Tag: Qld
Meridien invests $500m to realise 20 year vision
3 days, 1 hour ago
A vision first held by 80s tycoon, Christopher Skase more than two decades ago is finally being realised thanks to a cohesive partnership between an environmentalist, an architect and an award winning developer…
Whale takes a twilight Broadwater tour
3 days, 2 hours ago
A whale took an unexpected detour into the Broadwater yesterday afternoon, swimming into the busy channel through the Gold Coast Seaway…
Related Tags: environment, qld
Diver injured after being struck by boat in Bay
4 days, 4 hours ago
A man has suffered serious leg and internal injuries after being struck by a boat while diving in waters off Brisbane…
Trio rescued from water after Bribie boat crash
4 days, 4 hours ago
Two men and a five-year-old boy were thrown into the chilly waters off Bribie Island late yesterday when two boats collided…
Boat builder blamed for deaths in Malu Sara tragedy
6 days ago
Manslaughter charges have been recommended against the designer and builder of an Immigration Department patrol boat that sank in the Torres Strait in October 2005 with the loss of all five people on board…
Scientists find new way to help avert reef coral bleaching
1 week ago
New research could help protect the Great Barrier Reef from mass coral bleaching…
Related Tags: environment, qld
Entry numbers increasing - Audi Sydney Gold Coast
1 week, 1 day ago
With the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race only 29 days away, entries have been coming in at a rate of knots with a current total of 33 entries received. This year, the 23rd Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race is shaping up to be a year of ‘firsts’…
Related Tags: nsw, qld, sailing, sport
Brisbane muddies the waters
1 week, 1 day ago
No matter how much the government wants the Portside cruise ship terminal at Hamilton in Brisbane(now found to be inadequate) to work, or how much makeshift effort has been spent on the disastrous use of the Fisherman Islands wharves to take super liners, the Brisbane River as a cruise ship destination is a dud…
Related Tags: leisure, qld, travel
Recreational fishing suppliers want compensation for bans
1 week, 1 day ago
Recreational fishing businesses will fight to be compensated for losses of at least 30 per cent they claim will result from fishing bans introduced this week…
Townsville turns out for Offshore Superboat final
1 week, 3 days ago
Over 15,000 spectators turned out for the final round of the Offshore Superboat Championships in Townsville yesterday. Perfect conditions off The Strand saw Class One Superboat Simrad blitz the field and take out the 2008 Townsville Offshore Superboat Classic. Simrad’s Luke Durman and co-driver Peter McGrath raced to victory, completing 15 laps of the 16.4km circuit…
