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Residents lash council after almost every car on Brisbane street fined

Residents of a Brisbane street have called on their council to use common sense after almost every car was hit with a parking fine.

The state seniors netball carnival at Graceville in April saw 2000 players, their families and officials descend on the small club for four days of matches.

"We get parents parking about six blocks away to be able to get to the netball games," resident Caio Fernandes Nicacio told 9News Queensland.

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Residents of a Brisbane street have called on their council to use common sense after almost every car was hit with a parking fine. The state seniors netball carnival at Graceville in April saw 2000 players, their families and officials descend on the small club for four days of matches.

For some drivers who managed to find a spot on nearby Layborn Street, they received an unexpected letter in the mail weeks later.

"I got fined three times," Fernandes Nicacio said.

Council said it fined 87 drivers and households received the $154 penalties more than a month later.

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Residents of a Brisbane street have called on their council to use common sense after almost every car was hit with a parking fine. The state seniors netball carnival at Graceville in April saw 2000 players, their families and officials descend on the small club for four days of matches.

It is understood drivers received penalties as their cars were parked perpendicular to the kerb.

Residents said they have been doing for decades and there is enough room to do so but council said this is not allowed and cars should be parked parallel.

"It's just a real revenue collector for the council," resident Lee Gunn said.

"They'd be limiting that to 20 cars by parking parallel."

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Neighbours of the street have created their own signage to warn drivers and explain their actions.

"I quite often get people, looking at me like 'who's that idiot? he's taking up three spots'," Gunn said.

Brisbane City Council said in a statement it aims to always strike a balance between the needs of residents and attendees.

The spokesperson said council is investigating ways to allow angled parking along the stretch of road.

"Residents have been practicing common sense, it's safe, it's practical," independent councillor Nicole Johnstone said.

"The simple fix for this is to put angled parking signage in and let residents park the way they have parked for decades."

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Uber driver terrifies passengers during alleged road rage incident

An Uber driver terrified his passengers after he allegedly tailgated another motorist in a road rage incident earlier this month.

Andrew and his wife were in the rideshare car on the way to Wynyard when a motorist cut them off on the Western Distributor in Sydney.

He alleged the driver then began tailgating and overtaking the motorist before stopping his car in the middle of the lane.

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Footage from inside the car showed the driver leaving his engine running as he got out to argue with the motorist inside a busy tunnel.

His driver-side door was left wide open during early-morning traffic. 

"When he got back in the car he said, 'If I didn't have passengers, I would've ripped the bloke's fingers off his hand'," Andrew told 9News.

Andrew has taken the matter up with Uber but does not believe the company has taken the complaint seriously.

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Uber said it does not tolerate unsafe behaviour but, for privacy reasons, could not disclose whether the driver is still on the platform.

It did, however, acknowledge that drivers found to have breached community standards can be blocked from the app. 

"He is not suitable to have passengers in the vehicle," Andrew said.

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Family of man critically injured in random attack meet with hero who protected him

The family of a man who was brutally beaten in an unprovoked attack in Queensland has met with the man who helped save their loved one's life.

MMA fighter James Williams ran to help Linda's 39-year-old son Jay when he was targeted by a stranger at Nambour bus station on Sunday.

It is understood the man had harassed several other people when he approached Williams, punched him in the face and knocked out several teeth.

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The family of a man who was brutally beaten in an unprovoked attack in Queensland has met with the man who helped save their loved one's life. MMA fighter James Williams ran to help Linda's 39-year-old son Jay when he was targeted by a stranger at Nambour bus station on Sunday.

Williams told 9News Queensland his instincts kicked in at that moment.

"Just take him to the ground and subdue him," Williams said.

However, Williams said the man got up and turned his sights on Jay.

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"Stomped on his head before I could get over there," Williams said.

"When I ran over, he ran off."

The father-of-two was rushed to hospital, where he remains in the intensive care unit.

"We're very hopeful for a full recovery, it's hard but we're getting there," Linda said.

Police are searching for the man behind the attack and continuing their investigations.

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