Planning loophole used to rush ‘secret’ Straddie deal
Outrage about the State Government’s rushed deal on Stradbroke Island land sales has prompted the Opposition to promise a full-scale inquiry amid new fears more land will be cleared.
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Haydos goes into bat for Straddie sanity after shock land release
Straddie is in peril of becoming a rich man’s playground at one end of the island but a humpy town at the other after a massive secretive land release was unveiled yesterday. But cricket legend Matthew Hayden, who owns a property there, says there’s a way for it to become a win-win situation.
Stabbing horror: ‘There was blood pouring out of his chest’
Residents of a suburb south of Brisbane have told of their horror at the sight of a man pleading for help after being stabbed in the chest last night.
Beenleigh principal wins top award
A larrikin principal who has been known to bend the rules, has won the state’s top education accolade and one of his students has been named top SEQ trainee.
Resort deal to turn Stradbroke into ‘another Gold Coast’
Residents on North Stradbroke Island have reacted furiously to a secret land deal that will see prime real estate handed over for potential development, with demands for a public meeting and claims the only consultation was ‘a glossy brochure with clever wording and bugger-all depth’
Logan ‘Steve Irwin’ helps snake escape police custody
Queensland police are used to dealing with slippery characters but unlike some of their regular felons, Daisy, a three-metre python, was not trying to make a run for it today. WATCH OZZIE PYTHON VIDEO AT LOGAN HOSPITAL
How 10km school run became insanely epic 70km detour
A 10km trip to school and shops has turned into a 70km journey for some residents in Logan’s west after a local road bridge was closed to allow works along the proposed Inland Rail line.
Stoush over ALP letterbox grab
A stoush has erupted over postal application forms in one of the state’s most marginal seats after a campaign leader offered to collect the forms from voters’ letterboxes.
Brisbane woman’s US lottery win
A lucky Brisbane woman is selling her house and buying a boat after a win through the US Power Lotto, which has now jackpotted to $117 million.
Tyre baron dumps whopping clean-up bill on landlord
A recycling company has been dumped with a whopping $500,000- clean-up bill after a tyre baron, due in court this week, walked out of his rented Logan premises, leaving hundreds of thousands of old tyres behind. SEE THE MIND-BLOWING AERIALS OF THE MAMMOTH MESS
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