Published May 2025 Smart cities such as Vancouver, Amsterdam and Melbourne have lowered speed limits on residential streets to 30kph, backed by the WHO and road safety experts. Should we trial this in in Brisbane? Our roads have become more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. The main benefit of the 30kph limit on neighbourhood streets […]
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Published April 2025 Cyclone Alfred brought damaging winds, flooding and long power outages—reminding all of us how exposed our local community is to extreme weather. It’s clear that we need to act now to reduce the impacts of climate change and build a more resilient future. Climate change is already affecting our health and wellbeing,
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When I was four one of my most treasured days of the week in Prep was woodwork. We had a low set work bench filled with neat containers of nails, various bottle caps and wood offcuts from the local hardware store. With a child sized hammer in hand, we were left mostly to our own
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Published June 2025 Behind a simple shopfront in Wickham Street lies Downes Shoes, Fortitude Valley’s oldest surviving commercial business. Its story began with the arrival in Brisbane of Henry and Elizabeth Downes in 1863. Some of their children became drapers, bakers and stonemasons, but 13-year-old Harry continued in the boot making trade he had first
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Published June 2025 Phenomenal dance routines and even a couple of backflips couldn’t top the achievement of raising over $877,000 for Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) at Dancing CEOs this year. Held annually, Dancing CEOs is a fundraiser that brings the business community together to champion the vital work WLSQ does for women and children
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Trouble in our good suburb Bikies terrorising the streets of Newstead, congregating outside multi-million dollar apartment blocks and assaulting residents? Surely not? Alas it’s true as witnessed by your correspondent on the evening of April 5 with dozens of motorcyclists gathering in Festival Place outside the Luminaire and Lucent apartment buildings revving engines, blocking vehicular
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If being a mother is the toughest job in the world I’ve been asking myself lately are there then KPIs in this role? And when is my performance review? My type A personality craves clear cut results but in parenting that feels like I’m chasing a rainbow. It can be easy to point to the
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Published May 2025 Our Lady of Victories Church at Bowen Hills, known for its iconic blue cross, celebrated its centenary of opening, to the very day, on April 26. As a church which holds services in Polish as well as English, and which holds a hand-painted honour roll dedicated to all Queenslanders who died serving
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Published May 2025 Don’t be fooled by the unassuming brick building in Hendra whose fence is adorned with giant, whimsical, playing cards. Seasoned players at the Northern Suburbs Bridge Club call their playing space the “shark tank”. When the six-minute clock starts ticking to signal a round has begun, a collective hush falls around the
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Published May 2025 An application late last year for a 28-storey residential complex at Shafston House, Kangaroo Point, has met with objections from over 100 people, including the local councillor. Kangaroo Point resident John Mowbray, whose relatives were early settlers in the area, wrote: “I am forever grateful my Grandfather sold the family estate so
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