Employees and suppliers are among 140 secured and unsecured creditors of Queensland Indoor Arenas, run by Colin and Ashlee Kinnest with centres in Bundaberg, Brisbane and Logan.
Moving to another country to provide for your family is not an easy choice but singing, hugs and faith make it easier for these Pacific island workers.
Simone Owen is living in a tent with her husband and two children, but she says they are not considered homeless so do not qualify for crisis accommodation.
A wedge-tailed eagle's nest was moved in an operation costing about $100,000 involving a 60-tonne crane, a specialist arborist and a carefully engineered basket.
Dozens of stores across every corner of the state have been closed for three months as officers exercise new powers passed in Queensland's parliament last week.
Thousands of retirement and relocatable homes are either under construction or have been approved along a regional Queensland coastline known for its pristine beaches and "affordable" lifestyle.
Pensioner Julie Kelly, 62, was forced to choose between homelessness or moving away from family and friends. That is a reality for the 56,000 people on Queensland’s social housing register.
More than 53 hectares of bushland and riverine habitat will be cleared for a major upgrade to a regional Queensland dam, prompting environmentalists to raise concerns about protected lungfish and turtles.
The state's firefighting capabilities are bolstered with the arrival of a fleet of aircraft amid concerns about fuel loads ahead of the bushfire season.
Queensland firefighters are racing against the clock to prepare for a heightened bushfire season, with above-average rainfall increasing fuel loads and hampering hazard reduction burning.
