Step Outside with Paul Burt
The midnight miracle: How 15 men survived a Brisbane shipwreck
When the Danish dredge Captain Nielsen flipped upside down in the dead of night, nine crew members were lost instantly, but the race to save those trapped in the air pockets became the greatest rescue in maritime history. Hear the harrowing details of a six-kilometre swim for help and the divers …
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FULL SHOW: Step Outside with Paul Burt, March 8th, 2026
Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.
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Aeroo Drones and how they are changing the fishing game
If you’re into fishing, boating or even just tech gadgets, you might have noticed drones are starting to be used for a lot more than just aerial photos. There’s a growing market for multipurpose drones — ones that can help with things like fishing, delivery and outdoor adventures. One of the compa…
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Are invasive species always a bad thing? Talking the Suminoe Oyster with Queensland Oyster Growers Association's Andrew Robson
An email from a listener last week alerted Burty to a potential invasive Oyster in our waterways. The listener reached out to Fisheries Queensland, and it turns out it could be something called the Suminoe oyster. Like a lot of introduced species, there’s a big question around whether it’s a probl…
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Beat the Broadcast! Logan Adams attempts to run a half-marathon around the 4BC studios during Step Outside!
Local Sunshine Coast man Logan Adams made news recently after completing a full 42.2 kilometre marathon inside the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre. So we thought, why not do one right here at the 4BC studio! Logan was tasked with trying to complete a half-marathon (around 21kms) within the two h…
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FULL SHOW: Step Outside with Paul Burt, March 7th, 2026
Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.
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Why Queensland is spending $88 million on a "permanent" shark war
The government is making shark-spotting drones permanent at 20 beaches, but even the best tech has a battery life and a bedtime. Paul Burt weighed up the "mental" safety of traditional nets against the high-tech eyes in the sky that still can’t patrol 24/7.
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FULL SHOW: Step Outside with Paul Burt, March 1st, 2026
Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.
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FULL SHOW: Step Outside with Paul Burt, February 28th, 2026
Tune into Step Outside with Paul Burt every Saturday and Sunday from 6am-8am for all the information you need to make the most of your weekends in the Sunshine State.
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The history of the Cambus Wallace wreck and how it physically re-shaped the QLD coastline
This week, we’re heading back to 1894 off the coast of Queensland and to Stradbroke Island. The Cambus Wallace was a Scottish barque that smashed into a sandbank during a cyclone off Stradbroke Island and it has now become a story of Queensland folklore. Research Volunteer at the Queensland Marit…
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