City Life
Drugs and heat a ‘deadly’ combination at festivals
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6:23 am | Reported by Mitch Ogden
Brisbane festival-goers need to be careful of the heat and of their safety as they drink throughout the day.
Sunshine Coast designers catching the online shopping wave
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6:05 am | Reported by Zornitza Mintchev
Young designers of Bonvoy Apparel are choosing to launch their clothing business purely online in a move to attract their technology savvy target market.
People brave weather to attend St Martins fete
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 5:44 am | Reported by Imogen Knowles
Despite the rain and windy weather about 150 volunteers, staff and community members braved the grounds of St. Martins nursing home in Taigum to attended their fete on Saturday
Brisbane fair encourages grow-your-own vegies
Monday, October 18, 2010, 2:55 pm | Reported by Michelle Thomas
Last Sunday saw Brisbane’s southside host to the City Council’s Green Heart Fair, which featured workshops aimed at educating residents about sustainability around the home.
Brisbane ‘innovation camp’ yields smartphone ideas
Monday, October 18, 2010, 1:58 pm | Reported by Tom Doyle
Technical and creative IT designers converged on Brisbane’s City Studios on the weekend to showcase their entrepreneurship and creative flair in the city’s first Innovation Camp.
Brisbane markets on the rise
Monday, October 18, 2010, 1:21 pm | Reported by Phoebe Clark
Markets across Brisbane are continuing to increase in both popularity and volume, with benefits to locals and designers.
Home win for Brisbane roller derby team
Monday, October 18, 2010, 12:36 pm | Reported by Tijana Jaksic
The Northern Brisbane Rollers’ Brawl Stars skated their way to glory at their first interstate home game at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Saturday.
Fitness craze hits Brisbane nightclub
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 5:31 pm | Reported by Eleisha Rogers
Latin-inspired dance fitness craze Zumba has danced its way into being a permanent fixture at local Brisbane nightclub, The Met.
Man jailed for crime he admitted
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 5:01 pm | Reported by Isobel Roe
Travis Baker, aged 25, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail for a drug trafficking offence police would not have discovered, had he not told them.
Hundreds brave rain to protest abortion laws
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:51 pm | Reported by Erin MacDonald
Over 150 people have braved the rain in Brisbane to show their support for a Cairns couple charged under Queensland’s current abortion laws.
