A statue of one of Australia's best-known poets,Oodgeroo Noonuccal,should be placed on the island to mark her 100th birthday,the Quandamooka people say.
A successful Native Title ruling in 2011 granted the Quandamooka people"non-exclusive access"to almost 23,000 hectares of land on North Stradbroke Island and"exclusive access"to 2240 hectares near three townships. However,recent poor communication is frustrating the shift from sand mining to the future.
Smaller is better on the popular holiday island,both for its permanent residents and its holidaymakers.
Questions are emerging about an announcement by Tourism Minister Kate Jones that by Christmas tourists could ride a river ferry to Straddie in 40 minutes.
Visitors will soon be ferried from Brisbane's CBD to the islands of Moreton Bay in just 40 minutes,with three pontoons to be built at Howard Smith Wharves.
Authorities searched through the night after the Brisbane resident became parted from friends.
The man became separated from his friends on Wednesday afternoon and authorities have searched through the night.
The 20-year-old Brisbane man was spotted face down about 60 metres offshore within 10 minutes of entering the water.
Police said it appeared the wallaby,dubbed Dawny,had decided to go for a swim and got into difficulty when they found her fatigued and swimming in circles.
An Indigenous smoking ceremony was held earlier this week before the massive bones were squeezed into a six-metre shipping container.
The man told two kayakers he was swimming to the island but has not been seen since.