Meet Adi Adams; mother of two, grandmother to three and carer to thousands of Mackay residents each year. The clinical nurse has a career spanning four decades – most of it spent at Mater Private Hospital Mackay. And while it wasn’t what she initially set out to do, Adi wouldn’t change it for the world. … [Read more…]
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/GGCCSCJIWFHCLPZNGFVN25RMMM.JPG "New shared pathway is part of the Ōtaki to Peka Peka Expressway project – and wider experience")
Brent Cherry cycles through the Makahuri underpass. Photo / David Haxton Early users of the new 10km-long shared pathway alongside Kāpiti’s newest stretch of expressway have been impressed. Built as part of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki (PP2Ō) expressway project, the shared pathway, which officially opens tomorrow, links with the previously completed MacKay’s to Peka … [Read more…]
While permits from the federal and provincial governments have’t arrived yet, Vernon is looking to move forward on a kill-to-scare goose management program. The city has been looking to reduce the local goose population for several years, and sought a goose cull in 2021. When the cull didn’t get federal approval, the city pivoted to … [Read more…]
On average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner in Australia. To mark Domestic and Family Violence Prevention (DFVP) Month this May, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today launched a five-part podcast series to put domestic and family violence under the spotlight. Behind the Doors of Domestic Violence, presented … [Read more…]
Professor Laura Mackay, Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at the Doherty Institute, and National Health and Media Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the LEO Foundation Award in Region Asia-Pacific for her contributions to our understanding of T cells and their relevance for immunology memory. The prestigious … [Read more…]
A woman was lucky to escape serious injury after she was hit by a car on her e-scooter – but police warn she could face a fine for breaking a crucial road rule. The woman had not been wearing a helmet when her e-scooter collided with a car leaving the Milton Street Mini Mart about … [Read more…]
A Bowen Basin mine approved late Thursday is the first since the federal Labour government came to power in 2022, and has already drawn fury from anti-fossil fuel groups. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek indicated late on Thursday that Bowen Coking Coal’s Isaac River mine in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin would get the green light. The … [Read more…]
Origin 1 for the 2023 season is now just a matter of weeks away, and so close you can almost smell the liniment, hear the winner’s chest thumping, and predict the excuses from the loser’s. There have been some great encounters since that memorable first game way back in 1980, and while Queensland currently holds … [Read more…]
A woman was lucky to escape serious injury after she was hit by a car on her e-scooter – but police warn she could face a fine for breaking a crucial road rule. The woman had not been wearing a helmet when her e-scooter collided with a car leaving the Milton Street Mini Mart about … [Read more…]
Brent Cherry cycles through the Makahuri underpass. Photo / David Haxton Early users of the new 10km-long shared pathway alongside Kāpiti’s newest stretch of expressway have been impressed. Built as part of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki (PP2Ō) expressway project, the shared pathway, which officially opens tomorrow, links with the previously completed MacKay’s to Peka … [Read more…]