Tradie cuts free man pinned by beam at Brisbane Caltex servo and other top stories.

• Tradie cuts free man pinned by beam at Brisbane Caltex servo

  

  An electrician has cut free a "blue" man he found pinned between a mower and a beam at a Brisbane service station.The man was taken to hospital in a stable condition after becoming trapped on Monday morning. Hero tradie: 'he was about to die' An electrician saves the life of a lawmower driver who was "crushed" by a beam and "going blue" at Deagon on Brisbane's north side on Monday morning. The man, in his mid 20s, was driving the mower when he became pinned after the machine crashed..

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• Old Brisbane timber houses not worth saving, Queensland Heritage ...

  

  Old Brisbane timber houses not worth saving, Queensland Heritage Council rules Posted April 11, 2016 12:40:41 The Queensland Heritage Council has voted against protecting three old timber houses in inner Brisbane, saying they were not significant or attractive enough to save.Heritage Council chairman Professor Peter Coaldrake said the houses on Jones Street at Highgate Hill did not meet the threshold of heritage significance to the state as a whole.He said the council..

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• Brisbane weather: Rain, possible storms forecast for Monday evening

  

  A steamy Brisbane afternoon could develop into showers and possibly a thunderstorm on Monday evening.An upper trough hanging over the south-east has brought storm activity to Toowoomba and Esk as well as the Sunshine Coast hinterland, and that could head towards the city on Monday afternoon or evening. Brisbane may see a storm on Monday evening. Photo: Michelle Smith Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Julian De Morton said showers were highly likely but there could also be storms."There is..

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• Uncle Ho: Controversial Brisbane eatery to change its name

  

  The director of a Brisbane restaurant has agreed to change the business name after facing sharp criticism from the Vietnamese community over the weekend.Uncle Ho, named after the communist dictator Ho Chi Minh, closed it's doors on Sunday after more than 100 members of Brisbane's Vietnamese community protested outside the Fortitude Valley establishment. Uncle Ho name change after backlash A Brisbane restaurant managed to "insult the entire Vietnamese community" by honouring a brutal d..

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• Lions lick wounds from Cats' claws

  

  Lions press conference 3:39AFL: Lions coach, Justin Leppitsch, sits down with the media after the game. THE QClash is careering ­towards being a demolition derby for Brisbane after they were handed a 69-point hiding by Geelong at Simonds Stadium last night. Lions enforcer Mitch Robinson was reported for rough conduct after an incident with Geelong captain Joel Selwood in the final quarter which raised the ire of Cats players who immediately remonstrated with the Brisbane hardnut.If Robinson is..

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• No rats in Brisbane Broncos, says Corey Parker

  

  Brisbane captain Corey Parker claims there's no division within the NRL club following reports of an argument between players over the discovery of a 'rat' at the Broncos.A group of Brisbane players, led by halfback Ben Hunt, reportedly planted a false story in the press last week about Matt Gillett being offered to St George Illawarra to flush out a serial leaker in the squad, who they believed was Josh McGuire. Broncos account for tame Dragons Fast starting Brisbane easily account f..

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• Where the fast train would go

  

  PM set to pitch new rail funding method1:20The prime minister is reportedly set to pitch a new funding method for a high-speed rail network. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to lay out a plan to fund national infrastructure projects. Picture: Tracey Nearmy/AAPA FAST train network linking Australia’s east coast capitals and regional centres could be one step closer with the Malcolm Turnbull set to announce a radical new funding plan that could see plans for a high speed rail network for Au..

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• Zana loving Brisbane life

  

  My Kitchen Rules' Gianni and Zana went head to head with the Italians in a sudden death cook-off and impressed the judges and other contestants with their traditional main. Courtesy: My Kitchen Rules/Channel 7

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• Snow White in Brisbane for QPAC's International Series

  

  QPAC has secured one of the world's most highly regarded contemporary ballet companies to perform in Brisbane for the next instalment of its International Series.The series has so far seen exclusive performances in Brisbane of the Paris Opera Ballet, The Hamburg Ballet and Philharmonic, Cuba National Ballet and The Bolshoi Ballet. Ballet Preljocaj's production of Snow White. Photo: Yang WANG Now Ballet Preljocaj, the company of choreographer and artistic director Angelin Preljocaj, will ..

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• Meet the man who wants to become Brisbane's official town crier

  

  Meet the man who wants to become Brisbane's official town crier Posted April 11, 2016 10:55:13 The search has begun to find a town crier for Brisbane.Brisbane City Council hopes to appoint a crier who would represent the river city and its people for four years.Nearby council regions of Redlands, Ipswich and Scenic Rim already have official town crier positions.Mike McHutchinson will be one of the hopefuls attending the official 'cry off' at King George Square on May ..

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