The mammoth task of clearing fallen trees and restoring power
Good morning and welcome to Brisbane Times’ news blog for Tuesday, October 28. Today we can expect showers and a maximum of 22 degrees.
Here are this morning’s local headlines:
A dramatic cool change has arrived in Brisbane, bringing much-needed relief from Monday’s scorching temperatures. The city has woken to rain and 20-degree temperatures after 48 hours of wild weather.
A property at Highgate Hill in Brisbane’s inner south has been destroyed in a severe storm.Credit: Dominique Tassell
What remains of a historic Queenslander destroyed by a severe storm that lashed the city is now beyond saving.
And schools that had their power knocked out by the weekend’s storms have turned to generators to prepare exam rooms for year 12 students as the cohort takes on the state’s largest exam.
An environmental planning expert sacked from the board of the body responsible for rebuilding after natural disasters in Queensland has spoken out critically of the new board – which includes former LNP-linked politicians.
Roger, scramjet: Brisbane-based Hypersonix’s DART AE 001.Credit: Sarah Keayes/The Photo Pitch
Meanwhile, a Brisbane-based hypersonics start-up has secured a $46 million investment boost, including $10 million from taxpayers, ahead of a planned NASA demonstration of its green scramjet technology.
A man has wept before being denied bail on domestic violence charges after his three-year-old son died following a horror car crash.
And Stone & Wood will permanently close its Brisbane brewpub, owner Lion has announced, in the latest blow to the local beer sector following the collapse of a series of independent brewers.
