✍🏼 Who’s running in Bowman?
Volume 42: $80M in Recovery Grants released | Crazy corporate spy story| Amazon tries to buy TikTok and heaps more
📬 Welcome back! It’s Thursday, April 3.
Today's newsletter is 1,117 words, a 6-minute read.
In today's email:
One Big Thing: Who’s running in Bowman?
$80M in Recovery Grants Activated for: Cyclone-Affected Communities
Last week’s poll results: Bring on Brisbane 2032!?
Support local and: Go green at Eco market
Trending: If your name is Monica and your husband is missing, he’s in the hospital in Moreno Valley
Around the Web (Snippets): A crazy corporate spy story, Hooters goes broke, Pike pledges $300K for Cleveland CCTV, Amazon tries to buy TikTok and more!
Upcoming Events
🍿 What To Watch: If murder mysteries are your thing, The Residence, which just dropped on Netflix, is probably how you’d hope for an Aussie state dinner at the White House to unfold—epically chaotic, unexpectedly funny, and a bit weird.
Redlands Weather Forecast and Tides
Live National Housing Price Index
The Weekly Dream Gig
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1. One Big Thing: Who’s running in Bowman?
With the 2025 Federal Election rapidly approaching, Redland City voters in the seat of Bowman have begun sizing up their options. Six candidates have already hit the campaign trail, each aiming to secure support ahead of Election Day on Saturday, 3 May.
Here’s your quick guide to who’s running and the key dates you need to remember.
So far, the following candidates have nominated for the Bowman electorate:
Darcy Brown – Labor
Karen Cloherty – Family First
Shaun Holloway – Independent
Matthew Knight – One Nation Party
Kristie Lockhart – The Greens
Henry Pike – LNP (current member)
Candidates have until midday on Thursday, 10 April to officially nominate, meaning the final list could still grow. Read the full article below 👇
2. $80M in Recovery Grants released
What’s Happening: The Australian and Queensland Governments have activated more than $80 million in disaster recovery grants.
This substantial funding supports small businesses, primary producers, not-for-profits, and rural landholders affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with special attention to communities including Redland.
Why It Matters: These grants are crucial for communities like Redland, significantly impacted by Cyclone Alfred, enabling swift recovery efforts.
Quick access to these funds helps businesses and residents promptly resume operations and normal life, minimising economic and social disruption.
Local Impact: Activated across 16 council areas, the grants notably benefit Redland, alongside Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, Lockyer Valley, Noosa, and Southern Downs.
For Redland communities, the grants provide urgently needed relief, helping local businesses and landholders quickly address recovery challenges.
What To Look for Next: Eligible businesses, landholders, and organisations in Redland and other affected areas should apply promptly via the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) or by calling 1800 623 946.
Read more in the full article below 👇
3. Last week’s poll results
4. Support local and go green at Eco market
Redlands Coast locals are invited to explore sustainable living at the Eco Market on Saturday 5 April 2025, from 8am to 12pm at Redland City Council’s IndigiScapes Centre, 17 Runnymede Road, Capalaba.
The market will feature eco-friendly stalls, kids’ activities, family yoga, live music, and community engagement opportunities.
The event will feature the IndigiScapes Native Community Nursery, which opens at 8am, offering native plant advice and sales.
Division 7 Councillor Rowanne McKenzie said, “You can drop into the nursery for all your native plant needs and advice.” The Eco Market also gives the community a chance to connect with the Council’s Environment Education team and celebrate 25 years of habitat restoration, conservation and education at IndigiScapes.
Stay updated via the IndigiScapes website for future eco-events, native plant sales, and sustainability workshops supporting long-term community engagement and environmental protection. More in the full article below 👇
5. Trending
6. Around The Web (Snippets)
Hooters goes broke and has: Filed for bankruptcy despite having 400+ locations across 29 countries
Federal Member for Bowman, Henry Pike MP, has pledged: $300,000 to install permanent CCTV cameras at Cleveland Point
Tinder launched The Game Game, an OpenAI-powered feature where: Users flirt by talking to the app, which then scores them and offers constructive feedback for future flirting with, ideally, humans.
Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) is undergoing a: Major transformation, led by a new board of directors appointed by the Crisafulli Government
Top US Scientists Write Open Letter To The: People "Describing Real Danger In This Moment"
Redland City Council is upgrading 28 roads on: Russell and Macleay islands as part of the Green Seal program
The crazy story of a Rippling employee who testified that he was working as a spy for: The HR tech company’s arch rival Deel
Queensland’s 2032 Plan includes: Redland Whitewater Centre within the future Birkdale Community Precinct
Amazon submits last-minute bid to: Acquire TikTok
The first orbital rocket launched from Europe has: Fallen to the ground and exploded
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7. Upcoming Events
🎶 Redlands Coast Blues Festival: April 5; enjoy soulful blues music, delicious food, and family-friendly fun at this vibrant festival at Redlands Showgrounds
🎤 Music Trivia Night: April 3; test your music knowledge in a fun and engaging trivia night at Redlands RSL
🎸 TRIBUTE – MeatLoaf, Back Outta Hell: April 5 from 8 pm onwards; dance the night away to all the hits at Redlands RSL
🪄 Spellbound: April 8 from 7 pm to 8:50 pm; experience a captivating night of magic and grand illusion at Redland Performing Arts Center