Tag: Dalby 4405
Teacher wins food production scholarship
A Darling Downs teacher has won a scholarship to study ways to boost food production by up to 70 per cent.[MORE]
Severe storm warning, landslide threat in SE Qld
The weather bureau has broadened its severe thunderstorm warning across south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Two killed in southern Qld car crashes
Two people have died in separate accidents in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Work begins on gas pipeline
Work has started on a 200 kilometre pipeline to deliver gas to a new power station at Braemar near Dalby.[MORE]
Livestock rail plan labelled 'devastating'
A western Queensland Mayor says he is appalled by a Queensland Rail (QR) plan to cut livestock services because it will mean job losses and more cattle trucks on the state's roads.[MORE]
Rural rail changes spark jobless fears
A western Queensland MP says he fears there will be job losses in rural areas due to livestock freight changes being planned by Queensland Rail (QR).[MORE]
Opposition environment spokesman begins basin tour
The Federal Opposition's environment spokesman, Greg Hunt, says infrastructure improvements, not water buybacks, should be the first priority for the Murray-Darling Basin.[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]
Diesel company flags Qld manufacturing plans
A company has announced plans to build a major diesel manufacturing facility in southern Queensland. [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]
Landowners to get mine approach advice
Farm lobby group AgForce says it welcomes planned forums that will explain to Queensland land-holders their rights and responsibilities when resource companies seek access to their land.[MORE]
Maranoa plan may restrict development: MP
The Opposition's spokesman for local government says a proposed regional plan for the Maranoa district may hinder the development of smaller communities.[MORE]
Coal to gas trial to help decide ammonia plans
Carbon Energy says it should be turning underground coal into gas at its trial project in the Surat Basin some time this week.[MORE]
Police probe fatal Darling Downs car crash
An internal police investigation has begun into a fatal car roll on Queensland's Darling Downs at the weekend.[MORE]
Council laments Miles railway closure
The Mayor of Dalby Regional Council says the Queensland Government has shown little foresight in its move to close the railway facility at Miles on the western Downs.[MORE]
Council considers farm land protection
A Darling Downs council has voted to investigate ways to protect premium agricultural land from open cut mining.[MORE]
Girls keen to try life on the land
More than 200 young people from across Australia are getting a taste of life on the land this month and seeing what rural jobs are on offer.[MORE]
Forum spotlights mining's social impact
The social impact of mining on regional communities will be discussed at a meeting in central Queensland today.[MORE]
Merger sees Dalby well placed for resources boom: Bligh
The Premier says the benefits of the local government amalgamation process will be most evident in the Dalby region, in southern Queensland, as it confronts the Surat Basin resources boom.[MORE]
Trial project close to synthetic gas production
A company experimenting with underground coal gasification, west of Dalby in southern Queensland, says its $20 million trial project should be producing synthetic gas within a month.[MORE]
Dalby council airs resource boom concerns
A southern Queensland council says it is being forced to try to monitor the massive resources boom in the Surat Basin because it cannot get information from the State Government.[MORE]
Wind farm plan promises land-holder income
The Mayor of the Dalby Regional Council says a proposed billion-dollar wind farm between Kingaroy and Dalby will give some properties a guaranteed income even in times of drought.[MORE]
Govt panel to review country drought policy
Welfare workers are worried that people are becoming 'desensitised' to the long-running drought in parts of the State. [MORE]
Police need more help to monitor Ferguson: Oppn
The Qld Oppn says police need more resources to continually monitor convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson. [MORE]
Date set for Ferguson appeal
An appeal date against a judge's order to permanently stay child sex charges against a Qld paedophile has been set. [MORE]
