One such entrepreneur is Kay Tommerup from Tommerups Dairy Farm, they have the most delicious ice cream among other products straight from the farmer on the farm, we are so lucky, Kay Tommerup shares how Agri Tourism has developed and continues to.

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The Australian Medical Association of Queensland is calling for water fluoridation to be mandated across the state.

This comes after 6 Cairns councilors voted against the reintroduction of fluoride in the local water supply.

AMAQ President Dr Nick Yim told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons, "It's a tiny amount added, and it has been proven to be safe since the 1940s.

"The main reason why it is added is that it has been shown to prevent dental decay especially in children."

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ASIC has surveyed just over a thousand Australians, finding that people are ready to spend $783 on average for Christmas.

However, the median weekly income is $805.

ASIC Commissioner Alan Kirkland joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to discuss the survey results.

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Are you someone that frequents Mt Gravatt Lookout, have you noticed the Koalas around the area? Advocacy Group ‘Save The Koalas & Wallabies of Whites Hill’ wants to see the road up to the Lookout Reserve closed at night, following the death of two breeding mothers in two days last month.

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With the summer heat and heavy rain fueling rapid growth, neighbourly disputes over encroaching trees, falling branches, and clogged drains are inevitable.

But what is the best way to handle these situations?

Director of Red Tape Busters Shane Bowering told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons, "It generally comes down to that first approach."

"If you make that first approach to your neighbour in a conciliatory manner and they're a reasonable person, you also take with you some documents or evidence from the Queensland Government website...That normally takes the sting out of it," Mr Bowering said.

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Yesterday, it was revealed that retirement village providers in Queensland are not required to pay back residents for 18 months after they leave.

CEO of National Seniors Australia called for new state government legislation to amend the buyback timeframe.

However, Retirement Living Executive Director Daniel Gannon told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons, "Any suggestion that an operator is holding onto the money for 18 months after the home is sold isn't accurate."

"We don't see any problems in a significant reduction to the buyback timeframe, what we are seeing right around the country, is general harmonisation around 12-month buybacks," Mr Gannon continued.

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State ministers are coming together for the Consumer Affairs Ministers Network meeting, National Seniors Australia CEO Chris Grice, say it’s the perfect opportunity for the newly-elected state government to change the legislation around the 18-month payback period that can leave retirement village residents and their families exposed and at risk?

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The Pathways to Prevention Project has been led by Griffith University Criminologist Ross Homel who has found that of children who were engaged in the communications training in primary schools and early childhood centres, just over 3% went on to commit crimes before the age of 17 that required a court appearance and to explain it further we're joined by Ross Homel.

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