Synoptic Chart Updated: Thursday 10:00pm
A low pressure trough will continue east, bringing heavy rain and storms to eastern QLD, eastern NSW and eastern VIC, while skies will clear for SA, western NSW, and western VIC as a high builds....
As far as rugby league games go, State of Origin is about as exciting as it gets. Mal Meninga’s star-studded Maroons with a six-year history of winning, versus Ricky Stuart’s ever-changing Blues that vow this year will be the combination to...
By Chrissy Arthur Posted May 22, 2012 09:42:27 Map: Longreach 4730 Isolated families with young children in Queensland are being sought to be part of an ‘e-kindy’ trial. The Brisbane School of Distance Education (BSDE) will pilot an e-kindy program from...
By Stephen Smiley Posted May 21, 2012 11:48:59 Map: Mount Isa 4825 Queensland’s State Development Minister Jeff Seeney says growing numbers of public sector employees want to work on a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) basis. Mr Seeney says the State Government is...
By Fidelis Rego Posted May 14, 2012 08:31:29 Map: Toowoomba 4350 Excitement is growing among conservationists over a plant that could save one of Queensland’s most vulnerable butterflies. The Richmond birdwing butterfly was once found in south-east Queensland west to the...
By Wendy Carlisle Updated May 13, 2012 00:57:06 The brother of the first competitor to die at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships has joined calls for a broader inquiry into the deaths of all three teenagers at the event. The...
By Frances Adcock Posted May 10, 2012 08:17:44 Map: Mackay 4740 A new study has shown more than 700,000 Queenslanders are keen fishers, with Mackay in the state’s north having the highest participation rate. Fisheries Queensland figures show 17 per cent...
By Jo Skinner Posted May 08, 2012 09:47:44 Tourism Queensland says operators across the state are optimistic about the rest of the year, with all regions forecasting a boost in visitor numbers. Regional tourism leaders have met with members of the...
By Megan Hendry Posted May 02, 2012 13:47:53 Map: Rockhampton 4700 A media company set to start up a newspaper in central Queensland says it has more plans for expansion. Queensland Media Holdings (QMH) will launch the weekly Queensland Telegraph within...
By Stephen Smiley Updated May 02, 2012 09:57:08 Racing bodies in regional Queensland have welcomed State Government plans for an industry shake-up. Representatives from the state’s eight country racing bodies met with the newly appointed Racing Queensland board in Brisbane yesterday,...
