Monday, February 1, 2016

Brisbane heat to hit 38 and feel like 40 and other top stories.

  • Brisbane heat to hit 38 and feel like 40

    Brisbane heat to hit 38 and feel like 40
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Heat is 'risky for everyone' Brisbane will reach 37 degrees and feel like 40 on Tuesday after hot conditions saw a spike in ambulance call-outs on Monday. Nine News PT2M7S 620 349 Brisbane residents are sweating their way towards 38 degrees, but when the mercury gets there it's going to feel more like 40C - or worse.The Bureau of Meteorology has raised its forecast for Brisbane's top temperature by one degree, as large swathes of the state deal w..
    >> view original

  • 'Neomasculinity' supporters to gather in Brisbane

    'Neomasculinity' supporters to gather in Brisbane
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Who is Daryush Valizadeh? A self-styled pick-up artist who thinks rape should be legalised wants like-minded Sydney men to meet up and bond later this month. PT1M34S 620 349 An online group of men who support the notion of legalising rape and believe domestic violence laws help women to "control" their husbands will meet together for the first time in Brisbane this month.King George Square in Brisbane's CBD has been listed as Queensland's Februa..
    >> view original

  • Lives at risk in war on cyclists

    Lives at risk in war on cyclists
    >> view original

  • MH370 couple to have Brisbane park named in their honour

    MH370 couple to have Brisbane park named in their honour
    Missing on MH370, couple Rod and Mary Burrows will have a park next to their former Middle Park home named in their honour. Photo: Queensland Police Service Two Queenslanders who were among the 237 on board when Malaysian Airlines MH370 disappeared in 2014 will have a park next to their former Brisbane home named in their honour.Rod and Mary Burrows were among the first to move into Camelot Circuit at Middle Park and took particular pride in what had become o..
    >> view original

  • Safety fears as summer hits peak

    Safety fears as summer hits peak
    Triplets Sabrina, Francesca and Archie Stirling, 4, cool off at Tallebudgera. PIC: Luke Marsden.SOUTHEAST Queensland is well on track for its hottest day in 15 months, with warnings that lives will be at risk. At 8am Brisbane had already tipped over 30 degrees while Beerburrum on the Sunshine Coast topped the charts with 31.5 degrees.Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology Jess Carey said high humidity levels were driving up the ”feels like” temperature.“At 6am the humidity was sitting at 65 ..
    >> view original

  • Queens Wharf planning scheme in Brisbane city now official

    Queens Wharf planning scheme in Brisbane city now official
     Developers can rest assured that the Queensland government will not allow developers Chow Tai Fook, and the Far East Group to build apartment towers before they build the Queens Wharf casino first.The government formally adopted the development scheme for the $3 billion renewal of the Queen's Wharf Brisbane Priority Development Area on Monday.Destination Brisbane Consortium made up of casino operator The Star Entertainment Group alongside Chow Tai Fook and the Far East Group won the right to ..
    >> view original

  • Driver mows down 17 kangaroos in Brisbane

    Driver mows down 17 kangaroos in Brisbane
    Driver mows down 17 kangaroos in Brisbane The RSPCA has appealed for witnesses after the 100-metre stretch of road was littered with dead kangaroos. Photo: Bill Vickers/Twitter A driver has deliberately run down and killed 17 kangaroos on Brisbane's outskirts.The RSPCA is appalled by the incident that has left a 100-metre stretch of road at Wacol littered with kangaroo carcasses.The animals were discovered on Monday morning, between the women's and men's pr..
    >> view original

  • Greens promise to take Brisbane public transport fares back to 2011 ...

    Greens promise to take Brisbane public transport fares back to 2011 ...
    Greens Brisbane lord mayoral candidate Ben Pennings is willing to subsidise commuters from outside the city to bring down fares. Photo: Michelle Smith The Greens' bid for City Hall will include plans to take public transport fares back five years – and the minor party is willing to subsidise ratepayers from outside Brisbane to do it.The plan, which the Greens had costed at $60 million over two years, would see Brisbane City Council subsidise Translink fares t..
    >> view original

  • Cronulla's Valentine Holmes fined for obstructing police in Brisbane

    Cronulla's Valentine Holmes fined for obstructing police in Brisbane
    Cronulla Sharks fullback Valentine Holmes has been arrested and fined after a drunken night out in Brisbane’s CBD in the early hours of Sunday morning.Holmes, 20, is among six players from the 2016 Emerging Origin squad who were allegedly involved in breaking curfew during the camp.He has been banned from this year’s State of Origin along with Melbourne Storm player Cameron Munster.  It’s alleged that Holmes skipped a taxi rank queue and was involved in a scuffle with a taxi driver at around 4...
    >> view original

  • Brisbane cop admits stealing groceries

    A police officer has admitted stealing about $80 worth of groceries from a Brisbane supermarket. A police officer has admitted stealing about $80 worth of groceries from a Brisbane supermarket.Kylie-Anne Larfield, 37, was stood down from the police force in December after being accused of stealing seven items, including salmon and chocolate, using a self-service check out counter at a Michelton store.She pleaded guilty to one charge of unlawfully taking away goods, but the magistrate said..
    >> view original

Brisbane weather: Hot and humid start to the week .Brisbane could rename historically racist Boundary streets .
Man dies, woman survives toilet strike .Brisbane warned of 'super cell' storm .

No comments:

Post a Comment