August, 2009
Moreton Bay tour operators just surviving
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 2:20 pm | Reported by Nick Drewe
Moreton Bay tour operators have had a tough year following a disastrous oil spill in March, coupled with a downturn in the numbers of visiting tourists spurred by the global financial crisis.
Bent Books: the struggle for survival
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 2:14 pm | Reported by Geraldine Holt
Bent Books in West End might be the most photogenic shop on Boundary Street, but second-hand bookstores in Brisbane have dwindled in recent years and Bent’s owner-manager Sean Mackinnon has found staying in business “extraordinarily hard”.
Valley set for Euro makeover
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:56 pm | Reported by Allanah Box
There are plans to introduce European-style footpath dining to Brisbane streets.
Indooroopilly cinemas in fight for customers
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:52 pm | Reported by Maria Ermides
Indooroopilly’s Event Cinemas’ recent price rise in the midst of the financial crisis is sending customers to their local competitor – low budget cinema Eldorado.
Buddha reflects on near Kokoda crash
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:43 pm | Reported by Anita Theodorou
The experience of a lifetime turned into a tragedy after a plane en route to Kokoda crashed into a mountainside killing 13 people, including two Sunshine Coast residents.
Here a Kokoda survivor reflects on his own experience in PNG.
Balibo steals show at BIFF
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:16 pm | Reported by Martin Cambridge
The Brisbane International Film Festival saved the best till last with crowds flocking to see new Australian film Balibo.
Aka won’t be singled out: Voss
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:08 pm | Reported by Jessica Best
Brisbane coach Michael Voss has said there will be no “special attention” given to outspoken former Lion Jason Akermanis in Saturday’s clash against the Western Bulldogs.
Affordable family fun found in SEQ
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 1:04 pm | Reported by Jacinta Holloway
A fun family day out doesn’t have to break the bank. Here are some affordable ways to put a smile on the kids’ faces in South East Queensland.
Brisbane tunes in to digital radio
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 12:52 pm | Reported by Ellie Freeman
The sun hadn’t risen yet as Brisbane heralded a new era in broadcast media – digital radio.
Boaties want lights on deadly wall
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 12:19 pm | Reported by Imogen Brennan
It has been two years since a tragic boating accident at Fisherman Island claimed the life of a Brisbane man. And just two weeks after a coronial inquest into his death, eight people were lucky to escape injury in a freakishly similar accident.
