A development application has been lodged for a Shopping Centre Extension Designed by V Architecture the proposal seeks to extend the shopping centre above the existing car parking Dentist and Retail tenancies adjacent to the existing Woolworths Supermarket fronting Beaudesert Road and Durack Street Woolworths also seeks to provide ‘direct to boot’ car parking spaces along the Vale Street shopping centre boundary The proposal provides 230 car parking spaces within the ground floor and first floor car parking areas The planners at Urbicus state “The proposed extension to the existing centre maintains & enhances the prevailing character of the centre & services the local community as anticipated within the Neighbourhood Plan & Precinct The existing centre provides an active frontage towards Beaudesert Road that contributes to the streetscape The proposed extension seeks to extend this activation to the remain portion of Beaudesert Road & Durack Street” The proposal seeks 864sqm of additional gross floor area (GFA) increasing the total to 5,757sqm over the 10,269 SQM development site We encourage you to like the Your Neighbourhood Facebook page to be updated on other projects or developments News articles are presented in an unbiased manner based on information that is publicly accessible and includes referenced links for the reader to obtain any further information The facts of the proposed government projects school upgrades and development applications are based on the available information at the time of the published date with information sourced directly from company websites media releases and development application material We reference all our information at the end of the articles and promote the creators with website backlinks Contact us: mail@yourneighbourhood.com.au CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Investigations are under way into two motel fires in south-east Queensland early on Sunday – one in Moorooka Fire crews were called to a motel on Ipswich Road at 8.13am on Sunday with reports of a blaze in a ground-floor unit The Queensland Fire Department said the unit was “well involved in fire” when crews arrived about 8.20am Emergency services were called shortly after 8am on Sunday to a fire in Brisbane’s south.Credit: Police Media Paramedics treated a man in his 30s for life-threatening burns to his arms and upper back before taking him to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Firefighters took about 10 minutes to control the blaze emergency services were called to a motel fire on Boundary Street in Cotswold Hills Police said the motel’s guests had evacuated when crews arrived shortly after 1.30am The Queensland Fire Department said the blaze was contained to “just the one room” and was out by 2.20am Six people were assessed for smoke inhalation and a 34-year-old woman was taken in a stable condition to Toowoomba Hospital for observation but it looks like [the] Queensland Police Service declared it a crime scene so they’re also involved in that investigation,” a QFD spokeswoman said Police said the “suspicious” fire had caused significant damage with investigations into its cause continuing Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter Investigations are under way into two motel fires in south-east Queensland early on Sunday \\u2013 one in Moorooka The Queensland Fire Department said the unit was \\u201Cwell involved in fire\\u201D when crews arrived about 8.20am Paramedics treated a man in his 30s for life-threatening burns to his arms and upper back before taking him to the Royal Brisbane and Women\\u2019s Hospital Police said the motel\\u2019s guests had evacuated when crews arrived shortly after 1.30am The Queensland Fire Department said the blaze was contained to \\u201Cjust the one room\\u201D and was out by 2.20am \\u201CWe\\u2019ve got a fire investigator attending so they\\u2019re also involved in that investigation,\\u201D a QFD spokeswoman said Police said the \\u201Csuspicious\\u201D fire had caused significant damage Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories recycling and green waste recycling services green waste and recycling items are collected at different times of the week Search for your address to find the bin collection date in your area Council will fix or replace it for free. Learn more about how to request a bin repair or replacement Council will fix or replace it for free. Learn more about how to request a bin repair or replacement Bins can only be placed on the kerb at a reasonable time before collection (no earlier than 24 hours before collection) and need to be removed from the kerb as soon as possible after collection (no longer than 24 hours after collection) Council may investigate bins continually left on the footpath or kerb and issue on-the-spot fines if you do not have a reasonable excuse for not returning your bins to your property Council is currently replacing all dark green and grey general waste bin lids with red lids On your standard general waste collection day Council’s contractor will follow the general waste collection route to identify dark green and grey lids on general waste bins presented for collection the contractor will replace the lid with a red lid This initiative received funding from the Queensland Government's Recycling and Jobs Fund Learn more about the lid changeover Learn more about the lid changeover You can contact Council to arrange an extra waste collection (special waste bin collection) for a fee You can pay online for your special waste (extra) bin collection service You can contact Council to arrange an extra waste collection (special waste bin collection) for a fee You can pay online for your special waste (extra) bin collection service Download the free Brisbane Bin and Recycling app to be notified when bin and kerbside collection is coming up in your area You can report it online or phone Council if your bin was not collected on collection day.  Bins will be collected as soon as possible once a request has been made You can report it online or phone Council if your bin was not collected on collection day.  Council can arrange for bin collection from within your property if: To apply for bin collection assistance, phone Council on 07 3403 8888 To apply for bin collection assistance, phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If Council missed your bin collection, you can report a missed bin after 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team will not have the correct equipment to do routine bin repairs during bin lid swaps If your bin requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If your bin requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 The bin lid changeover team will only be equipped to replace dark green or grey lids If your bin lid requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If your bin lid requires repair, submit an online request for bin repair or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 The QR code directs you to a webpage with details of what can go in the general waste bin If you need this information in another language select ‘Translate’ at the top right of the webpage The QR code directs you to a webpage with details of what can go in the general waste bin Lid changeovers will happen from April 2025 until end June 2025 so don’t be concerned if you notice another bin in your street change lids If you haven’t had your lid changed by 1 July 2025, submit an online request or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 If you haven’t had your lid changed by 1 July 2025, submit an online request or phone Council on 07 3403 8888 Broncos star and Dad Payne Haas has helped officially launch the annual Broncos and Kia Full of Kindness Christmas Toy Drive Haas spoke of his passion for helping those less fortunate at this time of year championing the initiative while meeting with local Kia staff People at Broncos and all of us as a club are pretty passionate about giving back and especially for those people who need that Christmas spirit over this time especially if they're going through a hard time I'm passionate as a person giving back Haas has encouraged the people of Brisbane and south-east Queensland to join the team and drop off an unwrapped gift to Broncos Headquarters at Red Hill or to their local Kia dealership between now and December 16 loaded into a fleet of Kias and distributed by NRL & NRLW players to this year's beneficiaries - Ronald McDonald House Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Ipswich Hospital Kia dealers are kicking off the 'Giving Blitz' with Moorooka Dealership Manger Joel Mullins filling his own Kia with more than $800 worth of presents The initiative is part of the Broncos' wider 'Giving Month' of December A new Kia will also be given away to a much-loved Brisbane Charity while $50,000 will be donated to five other Queensland Charities Payne Gets Players’ Vote - RLPA Player Of The Month has bought three metropolitan Brisbane pubs the assets are costing $66 million – a high 11.5 per cent blended yield Glenn Price and Andrew Jolliffe were the agents The acquisitions are expected to contribute to a c$120m spend this financial year That is a turnaround for the fund which since last year divested c$130m of pubs – but at lower sub seven per cent yields Redemptions were also frozen nine months from July Its priciest new property is the Lucky Tree Tavern on 2.1 hectares at 248 King Street the freehold previously traded three years ago for $15.65m With a gaming room licensed for some 30 EGMs and a bottle shop It and the Lucky Tree were divested by Peter Braithwaite and Brendan Lawless The third hotel MA is buying – the Commercial Hotel at Redbank was offered by Sydney-based ex-CUB director four traditional accommodation suites and an office on the second floor Subscribe to our newsletter at the bottom of this page A former property analyst and print journalist Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au Forgot your password? You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login Brisbane City Council says “sickening” neo-Nazi flyers have been discovered plastered to traffic poles just days after racist propaganda was distributed in Moorooka and Annerley letterboxes The racist propaganda (pictured) was glued to Council traffic poles at the intersection of Milton claiming ANZACs died for a ‘White Australia’ Council says the offensive flyers were reported by three people last Friday and removed the same day The material has been reported to the Queensland Police counter-terrorism command anti-immigration material calling on “white Australians” to join the National Socialist Movement being distributed in Moorooka and Annerley letterboxes “We are incredibly lucky to live in such a harmonious community which our war heroes fought for and died to protect,” said Brisbane Deputy Mayor “It’s repulsive that individuals are exploiting our ANZACs to perpetuate evil and division in our community “Brisbane is an incredibly vibrant multicultural community and we must all do what we can to protect that by stamping out hateful and divisive behaviour.” Council has been contacted 93 times regarding racist and antisemitic matters between 5 October 2023 and 9 February 2025 Information and Events for Local Councils throughout Australia Contact us: newsdesk@insidelocalgovernment.com.au and a lack of supervision allowed a two-year-old to disappear from a Brisbane childcare centre for 30 minutes After an investigation by Queensland’s Early Childhood Regulatory Authority the company that runs the childcare centre at Coorparoo was prosecuted for failing to provide children with adequate supervision and protection from harm or hazard Brisbane Magistrates Court was told that after leaving KidCademy Early Learning Centre the child ventured through the carpark and down a main road before being found by a member of the public Sumyu Investments has been fined $15,000 over the incident in January 2023 Magistrate Joseph Pinder found the failures put children at high risk and could have easily been mitigated Thanks for joining us for the Brisbane Times live news blog this Friday Residents living in WWII-era houses in Brisbane have kept the right to renovate their homes after Brisbane City Council reversed plans to add tougher heritage protections that would stymie them Queensland’s Environment Department has asked a Gold Coast couple for a briefing on a new animated series about their dog Peggy and adopted magpie, Molly A judge has imposed new restrictions on CFMEU representatives and measures to allow safe passage for other workers on the $6.3 billion Cross River Rail project in Brisbane Leaked text messages reveal a network of Labor-linked women rallied around John Setka over criminal harassment charges and his criticism of Rosie Batty’s domestic violence advocacy work On day four of the Republican National Convention, former president Donald Trump formally accepted the party’s presidential nomination Finally, do you remember what character the late Shannen Doherty played on Beverly Hills 90210? And five Qld universities are joining forces to build what near Brisbane Airport? Test your knowledge in our news quiz A widespread Microsoft outage is affecting the nation’s supermarkets The technical issue is thought to be related to Microsoft’s cloud services which have already caused the grounding and cancellation of flights across the US A computer showing a blue screen.Credit: Outage website Downdetector shows issues across NAB It’s not every day we look out the window of Brisbane Times HQ to see a movie star strutting around (though there was that time Ioan Gruffudd kept jumping into a car downstairs one afternoon during a Harrow shoot) but that’s what we were greeted with today King George Square was decked out like downtown Rio de Janeiro and Mark Wahlberg was in the middle of the action filming comedy Balls Up Mark Wahlberg (mustard shirt) as seen from the Brisbane Times newsroom.Credit: Cameron Atfield We managed a grainy pic from our lofty vantage point but Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner went one better The last desperate bid for the Broncos to salvage their season has received a telling boost with Adam Reynolds cleared to play for the first time in nearly three months The Brisbane skipper has not been sighted since rupturing his biceps in round 9 but will join the side’s cause against Newcastle on Saturday after strongly completing today’s Captain’s Run Coach Kevin Walters will also thrust State of Origin contingent Payne Haas Pat Carrigan and Reece Walsh into the fray with Selwyn Cobbo the only man not to back up after Walters said he has “still got some problems” Carrigan was spotted in a moon boot following Queensland’s Wednesday night defeat while Walsh was battered by the Blues and looked worse for wear “You can see the difference and the confidence [Reynolds] brings to the group but he’s that type of player who does bring a lot of experience and confidence to the team,” Walters said “Medically he has been cleared and we certainly wouldn’t go against any medical advice “He’s been up in the coaches’ box for the last nine weeks and … just hearing him talk about the game and the position of the game at different times I know if he was on the field he could be helping them.” Queensland children with gender dysphoria are not being rushed or coerced into receiving puberty blockers or hormones But the state’s Children’s Gender Service is struggling with the number of kids receiving care and waiting to see a clinician An independent review of the service found there are 547 children across the state receiving care Waiting times are between 25 and 577 days depending on the urgency for care Pressure from the extensive waitlists and ongoing debate around the care children with diverse gender experiences should receive is weighing on the service’s operations the review found the service remains dedicated to its young patients and had an “unwavering focus and commitment” to the health care provided There was no evidence children or their families were hurried or coerced into receiving medical treatment like blockers or hormones The Planning and Environment Court has ordered a heritage listing for the Riverside Centre be amended so as not to interfere with CityCat and ferry operations Brisbane City Council took the Queensland Heritage Council to court arguing the listing “could unnecessarily complicate” developments planned for Eagle Street Council argued the listing could also hamper ongoing maintenance of the riverfront with “the potential to result in greater inefficiencies and costs which will ultimately be borne by the public” and the court has now ordered the heritage listing be amended to specifically exclude the ferry terminal Other developments in the area will still need to respect the heritage value of the Riverside Centre State of Origin’s all over for another year, but swap codes and head back to Suncorp Stadium tonight as the Queensland Reds take on Wales in the first International Tour Match for over 20 years If Ruva Ngwenya’s storming performance of Advance Australia Fair at Origin on Wednesday had you eager for more then go see her starring in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical The life of legendary singer Tina Turner is brought to life in a jukebox musical Masterpieces by Australian art legend Brett Whiteley come to Logan Art Gallery this weekend with the opening of Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio The exhibition will continue through to September 8 Experimental music festival Open Frame returns to Brisbane Powerhouse from this weekend plus a screening tonight of the last performance by legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Sunday morning sees the opening of the new Rivermakers Farmers and Artisan Markets by the river in Morningside Rivermakers in Morningside is a historical site now given over to hospitality Feel like a fun movie? Twisters is the belated, bad-weather sequel to 1996’s Twister and promises good old-fashioned big-screen thrills. It’s in cinemas now. A man from Brisbane and a man from Mackay have been arrested by detectives and charged with buying child pornography on the dark web after a joint FBI and Taskforce Argos police investigation. The 35-year-old Mango Hill man and a 29-year-old man from Mackay were charged after Taskforce Argos detectives searched their homes in July and allegedly found both men in possession of the material. The Mango Hill man will appear in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on July 30, and faces one charge. The Mackay man faces 42 charges in total, for soliciting, possessing, and transmitting or distributing child abuse material, and will appear in Mackay Magistrates Court on August 5. The joint investigation will accuse both men of sourcing the child porn from the dark web and using encrypted cryptocurrency networks to pay for it. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has attacked the government’s decision to appoint an independent administrator to take control of the CFMEU, opting not to deregister the union. “To appoint an administrator is the weakest possible path that Anthony Albanese could have taken. It should be deregistered. The AWU could come in and represent these workers. If you deregister the CFMEU, you stamp it out,” Dutton said in a Today show interview with NDIS Minister Bill Shorten. “That’s exactly what Bob Hawke did because he had the guts and the backbone to stand up against a militant, corrupt union in the [Builders Labourers Federation]. “Anthony Albanese isn’t a patch on Bob Hawke, and he’s just demonstrated again how weak and pathetic he is as a prime minister.” Shorten replied that deregistration “would just see the creation of a whole lot of mini CFMEUs”, saying, “Only an administrator can get to the bottom of making sure that the people who seek to be officers of that union are honest and fit and proper people.” Thanks for joining us for the Brisbane Times live news blog this Friday. That\\u2019s where we\\u2019ll leave it for today, but we\\u2019ll see you again on Monday morning. In case you missed it, here\\u2019s what\\u2019s been making news today: Residents living in WWII-era houses in Brisbane have kept the right to renovate their homes . Queensland\\u2019s Environment Department has asked a Gold Coast couple for a briefing . A judge has imposed new restrictions on CFMEU representatives and measures . Leaked text messages reveal a network of Labor-linked women rallied around John Setka over criminal harassment charges . On day four of the Republican National Convention, . Finally, do you remember what character the late Shannen Doherty played on Beverly Hills 90210? And five Qld universities are joining forces to build what near Brisbane Airport? Test your knowledge . A widespread Microsoft outage is affecting the nation\\u2019s supermarkets, banks, telecommunications companies and more. The technical issue is thought to be related to Microsoft\\u2019s cloud services, which have already caused the grounding and cancellation of flights across the US. Outage website Downdetector shows issues across NAB, Bendigo Bank, Telstra, CBA, Google and more. It\\u2019s not every day we look out the window of Brisbane Times HQ to see a movie star strutting around (though there was that time Ioan Gruffudd kept jumping into a car downstairs one afternoon during a Harrow shoot), but that\\u2019s what we were greeted with today. King George Square was decked out like downtown Rio de Janeiro, and Mark Wahlberg was in the middle of the action filming comedy Balls Up. We managed a grainy pic from our lofty vantage point, but Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner went one better. The last desperate bid for the Broncos to salvage their season has received a telling boost, with Adam Reynolds cleared to play for the first time in nearly three months. The Brisbane skipper has not been sighted since rupturing his biceps in round 9, but will join the side\\u2019s cause against Newcastle on Saturday after strongly completing today\\u2019s Captain\\u2019s Run. Coach Kevin Walters will also thrust State of Origin contingent Payne Haas, Pat Carrigan and Reece Walsh into the fray, with Selwyn Cobbo the only man not to back up after Walters said he has \\u201Cstill got some problems\\u201D. Carrigan was spotted in a moon boot following Queensland\\u2019s Wednesday night defeat, while Walsh was battered by the Blues and looked worse for wear, but Walters confirmed they, along with Reynolds, would be firing. \\u201CYou can see the difference and the confidence [Reynolds] brings to the group. It\\u2019d be wrong to dump it all on Adam, but he\\u2019s that type of player who does bring a lot of experience and confidence to the team,\\u201D Walters said. \\u201CMedically he has been cleared and we certainly wouldn\\u2019t go against any medical advice. \\u201CHe\\u2019s been up in the coaches\\u2019 box for the last nine weeks, 10 weeks, and \\u2026 just hearing him talk about the game and the position of the game at different times, I know if he was on the field he could be helping them.\\u201D Queensland children with gender dysphoria are not being rushed or coerced into receiving puberty blockers or hormones, a review has found. But the state\\u2019s Children\\u2019s Gender Service is struggling with the number of kids receiving care and waiting to see a clinician. An independent review of the service found there are 547 children across the state receiving care, 40 per cent from regional areas, while 490 are on waitlists. Waiting times are between 25 and 577 days depending on the urgency for care. Pressure from the extensive waitlists and ongoing debate around the care children with diverse gender experiences should receive is weighing on the service\\u2019s operations. However, the review found the service remains dedicated to its young patients and had an \\u201Cunwavering focus and commitment\\u201D to the health care provided. There was no evidence children or their families were hurried or coerced into receiving medical treatment like blockers or hormones. The Planning and Environment Court has ordered a heritage listing for the Riverside Centre be amended so as not to interfere with CityCat and ferry operations. Earlier this year, Brisbane City Council took the Queensland Heritage Council to court, arguing the listing \\u201Ccould unnecessarily complicate\\u201D developments planned for Eagle Street. Council argued the listing could also hamper ongoing maintenance of the riverfront, and as well as ferry operations, with \\u201Cthe potential to result in greater inefficiencies and costs which will ultimately be borne by the public\\u201D. After mediation, the parties came to an agreement, and the court has now ordered the heritage listing be amended to specifically exclude the ferry terminal. Other developments in the area will still need to respect the heritage value of the Riverside Centre. An unsecured gate, a faulty lock, and a lack of supervision allowed a two-year-old to disappear from a Brisbane childcare centre for 30 minutes. After an investigation by Queensland\\u2019s Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, the company that runs the childcare centre at Coorparoo was prosecuted for failing to provide children with adequate supervision and protection from harm or hazard. Brisbane Magistrates Court was told that after leaving KidCademy Early Learning Centre, the child ventured through the carpark and down a main road before being found by a member of the public. Sumyu Investments has been fined $15,000 over the incident in January 2023. Magistrate Joseph Pinder found the failures put children at high risk and could have easily been mitigated. State of Origin\\u2019s all over for another year, but swap codes and head back to Suncorp Stadium tonight as the in the first International Tour Match for over 20 years. If Ruva Ngwenya\\u2019s storming performance of Advance Australia Fair at Origin on Wednesday had you eager for more then go see her starring in , continuing its run at QPAC. Masterpieces by Australian art legend Brett Whiteley come to Logan Art Gallery this weekend with the opening of . The exhibition will continue through to September 8. returns to Brisbane Powerhouse from this weekend, with performances by Kim Gordon, Carl Stone, Joep Beving and more, plus a screening tonight of the last performance by legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sunday morning sees the opening of the new by the river in Morningside, promising produce direct from farmers, artisan craft, street foods and live music. Feel like a fun movie? is the belated, bad-weather sequel to 1996\\u2019s Twister and promises good old-fashioned big-screen thrills. It\\u2019s in cinemas now. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has attacked the government\\u2019s decision to appoint an independent administrator to take control of the CFMEU, opting not to deregister the union. \\u201CTo appoint an administrator is the weakest possible path that Anthony Albanese could have taken. It should be deregistered. The AWU could come in and represent these workers. If you deregister the CFMEU, you stamp it out,\\u201D Dutton said in a Today show interview with NDIS Minister Bill Shorten. \\u201CThat\\u2019s exactly what Bob Hawke did because he had the guts and the backbone to stand up against a militant, corrupt union in the [Builders Labourers Federation]. \\u201CAnthony Albanese isn\\u2019t a patch on Bob Hawke, and he\\u2019s just demonstrated again how weak and pathetic he is as a prime minister.\\u201D Shorten replied that deregistration \\u201Cwould just see the creation of a whole lot of mini CFMEUs\\u201D, saying, \\u201COnly an administrator can get to the bottom of making sure that the people who seek to be officers of that union are honest and fit and proper people.\\u201D ABC News News HomeBus driver dies after being set alight by passenger in Brisbane's Moorooka police sayShare Bus driver dies after being set alight by passenger in Brisbane's Moorooka police sayTopic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents Link copiedShareShare articlePolice have interviewed a 48-year-old man with "no apparent motive" who allegedly killed a bus driver by setting him alight at a stop in suburban Brisbane, leaving morning commuters and onlookers horrified. Six people were on the council bus at the time of the attack on 29-year-old Manmeet Alisher, who was also known as Manmeet Sharma, with a number treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation, police said. Queensland Police Superintendent Jim Keogh said a 48-year-old man had been taken into police custody after he allegedly threw a device and while there was "no apparent motive" he had ruled out a link to terrorism. "Words escape me, it's a horrific incident here in the quiet suburb of Moorooka," Superintendent Keogh said. "A bus driver, going about doing his business, supporting the community, has had his life taken from him in what is a senseless and needless act. Bus driver Manmeet Alisher was killed in the attack. (Facebook: Manmeet Alisher) "The fire was substantial, he would have stood little chance." Onlookers broke through the back doors of the bus to get the passengers out. Superintendent Keogh said the passengers were visibly shaken and considered themselves lucky. "It's lucky the whole bus didn't become engulfed in flames. "They are traumatised ... it was rather rapid." Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said it appeared as passengers boarded the bus "a man threw some type of incendiary device at the driver". A man, 48, is in police custody after the alleged attack. (ABC News: Casey Briggs) Taxi driver Aguek Nyok was walking past the bus when the fire started and said he kicked in the bus's back door to free trapped passengers. "Unfortunately I couldn't go inside because there were fumes," he said. "It was smoky, you can't even think of going there, and the fire was getting higher and higher." Superintendent Keogh praised the response. "He certainly jeopardised his own life for the safety of those on the bus," he said. A witness said there were children on the bus at the time of the attack. (ABC News: James Maasdorp) One witness said she helped passengers, including some young children, get off the bus. "They were lucky to survive," she said. "[They were] just small children, [their] mum was screaming. Aster Benebru, the owner of a nearby bakery, said her shop on Beaudesert Road was closed at the time of the fire, but she gave a man an extinguisher to help battle the blaze. "When I go I saw the bus burn, smoke coming [out]," she said. Passengers on the bus at the time of the attack were freed by passers-by. (ABC News: James Maasdorp) Brisbane Mayor Graham Quirk asked public transport users to show appreciation to drivers today, more than ever. "It is a very, very sad day for council and the wider community — to see the loss of one of our drivers and in this way," he said. He said the council would offer counselling to all of its bus drivers, and the council would pay tribute to Mr Alisher. "One thing we will be doing as an organisation tomorrow is to fly the flags of Brisbane at half mast as a mark of respect to our bus operator - it's just a very, very sad set of circumstances," he said. He said an on board camera captured the attack. "Footage has been provided to the Queensland Police Service to assist them with their investigations at this time," he said. "The advice that I am getting from police is that this is a random act." Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner said council's thoughts and prayers were with the driver's relatives and friends. Mr Alisher was also a well-known singer and entertainer in Brisbane's Indian community. "We lost a member of the Council family — the Brisbane family — today with the senseless and inexplicable murder of one of our bus drivers," Councillor Schrinner said. "The best thing we can do as a community at this time is to show all of our bus drivers the appreciation and respect we have for them." Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) spokesman Tom Brown said the man's colleagues were in shock. "We've organised grief counsellors and they're at the depots now and I'm heading there ... as well to see if I can assist and there will be further counselling as well made available," he said. Police said there was no clear motive for the attack. (ABC News: James Maasdorp) Andrea Savage and her baby daughter were planning to catch the bus but were running late. However, an acquaintance of hers was on the bus, with two children. "Her youngest nearly got trampled by people trying to get off in the smoke-filled cabin, she was clutching at her little ones," she said. "When I saw her she was just absolutely beside herself. "This is the first time I've been thankful for running late." State Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe told 612 ABC Brisbane the incident would be considered in a review of bus driver safety already underway. "This has been an issue that has been of concern [although] not with incidents such as the nature of this extraordinary and terrible one today," Mr Hinchliffe said. "The nature of this incident will clearly be a matter that will be of great interest to that review process. "That review process was designed to involve the Queensland Police Service, so the experiences that they've had, and Brisbane Transport, will be very important to that review." Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents ABC News News HomeMoorooka day care home where baby died was accredited parent trusts 'excellent' ownersShare Moorooka day care home where baby died was accredited parent trusts 'excellent' ownersTopic:Law, Crime and Justice The apparent occupants of a house used as a family day care cover their faces as they leave the property in Moorooka. (AAP: Dan Peled) Link copiedShareShare articleA mother who sends her child to a Brisbane daycare centre where a baby died says she has 100 per cent faith in its owners. A five-month-old boy died at the Moorooka home in what police said were non-suspicious circumstances, however they are looking into how many children were being cared for at the house. Inspector Steve Flori told Channel 7 that children were found locked in rooms, and officers had problems contacting parents due to there being no records for next of kin. Jennifer Leake's one-year-old baby Clara goes to the centre and she spoke today to the couple who own it. "They followed everything to the letter, to the book," she said. "It is a tragedy but you do not need to bring in and tarnish two people who really have done excellent jobs as child carers. "The parents I have spoken to have a 100 per cent faith in the carers and would happily take their children back there." The address is a family day care service operated by an approved family day care provider, a spokesperson for the Department of Education said in a statement released on Thursday afternoon. "The department will conduct a thorough investigation of the operations of the family day care service and its approved provider," the statement said. Approved centres can care for up to seven children, with no more than four children below school age. Test results on the baby boy are due back today. Child Safety Services is also investigating the death. Officials from the Department of Education and Training leave the house after unsuccessfully trying to talk to people inside. (AAP: Dan Peled) The house is old and unkempt, with broken toys in the backyard. Neighbours have spoken of frantic scenes yesterday, because the house was locked off with an electronic gate and authorities could not get inside. Police had to scramble over the fence and unlock it from the inside so ambulance officers could get inside. Neighbour Jayden Jones said it was very quiet at the house every day, despite the fact he had seen seven children there. "They get dropped off every day - you never hear or see anything and ... it was odd because they're kids, and they're meant to be outside running around, but I never heard a thing or saw anything," he said. "Never heard yelling - normal kid things you normally hear having fun - I didn't hear any of it. "Last year when the big storm came, everything got repaired in the street except that house ... they never did anything." Police said initial investigations suggest the baby's death was not suspicious. (ABC News: Lexy Hamilton-Smith) A development application has been lodged for a Service Station The proposed development is within a Low-Medium Density Residential zone sales buildings and hardstand areas will be removed to facilitate the proposal which has frontage to Ipswich Road and Colebrook Avenue The planners at Mecone state the development “The Service station will continue the character of Ipswich Road particularly when looking at the immediate context which is comprised of a mix of non-residential uses the proposal contributes to the activation and growth of Ipswich Road through street presence the efficient use of the development site and the integrated outcome with the proposed Car wash adjoining in terms of amenity mitigation measures (acoustic barriers and landscaping) and shared access arrangements” Ten (10) car parking spaces (one (1) PWD space) provided with dedicated air/water point Access is proposed via new separate entrance and exit locations to  Ipswich Road The 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all our information at the end of the articles and promote the creators with website back links A development application has been lodged for a Snap Fitness 24hr Gym Designed by Martin Building Design and concept images prepared by 3D Virtua the proposal seeks to convert a two storey commercial building to accommodate an Indoor Sport & Recreation Use being a 24-hr Snap Fitness Gym The fitout of the building will require some internal building work to facilitate the needs of the new gym Twenty five (25) car parking spaces (one (1) PWD spaces) are provided across the existing under croft car parking area and will include a number of time restricted spaces Access is retained via proposed via a left in left out access point on Beaudesert Road The planners at bplanned & surveyed state “The proposed use is consistent with the intent of the District Centre Zone and the Moorvale Shopping Centre Precinct of the Moorooka-Stephens District Neighbourhood Plan The proposal does not impact on the function of the existing District Centre or impede on the views of the adjoining Heritage Place” The proposal is for 550sqm of gross floor area (GFA) on the 1,261sqm site area to be updated on other projects or development Preetinder Singh Grewal reports...In October last year a young bus driver Manmeet Alisher died after being doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire at a bus stop in Brisbane.The bus caught fire on Beaudesert Rd at Moorooka a council spokesman confirmed the bus was decommissioned before Christmas and said it was currently being destroyed."Council has also retired the bus fleet number out of respect for [Mr Alisher's] family and his Brisbane Transport peers," he said.According to a Brisbane Times report Bus and Tram Union secretary Tom Brown has welcomed the council's gesture But he said that city's drivers continued to feel under threat.Labor opposition leader Peter Cumming has questioned the destruction of the bus and asked if it could have been salvaged."If it was being destroyed because it was written off I have no problems with that at all," he said.READ MOREBrisbane bus fire: An Indian migrant PM Turnbull reacts to the brutal killing of an Indian immigrant bus driver Good Samaritans who risked their lives to save others honoured by the Sikh community Man accused of Manmeet Alisher’s murder was mental health patient- Qld govt Memorial service in India for Brisbane bus driver 'He was a very lively man who had a short yet meaningful life:' family friends remember bus driver burnt to death A development application has been lodged for a car wash and retail located at 930 Ipswich Road and Colebrook Avenue Designed by Multi Span, the proposal seeks a car wash building centrally located and the vacuum bays building located along eastern boundary with a maximum height of one storey (5.84m in height) The proposal has also been set back over 4m to allow for a future land resumption to widen Ipswich Road The proposal provides 2 staff car park spaces within the open car parking areas Vehicle access is provided from Ipswich Road and an exit via Colebrook Avenue The planners at Zone Planning Group state the development “the Car Wash building utilises a modern and streamlined design to present a high-quality built form outcome to the street have been used to reduce the appearance of bulk and scale textures and finishes have also been utilised to create visual interest and further reduce the perception of building mass The vacuum bays have been designed in the same manner to provide a sense of visual coherence across the site” The proposal includes 366.4sqm of gross floor area with 624sqm (17%) site cover over the 3,499sqm site to be updated on other projects or developments in Brisbane or surrounds Raw Dance Company owners Lucy Chambers and Andrew Fee sold their Moorooka house at auction on the weekend A BRISBANE auction stunned bidders when a Moorooka house made $200,000 for the sellers in 20 minutes making it one of the most expensive two-bedroom homes in the south Brisbane suburb The opening bidder at 54 Goodwin Tce escaped down the back steps midway through the auction when the property got ‘well above anything I possibly envisioned’ The two-bedroom pre-war house belonged to Raw Dance Company owners Lucy Chambers and Andrew Fee who will continue to run their international dance company from Moorooka Nine Brisbane-based owner-occupiers registered to bid at the weekend auction and they were among 40 onlookers who gathered on the back deck with city glimpses This view made the property stand out among others in the area “At great expense we’ve organised the Moorooka State School (fete) down the road,” Ray White auctioneer Haesley Cush announced before inviting an opening bid That came at $500,000 and within three minutes eight of the nine bidders had put their hands up to take part before there was a pause for Mr Cush to catch his breath The back deck also has a built-in barbecue and outdoor laundry at one end although it sounds like it at times,” he said attending a 30th birthday party at the Eagle Farm Racecourse and bidding via a FaceTime link At $700,000 there were obvious signs the bidders were thinning “If you don’t like $700,000 then give ‘em the Jeff Horn,” Mr Cush said Australian boxing champion Jeff Horn and Anthony Mundine in action No one was prepared to make a knockout offer against the lead bidder at this auction The crowd was silent and after a pause to consult the sellers the FaceTime bidders increased their offer to $720,000 and the property sold under the hammer “Good luck to them,” one of the underbidders said afterwards Ray White agent Karla Lynch holds her phone with the FaceTime bidder toward auctioneer Haesley Cush with the hammer about to fall on the $720,000 sale of 54 Goodwin Terrace “We thought it was going to go for a lot less where the sellers were listening to the auction “I think the price makes sense to us because you know you are getting your money’s worth,” Ms Chambers said of the property which had been raised to legal height underneath but not built in The couple knocked down walls to open the kitchen “I think people saw the aspect and how it’s been designed but also what they can do with it.” had been rented out in recent years and the couple are now living between Norman Park and Teneriffe and are renovating their Moorooka dance studio The sale was the fifth highest price for a two-bedroom house in Moorooka on record according to CoreLogic property data “Compared to the other homes in the area it is elevated and it’s a good start home for a professional couple who want to start to have a family,” Ray White New Farm agent Karla Lynch said Interested buyers spent a lot of time downstairs before the auction where the property had been raised to legal height “The family who bought it are in Greenslopes a younger couple and they were the first people to see the house and have stayed with us to the end third parties have written and 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A Brisbane home bought for 400 pounds 70 years ago has sold at auction The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property, at 28 Blackburn St, Moorooka Ray White New Farm agent Brandon Wortley said there were six registered bidders at the auction held on Saturday He said close to 100 people attended the auction “The property was bought by a local couple who are expanding their portfolio,” Mr Wortley said Margaret Smith and Joan Rojahn at their old family home in Moorooka Mr Wortley said the property was originally bought by Cliff Magee’s mum and had brought back lots of memories for the family The Magee family were told the property was possibly built somewhere between 1910 and 1915 Mr Magee said his 96-year-old mum felt it was time to move on to something more modern and very low-maintenance “She is already missing the house,” he said Moorooka has sold under the hammer for $1.15 million The first onsite auction for Ray White New Farm since the COVID-19 lockdown was not supposed to be held at a bus stop – but when more than 100 people turned up for the auction agents had no choice but to take it out on the street Mr Cush calls the auction from the nearby bus stop With only 20 people permitted onsite at any one time for open homes and auctions in Queensland right now – and a large crowd turning up in the rain – Ray White auctioneer Haesley Cush set up proceedings off the property at a nearby bus stop The bus does not pick up any passengers but stops for several seconds at the intersection before turning right into Hamilton Rd When the 116 bus from Rocklea pulled into the stop Mr Cush had his mum’s umbrella in one hand and a whopping $960,000 bid in the other “Here comes the competition,” he said, pausing the auction of 6 Robinson St, Moorooka to let the bus pass The house going to auction was the white house on the left By the time the bus turned into neighbouring Hamilton Rd Mr Cush had another $20,000 bid on top of the $960,000 “He had a little bit more time to think about it,’ Mr Cush said of the bidder real estate agents decided to relocate the auction to the street to adhere to social distancing requirements the five-bedroom renovated Queenslander sold for $1.15m to a couple that had been sheltering under an umbrella emblazoned with the logo of South Australia’s Pulteney Grammar School Nine registered bidders were in the crowd with five active during the auction They hadn’t crossed the border for the auction but were once stationed in South Australia “I worked as a teacher in South Australia but I’ve been here for eight years,” the successful bidder said The 102-year-old Queenslander the couple bought was one of 42 properties that went to auction across Brisbane over the weekend The vendors Andrew and Megan Mewing had bought the property in 2014 It was Mrs Mewing’s home staging company that set up the property before auction Ray White New Farm agent Meaghan Bakker had no doubt that the staging made a difference when it came to attracting buyers’ attention “There’s no question it was the presentation of this home,” she said “It was straight out of the pages of a magazine.” Ms Bakker said the staged home attracted people who had been looking elsewhere previously “The majority of our buyers including the successful (bidder) were people who hadn’t necessarily considered Moorooka before,” she said there was a touch of nostalgia being in the suburb too and she’s actually working for us today,” Mr Cush said A development application has been lodged for a KIA Dealership Designed by Cottee Parker the proposal is for an Outdoor Sales business (Motor Vehicle Sales Yard) redeveloping a portion of the current dealership and car parking layout existing on site The existing access point to Gainborough Street retained for vehicle access A Kia ‘red-box’ sales office building with internal and external display areas are part of the proposal with all previous structures removed to facilitate the new car yard The proposal is single storey and a maximum building height of 7.2m site cover of 500sqm (28.5%) of the 1,750sqm site area A development application has been lodged for a BP Service Station and National Storage Warehouse located at 20 Unwin Street and 1133 Ipswich Road Designed by Cadway the proposal seeks a four (4) storey warehouse (self-storage facility) with a maximum building height of 15m in the northern portion of the site and a single storey service station in the southern portion The proposal seeks a new lot for each of the new land uses The existing industrial buildings will be removed to facilitate the proposed development The site is within the General Industrial zone with road frontage to Unwin Street and Ipswich Road Thirty nine (39) car parking spaces (two (2) PWD spaces) provided with separate dedicated air/water point Access is proposed via new separate entrance and exist locations to Ipswich Road and also Unwin Street The proposal is for 9,316sqm of gross floor area (GFA) with 3,410sqm (47%) site cover over the 7,259sqm site area Parents of children at a Brisbane family day care centre under investigation after the death of a baby have come out in force in support of its operators One parent doesn't think the Moorooka home service will ever reopen after closing its doors this week while the education department investigates its operations family day care on Wednesday.Credit: 7 News Brisbane "I would imagine that they won't open again I would guess that," Ray McLoughlin said some time after speaking to the operators It's absolutely devastated the owners of it." Distraught parents comfort each other after a baby died at the Wallace Street The 41-year-old carpenter said he would take his 20-month-old son back to the Wallace Street service tomorrow if he could and he had spoken to other parents who felt the same way "They've got every toy and educational aide that you can possibly imagine for the child," he said "The people themselves are probably two of the nicest most caring people that you'll ever meet "Looking through social media and everything how people are fretting over it and I think it's an absolute disgrace how the media are treating them Inspector Steve Flori speaks to media after a baby died at the Wallace Street "They're basically ruining these two people's lives and people are very quick to judge on facts and things that they know absolutely nothing about." Paint was peeling off the run-down Queenslander and toys and some rubbish were strewn throughout the house's front area on Wednesday A woman who lived near the Wallace Street house said she made a complaint to the council this year over concerns broken windows damaged during last November's vicious storm hadn't been fixed despite children being cared for at the home "They still haven't been fixed," the woman "There's rubbish all over the place You'd often hear children crying and screaming." But Mr McLoughlin said the inside of the house was "spotless" and three other parents who contacted Fairfax Media painted a similar picture "My son has been attending this day care for the past 10 months and during this time I have never had any concerns for the well being and safety of my son while in their care," Sharon Rooney said on Facebook "My son happily goes there four days a week he has a smile on his face when he meets his carer in the morning and a smile hugs and kisses when he is leaving in the evening "His carers are the most nourishing caring and heartwarming people I know." A five-month-old boy died at the centre on Wednesday morning sparking an investigation by the police child protection unit the education department and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland into the operation of the centre and its provider Operators ignored Department of Education and Training officials who attempted to visit the property on Thursday A Moorooka Family Day Care spokeswoman said the provider inspected the Wallace Street home at least once a month and had never had any complaints Inspector Steve Flori told the Seven Network officers had found four children locked in rooms at the house on Wednesday but the spokeswoman said only two children "To be honest if you're in a situation where you have a lot of children with you and there's one child in a position of passing away would you let the other children watch it?" She said so that's why they put the children in the sleeping area." She said the provider didn't have a problem with the centre's outside appearance because all the children were very young and were kept inside the house A spokesman for the state coroner's office said the cause of death wasn't immediately apparent and findings could take as long as six months Stay informed. Like the Brisbane Times Facebook page One parent doesn't think the Moorooka home service will ever reopen after closing its doors this week while the education department investigates its operations \\\"I would imagine that they won't open again I would guess that,\\\" Ray McLoughlin said some time after speaking to the operators It's absolutely devastated the owners of it.\\\" \\\"They've got every toy and educational aide that you can possibly imagine for the child,\\\" he said \\\"The people themselves are probably two of the nicest \\\"Looking through social media and everything how people are fretting over it and I think it's an absolute disgrace how the media are treating them \\\"They're basically ruining these two people's lives and people are very quick to judge on facts and things that they know absolutely nothing about.\\\" Paint was peeling off the run-down Queenslander and toys and some rubbish were strewn throughout the house's front area on Wednesday A woman who lived near the Wallace Street house said she made a complaint to the council this year over concerns broken windows damaged during last November's vicious storm hadn't been fixed \\\"They still haven't been fixed,\\\" the woman You'd often hear children crying and screaming.\\\" But Mr McLoughlin said the inside of the house was \\\"spotless\\\" and three other parents who contacted Fairfax Media painted a similar picture \\\"My son has been attending this day care for the past 10 months and during this time I have never had any concerns for the well being and safety of my son while in their care,\\\" Sharon Rooney said on Facebook \\\"My son happily goes there four days a week \\\"His carers are the most nourishing caring and heartwarming people I know.\\\" \\\"To be honest if you're in a situation where you have a lot of children with you and there's one child in a position of passing away would you let the other children watch it?\\\" She said so that's why they put the children in the sleeping area.\\\" She said the provider didn't have a problem with the centre's outside appearance because all the children were very young and were kept inside the house A spokesman for the state coroner's office said the cause of death wasn't immediately apparent and findings could take as long as six months Police have charged a 74-year-old Spring Hill man over a suspicious fire in Moorooka on December 28 About 9.30 that night emergency services were called to a blaze at a commercial building at Ipswich Road It took fire crews two hours to extinguish the fire and police closed the road in both directions while the fire was controlled A huge fire destroyed a business in Moorooka on December 28.Credit: Nine News The building with two shop fronts and a flat upstairs was completely destroyed but no one was in the building at the time of the blaze The fire was deemed suspicious and fire investigators and police worked to establish the cause of the fire The 74-year-old man has been charged with arson and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on January 30 today is the day the Magee family will sell their Moorooka home at auction The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property at 28 Blackburn St has brought back lots of memories for the family but we just hope the next people get the same enjoyment Mum has had for the last 70 years,” Mr Magee said “When Mum bought the house at the end of World War II so she watched all of the shops and business come up along the street.” The Magee family have been told the property was possibly built somewhere between 1910 and 1915 Mr Magee recalled memories of cricket in the backyard and Christmas lunches under the house the median house price in Moorooka is $590,000 but Ray White New Farm selling agent Brandon Wortley said properties such as 28 Blackburn St weren’t often offered to the market “It maintains the beautiful early 1900s charm and offers the incoming purchaser the opportunity to use the home as is or create their dream home,” Mr Wortley said Being one of the cheapest suburbs within 10km of the Brisbane CBD Mr Wortley has received a huge response from the market to date “I’ve had both Brisbane buyers as well as interstate buyers looking for value against the Sydney and Melbourne markets which would be two to three times the price in the same geographic location,” he said The auction is at 12.30pm Saturday January 28