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Published: 10:00 AM April 7, 2021    One consequence of locking the gate at St Joseph's Church in Highgate is that children can't use one of the entrances to St Joseph's RC Primary - Credit: Polly Hancock Walkers and parents are calling for a church to reopen a shortcut between Highgate Hill and Dartmouth Park Hill, after it closed it off, citing fears for the safety of the public.  Last year, priests at St Joseph's Church took the decision to lock a gate which had been used for decades to access the adjacent St Joseph's School and other pedestrians.  Father Tiernan Doherty said it was a...

A city that is much more affordable than Sydney or Melbourne is tipped to conservatively enjoy 20 per cent house price growth during the next two years. In Brisbane, $1million buys a very nice house, including a renovated Queenslander, near the city instead of an ordinary brick veneer home in western Sydney more than 30km from the central business district. In the Queensland capital, $650,000 is still enough for a modest home near the CBD.  During the past year, six suburbs in Brisbane saw mid-point house prices climb into the seven figures, with values soaring by more than $250,000 in one y...

Art for Whisky a go go Crime by Kay Dibben Premium Content Subscriber only Convicted murderer Vince O'Dempsey will be a key witness at the new inquest into the 1973 firebombing of the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub, which killed 15 people. State Coroner Terry Ryan will be able to compel O'Dempsey to answer questions at the inquest, which is to start in late June and run for two weeks. The inquest into the fatal Fortitude Valley firebombing was ordered by former attorney-general Yvette D'Ath in 2017, soon after O'Dempsey's sentence for murder. O'Dempsey was...

Both men were sentenced to life in jail with no eligibility for parole. The three victims’ bodies have never been found. Family member Lyn McMillian with Gail Lynch could finally some peace after the court case. Gail Lynch Ian Hannaford was sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of his former partner Gail Lynch. The Toowoomba Supreme Court heard the Warwick woman’s DNA was found in drops of blood on items in the boot of Hannaford’s car, on a towel inside his Rockville unit, and on an axe Hannaford had bought the day after Ms Lynch disappeared.

Published: 11:00 PM March 10, 2021    Updated: 10:13 AM March 14, 2021 The site of the new pub (left); landlords John Rynne (top right) and Michael Spurgeon (bottom right) - Credit: Andre Langlois/John Rynne A new pub set for Highgate says it is aiming to restore the history and “glory” of its Victorian home.  Brendan the Navigator, an Irish-influenced gastro pub, will move into 90 Highgate Hill, which formerly housed the Old Crown Inn, and most recently Tourian Lounge restaurant.   Named after the sixth century explorer Saint Brendan, the new drinking hole will host live acoustic f...