HUNDREDS OF ZOMBIES IN BRISBANE

  Hundreds of the living dead paraded through Brisbane CBD today to raise money for brain research.

The parade started at Wickham Park just after 3pm with bloodied zombies walking, crawling and staggering their way through the city streets.

Some Sunday afternoon shoppers were bemused at the unusual display but most stopped to get a quick snap of the horror movie like scene.

The zombie mob was well behaved throughout the walk with Police threatening on the spot fines for mess caused from over zealous blood splattering.

Brisbane City Council was particularly concerned about damage to the newly renovated King George Square and threatened organizers with a clean up bill for excessive mess.

Zombie Walk is an Annual event held to raise money for the Australian Brain Foundation who funds research into brain, spinal cord and nervous system disorders.

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GOOD DAY FOR A KITE

Gale force winds hit Brisbane today with wind gusts up to 90Km/h recorded in the region but some residents were willing to make the most of the wild weather.

ACTIVISTS BOYCOTT STARBUCKS

(Picture – Activists rally outside Starbucks in Brisbane)

Pro-Palestine activists called for a boycott of Starbucks at a rally held in Brisbane’s CBD recently.

More than 500 protesters marched through city streets and rallied outside the Myer Center Starbucks as speakers called for a public boycott of the international coffee outlet.

As the crowd chanted slogans rally speakers slammed the mega company claiming it was pro-Israel.

Newsbytes contacted the Myer center Starbucks in person and the company’s national representative by phone but both declined to comment.

The protest came after Israeli commandos boarded a flotilla in international waters off Gaza earlier in the week.

Justice for Palestine Organisation Brisbane spokeswoman, Kathyrn Zahran, called for peaceful protest against Israel and said more street rallies and boycotts would be organised until Israel was held accountable for their actions.

-Photo and words by John Corlett

SKATERS BURN UP THE PAVEMENT

Freestyle skaters burned up the pavement at Inala skate park on Sunday in a awesome display of acrobatic skill.

Skaters of all ages ground the rails, rode the half pipe and performed gravity defying tricks as part of the meet up.

Freelance Media cameraman, John Corlett, was on the scene to capture the fearless skaters stunts.

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ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS HIT THE STREETS (photo news)

(Photo John Corlett)

Activist groups marched for the second time this week in Brisbane CBD yesterday after Israel boarded a flotilla in international waters off Gaza earlier this week.

The rally marched from Reddacliff Square and attracted more than five hundred people from a variety of ethnic and age groups all condemning Israel’s recent actions.

Rally organiser, Anas Abdalla, said “the rally today is to highlight the Australian people’s disgust in Israel’s repeated violation of international law, breaches of the Geneva convention and atrocities towards the Palestinian people.”

Suicide Awareness

 

A display in King George Square to raise awareness for suicide prevention as part of White Wreath Day – Photo John Corlett

Legal Graffiti

A local graffiti artist working on a legal piece in the CBD – photo John Corlett