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Gold Coast couple's 40-year quest to restore a banana farm to pristine rainforest habitat
With no previous experience and only a desire to return their 10 hectares of land to its original habitat, Wal and Heather Mayr set about undoing the damage to this pristine environment, one weed at a time.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Environmental Impact
Broncos down Titans to claim first win of NRLW season
Hat-trick hero Jaime Chapman stars as the Brisbane Broncos breath life into their faltering season with a 22-4 defeat of local rivals Gold Coast in Redcliffe.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL Women’s Premiership
Aussie adventurer succeeds in 'impossible' wind-powered desert crossing
After 11 years of perseverance, a Queensland man has crossed the Simpson Desert driving a wind-powered buggy.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Wind Energy
Thousands on wait list for rent-to-buy, but is it worth it?
Andrew Robertson isn't nervous about putting a pool in his rental, but he's signed no ordinary contract.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Rental Housing
Gold Coast no stranger to beach erosion, but more La Niña means more problems
Fifty-five years ago wild weather battered the Gold Coast, eroding beaches and destroying millions of dollars worth of property. Since then, sea walls, artificial reefs and pipelines have been built. But with climate change biting, is it enough?
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Erosion
What antenatal classes don't tell you about breastfeeding and 'mum guilt'
Caitlyn spent the first months as a new mum filled with anxiety and fear of failure due to breastfeeding issues and low supply. It was an experience no antenatal class had prepared her for.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Women's Health
The e-changer exodus that may have altered regional Australia forever
Tension is rising between long-term locals and newcomers in regional Australia, according to new research, as institutions from coffee shops to Facebook groups feel the effects.
Published: Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Population and Demographics
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Peers are critical in adjusting to 'new normal'
A normal trip home ended with an accident, leaving Carol Taylor with a spinal injury and a changed life.
Source: ABC RadioTopic: Disabilities
The day Charli saved her mum's life
Charli's mum collapsed in front of her and stopped breathing, so Charli called 000 and was instructed over the phone how to perform CPR.
Source: ABC RadioTopic: Human Interest
Bravery comes in different forms
Vietnam Veteran Chris Madden AO kept quiet about his war service for decades.
Source: ABC RadioTopic: Unrest, Conflict and War
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Aussie adventurer succeeds in 'impossible' wind-powered desert crossing
After 11 years of perseverance, a Queensland man has crossed the Simpson Desert driving a wind-powered buggy.
Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Wind Energy
Gold Coast no stranger to beach erosion, but more La Niña means more problems
Fifty-five years ago wild weather battered the Gold Coast, eroding beaches and destroying millions of dollars worth of property. Since then, sea walls, artificial reefs and pipelines have been built. But with climate change biting, is it enough?
Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Erosion
Volunteers recognised for giving foster children hope during 'horrible situation'
Often foster children arrive at a carer's home with "the clothes on their back or a few items shoved in a plastic bag". This couple is doing something about that for Queensland kids.
Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Children
Bonnie paddled around Australia — battling hypothermia, 6m swells and crocodile sightings along the way
Former ironwoman Bonnie Hancock completes an epic 13,000 kilometre surf ski paddle around mainland Australia with four potential world records under her belt and thousands raised for charity.
Source: ABC Gold CoastTopic: Sports Record
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'Miracle on dirt': Mammoth effort behind 'Melbourne Cup of the outback'
Organisers go to extraordinary lengths to make sure the Birdsville Races can go ahead after rain washes out the first day.
Source: ABC Western QldTopic: Sport
Broncos down Titans to claim first win of NRLW season
Hat-trick hero Jaime Chapman stars as the Brisbane Broncos breath life into their faltering season with a 22-4 defeat of local rivals Gold Coast in Redcliffe.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL Women’s Premiership
More 'cottonfed' cattle possible as waste turned into feed
A new factory that upcycles waste from growing cotton could see more "cottonfed" Australian beef, and a byproduct from the process could find its way into your fish and chips.
Source: ABC RuralTopic: Beef Cattle
If it's 'not the money', what will entice teachers back to the classroom?
As education leaders try to find solutions to the national teacher shortage, one teacher explains why she'd rather stay in a paddock than step back into a classroom.
Source: ABC Southern QldTopic: Education
What is EGOT status? Barack Obama's Emmy win means he is halfway there
The former US president's Emmy win has brought him one step close to Hollywood's grand slam.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Awards and Prizes
New exotic bee parasite detected in NSW after illegal hive movement
As the fight against varroa mite continues, wingless braula fly has been found in honey bee hives for the first time in the state following a detection last month in Victoria.
Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Beekeeping
The latest COVID-19 case numbers around the states and territories
Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: COVID-19
Free-range egg farmers fear they won't be able to meet demand as caged eggs are phased out
West Australian farmers say there will be a struggle to produce enough free-range eggs when caged eggs are off the supermarket shelves.
Published: Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Poultry and Egg Production