Tag: Atherton 4883
Teenager charged over knife attack
A north Queensland teenager has been charged over a weekend knife attack. [MORE]
Residents warned to ward off rabbits
Tablelands' residents in far north Queensland are being urged to safeguard their properties from rabbits. [MORE]
Union warns of more health system industrial unrest
The Qld Public Sector Union says industrial action will escalate amid a pay dispute with the State Govt.[MORE]
Strike action won't hurt patients: Qld Health
Qld Health says it is working with unions to ensure strike action won't hurt patients.[MORE]
Hospital staff strike over pay
Hospital administrative staff will stop work in far north Qld over a pay dispute with the State Govt.[MORE]
Cold temperatures chill Qld
Sub-zero temperatures and frost have hit parts of Queensland overnight.[MORE]
Firefighter's residence to be removed amid cancer scare
A former firefighter residence at the centre of the Atherton cancer cluster investigation in far north Queensland will be removed.[MORE]
Rural industry attacks far north 2025 draft plan
The rural industry is preparing to lodge a scathing submission against the far north Queensland 2025 draft plan.[MORE]
Research centre closure 'nonsensical'
Farmers on the Atherton Tableland say a proposal to close or merge some research facilities does not make sense.[MORE]
Fire authorities back national cancer study
A meeting of national firefighting authorities in Melbourne has voted unanimously in favour of a study into the incidence of cancer among firefighters.[MORE]
Firefighters union lobbies for national cancer study
The United Firefighters Union (UFU) hopes a national study will help minimise the risk of firefighters developing cancer.[MORE]
Tests fail to find cause of Atherton cancers
Environmental tests at the Atherton Fire Station in Queensland's far north have failed to pinpoint the cause of a cancer cluster.[MORE]
Fire Union calls for cancer cluster monitoring
The United Firefighters Union wants ongoing monitoring of staff at the site of a cancer cluster in far north Queensland. [MORE]
More tests at cancer cluster fire station
Further testing will be carried out at the Atherton Fire Station this week, after a cancer cluster was discovered there last year.[MORE]
Cancer Council backs Qld firefighters probe
The Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) says it is pleased there will be an investigation into the cancer rates among the state's firefighters.[MORE]
Firefighter cancer study expected soon
The Queensland Emergency Services Minister says he expects a study into cancer rates among Queensland firefighters to be carried out in the next few weeks. [MORE]
Pub parents won't be charged over kids left at restaurant
Far north Queensland police say charges will not be laid against the parents who yesterday left three children at a McDonald's restaurant in Atherton while they went to the pub.[MORE]
Environmental probe begins into firefighter cancer cluster
Environmental testing at a far north Queensland fire station starts this morning in an effort to find the cause of a cancer cluster.[MORE]
Fire station cancer cluster fear sparks call for mecury tests
A long-term Atherton resident in far north Queensland says he once found mercury next to the fire station where authorities fear a cancer cluster may exist among staff.[MORE]
Firefighter welcomes further cancer cluster probe
A North Queensland firefighter who was diagnosed with brain cancer has welcomed further research into a possible link between firefighting and cancer.[MORE]
Investigation rules out fire station-cancer cluster link
A Queensland Health investigation has identified a cancer cluster at a fire station in far north Queensland, but found no link between the station and the cancers.[MORE]
Police probe new clues in 17 yo 'murder-suicide'
Queensland police are investigating fresh clues relating to the deaths of two women in north Queensland 17 years ago.[MORE]
Atherton Mayor up-beat ahead of merger
The Atherton Shire Mayor says his council is in a good financial position ahead of amalgamations in just over a week.[MORE]
Nth Qld could get more flash floods: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology says a monsoon trough in far north Queensland could produce flooding in and around Cairns, Mareeba and the Atherton Tablelands tonight.[MORE]
Floods still threaten far north Qld homes
Emergency Service crews have spent the night sandbagging homes in parts of far north Queensland.[MORE]
