Tag: Chinchilla 4413
SES volunteers working overtime in storm clean-up
SES volunteers have been working overtime to clean up after floods in Queensland's southern inland. [MORE]
Energy firm abandons billion-dollar Qld plans
Residents of a Darling Downs town in southern Queensland say they are disappointed that an energy company has cancelled plans for a billion dollar gas-to-liquids plant.[MORE]
Boy killed in crossing crash 'not properly restrained'
A six-year-old boy who died after a school bus in which he was travelling was involved in a south-west Queensland level crossing smash was not properly restrained despite wearing a seatbelt, an inquiry has found.[MORE]
Big diesel plant earmarked for southern Qld
A company has announced plans to build a major diesel manufacturing facility in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Diesel company flags Qld manufacturing plans
A company has announced plans to build a major diesel manufacturing facility in southern Queensland. [MORE]
Price rise boosts copper thefts
The increased price of copper has sparked a wave of thefts of cable from power and telecommunications companies, with the latest at Chinchilla this week.[MORE]
Driver dies after hitting tree
A woman has died in a car crash near Chinchilla on the western Darling Downs.[MORE]
Man freed from Darling Downs car wreck
Emergency crews have freed a man trapped in a ute which ran off a bridge and hit a tree on the western Darling Downs this morning.[MORE]
AWB boss set to auction family farm
The head of Australian Wheat Board (AWB) is set to sell the family farm, Cananga, in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Mooney ahead in Townsville vote count
Mayoral candidates and councillors in north Queensland are waiting nervously as votes are counted across the region. [MORE]
Linc Energy hoping for investment in gas-to-liquids technology
Linc Energy says it is hoping to convince the Queensland Government and investors of technology that turns coal seam gas into fuel.[MORE]
Truckie hurt in cattle truck crash
A 56-year-old man has been treated for minor injuries after rolling his B-double cattle truck on the railway line near Chinchilla.[MORE]
Man charged over Darling Downs child rapes
A Kingaroy man is due to appear in the Murgon Magistrate's Court today on 35 charges of rape and indecent treatment and assault of children in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Farmers celebrate rain in Qld's southern inland
Parts of Queensland's southern inland are reporting their best rains in a decade.[MORE]
Clean coal technology long way off: Bligh
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says clean coal technology and retro-fitting of power stations to bury emissions underground is still a long way off in the state.[MORE]
Frustration at council salary tribunal delays
The Mayor of Chinchilla Shire, on southern Queensland's western Darling Downs, Bill McCutcheon, says councils are growing frustrated at the time it is taking to set up an independent salary tribunal.[MORE]
Greenpeace fears Kogan Creek power station impact
Greenpeace says the construction of a coal-fired power station near Chinchilla, in southern Queensland, will mean Queensland will not be able to meet its clean, renewable energy targets.[MORE]
Qld's wild weather caused by 'freak event'
The weather bureau says the current low pressure system over south-east Queensland is "a freak event" that has not been seen in Australia since the 1800s.[MORE]
Big slug for some Chinchilla Shire ratepayers
Rates for some landholders in the Chinchilla Shire, in southern Queensland, are set to rise by 30 per cent.[MORE]
Chinchilla council pushes towards water supply solution
Chinchilla Shire Council says it will renew efforts to secure a contract with nearby coal seam gas fields to supply water to the southern Queensland town.[MORE]
Coal company pushes forward Qld mining plans
Cockatoo Coal says resources in the Surat Basin in southern Queensland will be developed sooner as a result of its acquisition of Metallica Minerals' coal assets.[MORE]
Satellites to help track endangered reptiles
In a world first, satellites will be used to find the habitats of endangered reptiles in southern Queensland.[MORE]
'Robust' assessment of coal gas project promised
The Queensland Government has declared an underground coal gasification project near Chinchilla as "significant".[MORE]
Residents angry at conveyer belt plans
Tarong Energy representatives will today face residents concerned about a plan to build a conveyor belt between a local mine and the Tarong power station near Kingaroy.[MORE]
