Mark Rigby

I do writing and stuff. Sometimes photos and videos too 😱

[Mission Australia @MissionAust]

🏚️ The 2021 census showed 28,000 Australians aged 12-24 were experiencing homelessness.

Youth Foyers provide vital housing, education & employment opportunities for young people. They have been proven to break the cycle of homelessness. @Mark__Rigby
https://t.co/9Bh1bGiEJN

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@Tonaaayy_ My 5-year-old will challenge any boomer for a total lack of spatial awareness.

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

@lizjune_ @iamemilymayo Hey Liz, we're looking at the housing crisis here on the Gold Coast and how the influx of people to the region is driving house prices/rent up. Can you shoot me a DM, please?

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

@AdamGStephen On his way to Lawn Hill?

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Queenslandaaaaahh!

[Queensland Police @QldPolice]

Police have charged a man with high range drink driving after he allegedly drove a ride on mower almost four times the legal limit in Ingham last weekend.
https://t.co/iWAzB08Tlt

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

Invasive species researcher & @jcu Associate professor @Lori_Lach says "I certainly wouldn't bet my life that they're not already there".
https://t.co/YQtguiZwe9

[Chris Calcino @chriscalcino]

She's best known as a travelling tent boxer with leg hairs so sharp "they could spear a rat" but Beaver Brophy has added a bizarre new skill to her list of qualifications. https://t.co/eVxfaeXRxZ

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

@chriscalcino Beaver is also the subject of perhaps one of the funniest and well handled failures of research ever broadcast in the Australian media landscape: https://t.co/duwbkgDRLM

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The Queensland firefighter is aiming to make it onto her third straight @AUSOlympicTeam for #Paris2024. @paddle_aus https://t.co/Cywq5k7AAJ

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

As the @paddle_aus women's sprint kayak team jets of for the World Champs in #Germany - discover the work/life balance of one of its elite athletes who's also a @QldFES firefighter. @PlanetCanoe https://t.co/Cywq5k7AAJ

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

Anika Wells says Vic Government only gave itself a short period to find the money required to host Comm Games.

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

Anika Wells tells the Women in sport Summit on the Gold Coast she’s disappointed by the Victorian Government’s decision to cancel the Comm Games. Says she feels no responsibility for lack of funding for the event. #WISS23

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Brisbane can’t run the 2026 Comm Games as the state is focused on 2032 Olympic Games.

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

On potential cost blowout of Olympics, Premeir says “We have 85% of venues already needed and we have commitment from commonwealth on remaining infrastructure required.”

[ABC News @abcnews]

Australia's stunning landscapes can be perilous for the unprepared. Two outdoor experts and an intrepid hiker give their tips for surviving in the alps, the outback and the tropics. https://t.co/jJZTttAapj

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

"He had a beautiful smile that would light up the room or launch a thousand Hawaiian outriggers." 📷📷#GoldCoast #Surf https://t.co/CvkHBKIdUu

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

@Phil_Staley @Sony_Version2 Was at a hairdresser but looks like it’s an easy get - Sneakers:The Complete Collectors' Guide https://t.co/2AGdq4H6r1

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

Yo @Phil_Staley & @Sony_Version2, I just found your perfect coffee table book!

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☕☕☕ Nice yarn, @FarOutQld & @cmtesta

[ABC News @abcnews]

Demand for black tea on supermarket shelves is dropping each year, and a major producer is now shuttering its plantation. https://t.co/9msJgfgFYR

[Mark Rigby @Mark__Rigby]

After crashing his #dirtbike on a secluded Gold Coast trail, Shaun turned his own clothes into a makeshift tourniquet to stop himself passing out from blood loss then called @QldAmbulance using #Siri through his shattered #iPhone. And he’s only 14 🤯
https://t.co/8dosetHwFe