Brisbane
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.
CityCycle scheme to be a success
Monday, September 20, 2010, 3:03 pm | Reported by Eleisha Rogers
Brisbane’s CityCycle scheme is gearing up for its October 1 launch, with many already hailing it as a success.
Qld horse ‘Shoot Out’ still firing for spring
Monday, September 20, 2010, 2:42 pm | Reported by Jemma Cutting
Gold Coast racehorse Shoot Out remains on target for Spring Carnival riches, despite his three length defeat last Saturday in the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne.
Council fines residents for parking near homes
Monday, September 20, 2010, 1:33 pm | Reported by Rebekah Ison
Some of the council’s Residential Parking Area policies are leaving inner-city residents no choice but to park illegally in their own street.
Man serving life imprisonment is caught drug trafficking
Monday, September 20, 2010, 12:35 pm | Reported by Phoebe Baker
Francis Robert Keenan’s life sentence was acquitted three years ago but restored in February 2009. Today he pleaded guilty to drug charges in the Supreme Court.
Front-man wows Valley Fiesta crowd with onstage antics
Monday, September 20, 2010, 11:25 am | Reported by Erin MacDonald
Front-man of Brisbane group, Ball Park Music, wowed fans and irritated security guards with his crazy onstage antics.
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.
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.
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.
