Tag: Charleville 4470
New maternity model offers midwife choice
Queensland Health says women will now be able to choose to have a midwife deliver their baby, under an innovative new plan to improve maternity services in south-west Queensland. [MORE]
Mobile women's health nurses begin work
New mobile women's health nurses have begun work in south-west Queensland.[MORE]
Passengers relieved after surviving bus storm ordeal
Passengers say they were relieved and thankful for their driver's efforts after a wild storm in central western Queensland on Friday afternoon blew a bus off the road.[MORE]
Public warned of increased snake activity
The Environmental Protection Agency says more snakes are being reported in residential areas this year, due to good rain in some regions and more food for the reptiles.[MORE]
Wild weather blows Greyhound bus off road
A bus has been blown off the road by a wild storm in western Queensland.[MORE]
DVD targets rural depression
Half a million DVDs will be distributed across rural and regional Australia as part of a new campaign aimed at tackling depression.[MORE]
Southern Qld volunteers join Brisbane storm clean-up
State Emergency Service volunteers from southern and south-west Queensland are part of the massive storm clean-up operation underway in Brisbane.[MORE]
Nuns' outback departure the end of an era
South-west Queensland will mark the end of an era this weekend when the last two Catholic nuns from the Sisters of Mercy leave the region.[MORE]
Mitchell plaque completes explorer tribute
The final plaque has been laid in a project to mark the epic journey through Queensland of explorer Major Thomas Mitchell.[MORE]
Flying doctors feeling financial strain
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) says it is facing funding challenges as household budgets continue to tighten.[MORE]
Goat abattoir breaks production records
A goat abattoir in south-west Queensland has set new records for its production, despite uncertainty in global markets.[MORE]
Mayor wants prisoner work camp scheme expanded
A south-west Queensland mayor says the State Government should expand the prisoner work camp scheme, because it brings huge benefits to regional communities. [MORE]
Forums to tackle wild dog woes
Biosecurity Queensland says the wild dog problem across the state is worsening.[MORE]
Landowners urged to back wild dog fight
The former AgForce president says all land-holders need to support wild dog controls before the pests decimate Queensland's sheep industry.[MORE]
Cheaper housing push for resource boom regions
St Vincent de Paul says it has been talking to Queensland councils about ways to provide affordable housing in towns affected by the resources boom.[MORE]
Push on to boost federal funding for councils
Local government grants commissioners from across Australia are this week in Charleville, in Queensland's south-west, looking at ways to improve federal funding allocations to councils. [MORE]
Workplace law confusion continues
Queensland's Workplace Rights Ombudsman says there still much confusion about workplace laws, almost a year after the Rudd Government took office. [MORE]
Homeless youth to experience outback farm life
A charity based in south-west Queensland says it wants to establish farms across Australia to give homeless youth from the city a chance to get back on their feet.[MORE]
Regional Qld pays tribute to fallen officers
Police officers who have died in the line of duty will be acknowledged today as part of Police Remembrance Day.[MORE]
Indigenous footy players ready for shield competition
Young Indigenous rugby league and touch football players will compete for three new shields on the Darling Downs tomorrow.[MORE]
Queensland to boost Murray flows
The Queensland Government will allow more than 10 billion litres of water to flow into the Murray-Darling.[MORE]
Mayor up-beat about foreign worker influx
A south-west Queensland Mayor says he is confident there are enough services and support to help Vietnamese families settle into Charleville.[MORE]
Abattoir gives up on push for overseas workers
Australia's largest goat meat exporter in south-west Queensland says its future is uncertain because it cannot get overseas or local workers.[MORE]
Govt promises continued basin access
The Queensland Government says it will continue to guarantee access to communities and graziers using water from the Great Artesian Basin.[MORE]
Councils to get ombudsman visit
Queensland's deputy ombudsman says the office investigates about 19,000 complaints against councils each year.[MORE]
