A prominent Townsville childcare centre has reversed a controversial decision to reduce operational hours of its vital outside school services after parent blowback. Here’s why. Small-business owner, nursing student and mother of three Jen Jurss contacted the Townsville Bulletin after the management of Mary MacKillop Childcare North Queensland informed parents that its after-school services at … [Read more…]
The mother of a man lost for more than a week in bushland north of Brisbane has opened up after police made the ‘difficult decision’ to cut search efforts. Luke Fergusson, 28, has been missing for 10 days after disappearing from the family’s Proston Abbeywood Rd property about midday on Friday, June 9. Since then, … [Read more…]
From refurbishing an abandoned high school into a recreation centre to supplying designer wear for hire at affordable prices, the Far North is home to great business ideas and an even greater batch of young entrepreneurs. We love entrepreneurs for they see possibilities in place of risk, an opportunity for growth in an area of … [Read more…]
Australia’s leading business groups have vowed not to stop fighting against major planned workplace reforms. Australia’s biggest employers, farmers and small business owners have launched a multimillion-dollar national campaign against Anthony Albanese’s proposed ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ laws. A multimillion-dollar campaign – “A Better Way, for Better Pay” – launched on Monday, warning Australians of … [Read more…]
Restaurants and cafes are at most risk of default in the coming financial year as they deal with rising costs and consumers tightening their eating out budgets. Chef and Bao Down owner Joshua Gordon made the difficult decision to close his business after seven years at Mount Coolum. CreditorWatch says operators in the food and … [Read more…]
May Le explains how she went from working in finance in America to handcrafting concrete basins on the Surf Coast. Jay-Z and Beyoncé have broken California’s real estate record after purchasing an eight acre Malibu property for $US200 million, NY Post reported. The 40,000 square-foot mansion is an all-concrete structure designed by Pritzker-winning architect Tadao … [Read more…]
The car industry is pushing for a tweak to new tax arrangements in the budget that could put money back in tradie wallets. Explore the 2023 Australian Federal Budget with Eric Johnston, as he examines how rising interest rates risk causing a recession. Car dealers are lobbying Treasurer Jim Chalmers to allow business owners who … [Read more…]