As the days continue to warm, we’re spending more time enjoying the outdoors. So are the spiders. For Mike Bray, a quick barefoot trip in his Toowoomba front yard casued more pain than usual. “I was standing on the footpath taking...
While the National Broadband Network (NBN) has updated its rollout maps, removing hundreds of thousands of premises that were scheduled to be connected to fibre optic cable, residents in ‘activated’ NBN streets in Toowoomba continue to face lengthy delays in connecting...
By David Lewis Posted October 31, 2013 17:48:46 Map: Brisbane 4000 Human trials of a treatment for Hendra virus will soon begin, with Queensland researchers now recruiting participants. Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says Hendra virus poses a serious health risk...
By Maria Hatzakis Updated October 31, 2013 10:08:49 Queensland is behind the national average in some aspects of a new education report. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) study looked at data from 2006 to 2011. It has found that fewer...
As predicted, clear skies and high temperatures throughout the south-east gave way to thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon. Senior forecaster Brett Harrison told ABC radio before the storms hit that a very active surface trough moving in from the west was to...
By David Lewis and Jesse Dorsett Updated October 29, 2013 16:20:22 Map: Brisbane 4000 South-east Queensland residents are being told to brace for wild storms this afternoon, with predicted large hail, damaging winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour and...
Rainbow Lorikeets can be found throughout the region, and love nothing better more an early morning feed of backyard grevilleas. “They’re always heading somewhere, sucking on the nectar”, Kevin says. “We have them in our yard all the time,” Kay says....
By Fidelis Rego Updated October 25, 2013 12:13:16 Map: Centenary Heights 4350 The Department of Education says it stands by a southern Queensland school’s decision to suspend 39 students over a fight last week. The students were suspended after a fight...
