast an edge over other cities competing for tourist numbers.

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.

The outbreak last month forced Brisbane into a three-day lockdown before Easter. 

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’. 

Other notable wins include R&B artist Miiesha, who took out the Indigenous, Soul/Funk/R&B, and Remote categories for her track ‘Twisting Words’, from her debut record Nyaaringu.