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Soggy sandbags a saviour for sailing club in their 'battle against Brisbane ...

Nearly 200,000 sandbags were handed out across Brisbane in the lead up to the wild weekend weather and many locals are now wondering what to do with them. Commodore John Price from the Oxley Sailing Club has a solution to the problem. He is asking ... >> view original

Wigan 12-14 Brisbane as it happened

Another fracas breaks out as Wigan forward Tony Clubb tackles Jordan Kahu to the ground and then pushes the full-back while he's down for good measure. The officials have a discussion and award Brisbane a penalty, which just eases the pressure on the ... >> view original

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US ROCKERS Foo Fighters have spent their downtime soaking up the Gold Coast sun ahead of their Brisbane concert tonight. Frontman Dave Grohl, drummer Taylor Hawkins and the rest of the band were snapped riding bikes around Surfers Paradise ... >> view original

Strictly Ballroom The Musical coming to Brisbane

THE colourful, glittering Aussie classic Strictly Ballroom will debut in Brisbane later this year. The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmman's award-winning film will premiere on September 9 at QPAC's Lyric Theatre, it was announced today. The show, which ... >> view original

Tenders called to widen Kingsford Smith Drive - Brisbane's $650m next big thing

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said construction work on the project, which will extend out over the Brisbane River at Hamilton, would begin in early 2016. Tenders would come back by mid-year, Cr Quirk said. However, linked to this work is a massive $130 ... >> view original

Golden Point score wins World Club Challenge for Brisbane Broncos against ...

The Brisbane Broncos were taken to extra time before defeating Wigan Warriors 14-12 with a Golden Point in the World Club Challenge Series on Saturday. With a minute to go in normal time, Sydney-bound winger Joe Burgess produced a strong hand-off ... >> view original

Tropical Cyclone Marcia: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast to escape full impact, risk ...

"Brisbane Airport is open and operating but the airlines will possibly cancel some services, and of course there will be delays because operations are slowed for safety and low light visibility on the airfield," said Brisbane Airport Corporation's ... >> view original

Live World Club Series blog: Wigan Warriors hosts Brisbane Broncos at DW ...

NRL considers Wembley Stadium opener in ... Broncos and Wigan push and shove. JOE Burgess scored on the stroke of fulltime to send the game into golden point. Brisbane looked to be home until Burgess made a break down the edge and Matty Smith ... >> view original

Cyclone aftermath threatens Brisbane Cricket World Cup show

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's World Cup clash against Bangladesh in Brisbane on Saturday remained in serious doubt as heavy rain, the legacy of Tropical Cyclone Marcia, drenched the city's famed Gabba ground. Marcia, a category five storm which slammed ... >> view original

Brisbane should bid for Olympic Games: Beattie

Coates, indeed, worked with the then lord mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson, on Brisbane's previous Olympic bid, for the 1992 Games, which was eventually awarded to Barcelona. That was the first of three successive Australian bids, with Melbourne ... >> view original