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MIKE O’CONNOR apartments into Skyring Tce. and bedrooms and that the noise How about getting a private [email protected] If the Brisbane City Council has made by the climbers will be clearly operator to run a kayak or canoe plan to deal with the inevitable audible in their apartments. rental business from it on weekends? gridlock that will ensue, then Unwanted ferries Resident Carole Hood said that The hub, and others like it at Hamilton and West End, were it’s a well-kept secret. Still no word on when council when a similar proposal was put designed to get more people to river ferries will return to service forward in 2002, she climbed use the river but at the moment Party boat noise and we will see the noisy KittyCat the bridge with council officers who agreed that the northern are woefully under-utilised. The Office of Liquor and Gaming replacements, borrowed from NSW Regulations has been asking for span was too close to the nearby and designed for use on Sydney Gridlock fears feedback on the operations of party Harbour, steam off into the sunset. apartments and assured her that There was a strong response by boats operating on the Brisbane River. The council has slowed the climbing would be restricted locals to information sessions It is currently investigating KittyCats down and fitted additional to the southern approach. hosted by Mirvac to explain its complaints made about noise engine mufflers, but to little effect. She said under the new proposal, build-to-rent proposal for the Shore emanating from the boats Council public and active transport a swing would also be installed to development site at 60 Skyring licensed under the Liquor Act. committee chairman Councillor suspend climbers out from the bridge Tce in the Gasworks precinct. Under the act, operators of the Ryan Murphy has assured residents structure, creating additional noise. Many of the concerns related to boats must not create unreasonable the ferries will return to service According to figures included in the impact on traffic in the immediate noise and comply with any conditions but no one seems to be able to the application to the council, in area with the Luminaire project imposed on their liquor licence say when this will happen. summer, 252 people a day would currently under construction and regarding noise levels. Residents with If Transdev Brisbane Ferries, climb the bridge from the northern the proposed Shore development concerns should contact the OLGR at which operates the service, end from 3.45am-10pm and, in adding a further 600 apartments, [email protected] had a plan to keep the KittyCat winter, 196 from 6am-8pm. ferries in service indefinitely, Residents have a genuine case, then it should have a rethink. but will the council listen? 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Ms Grace said a heavy Ms Dooley, of New Farm, “I sent an email with my resume and parliamentary schedule prevented received the university’s top the next month I had an application her from meeting in person. scholarship, the fully-paid Vice form from Harvard’s student medical Cr McLachlan wants clearer speed Claire Dooley is one of nine students from Chancellor’s Elite Scholarship. intern program in my inbox.” limit and safety rules enforced on around Australia to receive Vice Chancellor’s “My younger sister, Catherine, Ms Dooley’s experience in Elite Scholarships to Bond University in 2021. shared paths for “rideables” such was diagnosed with a brain tumour Boston cemented her decision as cycles, e-bikes, e-scooters and that couldn’t be treated in Australia e-skateboards. to study medicine. that is infinitely challenging, and and, later in her life, a neurological “The student shadowing I love that,” Ms Dooley said. “I’m currently in discussions with condition that required complicated the Minister for Transport on this program at Harvard’s teaching “I am passionate about mogul surgery,” Ms Dooley said. very issue and once these discussions hospital was beyond anything I skiing and achieving my athletic “Both the lifesaving treatments are finalised, I’m happy to arrange a could have imagined,” she said. benchmarks, but ultimately, my she required have been pioneered meeting with Cr McLachlan as soon “My experience led me to overarching goal is to have a long- as possible,” Ms Grace said. in Boston hospitals, so our family appreciate the importance the term career in medicine where I can Cr McLachlan said he has now has spent a great deal of time collaboration of different health have a hand at making a difference.” asked for the issue to be put on the travelling back and forth there. science specialities and the power that Ms Dooley is one of nine students agenda of the next Active Transport “I became fascinated by the this collaboration has in saving lives.” from around Australia to receive Advisory Committee which includes work and research that my sister’s The Somerville House graduate is a Vice Chancellor’s Elite Scholarships Councillor Ryan Murphy, Minister specialists were doing and the passion dual citizen of Australia and Ireland. to Bond University in 2021. for Transport and Main Roads Mark they showed for their patients. Ms Dooley hopes to represent Selection criteria recognises not Bailey, and representatives from “I was beginning to recognise Ireland in mogul skiing at the just academic achievement but also Queensland Walks and Bicycle User that medicine was possibly 2022 Winter Olympics. extra-curricular involvement and Groups (BUGs). the career path for me.” “It’s a highly technical sport