Residents living around the financially troubled North Lakes Golf Club are increasingly hopeful it can be saved from being turned into a retirement community.

The course has been bought by developer Village Retirement Group and is due to close at the end of 2019 although a DA is yet to be submitted.

The Save North Lakes Golf Club group met with Moreton Bay Regional Mayor Allan Sutherland this week and spokesman Andrew Cathcart tells Mark he is confident local will get a fair hearing.

The Redcliffe Dolphins and the Easts Tigers meet at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday in the grand final of the Intrust Super Cup.

In their two encounters during the regular season the Dolphins came out on top both times.

Redcliffe Dolphins Head Coach Adam Mogg tells Mark that despite being minor premiers he is taking nothing for granted.

The Queensland government has announced a $1 million package to help the state’s embattled strawberry growers as they deal with the contamination crisis.

The money will go towards promoting Queensland strawberries; investigating how to improve the integrity in the supply chain; and to help growers for the remainder of this season.

The key will be restoring consumer confidence and Lecturer in Advertising at Sunshine Coast University Dr Kelly Choong tells Mark it will simply be a matter of time.

Organisers of the Brisbane International have confirmed local sensation John Millman will serve it up at the Pat Rafter Arena in January.

The announcement comes fresh from Millman’s heroic upset against Roger Federer at the US Open.

Millman will join world No.1 Rafael Nadal in Brisbane and tournament director Cameron Pearson tells Mark there will be a host of other big names to be announced.

Pilot Richard de Crespigny was the man at the controls of a Qantas A380 in 2010 when it suffered a catastrophic engine explosion enroute from Singapore to Sydney.

After two hours he managed to cooly and calmly land his crippled jet and its 469 passengers and crew safely.

For Captain de Crespigny it began a journey to understand what makes a leader and he tells Mark his new book Fly! is a guide to lessons he learned.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the industry will be consulted about the scope and terms of reference for the Aged Care Royal Commission.

Mr Morrison says the inquiry is needed after an “alarming and disturbing” spike in elder abuse and poor standards at aged care facilities.

The Aged Care Guild represents eight of the country’s biggest private providers and CEO Matthew Richter tells Mark the industry welcomes the probe.

A library with a difference will open in Brisbane on Thursday, one that allows people to borrow tools, garden implements and even camping gear.

In a world first the Brisbane Tool Library will operate in partnership with the State Library of Queensland.

Tool Library founder Sabrina Chakori tells Mark the State Library took an interest because it reduces waste and is a community asset.

Two reports, one from state police and the other by federal police, have painted a very diverse picture of crime in Queensland.

Local police find overall crime is down about 1% overall with personal crime offences up and things like murder and manslaughter down.. while federal police have identified cocaine and especially steroids as big issues.

Leading criminologist Dr Terry Goldsworthy from Bond University tells Mark there is a link between drugs and crime rates.

The Palaszczuk Government is now considering its response to a parliamentary committee report into Brisbane’s toll roads.

The report’s key recommendation is the setting up of a Queensland based ombudsman to deal with complaints but there was no suggestion that anything be done about the actual tolls.

The inquiry came after pressure from the LNP Opposition and Shadow Main Roads Minister Steve Minnikin tells Mark the report is a missed opportunity.

Nurses claim an audit they conducted of 83 privately run aged care homes in Queensland found unsafe conditions, chronic understaffing and elder neglect.

The Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union also claims none met a recommended 4.3 hours of care per resident per day.

Union Secretary Beth Mohle tells Mark it is time the federal government introduced Safe Staffing laws to ensure there is always a registered nurse on call.