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Queensland trailblazer Everald Compton joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to share how he and his wife Helen are celebrating his upcoming 95th birthday with an 11km trek around Uluru. The journey aims to raise $100,000 for Dorcas Acts, a charity providing direct cash grants to Australian families facing crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Gives has officially launched its largest-ever funding round, releasing over $8 million to assist local charities struggling with surging community demand and rising costs. Representatives from Queensland Gives and Integra Service Dogs Australia joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss how these essential grants - including $30,000 for local puppy educators - provide vital support to veterans, first responders, and community groups across the state See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Logan City Council is set to vote on a major policy overhaul that will slash the number of local properties flagged in official flood mapping by 56.8%. Following over 4,000 public submissions, Mayor Jon Raven joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and confirmed the council is abandoning extreme "probable maximum flood" models to return to standard 1% annual chance flood guidelines while boosting local drainage maintenance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Scott Challen from Australia Marches joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to detail his nationwide tour rallying against mass immigration, foreign lobbying, and the economic strain on regional workers. The pair discuss the impact on local communities, draw comparisons to Canada's immigration cuts, and call for a five-year border freeze to restore national cohesion and prioritise young Australians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Mental Notes, Split Enz percussionist and visual architect Noel Crombie, alongside music journalist Michael Dwyer joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss their newly released lavish book, Split Enz: An Adventure in Music and Design. The duo shared insights into the band's uncompromising art-rock origins, their iconic geometric costume designs, and the joyous reunion of their recent 'Forever Enz' tour across Australia and New Zealand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and National Seniors Association CEO Chris Grice condemn current government policies and political rhetoric that scapegoat Baby Boomers for Australia’s economic and housing challenges. They argue that penalising working pensioners and reducing private health rebates creates unfair intergenerational division instead of fixing core issues like big government spending and flawed care systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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As the Reserve Bank moves to ban card surcharges and major banks slash credit card rewards, consumers and small businesses are facing a major financial shake-up. Finance educator Zain Peart joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to explain why returning to physical cash might be the only way for Australians to maintain control over their spending and escape rising bank fees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marking World Heart Day, Professor Jason Kovacic joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to highlight Australia’s ongoing cardiovascular disease crisis, which claims over 40,000 lives annually alongside soaring obesity rates. He outlined simple daily lifestyle changes that reduce cardiac risk and revealed ground-breaking Australian research using Fraser Island funnel-web spider venom to protect heart tissues during severe cardiac events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and Katter’s Australia Party leader Robbie Katter discuss the push to make North Queensland Australia’s seventh state, replacing outdated colonial-era boundaries. They argue that centralising governance in Brisbane and Canberra neglects regional resources, remote communities, and local economic development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Following the Brisbane Lions’ historic three-peat victory at the MCG, content creator Lachie Carter from Those Carter Boys joined Gary Hargrave on 4BC Mornings to describe the extreme chaos of having his return flight cancelled and being forced to pay over $2,000 for last-minute Qantas tickets to reach the NRLW preliminary final in Robina. The segment highlighted the logistical nightmares and severe price-gouging faced by footy fans travelling across Australia for finals weekend, comparing airfare surcharges to soaring petrol and electricity costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal Liberal National Party politicians have stepped in to demand a pause on the planned June 2027 total gillnet ban in North Queensland, backing commercial fishers who are fighting for their survival against strict regulations. Queensland Seafood Industry Association CEO David Bobberman joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and argued that 100% onboard camera monitoring proves local fishing is fully sustainable, warning that shutting down local operations will force consumers to rely on imported fish. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.