Local News Highlights: New tenant reforms in NSW and Queensland will offer fee-free rent payment options. Meanwhile, a drone incident impeded firefighting efforts, and local businesses faced low sales despite high attendance during a festival, all amid ongoing cost-of-living pressures.
This week, the NSW Government introduced new tenant reforms that include rent payment options to help avoid extra fees. In Queensland, similar laws will start on September 30, ensuring renters are offered at least two ways to pay rent, one of which will be fee-free. Meanwhile, the Rural Fire Service warns against flying drones during bushfire season after a drone incident disrupted firefighting efforts. A serious car crash in South Nanango sent a woman to the hospital with suspected spinal injuries while a child in the vehicle sustained minor injuries. Local businesses hoped for a boost during the carnival of flowers, but despite good attendance, spending has been low due to ongoing cost-of-living pressures affecting customers. Overall, new laws aim to protect tenants, while challenges like drone incidents and economic pressures impact local emergency services and businesses respectively.
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