Tourism
Australian tourism continues to decline
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:01 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
Europe is still suffering from the brutal effects of the Global Financial Crisis but Australian tourist dollars are helping.
Strawberry season over in the South East
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:49 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
The south east’s severe soaking has brought an abrupt end to the region’s strawberry season.
Spanish culture is on the rise
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:25 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
With Brisbane’s annual multicultural festival on recently, you could step out this summer, Spanish style.
Surveillance cameras hit Sunshine Coast beaches
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 1:53 pm | Reported by Rachel Claxton
Queensland beaches will soon add surveillance cameras to known black spots along the coast, including Noosa’s nudist beach.
Sunshine Coast labelled ‘third world’
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 4:05 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
Sunshine Coast business owners are up in arms over accusations the council’s turning developers away.
Call for more Indigenous tourism
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 12:14 pm | Reported by Caitlin Adams
Tourism experts see the need for more Indigenous tourism in Australia.
Ride to Work Day approaching record turnout
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 11:58 am | Reported by Jessica Uhlmann
Brisbane residents are among 150,000 Australians who will ditch their cars in favour of riding their bikes to work on October 13.
V8 Supercars back on track
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 11:38 am | Reported by Kayla Brereton
The set-up for next month’s V8 Supercar race on the Gold Coast has just begun and despite last year’s drama, organisers are expecting a fantastic event.
Child area plan in pokie venue ‘a mistake’
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 4:16 pm | Reported by Catherine Tucker
The proposal to build a soundproof children’s play area within view of poker machines in the Pink Hill Hotel in Melbourne has sparked fresh debate around the ‘normalisation’ of gambling in Australia.
Emerging bands compete for top prize
Monday, September 20, 2010, 4:24 pm | Reported by Mitchell Sabine
A worldwide music competition is giving bands the opportunity of a lifetime.
