BCC welcomes pool covers leniency 
The Brisbane City Council (BCC) has welcomed the Water Commission’s decision not to make swimming pool covers mandatory. Level four restrictions take effect across most of south-east Queensland from next month.

Protect against West Nile 
With an increase of West Nile virus cases in the Tucson area, Cochise County health officials are warning residents to be on alert. Alex Heth, the Cochise County environmental health director, said the end of the monsoon doesn’t mean mosquito season is over.