A Brisbane construction company, whose projects included shifting a World War I German tank into a new display at the Queensland Museum, owes creditors more than $1.3 million. Nick Combis, of Vincents, was appointed voluntary administrator of Leaf Building Group last month after its building licence was cancelled by the construction watchdog. The German Tank Mephisto. Picture: Tara Croser. Combis in a report lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the company owes approximately $1.32 million to creditors including the Australian Taxation Office, various suppliers and subcontractors. The six-year-old company had specialised in shop fitouts for major retail brands including Woolworths and Aldi as well as sporting and cultural facilities.
Updated: 11 Feb 2021, 18:49
A MUM has found a huge Huntsman spider guarding its sac of eggs with about 200 babies in her son s toy truck.
Brooke Thorpe, from Tasmania in Australia, said her two-year-old nephew brought her the truck while she was in the backyard with her son.
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The Huntsman spider was guarding its egg sac in a toy truckCredit: Facebook/Brooke Thorpe
She took some pictures showing the spider protectively sitting on top of its bulging egg sac and posted them on a Facebook page with the caption: Found this little mumma today with her sac!
The woman wrote: I was actually outside with my two pythons letting them get some sun when my nephew bought me this toy and I found this.
World Science Festival back with a bang in Brisbane
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The coronavirus pandemic has focused the world’s attention on science like never before, and Queensland will celebrate the field when the World Science Festival returns next month.
The festival, which started in New York before launching in Brisbane five years ago, fell victim to COVID-19 last year, when the virus reached Queensland just a matter of days after the official launch.
A liquid nitrogen explosion at Sunday’s launch of World Science Festival Brisbane 2021 at the Queensland Museum.