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Subscriber only Brisbane Olympics backers have pitched Queensland s sporting facilities, the COVID Care Army and the state s natural wonders to the IOC in a three-day series of under-the-radar virtual meetings they hope will help win over Games decision makers and take another step towards securing the biggest event in the world. The remote assessment by the IOC Future Host Commission included a virtual visit to all locations on the venue masterplan as well as footage of proposed competition venues, Olympic Villages, the International Broadcast Centre, the Main Press Centre and the Ceremony Stadium, plus the surrounding areas.
News by Dan Knowles
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Subscriber only Brisbane Olympics backers have pitched Queensland s sporting facilities, the COVID Care Army and the state s natural wonders to the IOC in a three-day series of under-the-radar virtual meetings they hope will help win over Games decision makers and take another step towards securing the biggest event in the world. The remote assessment by the IOC Future Host Commission included a virtual visit to all locations on the venue masterplan as well as footage of proposed competition venues, Olympic Villages, the International Broadcast Centre, the Main Press Centre and the Ceremony Stadium, plus the surrounding areas.
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Noisy garbage trucks will soon be a thing of the past for some Australians as one council begins building a state-of-the-art underground automated waste collection system.
The Sunshine Coast Council has announced that it will install the first automated waste collection system in Australia under Maroochydore city centre in 2016 - and phase one has already been completed.
The high-tech system uses underground pipes to transport waste out of the city centre at speeds of up to 70km/h through a system of pipes 6.5km long.
It will mean no more rude wake-up calls by noisy, early morning garbage trucks.
The rubbish will be vacuumed twice a day at speeds of 70km/h through 6.5km of piping
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Subscriber only A commercial property in a prime beachfront location part-owned by Mayor Mark Jamieson has been snapped up by a high-profile developer. Long-time Mooloolaba developer Rod Forrester confirmed he and his wife had splashed more than $5m to secure 123 Mooloolaba Esplanade, Mooloolaba - a property owned by LSJD Projects which is directed by Ken Guy, Mark Jamieson, Doug Meecham and Ron Milne. Yeah we ve bought it, he said. It ll be an investment for now and down the line we ll look to redevelop it.