The Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards are underway, with a team of 38 judges tasked with blind testing nearly 500 entries from 70 breweries. RQFWS beer advisory group member and judge Steven Henderson crossed to Olympia Kwitowski as the taste testing began. “The standard of beer is really high this year, we are about […]


Join Olympia Kwitowski on Mondays from 2.00pm for a fast-paced hour as she talks local issues.
Olympia has worked at 4BC since 2014, where she started as a producer and roving reporter and later went on to be a traffic reporter, delivering comprehensive reports to the airwaves.
Olympia is excited to be in the chair from 2.00pm to 3.00pm on Mondays during the daylight savings period.
Toowong’s Tudor fight continues down to the wire
Internal demolition has begun on Toowong’s 83-year-old Tudor-style home, Linden Lea, in Archer Street, despite substantial community protest. Linden Lea was sold in 2013, with its new owners lodging a demolition application in 2017. While it was initially refused, the owner successfully made an appeal in 2019. Last week, demolition workers arrived on the site […]
Aussies cautioned to beware of dark web ‘exploiting chaotic events’
Australians are warned to beware of scam emails and phone calls as the country begins its vaccination program. Internationally, vaccine rollouts have been closely followed by sophisticated scam emails, preying on citizens looking to receive the jab. Olympia Kwitowski spoke to Cultural Cyber Security Executive Director Brian Hay about the nefarious scams, which appear as […]
New technology could give swimmers a better idea of deadly stingers
There could be a simple and easy way to detect deadly jellyfish in beaches and bays in north Queensland. The EDNA based technology is able to detect the presence of box jellyfish and irukandji in the water. Scott Morrissey, PhD candidate from James Cook University’s Reef and Ocean Ecology Lab said the technology looks for […]
‘King’ Di Bella revolutionises Brisbane’s coffee culture
‘Coffee King’ Phil Di Bella’s latest Brisbane venture is anticipated to revolutionise Brisbane’s coffee scene, with a focus on small businesses and individual consumers. The Coffee Commune is a collaborative community including bean producers, roasters and suppliers sharing their expertise, support and buying power. “The Coffee Commune is all about building something that builds the […]
The Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards are underway, with a team of 38 judges tasked with blind testing nearly 500 entries from 70 breweries. RQFWS beer advisory group member and judge Steven Henderson crossed to Olympia Kwitowski as the taste testing began. “The standard of beer is really high this year, we are about […]
Toowong’s Tudor fight continues down to the wire
Internal demolition has begun on Toowong’s 83-year-old Tudor-style home, Linden Lea, in Archer Street, despite substantial community protest. Linden Lea was sold in 2013, with its new owners lodging a demolition application in 2017. While it was initially refused, the owner successfully made an appeal in 2019. Last week, demolition workers arrived on the site […]
Aussies cautioned to beware of dark web ‘exploiting chaotic events’
Australians are warned to beware of scam emails and phone calls as the country begins its vaccination program. Internationally, vaccine rollouts have been closely followed by sophisticated scam emails, preying on citizens looking to receive the jab. Olympia Kwitowski spoke to Cultural Cyber Security Executive Director Brian Hay about the nefarious scams, which appear as […]
New technology could give swimmers a better idea of deadly stingers
There could be a simple and easy way to detect deadly jellyfish in beaches and bays in north Queensland. The EDNA based technology is able to detect the presence of box jellyfish and irukandji in the water. Scott Morrissey, PhD candidate from James Cook University’s Reef and Ocean Ecology Lab said the technology looks for […]
‘King’ Di Bella revolutionises Brisbane’s coffee culture
‘Coffee King’ Phil Di Bella’s latest Brisbane venture is anticipated to revolutionise Brisbane’s coffee scene, with a focus on small businesses and individual consumers. The Coffee Commune is a collaborative community including bean producers, roasters and suppliers sharing their expertise, support and buying power. “The Coffee Commune is all about building something that builds the […]