At 1am, Imogen Buckley is getting a lift with a friend down to the Gold Coast so she can catch the first service from the new Pimpama train station.

Before sunrise, Buckley – aka immyonboard – films a video for social media outside the station. Later she joins Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg’s press conference, asking about rail to the Gold Coast Airport .

Mickelberg is not the only politician she’s interviewed – others include opposition leader Steven Miles and councillor Trina Massey – and she’d like to interview Premier David Crisafulli next.

Imogen Buckley, aka immyonboard. Credit: Felicity Caldwell

Afterwards, she travels back to Brisbane city for her paid job, in food service.

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