Updated March 03, 2017 13:50:47 Tim Forcey is searching for a concealed threat. “We could be looking at a potential climate disaster here. We just don’t know. It’s hidden, invisible, unmeasured,” he said. The chemical engineer is a 35-year veteran of...
Updated February 23, 2017 12:37:47 Photo: The mine produces about 4.8 million tonnes of coal annually. (Arlie Felton-Taylor: ABC Rural) The company behind the New Acland coal mine on Queensland’s Darling Downs is silencing nearby farmers with confidentiality clauses in signed...
More than 20 tonnes of watermelon are smashed all in the name of fun and games as part of the Chinchilla Melon Festival on Queensland’s Western Downs this weekend. Lawn Mowing Service...
Updated February 17, 2017 13:58:21 The Queensland Government has declared an expanded “investigation zone” after the discovery of flammable levels of hydrogen in soil on the western Darling Downs. The new zone at Hopeland extends 25 kilometres further south than the...
The impact of several heatwaves so far this year will be felt for some time by primary producers around Australia. From crop damage, to livestock stress, the impact of these extreme temperatures is yet to be fully understood. Meanwhile, farmers and...
Dirranbandi, a small town on the Queensland-New South Wales border, has been crippled by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But now the local council wants to reframe the debate over water buybacks as it continues to fight for the community’s survival. The...
Updated February 15, 2017 14:24:27 Photo: Elena Raiti in her dog grooming store with a recently pampered pooch. (ABC Southern Queensland: Elly Bradfield) Map: Toowoomba 4350 A dog groomer in southern Queensland says despite degrees in child psychology and social work,...
Updated February 13, 2017 16:16:51 Temperatures across southern and south-east Queensland have been cooler today after heat records tumbled across the state on Sunday. Thargomindah in south-west Queensland recorded the hottest February day in the state, hitting 47.2 degrees Celsius beating...
Posted February 13, 2017 12:46:30 Photo: Grapes have been pulse irrigated around the clock to combat the recent heatwave. (ABC Radio Brisbane: Jessica Hinchliffe) Related Story:
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Updated February 13, 2017 06:56:25 Photo: People beat the heat at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast on Sunday morning. (ABC News: Ashleigh Stevenson) Related Story:
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