Schools desperate for solutions as teacher shortage nears 'crisis point'
By Mark Rigby
As staff shortages "near crisis point", these Queensland schools are going to extraordinary lengths to put teachers in classrooms — and keep them there.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/teacher-shortage-nearing-crisis-point-solutions/106026086
#Teachers #IndependentSchools #ReligiousSchools #PublicSchools #Work #MarkRigby
E-bike legislation called into question after two children die in 36 hours
By Mark Rigby and Arianna Levy
Following the deaths of a 15-year-old and an eight-year-old in the space of less than two days, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate calls for urgent change to Queensland laws.
#ElectricVehicles #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Children #LawCrimeandJustice #Safety #MarkRigby #AriannaLevy
E-bike legislation called into question after two children die in 36 hours
By Mark Rigby and Arianna Levy
Following the deaths of a 15-year-old and an eight-year-old in the space of less than two days, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate calls for urgent change to Queensland laws.
#ElectricVehicles #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Children #LawCrimeandJustice #Safety #MarkRigby #AriannaLevy
Ex-partner jailed over woman's leap from moving car
By Mark Rigby
A man is sentenced over a 2023 incident in which his former partner jumped from a moving car to escape him, leaving her with a traumatic brain injury.
Former humanitarian aid worker runs across Iraq for refugees
By Mark Rigby
Tim Buxton is returning to northern Iraq where he lived and worked during some of the region's most tumultuous times in recent history.
Former humanitarian aid worker runs across Iraq for refugees
By Mark Rigby
Tim Buxton is returning to northern Iraq where he lived and worked during some of the region's most tumultuous times in recent history.
Dreamworld expansion may be approved using state call-in powers
By Mark Rigby
Queensland's planning minister could take over the approvals process for a major expansion of Dreamworld, including a hotel, an eco-tourism venture, and residential housing.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #TravelandTourism #MarkRigby
Drink driver given suspended sentence over grandmother's hit-run death
By Mark Rigby
A drunk driver who struck and killed 83-year-old Mary Kathleen Kelly on the Gold Coast is given a suspended jail term, as Ms Kelly's family continue to mourn the loss of her "contagious, exuberant energy".
Motorists likely to pay twice for illegally dumped tyres
By Mark Rigby
More than 550 used car tyres have been left in a Gold Coast national park in 48 hours, in an "extremely serious" case of illegal dumping.
Man's spine broken after alleged dispute over car sold on Facebook
By Mark Rigby
Police allege a 52-year-old was pushed through a balcony on the Gold Coast during an argument about a car he sold on an online marketplace.
Secret to ageing well for these Aussies is 'wearing out' not 'rusting out'
By Aaron Kelly and Mark Rigby
From Granny Grommets shredding waves on the Gold Coast to Fitzroy Fossils rowing their way into retirement, these ageing Aussies prove it's never too late to start fitness and fun.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/ageing-well-in-regional-qld-with-fitness-and-fun/105458084
#Ageing #ExerciseandFitness #OlderPeople #RegionalCommunities #AgeingPopulation #AaronKelly #MarkRigby
Woman's body found floating in Gold Coast waterway
By Dominic Cansdale, Gemma Sapwell, and Mark Rigby
Residents say they saw the body floating in Currumbin Creek on Wednesday afternoon and reported it to the authorities.
Gold Coast residents cheer calls to 'seize and burn' illegal e-bikes
By Mark Rigby
Calls for police to be given powers to seize and destroy illegal e-bikes have received cheers and applause at a public hearing examining the safety of e-transport devices in Queensland.
#Transport #LawCrimeandJustice #StateandTerritoryParliament #MarkRigby
Unidentified woman found dead at popular beach may have been homeless
By Mark Rigby
Police are trying to uncover the identity of a woman, aged in her 70s, whose body was found on a Gold Coast beach. It is believed she had a medical episode.
