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Brisbane’s Lone Pine Sanctuary has embarked on a program that will give kids the chance to get up close to Australian wildlife on their school holidays. The Sanctuary is running a “Junior Keeper” program, that will give young animal lovers the chance to help care for the animals for a day. Suraya Daly reports. Santa Claus has dropped in early swapping his sleigh for a parachute. The skydiving Santa is in town to help disadvantaged kids. Rebekah Fay reports. French horse Dunaden has won the 2011 Melbourne Cup in the tightest ever finish in the 151 year history of the big race. The horse’s Qatari owner will pocket more than three and a half million dollars for the win. Suraya Daly reports. While the horse owners and jockeys were taking on the serious task of preparing for the big race, tens of thousands of Australians were turning out in their finery to celebrate in their own way. For many people, fashion was the main event and the biggest horse race of the year was more of an afterthought. Kristy McMahon reports. It’s moustache season – or Movember if you like – so expect to see a lot more male facial hair this month. The popular charity drive raises awareness of men’s health issues and provides funds for research. Rebekah Fay reports. Laptops have overtaken PCs as the preferred personal computer in Australia. Endless advances in technology are changing the way we connect at home as well as the office Guillaume Benoist reports. The Gold Coast 600 roared into life today. Mark Winterbottom steering his Ford into the lead during today’s practice session. Vivien Von Drehnen reports. One of India’s biggest film stars has been recognised by Queensland University of Technology. Amitabh Bachchan, who first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the ‘angry young man’ of Hindi cinema, today received QUT’s highest honorary award. Ellie Whitton reports. A Brisbane video game studio has highlighted an industry trend to move from high end niche market games to cheaper casual games. Halfbrick studios is globally recognised for one of its iPhone games which is now being developed for a number of other gaming platforms. Rachel Riley reports. |
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