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Brendan O’Malley has been a journalist with The Courier-Mail and Quest Newspapers for 30 years, covering Council, state politics, the environment, science and the far north Qld bureau. He currently covers courts and local issues in Brisbane’s inner-west, southwest, inner south and inner north suburbs.

Brendan O'Malley

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Moreton

Artist's impression of how the new McDonald's will look.

120 jobs coming to new Moreton city Maccas

Construction work has started on the latest McDonald’s restaurant to be approved in Moreton city, with 120 workers expected to be employed.

Southeast

Council has increased most rates at its two CBD carparks.

Parking pain: Council fees at two Brisbane facilities in huge jump

Fees at Brisbane City Council’s two CBD carparks have been quietly, massively increased in the wake of an austere 2024/25 Budget. SEE THE NEW CHARGES

Southeast

Fat Comics and (inset top) Southside Antiques and (inset bottom) Brandon shoe repairs are all closing.

Century-old business set to close as stores abandon Brisbane strip

A business owned by the same family for 100 years is the latest to join an exodus of landmark retailers at a once-bustling southside strip. In some good news, there are closing-down sales this week.

South West

Owner of the Brewski Bar on Caxton Street, Antoinette Pollock is currently bracing for the flow-on effects of rising electricity prices. picture: Zak Simmonds

‘A heavy heart’: Caxton St institution forced to close

One of Brisbane’s most beloved beer bars, which once had a visit from the German Chancellor, will call last drinks next month after 11 years with tough times blamed for the decision.

South West

Artist's impression of the new Mt St Michael's College building and (inset, top) Grantully House will be preserved but (inset, bottom) this Ashgrovian will be demolished

REVEALED: Top Brisbane girls’ school unveils major new centre

A landmark heritage house in Brisbane’s inner-west will be saved, but a character “Ashgrovian’’ home will go, after the government signed off on a major new project at a top girls’ school.

South West

Koala's having a Group hug at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary PicAkane HataiAkane

Hands off: Lone Pine bans koala cuddles

Iconic South East Queensland tourist attraction Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary has joined a growing trend to ban holding koalas.

North

Local resident Kelly took this photo of a Mirvac security contractor's dog in a tiny cage on site on Monday evening.

Secrecy surrounds RSPCA report into caged Toombul security dog

The RSPCA has refused to reveal if it has issued fines or will take court action after a photo of a caged security dog at the flood-wrecked Toombul shopping centre went viral last month.

South West

The $1.2m spend on a new security fence like this one has been queried by the Indooroopilly State High School community.

$1.2m for fence, zero for science labs, classrooms at crowded school

Parents at one of Brisbane’s best state high schools want to know why the government is spending $1.2 million on a security fence when it doesn’t have a crime problem. Meanwhile, there is no cash for science labs and specialist classrooms.

UpdatedNorth

Toombul contractor banned from using guard dogs after viral photo

A developer has bowed to public pressure and banned a contractor at its flood-wrecked Toombul shopping centre site from using security dogs after a photo of a caged dog went viral.

Local

The impressive new primary years building. Picture: MCA

REVEALED: Top Brisbane Catholic school unveils early years project

One of Queensland’s top Catholic boys’ schools has unveiled an impressive new primary-years precinct as part of a bold masterplanned expansion. SEE THE IMAGES

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