Brisbane Wheels News
Big Wheels Stop Turnin'
Saturday January 17, 2009
Costs sink Mississippi boats, writes Mike Heard.As The World (slowly) Turns
Sunday January 11, 2009
Observation wheels are becoming must-haves for cities on the up and up, writes Belinda Jackson.Highlights
Tuesday September 9, 2008
ROLLER DERBY DOLLS
ABC1, 8pm
THEY might be wives and mothers by day, but they are hell on wheels at night.
This is the story of a sassy bunch of women from the outer suburbs of Brisbane who have resurrected the sport of full-contact roller derby in Australia.
They have set up a roller derby league to become one of the 220 now dotted around the globe.Vw Tackles Co2
Wednesday July 9, 2008
VOLKSWAGEN will release a futuristic two-seater production car that travels 100kilometres on a litre of fuel - that's Sydney to Brisbane on just 10 litres. British website CAR says models will be in showrooms by 2010.Hell On Wheels
Sunday May 18, 2008
Cameron Carr's competitive spirit has propelled him beyond personal tragedy to be named a Paralympian bound for Beijing - in a frenetic, bruising sport kindly dubbed 'murderball', writes Will Swanton.Responsible Budget A Labor Of Love
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Paul Keating was still shaking his head as we settled into our seats for the flight from Brisbane to Sydney after Kevin Rudd's campaign launch last November. "It just shows how much the party's changed, mate," he purred as the wheels lifted from the runway.Good Sports
Saturday May 3, 2008
Last week we brought you the fleet sedans in our epic Melbourne to Brisbane test of the new Falcon and Commodore. This week: the performance models. By Joshua Dowling.Afl Preview - Season 2008 Round 2
Friday March 28, 2008
TONIGHT
BRISBANE v COLLINGWOOD
7.40pm at the GABBAWayne Swan And Peter Costello Are Operating In Parallel Campaign Universes
Tuesday November 27, 2007
THE Spanish-influenced steak house at the Breakfast Creek Hotel is packed to the rafters on a Tuesday night. It is a balmy Brisbane evening. People are downing huge hunks of medium-rare Wagyu beef and boutique beers. There are work mates, family groups, the odd date. There is laughter and perfume and body odour in equal measure.Wheels Fall Off Forgettable Campaign
Tuesday November 13, 2007
' The big question facing the Newcastle Knights after a 1994 season which promised much but delivered little beyond scattered moments of individual inspiration was where did it all go wrong?Kayaker Puts His Oar In
Tuesday October 2, 2007
AN ENVIRONMENTALIST who kayaked from Brisbane to Adelaide to raise awareness of climate change will announce tomorrow that he is to run for the Senate in the federal election.Smirking Disrespect Makes Life Hell For Demon Faithful
Tuesday July 24, 2007
NEALE Daniher's recent exit after a decade at the helm set in stone yet another bleak year for Melbourne. And consecutive capitulations - to the Lions in a Demons' "home" game played in Brisbane, and on Sunday night, against the Kangaroos - turned bleak to black.So Easy For Wheels To Come Off Publicity Machines
Saturday September 2, 2006
BEFORE the week is out, I swear this virgin author is going to lose it. Out of a blue sky I descend to the familiar Botany side runway, a dozen copies of my paperback passport in tow - and hope in my heart.Crash Landing Can't Take Top Gun's Breath Away
Thursday July 20, 2006
THE bomber crewmen who made a spectacular belly-landing in an ageing F-111 jet said they were more nervous facing the media yesterday than they were during their dangerous wheels-up return to earth.Webber's Wilderness Challenge
Sunday April 2, 2006
Australia's only formula one driver Mark Webber (below) was keen to trade down to two wheels and a paddle as he launched his charity fundraiser, the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge, during grand prix week in Melbourne.Start Your Engines
Saturday January 21, 2006
They're faster and louder and the racing is more furious ... motor racing on four or two wheels always offers excitement and, as BOB JENNINGS reports, 2006 promises more of the same.Afl Post-mortem
Wednesday September 14, 2005
In the third part of our look at the eight bottom-placed teams this season, Lyall Johnson analyses where Richmond and the Brisbane Lions faltered, and where they can find optimism for next season.Priority Picks Keep The Wheels Of Footy Spinning Too Fast
Saturday April 23, 2005
The time might have come for AFL bosses to stop rewarding clubs for failurePlatypus On Wheels Leads Revival
Sunday March 27, 2005
IT'S a boating enthusiast's dream.
Queensland inventor Boyd Wyatt says he has already taken six advance orders for his Platypus car/boat hybrid and hopes to begin large-scale production by the middle of the year.Luxury At $160km/h
Wednesday November 17, 2004
THE Brisbane to Cairns tilt train was the pride of Queensland when it opened last year. Built with Australian engineering and technology it travelled at more than 160 km/h and featured luxurious facilities to gladden the heart of the most hardened traveller.