Next month thousands of professionals and amateurs will descend on the river city for the inaugural Brisbane Cycling Festival.

The festival will feature a range of events including the Tour de Brisbane and the National Track Cycling Championships.

Today organisers named duel Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares as the festival ambassador and she tells Mark the event is a legacy of last year’s Commonwealth Games.

A Brisbane man has lodged a personal injury lawsuit against Lime Scooters claiming he was thrown to the ground when his scooter’s front wheel locked.

Lime has confirmed a software glitch was behind similar incidents in New Zealand.

Sarah Grace, a solicitor with Shine Lawyers, tells Mark the question of who is legally responsible comes down to the circumstances of any incident.

An e-petition calling for the Queensland Government to trial game hunting in state forests has closed attracting well over 16,000 signatures.

It calls for a three year trial and a licensing system similar to schemes currently operating in New South Wales and Victoria.

The man behind the petition Dan Boniface tells Mark he is now hoping someone in parliament will pick up the issue and run with it.

The National Broadband Network has reached a major milestone in Brisbane with 50% of the city’s homes and businesses now connected.

The other half, and the rest of the nation, should have the NBN connected by the end of next year.

NBN Queensland head Ryan Williams tells Mark people need not rush into signing-up for the service once they are connected.

The comedy duo the Scared Weird Little Guys were all over the Australian comedy scene for 20 years until they played their last live show in Brisbane back in 2011.

The guys are now reuniting for three very special shows at the Powerhouse as part of next month’s Brisbane Comedy Festival.

Rusty and John joined Mark in the studio telling him the Reunion Show will feature Scardie classics as well as some new material.

A feasibility study done for the Southeast Queensland Council of Mayors has found there is a “compelling” case to make a bid for the 2032 Olympics.

Aside from the international focus it would put on SEQ the mayors say it would set a definite timetable for some much needed infrastructure.

Council of Mayors Deputy chair and mayor of Toowoomba Paul Antonio tells Mark there’s still much work to be done before submitting a bid.

Queensland’s country and outback towns have produced some of the biggest names in Rugby League but it can be a battle developing that talent.

In some towns the tyranny of distance can mean there are no local competitions for kids beyond the age of 12.

Some 500 kids and parents are about to descend on Charleville for the annual Outback Cup and former Origin great Adrian Vowles tells Mark it’s about keeping Rugby League strong in Country areas.

The Queensland Museum will christen it’s newly refurbished exhibition space next month with a blockbuster show celebrating space exploration.

Brisbane will be the only Australian host of NASA – A Human Adventure this year.

Exhibition director Jukka Nurmenin tells Mark the show will be extra special because it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

For families convincing an elderly relative, especially one with dementia, that they are a danger behind the wheel can be a very taxing experience.

Often it’s left to the person’s GP to make the assessment and deliver the bad news, even though there’s a lack of suitable screening and assessment measures.

Queensland University researcher Dr Theresa Scott tells Mark what’s needed is a national system for managing ‘driver retirement’.

People living from Bundaberg to Ballina are keeping a nervous eye on Tropical Cyclone Oma as she tracks slowly towards the Queensland Coast.

The latest forecast has the category two storm approaching the coast over the next day or so before turning and tracking north.

BoM Meteorologist Kimba Wong tells Mark that no-one should get too comfortable because cyclones are notoriously unpredictable.