Katherine Feeney

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Katherine Feeney

Queensland's feral deer numbers are surging, prompting renewed calls for control as landholders grapple with expensive fences, ruined crops, and costly traps. Despite featuring on the state's coat of arms, deer are not native to Queensland. They were introduced in the late 1800s and protected for decades. That changed in 2009, when four species — chital, rusa, red and fallow deer — were declared pests.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Katherine Feeney

Be entertained, informed and given plenty of food for thought as you navigate the school pick up. Expect the unexpected, hear new perspectives on everyday life and share your stories and opinions.

Oct 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Katherine Feeney

An enormous, sparkling, chirping cicada sculpture will return to the streets of Brisbane after two years in storage without a permanent home. The 10-metre long cicada sat at the Cultural Centre busway station in Southbank for 18 years until the state government took it away to make room for Brisbane Metro works. The cicada's creator John Coleman has announced the sculpture will be now be installed alongside Queen's Wharf Road, as part of Brisbane's new precinct.

Sep 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Katherine Feeney

An e-scooter hire company is still making money on the streets of Brisbane, despite losing a contract last month after being accused of fraud by the city's council. Brisbane City Council tore up its contract with Beam Mobility on August 30, alleging the company deliberately under-reported its scooter numbers to avoid paying fees. However, the e-scooters continue to be used, and council has given no concrete date on when Beam must leave Brisbane.

Sep 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Katherine Feeney

Brisbane personality Jan Power has died peacefully in her sleep over the weekend at the age of 85. Ms Power was ABC Radio Brisbane's food segments presenter whose self-professed aim in life was to promote the under-appreciated Queensland choko — an avocado-shaped fruit that grows on a vine. Her secondary aim in life, she often said, was to promote the virtues of apathy, which she insisted was unfairly maligned.