Tag: Bowen 4805
Cat registration scheme to cost council $500K
The Whitsunday Regional Council says if it is forced to introduce compulsory cat registration, it will have to spend about $500,000 to build new cat pounds to house the stray cats.[MORE]
Produce farmers to be audited
North Queensland fruit and vegetable growers are to be audited to ensure they are complying with pay and conditions legislation.[MORE]
Bowen 'the star' of Australia
The small seaside town of Bowen in north Queensland shared in the glamour of the world premiere of Australia last night.[MORE]
Bowen braces for Australia premiere
The north Queensland town of Bowen is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for tonight's world premiere of Baz Luhrmann's film Australia.[MORE]
AgForce chief highlights strong rural sentiment
The new president of the rural lobby group AgForce says despite current global financial woes, many farmers are optimistic.[MORE]
Kidman, Jackman to attend Sydney premiere of Australia
Baz Luhrmann's bush epic Australia to premiere in Sydney, Darwin, Bowen and Kununurra.[MORE]
Hope for developer to deliver marina project
Melbourne-based finance and development company Prudentia Investments is in discussions with Queensland Transport to develop the Bowen Marina project.[MORE]
Bowen urged to limit water use
Bowen residents are being asked to curb their water use for the next five days to ensure their taps do not run dry. [MORE]
China to get regular Bowen mango shipments
Commercial exporters will begin regular shipments of Bowen mangoes to mainland China for the first time from mid-October.[MORE]
Qld man kept in jail for 4 months past release date
A prisoner has been held in Townsville jail for almost four months past his scheduled release date.[MORE]
Council want old Collinsville hospital saved
The Whitsunday Regional Council says Queensland Government plans to demolish the old Collinsville hospital are criminal.[MORE]
Hope remains for Bowen marina plans
The Whitsunday Regional Council is confident the $400 million Bowen marina development, in north Queensland, will go ahead, despite its financial backers going into voluntary administration.[MORE]
BHP to start work on Saraji project
Mining company BHP Billiton says it will begin work immediately on a new coal project.[MORE]
Origin reveals $9.6b joint venture gas plan
Origin Energy has announced a $9.6 billion joint venture to develop its Queensland gas resources.[MORE]
Study reveals no big changes to prawn stocks
A Queensland Government study has found there have been no significant changes to prawn stocks in the Bowen region, despite reports by local fishermen their catch has declined.[MORE]
Govt to invest $1.4m in Don River flood prevention
The Minister for Natural Resources and Water says the Don River near Bowen is at risk of flooding during this wet season because of sand build-up. [MORE]
Aquaculture spending angers fisher
A Bowen prawn fisherman says it is unfair of the Queensland Government to contribute $500,000 to aquaculture when traditional fishers are struggling.[MORE]
Driver charged after Bowen building crash
A woman has been charged after crashing her car into a building in north Queensland.[MORE]
Feedback sought on north Qld NewsRadio plan
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking public submissions on its proposal to make the ABC's NewsRadio service available in north Queensland.[MORE]
Mayor ponders rail line infrastructure needs
The Mayor of the Whitsunday Regional Council is already considering what infrastructure will be needed if plans to build a rail line from the Pilbara, in Western Australia, to Abbot Point go ahead.[MORE]
Push on to sell $12.5b Pilbara-Qld rail plan
The founder of the so-called Iron Boomerang rail link, Shane Condon, is meeting business leaders in Bowen today to sell his grand plan for a rail line from the Pilbara, in north-west Western Australia, to Abbot Point in north Queensland.[MORE]
Abbot Point impresses Albanese
The federal Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister has described the Abbot Point site, just north of Bowen in north Queensland, as one of the best industrial areas he has ever seen in Australia. [MORE]
Coronial inquest into missing catamaran crew continues
A coronial inquest into the disappearance of three men from a catamaran off the north Queensland coast has heard evidence from local fishermen.[MORE]
Hope for movie hype to boost Bowen tourism
The Whitsunday Regional Council believes the latest Tourism Australia campaign will renew a surge of interest in Bowen.[MORE]
Don River flood proofing too late: Whitsunday council
The Whitsunday Regional Council believes it has run out of time to flood proof the Don River through Bowen.[MORE]
