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Sunshine Coast teens rock Underage Dance Party
Monday, September 20, 2010, 11:13 am | Reported by Cerrissa
About one thousand teenagers were expected to attend an Underage Dance Party event on the Sunshine Coast on the weekend.
CityCyle scheme to ease Brisbane traffic
Monday, September 20, 2010, 10:42 am | Reported by Sebastian Sinclair
Brisbane City Council is set to introduce its bike hire scheme CityCyle next month in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and ease demand for inner city parking.
Adoption policy sparks mixed reactions
Monday, September 20, 2010, 10:16 am | Reported by Kieran Rooney
Recent changes introduced to Queensland’s adoption laws have ignited debate among groups across the state.
Athletics carnival for children with a disability
Monday, September 20, 2010, 1:03 am | Reported by Imogen Knowles
Over 800 children across 33 schools participated in the 24th Gold Coast Cabs Annual Invitational Athletics Carnival for children with a disability.
Bike ‘fixies’ booms in Brisbane
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 2:00 pm | Reported by Lesley Price
Some cycling enthusiasts say fixed gear bikes or ‘fixies’ are back rolling on the streets of Queensland, with Brisbane one of the hubs for the latest in biking culture.
Swell Sculpture Festival sweeps over Currumbin
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 1:42 pm | Reported by Tijana Jaksic
More than 50 sculptures took over the Gold Coast’s Currumbin Beach in south-east Queensland for the eighth annual Swell Sculpture Festival from September 10 to 19.
Online dating fastest growing scam in Qld: police
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 1:18 pm | Reported by Zoe Noakes
Queensland Police urge dating website users to be vigilant after reporting a dramatic increase in the number of victims to online romance scams. Scammers create fake dating profiles and lure victims in with false promises before trying to swindle them out of large amounts of money.
Seasonal workers move between island and snow jobs
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:28 pm | Reported by Michelle Thomas
Tourism industry employers say more workers, particularly young adults, are taking seasonal jobs in the quest for career, lifestyle and sea changes.
Niche magazines’ passion create loyal followers: analyst
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:25 pm | Reported by Ellen-Maree Elliot
Niche magazines are gathering a growing and devoted following because young women have a greater sense of individuality than previous generations, magazine analyst and journalist Erica Bartle says.
Australian filmmakers unlikely to use marketing neuro-technology
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 10:29 am | Reported by Phoebe Clark
Some experts say neurocinematics studies, which monitors how an audience engages in a movie, are important to film marketing, but the Australian film and TV industry are unlikely to use it.
