The mammoth task of clearing fallen trees and restoring power
Good morning and welcome to the Brisbane Times news blog on Tuesday 28 October. Today, showers and a maximum temperature of 22 degrees can be expected.
Here are this morning’s local headlines:
A. A dramatic and wonderful change has come to BrisbaneIt brings much-needed relief from Monday’s scorching temperatures. The city woke up to rain and 20-degree temperatures after 48 hours of severe weather.
A property on Highgate Hill in Brisbane’s inner south was destroyed in the severe storm.Credit: Dominique Tassel
What is left of someone Historic Queenslander destroyed by severe storm What lashed the city is now beyond saving.
And schools whose power was cut off due to the weekend storm. We turned to generators to prepare exam rooms for 12th grade students As the group takes on the state’s biggest test.
An environmental planning expert who was sacked from the board of the body responsible for rebuilding following Queensland’s natural disasters has spoken critically of the new board, which includes former LNP-linked politicians.
Roger, scramjet: DART AE 001 from Brisbane-based Hypersonix.Credit: Sarah Keayes/Photo Talk
Meanwhile, a Brisbane-based hypersonics start-up has secured a $46 million investment raise, including $10 million from taxpayers, ahead of a planned NASA demonstration of its green scramjet technology.
A man cried before being denied bail on domestic violence charges After his three-year-old son died in a horrific car accident.
And Stone And Wood Brisbane to close pub permanently owner Lion has announced the latest blow to the local beer industry following the collapse of a number of independent brewers.
