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Parents plead for demountables on the oval at Brisbane school bursting at the seams

Parents at an overcrowded Brisbane school have pleaded for more demountables on the oval to avoid the library being closed and storage areas being converted into classrooms.

  • byFelicity Caldwell andTim Arvier

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School scrambles for room after accepting hundreds of kids over capacity

School scrambles for room after accepting hundreds of kids over capacity

An inner-Brisbane school has set up half a dozen demountables and will refuse most out-of-catchment enrolments next year as it bursts at the seams.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
New towers to dominate Indooroopilly skyline if plans get the nod

New towers to dominate Indooroopilly skyline if plans get the nod

Two 21-storey and two 15-storey towers would add 478 units to the area’s housing stock under plans lodged with Brisbane City Council.

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How the Brisbane Olympics could cause a high jump for property prices

How the Brisbane Olympics could cause a high jump for property prices

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Cost of Indooroopilly roundabout upgrade spirals by $60m before work begins

Cost of Indooroopilly roundabout upgrade spirals by $60m before work begins

Initially priced at $126 million,Brisbane City Council’s plan to upgrade the congested zone has already hit cost hurdles.

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Queensland’s most vaccinated region is at centre of latest outbreak

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Regional data has identified the area at the centre of Queensland’s school outbreak as the most vaccinated in the state.

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Two fatals,West End brawl,and two balcony falls on New Year's Eve

Two fatals,West End brawl,and two balcony falls on New Year's Eve

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Crash on Walter Taylor Bridge causes traffic delays

Crash on Walter Taylor Bridge causes traffic delays

One lane has been closed and police are on the scene directing traffic.

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Potential second Walter Taylor Bridge planning in'very early stages'

Potential second Walter Taylor Bridge planning in'very early stages'

Brisbane City Council has begun the early stages of investigating a second bridge between Indooroopilly and Chelmer,near the heritage-listed old bridge.

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Green light for $126m revamp of infamous roundabout in Brisbane's west

Green light for $126m revamp of infamous roundabout in Brisbane's west

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Man armed with knife arrested in Indooroopilly following disturbance

Man armed with knife arrested in Indooroopilly following disturbance

The man was allegedly threatening passing motorists on Sunday morning.

  • byLucy Stone