Latest ABC News for the Wide Bay region of Queensland http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:40:43 +1000 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:40:43 +1000 Nine people have been charged after a cross-border drug investigation by Queensland and South Australian police. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2389879.htm 2389879 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:25:00 +1000 police gympie-4570 wellington-point-4160 The Wide Bay Water Corporation says it plans to install a system to help fish get over a weir in the Burrum River as soon as it finds the right design. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2389562.htm 2389562 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:05:00 +1000 regional-development conservation fish bundaberg-4670 The Gladstone Regional Council will spend $50,000 on a study to stop erosion at beaches in Agnes Water and the Town of 1770. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2389290.htm 2389290 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +1000 erosion local-government agnes-water-4677 gladstone-4680 rockhampton-4700 seventeen-seventy-4677 Experts and locals are divided over two reports of a large crocodile in the Wide Bay area in south-east Qld. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2388963.htm 2388963 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:08:00 +1000 endangered-and-protected-species reptiles bundaberg-4670 hervey-bay-4655 Police are appealing for information from the public about the rape of a woman in Hervey Bay, in south-east Queensland, at the weekend. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2389016.htm 2389016 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +1000 police sexual-offences assault bundaberg-4670 hervey-bay-4655 Queensland Parks and Wildlife says it might have to limit access to a lake on Fraser Island, off the south-east Queensland coast, because tourists are damaging it. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/13/2388995.htm 2388995 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:34:00 +1000 conservation water-pollution bundaberg-4670 eurong-4581 maroochydore-4558 The Queensland Government is investigating whether crocodiles are moving further south. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2388171.htm 2388171 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:43:00 +1000 government-and-politics states-and-territories human-interest animals qld hervey-bay-4655 The Wide Bay Burnett Conservation council says hundreds and possibly thousands of fish have been found dead in the Burrum River near Howard in south-east Queensland. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387876.htm 2387876 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:35:00 +1000 environmental-management rivers bundaberg-4670 howard-4659 Queensland's Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara says he cannot understand why people are still feeding dingoes on Fraser Island, off the state's south-east coast, despite numerous attacks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387764.htm 2387764 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +1000 states-and-territories dog bundaberg-4670 eurong-4581 maroochydore-4558 The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says it supports a proposal by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to protect snapper stocks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387598.htm 2387598 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:48:00 +1000 conservation fishing-aquaculture bundaberg-4670 maroochydore-4558 southport-4215 The State Government is under more pressure over Queensland hospitals. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387367.htm 2387367 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:00 +1000 government-and-politics public-sector health doctors-and-medical-professionals healthcare-facilities health-policy australia qld brisbane-4000 bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 longreach-4730 mackay-4740 maroochydore-4558 mount-isa-4825 rockhampton-4700 southport-4215 toowoomba-4350 townsville-4810 A number of restricted areas have been set aside in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast and the Cooloola region for future development. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387347.htm 2387347 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:03:00 +1000 mining regional-development bundaberg-4670 cooloola-4580 maroochydore-4558 The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) says it is still struggling to find people who want to work on the world heritage listed Fraser Island. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387339.htm 2387339 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:01:00 +1000 work national-parks eurong-4581 hervey-bay-4655 maroochydore-4558 Canegrowers says this year's harvest is expected to be down on last year's, but conditions are right for a good crop next year. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/10/2387225.htm 2387225 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:00:00 +1000 sugar crop-harvesting bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 mackay-4740 maroochydore-4558 southport-4215 townsville-4810 The Department of Primary Industries says snapper stocks in south-east Queensland have been dangerously overfished and seasonal closures may be necessary. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386850.htm 2386850 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:05:00 +1000 environment environmental-management fishing-aquaculture australia qld bundaberg-4670 hervey-bay-4655 inala-4077 victoria-point-4165 Fifteen people have been arrested on drugs charges in a police operation in the Bundaberg region in south-east Queensland. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386598.htm 2386598 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:48:00 +1000 police drug-offences bargara-4670 bundaberg-4670 childers-4660 gin-gin-4671 woodgate-4660 Queensland's north coast police say they are doing everything they can to try to stem the number of deaths on the region's road. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386558.htm 2386558 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:24:00 +1000 death road-accidents police bundaberg-4670 A man has been charged with assault after a police officer's hand was broken at a Wide Bay caravan park. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386552.htm 2386552 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +1000 police assault bundaberg-4670 Wide Bay police are investigating two chemist break-ins at Maryborough and Bundaberg that that they believe are linked. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386547.htm 2386547 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:20:00 +1000 police burglary bundaberg-4670 maryborough-4650 Family Planning Queensland (FPQ) says there has been an alarming increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases reported across the state. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386221.htm 2386221 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:01:00 +1000 health diseases-and-disorders sexually-transmitted-diseases sexual-health australia qld brisbane-4000 bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 longreach-4730 mackay-4740 maroochydore-4558 mount-isa-4825 rockhampton-4700 southport-4215 toowoomba-4350 townsville-4810 Queensland Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt says the State Government is planning to build 25 new truck driver rest stops over the next few years. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386175.htm 2386175 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:00 +1000 business-economics-and-finance industry disasters-and-accidents emergency-planning government-and-politics road-transport australia qld brisbane-4000 bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 longreach-4730 mackay-4740 maroochydore-4558 mount-isa-4825 rockhampton-4700 southport-4215 toowoomba-4350 townsville-4810 Health Minister Stephen Robertson has admitted Townsville Hospital was on alert for overcrowding yesterday, despite telling Parliament it was not. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386083.htm 2386083 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:26:00 +1000 government-and-politics parliament state-parliament states-and-territories health healthcare-facilities health-policy health-administration australia qld brisbane-4000 bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 longreach-4730 mackay-4740 maroochydore-4558 mount-isa-4825 rockhampton-4700 southport-4215 toowoomba-4350 townsville-4810 The QFF says the Qld Govt is overreacting with threats to regulate to protect the Great Barrier Reef. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386069.htm 2386069 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:17:00 +1000 oceans-and-reefs water-pollution states-and-territories agricultural-policy bundaberg-4670 cairns-4870 mackay-4740 rockhampton-4700 townsville-4810 A 24-year-old man is being flown to hospital after falling from a balcony on Fraser Island. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/09/2386051.htm 2386051 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:48:00 +1000 accidents emergency-incidents eurong-4581 maroochydore-4558