Month: April 2016

Reef bleaching and #climatechange link explained – The Conversation EDO

Great Barrier Reef bleaching would be almost impossible without climate change Andrew King, University of Melbourne; David Karoly, University of Melbourne; Mitchell Black, University of Melbourne; Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, The University of Queensland, and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW Australia The worst bleaching event on record has affected corals across the Great Barrier Reef in the last few months. As of the end of March, a whopping 93% of the reef has experienced bleaching. This event has led scientists and high-profile figures such as Sir David Attenborough to call for urgent action to protect the reef from annihilation. There is indisputable evidence...

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Work starts again on West Village

The second phase of construction on West Village will begin on Tuesday 3 May. (Note: The first phase of site preparation, asbestos removal and demolition of internal sheds was carried out during April 2016 after Brisbane City Council approval in March 2016 of the Development Application for the first two apartment buildings).  The construction jobs are the first of 2,000 jobs the West Village development will create for Brisbane.  Preparatory work will commence for the demolition of the structure at the western end of the site known as the Freezer and Admin Building. The southern end of the building...

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Peak body wary of holes in Govt dental plan

The Federal government’s most recent announcement of “landmark reform” in commonwealth dental funding has the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists Association (ADOHTA) wary of the new scheme causing more harm than good. In an announcement made by the Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley, every Australian child and millions of low-income adults, will be eligible for subsidised dental care under an ambitious new Turnbull government plan. ADOHTA President Hellene Platell says that while any investment in dental care is welcomed, many within the industry have their concerns about the efficiency and effectiveness the new scheme to be known as...

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Con Students perform The Magic Flute

Enter a world of magical serpents, pipe playing birdmen and the formidable Queen of the Night, as Prince Tamino battles the forces of evil to win the hand of her daughter Pamina. Directed by stagecraft expert Anna Sweeny and conducted by Head of Opera Nicholas Cleobury, Queensland Conservatorium students will present the classic tale of Mozart’s The Magic Flute in excerpts across two performances on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 May. This marks the first local production for Nicholas since he left London late last year and he describes it as “one of the miracle pieces, with a wonderful...

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The Goddesses descend on West End

The gods may be crazy… but the goddess is libidinous and on the hunt for the reincarnation of her hot lover Adonis. Could that be you? Conversations with Goddesses: Monday May 9 to Thursday May 12 at 7.30pm at The Fox Hotel (in the Fish Lane Studios), 71-73 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane. After bedding all the decent gods (and some indecent ones too) what’s a goddess to do? That’s the question that leads Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, Sex and Creativity, to return to Earth after a long absence and search for the reincarnation of her unforgettable lover, Adonis....

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