John MacKenzie chats with Julie Sager, Ultra Trail Runner, about her world-first achievement of completing the triple crown series of races within a one-year period, covering around 320km of distance.

The Triple Crown Series is a set of 3 races across both Australia and the United States and includes elevated runs.

Julie Sager, 52, is a Cairns local whose other achievements include climbing Walsh's Pyramid 20 times in 90 hours to raise funds for the FNQ Hospital Foundation.

John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about a bombshell opinion poll that presents a profound plunge in Palaszczuk's popularity as preferred Premier.

Dr. Williams said that if an election were held this Saturday, Palaszczuk would fall and the LNP would yield 9-13 seats, but would still be short of majority government and would need to form a coalition with Katter's Australian Party or One Nation.

John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Angela Toppin AM, Mareeba Shire, about a nine-point action plan to address juvenile crime penned by the Local Government Association of Queensland during their 127th annual conference.

The LGAQ is calling for differentiating approaches to meet the dynamic complexities of each locality, explaining that implementation of Brisbane-based policy may not be effective in Cairns or Mareeba.

John Mackenzie chats with Shane Knuth, KAP State Member for Hill, about a potentially flawed speed camera that has clocked a disproportionate number of drivers on Malanda-Atherton Road in the Tablelands.

The now infamous camera issued around 200 motorists with fines for exceeding the 60km/hr speed limit. However, suspicions were raised when many observed the exact same reading was recorded: precisely 68 km/hr.

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads claims to have reviewed the camera in question and confirmed it was, and is, working properly.

John MacKenzie chats with the CEO of Experience Co. John O'Sullivan about his appointment to the role of Chairman at Tropical Tourism North Queensland, better known as TTNQ.

As the former boss of Tourism Australia, John O'Sullivan has the necessary experience to tackle the complex role while the region still struggles with the return of visitors, especially international, following the Covid-19 pandemic limitations on movement.

Mr. O'Sullivan will replace Dr. Ken Chapman who has spent three years in the position.

John MacKenzie gets an update from Dr Glenn Kolomeitz, Military Lawyer & Defence Academic, who is on the ground in Ukraine. 

Dr. Kolomeitz focused on the recent raid on Crimea and spoke emphatically about scenes he witnessed there.

John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland Leader of Katter's Australian Party, about the announced 2025 closure of Glencore's copper mining operation in Mount Isa.

1200 jobs are at risk and the economic detriments to the town are being forecast. Approximately 17% of Mount Isa's population of around 21,000 are involved in copper mining.

Glencore has committed to retrain and redeploy workers, and only consider redundancy as a final resort.

John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Clare Stewart of Noosa Council about building height limitations implemented to preserve the natural beauty of iconic coastal locations.

The push to preserve our beaches has come at a local government meeting where concerns are being raised in relation to Palaszczuk's infrastructure plan to construct 900,000 new homes within the next 24 years. The new dwelling would address Queensland's expected population increase of 2.2 million people.

Noosa shares similarities with some beach communities north of Cairns whose residents wish to keep their locations beautiful by avoiding building that tower above the treeline.