Jessica Hinchliffe
Jessica grew up on a cattle property just outside Rockhampton and came to the ABC after studying at the Australian Film, TV and Radio school in Sydney. She has worked in a number of ABC offices around Queensland, including as a producer at ABC Capricornia before presenting Drive for the ABC on the Sunshine Coast. Currently, Jessica is the cross media reporter for 612 ABC Brisbane.
Brisbane's Vanuatu community strives to help loved ones
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Brisbane's Vanuatu and Pacific Island community hopes to help family and friends affected by Cyclone Pam by connecting with the south-east Queensland community to collect aid.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, human-interest, disasters-and-accidents, brisbane-4000
Brisbane boy band loses bid to represent Sweden at Eurovision
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A boy band from Logan, south of Brisbane, is knocked out of the running to represent Sweden at this year's Eurovision song contest.
Topics: human-interest, music, carnivals-and-festivals, logan-central-4114, brisbane-4000
Refugees volunteer to keep African restaurant open in Brisbane
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A not-for-profit Brisbane restaurant helping female African refugees hopes volunteers and diversification will help keep the business running.
Topics: charities-and-community-organisations, human-interest, refugees, west-end-4101
Market-goers help deliver baby at West End market
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Market-goers assist in the delivery of a baby boy at a well-known Brisbane weekend market.
Topics: human-interest, community-and-society, babies---newborns, west-end-4101
Woman knits knockers across the Nullarbor for cancer survivors
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A Queensland woman has knitted her way around Australia creating breast prostheses for breast cancer survivors.
Topics: human-interest, breast-cancer, charities-and-community-organisations, craft, deception-bay-4508, caboolture-4510
Film celebrates the women who influenced early Qld politics
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Outgoing Queensland Speaker Fiona Simpson hopes to shine a light on the women who influenced state politics through a new film.
Topics: history, government-and-politics, women, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870, mackay-4740, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, bundaberg-4670, rockhampton-4700, toowoomba-4350, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215
Flu shots delayed a month in Queensland
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Queensland Health announces the influenza shot will be delayed by a month due to a change in the vaccine.
Topics: health, diseases-and-disorders, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870, mackay-4740, townsville-4810, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, maroochydore-4558, bundaberg-4670, rockhampton-4700, toowoomba-4350, southport-4215
Preparing for wild weather and flooding in Queensland
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The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting wild weather and flooding later this week in south-east Queensland. Authorities are warning residents to prepare.
Topics: weather, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, surfers-paradise-4217
Toyland comes to life in Brisbane laneway
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Turtles, owls and teddy bears are hiding in the nooks and crannies of Brisbane's Burnett Lane this weekend.
Topics: street-art, visual-art, offbeat, arts-and-entertainment, carnivals-and-festivals, brisbane-4000
Brisbane train stations help provide robotic information to Sydney commuter study
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The University Technology of Sydney (UTS) is using robotic sensors in Central and Roma Street stations in the Brisbane CBD to count commuters as 'grey blobs'.
Topics: rail-transport, transport, industry, brisbane-4000
Queensland student to showcase jewellery to the stars ahead of Oscars
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A Queensland university student is set to showcase her handmade jewellery to A-list celebrities ahead of this month's Academy Awards.
Topics: design, arts-and-entertainment, human-interest, brisbane-4000
Brisbane professor believes pornography has made the world a better place
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Meet the Brisbane academic who is changing the way the public relates to pornography and its role in everyday culture.
Topics: sexuality, university-and-further-education, human-interest, community-and-society, brisbane-4000
ABC radio tower in Toowong leaves Brisbane skyline
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The former ABC radio antenna tower in Toowong has been removed from the Brisbane skyline to make way for future development.
Topics: history, human-interest, toowong-4066
Brisbane Mayor says Campbell Newman won't be back in City Hall
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The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Graham Quirk, believes there is no likelihood of Campbell Newman coming back to City Hall after losing his seat of Ashgrove.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, local-government, brisbane-4000
Behind-the-scenes of Queensland Votes 2015
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See behind-the-scenes as the ABC prepares to broadcast live across television and radio for election night 2015.
Topics: elections, brisbane-4000, qld
Questions still to be answered on LNP costings, economist says
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A Queensland economist believes more answers are needed from the LNP in regards to election costings and budget impacts.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, qld, brisbane-4000
Queensland election: Great Barrier Reef election scorecard awaits LNP's new policies
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The World Wildlife Fund has released a reef policy scorecard ahead of voters heading to the polls this weekend, despite no new polices on the future of the Great Barrier Reef from the LNP.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, great-barrier-reef, environment, qld, brisbane-4000
Queensland boy band sing loud to represent Sweden at Eurovision
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A boy band from Logan, south of Brisbane, is hoping to represent Sweden at this year's Eurovision song contest in May.
Topics: music, human-interest, logan-central-4114, sweden, brisbane-4000
Queensland election 2015: Ashgrove electorate in photos
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From the Enoggera Reserve in the west, to South Pine Road in the east, the seat of Ashgrove is home to state forests, well-known schools and small business. See the faces and places that makes this region one of Queensland's most interesting seats.
Topics: elections, community-and-society, government-and-politics, ashgrove-4060, the-gap-4061, enoggera-reservoir-4520, enoggera-4051, newmarket-4051, alderley-4051
Queensland election: How does ABC's Vote Compass work? (video)
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With this month's election well underway, did you know you can compare your views on key issues against those of the political parties with ABC's Vote Compass?
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, qld, brisbane-4000
Snap poll won't stop sausage sizzles and cake stalls from going ahead
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Cake stalls, raffles and sausage sizzles are seen by many as a reward after running the gauntlet of campaign volunteers on voting day, but will they be ready for this month's election?
Topics: elections, charities-and-community-organisations, education, parent-organisation, qld, brisbane-4000
Art deco Brisbane: new project aims to highlight precious architecture
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Brisbane's popular art deco era is set to be documented in a new history project that aims to help preserve the unique architecture that remains in the city.
Topics: architecture, design, brisbane-4000
Queensland election: word cloud shows honesty and integrity important to voters
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With campaigning for the Queensland election in full swing, 612 ABC Brisbane asked listeners to share on social media one word that is most important to them ahead of this month's poll.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, qld, brisbane-4000
Brisbane's long running milko calls it a day
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After a lifetime in the job, a milkman from the Brisbane suburb of The Gap is looking forward to sleeping in for the first time in 50 years as he prepares to hand over his milk run.
Topics: human-interest, community-and-society, dairy-production, the-gap-4061, ashgrove-4060
Brisbane author says Paris 'calm and defiant' after Charlie Hebdo shooting
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A Brisbane author currently based in Paris describes the French capital as calm and defiant after the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, law-crime-and-justice, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, france, brisbane-4000
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