By Bruce MacKenzie Posted April 25, 2018 09:57:32 Photo: The big picture – should water be pumped inland from the Clarence River? (Margaret Burin) Related Story:
Council calls for Clarence River diversion Map: Lismore 2480 It is an idea that just...
Posted April 25, 2018 06:54:59 Photo: Lorene Long researched the stories of soldier settlers who lived near the seven rail sidings. (ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders) Map: Stanthorpe 4380 The trenches of the Western Front were half a world away from...
Posted April 24, 2018 10:04:35 Photo: Researchers say it may be possible to create cloud cover for corals by spraying sea salt into the air. (Supplied: Griffith University) Australian researchers have found corals build “cloud umbrellas” to protect themselves from the...
Updated April 22, 2018 00:15:52 Map: Warwick 4370 An old blue heeler named Max remained by the side of a three-year-old girl and led searchers to her after she spent more than 15 hours lost in rugged bushland on Queensland’s Southern...
Updated April 21, 2018 05:26:01 Photo: The local mayor says the Kilcoy community has got behind the Yowie brand. (ABC Southern Queensland: Nathan Morris) When it comes to tourism, some places have reefs or rainforests, but on Queensland Sunshine Coast’s hinterland,...
By Johanna Marie Updated April 20, 2018 08:02:25 Photo: There are fears for the future of workers including 27 disabled people at this centre. (ABC News: Johanna Marie) A Bundaberg recycling centre that employs 27 people with disabilities says jobs are...
The Federal Government has responded to frustration at the lack of infrastructure projects being funded under its $5 billion loans facility for northern Australia by scrapping a requirement for half the total cost to be funded privately. Resources and Northern Australia...
Irrigators from the Central Darling Downs have agreed to cut their water allocation in half, in the largest water buyback seen in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Overall, 40.4 gigalitres of underground water from the Condamine Alluvium aquifer in Southern Queensland has...
Updated April 16, 2018 11:45:48 Photo: Queensland drover Jen McClelland says an Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme allowance would help her youngest sons’ education. (Supplied: Jen McClelland) A Queensland drover and single parent says she is struggling to educate her youngest...
Posted April 14, 2018 05:46:37 Photo: Despite a population of about 500, the Condamine Cods are still able to fill two rugby teams. (Supplied: Condamine Cods) The tiny community of Condamine, in Queensland, has turned to backpackers to help keep local...
