Updated September 27, 2017 18:02:48 A Queensland conservationist is raising concerns that development on the Darling Downs is threatening koalas and other native wildlife. A koala was killed on Wednesday at roadworks near Toowoomba’s Second Range Crossing, but wildlife carers say...
Updated September 25, 2017 13:46:17 Photo: Concerns have been raised after kangaroos were found shot dead inside cluster fences. (Supplied) Fences to control wild dogs across western Queensland funded by the State Government are being used to help trap and “cruelly”...
Updated September 23, 2017 17:13:00 Southern Queensland is in the grip of hot and dry conditions which prompted major fears for significant bushfires over the weekend. Bushfire season is about 80 per cent worse than last year so far, with around...
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Inland railway to go across Queensland floodplain despite deadly warning Map: Toowoomba 4350 The consultation process for deciding which route the Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland railway would take in southern Queensland was “a complete farce”, according...
Updated September 20, 2017 15:08:08 Photo: The foal was born to mum Zara and father Zinty on Monday night. (ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic) Map: Toowoomba 4350 A Queensland zoo has made history, with an adorable new addition. Darling Downs Zoo welcomed...
Updated September 19, 2017 07:21:15 Photo: Nurse Geoff Rixon has moved from busy Logan Hospital to the rural Dirranbandi Hospital. (ABC News: Peter Gunders) Map: Logan Central 4114 In the first exchange of its type in Queensland, four nurses have swapped...
Australia’s reputation as a world leader in water management is well-deserved, according to a Productivity Commission review. But it warned that there was more to do to implement the goals of the 2004 National Water Initiative, and to make sure progress...
Fancy yourself some riesling and apple cinnamon pancakes for breakfast, or perhaps a cab sav brownie? One business in the United States has embraced a ‘drink your wine and eat it too’ attitude turning grape waste into wine flour. Hilary Niver-Johnson...
One of Australia’s largest irrigated and dryland cropping operations has been listed for sale, with Norman Farming liquidating the Kalanga and Mobandilla properties in the Border Rivers region of southern Queensland. The properties comprise a total land area of 18,028 hectares...
