Pre-dawn tradies create Brisbane's new four-hour 'rush hour'
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Rush hour to Brisbane lasts four hours Traffic is now busiest on the Pacific Motorway from 5am as tradies try to beat the peak hour rush to Brisbane. PT0M42S 620 349 Tradies are leaving for work so early in the morning they are creating a four-hour morning "rush hour"on the Pacific Motorway, new Main Roads data shows.Queensland's peak motoring organisation, the RACQ says it is time for an urgent taskforce from all levels of government to push pol..>> view originalPre-dawn tradies create Brisbane's new four-hour 'rush hour'
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Rush hour to Brisbane lasts four hours Traffic is now busiest on the Pacific Motorway from 5am as tradies try to beat the peak hour rush to Brisbane. PT0M42S 620 349 Tradies are leaving for work so early in the morning they are creating a four-hour morning "rush hour"on the Pacific Motorway, new Main Roads data shows.Queensland's peak motoring organisation, the RACQ says it is time for an urgent taskforce from all levels of government to push pol..>> view originalBrisbane weather: City sweats through another steamy night
Brisbane weather: City sweats through another steamy night Brisbane has sweated through the hottest February night since 2005 If you woke up with damp sheets Friday morning you can blame Brisbane's ridiculous weather.The city sweltered through another stinking hot night with the temperature only getting as low as 26 degrees overnight.It was the warmest February night since 2005 and the warmest night we have had in 13 months.It was a full degree warmer than T..>> view originalArchitecture exhibition shows off Brisbane's future personality
Artist's impression of Queensland State Velodrome Photo: Supplied Museum of Brisbane's latest exhibition explores the unique relationship Brisbane shares with its Asia Pacific sister cities in terms of architecture and shows off how we are growing as a city.Living in the city: New architecture in Brisbane & the Asia-Pacific will open it's doors on Friday to reveal Brisbane's future personality in the form of nine architectural projects under construction.From..>> view originalBrisbane WWI soldier remembered in Fort Lytton night tours
Fort Lytton at Brisbane. Photo: Tourism and Events Queensland The story of a decorated WWI soldier who served at Gallipoli and the Western Front is the centrepiece of an upcoming tour at one of Brisbane's more historic sites.Fort Lytton National Park near the mouth of the Brisbane River was built in 1881 and was the training site for Queensland volunteers prior to WWI.It also acted as an embarkation site and active garrison battery during WWI before it served..>> view originalBrisbane man dies after being dumped by big wave in Gold Coast surf
Brisbane man dies after being dumped by big wave in Gold Coast surf Updated February 18, 2016 18:06:35 A man has died while bodyboarding at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast after being dumped by a big wave in "deceptively powerful surf". The 36-year-old Brisbane man was knocked unconscious and dragged from the water about 8:30am.Chief lifeguard Warren Young said the incident appeared to be a tragic accident."There were two other surfers near him, they witnessed him take off..>> view originalPregnant woman attacked in her sleep
Pregnant woman attacked in her sleep Video will begin in 5 seconds. Pregnant woman attacked in bed A pregnant woman is allegedly sexually assaulted in her bed at Tingalpa before her alleged attacker is cornered by the woman's husband. Vision: Today Show, Channel Nine PT1M14S 620 349 A man has been arrested after a terrifying attack on a pregnant woman in Tingalpa on Friday morning.Police will allege the man broke into the woman's bedroom about 1.40am and sexually assaulted h..>> view originalBrisbane council election: Car parks central in seven-point planning ...
Labor lord mayoral candidate Rod Harding has released a seven-point development guarantee ahead of next month's council election. Photo: Michelle Smith Developers would be forced to provide more car parks in unit developments under a seven-point overhaul of Brisbane's city plan developed by the Labor opposition.Council officers would also be compelled to stick to the provisions of the City Plan when assessing developments.And, in an unusual move, lord mayoral..>> view originalGuards blocking Asha's room: advocate
More protesters are set to rally outside a Brisbane hospital to let baby Asha stay in Australia. Guards keeping watch over a baby awaiting deportation to Nauru are refusing to let the baby's advocate speak to her mother at a Brisbane hospital, the advocate has claimed.Twelve-month-old Asha has recovered from accidental burns she suffered from boiling water while in detention on Nauru, but staff at the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge her until "a suitable home env..>> view originalDrivers filmed rolling past Brisbane stop sign as police renew calls ...
Eleven out of 12 drivers caught on camera at an inner Brisbane stop sign rolled right through rather than stopping, after a staggering number of drivers were also fined for the offence last year.Last financial year, 13,143 Queenslanders were fined for failing to stop at stop signs, according to the Queensland Department of Main Roads and Transport. The issue seems to be a continuing one, with 9NEWS filming 11 out of 12 drivers failing to stop at a Rosalie intersection. The only driver who did..>> view originalBrisbane Musos Fear "Kings Cross-Style Wipe-Out" Following ...
News Written by Emmy Mack on February 18, 2016 A collective forehead-slap rang out across the nation yesterday, as the Queensland government reached a deal to pass the strictest lockout laws in Australia. One-upping Sydney’s current legislation – with (among other things) 1am venue lockouts and 2am last drinks set to be implemented over the next year – Queensland has basically proclaimed itself the Supernanny State. And the music community is, quite understandably based on wha..>> view original
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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