As it happened: Brisbane on Friday, April 5

Two people have been found injured and two others are believed to be missing after a boating accident on the Gold Coast.

Police say a tinny crashed into a harbour marker in Runaway Bay, a suburb on the Gold Coast, about 5am on Friday.

The impact threw one man overboard but trapped another man in the boat before it crashed into a moored catamaran.

Catamaran skipper David Crossley said he was woken by a roaring engine before he heard a bang.

“I ran up on the deck and [the boat] was going around and around in circles,” he told reporters on Friday.

The captain initially thought the tinny was unmanned while it spun out of control but then saw an injured man on board.

Crossley said he jumped in his dinghy and towed the tinny to South Stradbroke Island, raising the alarm with emergency services.

The 36-year-old man who had been thrown from the boat managed to swim to shore and was found at Paradise Point by emergency services while the 34-year-old man was treated at South Stradbroke Island.

Both were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with serious arm and leg injuries, with media reporting one of the men was in an induced coma.

Police are still searching the water after receiving unconfirmed reports two people remain missing.

“We’ve got conflicting versions,” Gold Coast Water Police Senior Sergeant Peter Venz told reporters on Friday.

“The gentleman that was onboard the vessel stated there were four people on board.

“The person who was ejected into the water says there were two people.”

The investigation is continuing.

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A boating accident on the Gold Coast has left two injured, two others potentially missing, and several unanswered questions. Meanwhile a truck rolled over onto a car on the M1 at Shailer Park, with two people transported to Logan Hospital with minor injuries.

Somewhat confusingly, Sport and Tourism Minister Michael Healy has admitted there’s an “element of truth” to Graham Quirk’s recent assessment in his review of 2032 Olympic Games venue plans that the ageing Gabba should be replaced.

Courtney Kruk reported on an Australian-first multi-sensory experience taking over part of Uptown in Brisbane’s CBD next month, and Sean Parnell reported on a threat to Queensland’s oyster industry.

And daylight saving ends this weekend with clocks in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia realigning with Queensland.

The Brisbane Times’ live blog will return on Monday morning.

Street artists will descend upon Ekibin Park Legal Walls this Sunday, April 7 for Piece for Peace Day, an international street-art driven movement that aims to spread the message of peace through creativity.

Artists from across Brisbane will be at the walls, located in Ekibin Park beneath the Pacific Motorway overpass, from 8am. They will be painting their own interpretations of the word “peace” or a human-like symbol called TAOH, which stands for The Awakening Of Humanity.

From 1pm to 3pm there will be a free graffiti workshop hosted by artist Matt Tervo, who is organising Piece for Peace’s Brisbane event.

Tervo says one of the underlying messages of Piece for Peace Day is that everyone can be a creator and a part of the event, even if they aren’t a skilled graffiti artist.

Piece for Peace Day was established by Brisbane-based street artist Treazy and his Charlotte, North Carolina-based colleague and partner Sydney Duarte.

Tervo says that since the launch of this year’s event a month ago, the word “peace” and the TAOH symbol have already been painted by artists in 12 different countries.

An earlier truck rollover on the M1 at Shailer Park has been cleared.

Police say the southbound lanes at exit 28, which were blocked after a truck rolled onto a car, are now open.

Two other crashes – one on the M1 at Worongary, and another on the Bruce Highway at Bald Hills – have also cleared, police say.

Daylight saving time will end early Sunday morning, making interstate meetings, flights and football games a whole lot easier.

Clocks in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia will be wound back an hour to realign with Queensland and Eastern Standard Time.

While hardly scientific, and with a sample size of just 177, a mini-poll of Brisbane Times readers found only 43 per cent would oppose the introduction of daylight saving time in Queensland.

The biggest support (29 per cent) was for its introduction in the south-east alone, although for state politicians that would be the most divisive option.

A 2023 survey also found broad support in Queensland for daylight saving but Premier Steven Miles has ruled out another referendum on the issue.

Heading (far) north to Cairns, and the state’s Sport and Tourism Minister, Michael Healy, has held a media conference this morning where he was asked about stadiums.

Specifically, the key element of former lord mayor Graham Quirk’s recent review of 2032 Olympic Games venue plans that the ageing Gabba should be replaced with a new stadium by then.

Healy started by saying the government’s decision to forgo Quirk’s proposal for such a venue to be built at Victoria Park was “very wise” in a cost-of-living crisis.

But he rounded off his response by pushing a little further than even his cabinet colleague Grace Grace (who said a future state government would need to “look at what occurs with the Gabba”), or Premier Steven Miles (who has suggested it could just be upgraded).

“I would say that there is some element of truth in what Mr Quirk is saying,” Healy said.

Police have provided an update to the boating incident earlier this morning.

Superintendent Tim Mowle said police had initially responded to reports of an unmanned boat that had crashed into other vessels.

He said a 34-year-old man was able to swim to South Stradbroke Island, while a 36-year-old man was found at Paradise Point.

He said there were earlier reports there were more people in the vessel, but water police were still at the scene trying to rule that out.

Mowle could not comment on whether the men had been wearing safety vests.

The boat has been recovered by water police.

The southbound lanes of the M1 have been closed after a truck rolled onto a car at Logan.

A truck has rolled on the Pacific Motorway south of Brisbane, its trailer crushing a car.Credit: Facebook/Queensland Ambulance Service

Emergency services were called to the crash about 10am near exit 28 at Shailer Park.

Paramedics say no one was seriously hurt, with two people in stable conditions transported to Logan Hospital with minor injuries.

Two people have been taken to hospital after the crash on the M1.Credit: Facebook/Queensland Ambulance Service

About 11am, the truck was still on its side blocking the motorway.

Police warned motorists to avoid the area if possible, with lengthy delays expected.

An Australian-first multi-sensory experience is coming to Brisbane’s CBD next month, taking over part of Uptown (the former Myer Centre) from May 28.

Described as an interactive museum, Dopamine Land combines traditional mediums with innovative technology – think an artificial recreation of woodland, immersive soundscapes and visual journeys.

Dopamine Land is coming to Uptown in Brisbane’s CBD. Credit: Dopamine Land

The international attraction is available only in London, Washington DC and Madrid at present.

Uptown centre manager Katrina Warren says the interactive experience shows confidence “in our great CBD”.

“Not only as a shopping destination but a home for memorable experiences”, Warren said.

It’s been eight months since the centre’s flagship store, Myer, departed Queen Street Mall after a 35-year occupancy. Since rebranding to Uptown, the centre’s owners – retail property giant Vicinity Centres and superannuation property group ISPT – have repeatedly promised an announcement around plans to fill the multi-level void left by Myer are coming “soon”.

An interactive experience could be sage thinking from the owners, with a high-end shopping precinct in Queen’s Wharf due to open in the next year, and inner-city retail still working out where to land after a state of flux.

Plus a diversion from retailers has worked for other centres, such as Queens Plaza, which hosted The NBA Exhibition last year.

Tickets for Dopamine Land go on sale soon.