Epidemic action call
Gympie MP Tony Perrett has joined national calls for urgent action on the foot and mouth disease threat to Gympie region's vital agricultural economy.
The...
‘Root and branch’ offer
Suncorp staff and customers will be guaranteed security for at least three years under an undertaking by ANZ to shareholders and others affected by...
Winter colour at Fashions comp
It was a cool and crisp day on Saturday at the Gympie Turf Club for the AJT Legal Race Day.
A small but enthusiastic group...
Floods rubbish coast
The year's multiple flood events in the Mary, Burnett and Brisbane River systems have left garbage dump litter along a huge stretch of coastline,...
Green group backs Poona plan
Rainbow Beach conservationist Greg Wood has criticised a prominent Noosa conservation group over its "heavily qualified support" for the Poona Lake eco-tourism development proposal.
The...
Flood hit groups benefit from Lions generosity
The Lions Club of Gympie made presentations of donations to the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum and to The Albert Bowls Club at...
Furry, purry love-bunnies
One was the dictator of Spain during the Second World War, and the other is an absolute gem, according to her name.
One thing is...
Rainbow loses shark nets
Shark nets have been removed from Rainbow Beach.
Fisheries Queensland Shark Control Program Operations Coordinator Sam Fary said removing the equipment was normal practice...
‘Ethical’ Borumba
Workers and small business contractors will benefit from a new "ethical" emphasis in selecting state government suppliers, including on big projects like the Bruce...
Biosecurity alarm
Biosecurity experts have warned of a growing agricultural epidemic threat in Queensland, including diseases affecting crops as well as people and animals.
The state government...
More respect needed
Conservation issues look very different from a Noosa perspective, where environmentalists seem to see themselves as some sort of final arbiter on conservation issues.
Yet...
Bee ‘lockdown’ call
A beehive lockdown with a ban on all hive movements in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, is a necessary immediate response to the...
Witness off to the city
Local horse Primary Witness is now in the running to win $200k at the Brisbane Racing Club in December after its win in the...
