On yer bike: CEOs grab tools for youth charity
A group of Queensland execs are getting their tool kits in order so that they can take on a bike-building challenge with youth organisation TRACTION.
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Queensland Country Bank batting up for Brisbane Heat
Queensland Country Bank is hoping for a big innings in the Big Bash league as the Brisbane Heat’s new principal partner for the next three years.
Young legal eagle builds $7m firm
Young gun Toowoomba lawyer Peta Gray has built a $7m law practice thanks to hard work and self belief. She is now on a mission to shake up legal services in the regions.
Port storm averted in Brisbane
Industrial action at the Port of Brisbane that threatened to impact the lucrative cruise business appears to have been averted for now after successful talks between unions and operators.
Footy star behind the wheel of mining camp protest
Former State of Origin footballer Ben Hannant has joined the campaign to save a Queensland mining camp, and potentially the mine, where he now works as a contractor.
GOATS warm up at CEO Sleepout
Led by The GOATS almost 300 business people braved a cold June night in Brisbane to raise money for the homeless at Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
Agency spreads its wings
After 22 years growing and refining its offering a well known Brisbane real estate agency is calling for new partners to help double its footprint over the next eight years.
Regulator swoops on 54 Qld building sites over unlicensed work
The Queensland building regulator has swooped on 54 active building sites in an auditing blitz, netting 12 workers who are suspected of operating without a license.
Telstra downsizing office needs
Telco giant Telstra has put the feelers out for a new Brisbane CBD office, which will be much smaller that what it signed up for in 2017.
Island paradise retreat sold for a bargain price
A stunning island retreat on the Great Barrier Reef has sold under the hammer for less than an average house in many city suburbs.
Finance whiz says govt cash splash ‘ridiculuous’
Financial whiz Noel Whittaker has launched a broadside against the government cash splash calling it “ridiculous” for everyone – including millionaires – to be given a power bill rebate.
Brissie sports entrpreneur takes out global awards
Brisbane business woman Rachel Condos-Fields has picked up a swag of gongs at the 2024 Women Changing the World Awards for her work with budding athletes.
Pedal to the metal as small shareholders win in sand battle
Minority shareholders of Metallica Minerals have chalked up another win in the battle against a hostile takeover by Wayne Swan-chaired Diatreme.
Property man puts on gloves for a good cause
Colliers real estate agent and former international rugby union player Harry Higgins is putting on the fighting gloves to raise funds in the fight against human trafficking.
Brissie fund plans $30m investment in startups
Brisbane-based early growth-stage fund Sprint Ventures says it will back more tech founders in health and AI under a $30m deal with the Queensland Investment Corporation.
Suncorp-ANZ deal the elephant in the room
Suncorp boss Steven Johnston has obviously been a little bit frustrated at the time taken to offload the financial group’s banking operations to ANZ.
Top cyber cop targeted by online criminals
Former top cop turned cyber security expert Brian Hay has called out the big banks after finding himself the target of organised criminals who opened fake accounts in his name.
Japanese ambassador talks up Australian lifeline
Japan’s top man in Australia says his country’s huge economy could not survive without our iron ore, coal and gas.
Major manufacturing milestone for local biotech
Brisbane biotechnology company Vaxxas has reached a major manufacturing milestone, producing its 100th batch of needle‐free vaccine patches.
Riders hit million dollar charity goal for youth
Thirty-six leaders of Brisbane’s business community have officially raised a whopping $1m for local youth charity TRACTION by cycling 800km around south-east Queensland.
Financier eyes expansion in Queensland
Banjo Loans’ new man in Queensland has had a storied career that has included stints as a cartoonist and publican for pokies czar Bruce Mathieson.
Tinnies to superyachts draw crowds to boat show
A bevy of spectacular boats has been assembled on the Gold Coast for the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show which is expected to attract 45,000 visitors.
Swan’s Diatreme bid bogged down
The hostile takeover bid by Wayne Swan-headed Diatreme Resources for rival silica sand miner Metallica is getting messier with minority shareholders set to be the big losers.
Solar tech firm Redback gets new lease of life
Troubled renewable energy firm Redback Technologies is putting a positive spin on its recent financial difficulties that saw it burn through $10m of taxpayer’s money.
Recruitment drive begins as Tatts CEO rides into sunset
He navigated Covid and a contentious vote to admit women, now Tattersall’s chief executive Simon Proctor is riding into the sunset, with the search for his replacement under way.
Don wins top property gong
Developer Don O’Rorke has taken out the top gong at the property industry’s equivalent of the Logies in recognition of his long service to the sector.
Tritium insolvency warning five months before collapse
Tritium, the poster child of Anthony Albanese’s manufacturing revolution, was in talks about a potential insolvency appointment five months before the fast charger firm collapsed.
Star seeks to poach Crown staff
Troubled Star Entertainment is in the sights of casino regulators, but it hasn’t stopped going on hunting missions to hire staff from rival Crown Resorts.
Brissie boss named on iconic global entertainment power list
A Brisbane man has been named in the entertainment bible Billboard for his contribution to the entertainment industry, joining Taylor Swift, Drake and Mariah Carey.
Sentinel shines light on the Salvos
After raising almost $500,000 for the Salvation Army over the years, Sentinel Property Group boss Warren Ebert has been honoured at the launch of the annual Red Shield Appeal in Queensland.
US award for Aussie hologram pioneer
A Brisbane hologram zoo pioneer has won a prestigious US award as the company ramps up the rollout of its unique entertainment venues around the world.
Hot Property: High-rise plans for historic pub, caravan park sold
High-rise plans for historic Spring Hill Hotel, Toowoomba caravan park sells for first time in 50 years and a fund manager splashes $50m out on medical precinct. WELCOME TO HOT PROPERTY
Global gong for Brisbane ferry operator
The champagne corks are popping over at SeaLink South East Queensland HQ with its new ferry Talwurrapin being named one of the best designed boats in the world.
QBCC’s dodgy builder crackdown ramps up
Queensland’s construction industry watchdog has secured its fifth conviction this year for illegal building activities with more than $100,000 in fines issued.
Revealed: Longtime customers who scored milestone 6000th vessel
More than four decades after building its first motor yacht Riviera has launched its 6000th vessel with the 950 staff forming a guard of honour.
Hostile takeover: Swan’s sand venture bogged down
Former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan may have once been named the world’s best finance minister, but his career as a corporate raider has become bogged down of late in Far North Qld.
Two fined $40k as QBCC gets tough on unlicensed builders
In a warning to others, two men have copped $40,000 in fines for work on two relatively small jobs, as the Queensland building regulator gets tough on unlicensed builders.
Non-stop rain fails to dampen BBC’s Open Day
Brisbane Boys College’s first Open Day for several years attracted almost 3000 people despite almost non-stop rain.
Green hydrogen pioneer lands at Archerfield
A pioneer in green hydrogen energy production has secured a site at Archerfield Airport that will be a template for the rollout of its micro-hubs across the country.
$2.3m owed: ASIC disqualifies ‘dishonest’ Qld director
The director of three construction companies that collapsed owing more than $2m has been disqualified from managing businesses for five years by the corporate watchdog.
‘Super excited’: Jen Williams gets a new gig
Former Property Council boss Jen Williams has a new job leading an organisation aiming to make Brisbane the world's most liveable city.
State government backs ‘copper whopper’
ASX penny hopeful Renegade Exploration has jumped 50 per cent after announcing it had identified what it called a potential “Big Copper” reserve near Cloncurry.
Former Big W worker builds $18m salon empire
Brendon Mann picked a shocking time to start a business. But he’s laughing all the way to the bank now.
Legacy Brisbane’s first-ever female president appointed
With Anzac Day looming, Legacy Brisbane's has appointed its first female president who is uniquely qualified to steer the organisation into the future.
Top drop: Legal eagle’s big year
Veteran legal eagle Brett Heading is a busy man these days both in and outside the courtroom, with his South Burnett distillery picking up another gong.
Qld mining veterans offload uranium projects in $10m deal
Veteran Macarthur Minerals executives Cameron McCall and Joe Phillips have sealed a $10m deal to offload their uranium vehicle to a US firm amid rising demand for nuclear power.
Private island retreat to sell for bargain price
The owner of the property near the Great Barrier Reef wants to sell the property for a price well below the average inner city home in a deal that features plenty of ‘boy’s toys’.
Tenants close shop as new plans for Wintergarden revealed
A wave of retail tenants have left the Wintergarden in the Queen Street Street Mall as its owner reveals new plans for the site.
Maritimo hits rough patch as it chases offshore riches
A week after the boss of Maritimo resigned, the luxury yacht manufacturer is pushing ahead with its plans to take the brand to Singapore and the oil rich Gulf States.
Disentangling Suncorp Bank looming challenge for ANZ
ANZ’s $4.9bn takeover of Suncorp Bank is all but done, but we hear disentangling the local lender from the broader Suncorp Group is set to be a challenge.
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