It’s been 30 years since Brisbane hosted Expo ‘88 and the Southbank precinct is beginning to show its age, looking a little ‘tired.’

The State Government has today announced it will begin consultations on a Master Plan to give the precinct a revamp.

State Planning Minister Cameron Dick explains to Mark the process of putting the plan together will take about two years.

The controversy continues to deepen over the Palaszczuk government’s decision to change the name of the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital.

An ‘opt-in’ poll conducted by the state government claimed 62% of people wanted a name change but a properly conducted Galaxy Channel 9 poll found only 27% supported removing Lady Cilento’s name.

Lady Cilento’s son Dr David Cilento tells Mark it proves the state government’s poll was always a fake.

Matt Tarrant is one of most popular magicians and mentalists.

He’s bringing his new show Honestly Dishonest to the Wonderland Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse from this Thursday.

Matt tells Mark he was keen on magic from a young age and became truly inspired by seeing famed British mentalist Derren Brown.

A Sunshine Coast beekeeper has been confronted by, what’s he’s called, a monster hive after being called out to help a homeowner in Nambour.

He found a hive in the roof of the woman’s house containing 50,000 insects and a huge amount of honeycomb and honey.

Scott Whitaker from Hinterland Bees tells Mark it took him 12 grueling hours to safely remove the insects.

New figures from the Australian Automobile Association have left Brisbane motorists wondering whether it’s worth owning and running a car.

Once everything is taken into consideration, including depreciation, it costs the typical Brisbane household almost $20,000 a year which is 16.4% of average incomes.

RACQ Head of Public Policy Rebecca Michael tells Mark it’s time the state government offered motorists at least some relief by freezing registration fees.

A Federal Parliamentary committee has delivered a long awaited report into ways to improve adoptions in Australia.

Nationwide last year fewer than 250 Australian children were adopted while more than 47,000 children live in out-of-home care.

The report finds the biggest problem is having different laws in different states and Adopt Change CEO Renee Carter tells Mark nationally consistent laws are the key to addressing the problem.

If you're looking for things to do around town this weekend, Olympia Kwitowski will fill you in with all the fun events that are happening.

The name Lachy Doley may not be familiar to most people but within the music world the Aussie is considered a legendary keyboard player.  

Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes has called him “The greatest living keyboard player in the world today.”

He’s toured and recorded with the likes of Jimmy Barnes, Billy Thorpe, and Powderfinger and has his own band the Lachy Doley Group.

He tells Mark he’s looking forward to returning to Queensland at next May’s Blues on Broadbeach.

Australia has the dubious distinction of topping the world when it comes to the rate mammal extinction.

Since the 1850s on average two species a decade have disappeared from the continent and most of the blame belongs to feral cats and foxes.

Now researchers at QUT have compiled a list of the 12 most threatened native animals in Australia and study lead author Assoc Prof Michael Bode tells Mark it’s an ecological catastrophe.

Taxi owners are looking at launching a class action against the Queensland Government for the loss in value of their licences since ride-sharing was legalised.

A law firm is conducting a series of roadshow meetings across the state go gauge the level of support.

The Taxi Council Queensland isn’t directly involved but CEO Blair Davies tells Mark taxi drivers are tired of being taken advantage of.