New construction on Mary Street

The new construction of a 46 storey tower on Mary Street in Brisbane’s CBD will back on to the Brisbane Synagogue. 

According to an assessment report by Urbis planners “the development presents a unique opportunity to redevelop a currently underutilised site in the ‘quieter end’ of the city centre”

Indonesia young workers prioritised for COVID-19 Vaccine

Indonesia is prioritising young workers below 60 for the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the government believes they are working and mobilizing, which gives them a higher chance of spreading the virus. 

Known globally as a dominant factor of the virus, those who are older have a higher death rate.

New construction on Marry Street

The new construction of a 46 storey tower on Mary Street in Brisbane’s CBD is back on to the Brisbane Synagogue. 

According to an assessment report by Urbis planners, “the development presents a unique opportunity to redevelop a currently underutilised site in the ‘quieter end’ of the city centre”

QLD Government making measures to improve the natural environment

Significant measures have been announced by the Queensland Government this week to improve the natural environment of the State.

The Queensland Government has allocated $2.3 million to recover priority areas in Australia's largest ancient Antarctic beech rainforests running south from Mount Barney National Park across the NSW border.

Some breeding programs and weed-clearing work have also been announced to boost numbers of endangered species in the local areas. 

Two boring machines to be named after feminists pioneers

Two boring machines to be used in the construction of the Cross River Rail tunnels in early 2021 will be named after two feminists pioneers. 

Chair of Powerlink, Else Shepherd who was the first female engineering graduate in Queensland and feminist Merle Thornton who introduced women's studies at the University of Queensland in 1973 will be named for their common groundbreaking nature.

90 Brisbane bushland reserves could open

In an effort to take the pressure off Mount Coot-tha’s heavily used trails, almost 90 Brisbane bushland reserves could be opened up as sustainable mountain-biking tracks.

Mount Coot-has trails were used more than seven hundred thousand times annually according to the council’s environment, parks and sustainability chairwomen Fiona Cunningham.