Noosa cabbie with a conscience, Marc Jackson, recently found a wallet with $3000 in it, which he handed it in to police. In fact this was his second visit to the police in the same week. He shows that doing the right thing is working for him. Congratulations Marc. He talks to Mark Rodriquez about [...]

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The state government bought as much land as the water surface of Sydney Harbour for what was to be the Traveston Dam – 500 properties in all. Only five have been sold again. The government is offering them when there’s hardly any demand for rural properties and at the same inflated prices it bought them [...]

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The Eerwah Vale people fighting the plan to run humungous electricity lines through their pristine properties are optimistic after a visit by a parliamentary secretary to the energy minister. He’s told them their suggestion for an alternative route on no-man’s land between the old and new highways north makes sense. But as Jack Connolly, president [...]

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Butterfly Kids founder, Leanne Walsh has moved on, starting a new service, called “Allability Training,” aimed at reducing the fear and stigma associated with people who have disabilities. She talks to Mark Rodriquez about the consulting and training services she offers to employers, educators, government, private organizations and the general public. She also gives an [...]

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By Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez
Runs 35”

“We have seen a letter they wrote to a long-term resident in 1996 telling him that it certainly wouldn’t be ever a big commercial operation and there was not much for him to worry about; it wouldn’t have daily haulage or regular blastings or anything of that nature. Even [...]

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By Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez
After picking up the ongoing stoush in Council over water on 4 May, on 11 May we aired the positions of the mayor and other councillors who opposed the Blumel motion (see below) and of water and finance experts. By and large, the 11 May edition was about Councillor [...]

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By Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez
Runs 21”

“The price of water to you the householder will increase four times by 2017”
On the 1st of July the Queensland government will be managing and supplying water. What I’m suggesting is that we get back into water with the new technology. With no time to spare, a golden opportunity [...]

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