Tag: Gayndah 4625
Dental boost for Burnett
Queensland Health says there has been an expansion of dental services in the Burnett towns of Monto, Gayndah and Mundubbera.[MORE]
North Burnett council budget delivers 9pc rate rise
The North Burnett Regional Council has handed down its first budget, with an average 9 per cent rate rise.[MORE]
Animal rights ad sparks pork industry anger
A Pork Queensland board member says he was shocked to discover animal rights activists have used a child in an advertising campaign calling on people to eat only free range pork.[MORE]
Calls for sweeteners to lure dentists to Burnett
The Queensland Dental Association (QDA) says incentives need to be introduced to attract dentists to regions like the Burnett.[MORE]
Two die in separate motorcycle crashes
A man and a boy have been killed in separate motorcycle crashes on roads close to their homes in the Wide Bay region in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Posthumous award for SES volunteer
A man from Gayndah in the central Burnett has been posthumously named Queensland's State Emergency Service (SES) Volunteer of the Year.[MORE]
Gayndah storm clean-up to take months: RSL
Gayndah RSL president Errol Shepherd says it will take months to repair storm damage to the central Burnett town, because of a shortage of builders and material.[MORE]
Citrus grower says storm ruins season
A citrus grower in the central Burnett says his 2008 season is in tatters because of a wild storm and fussy consumers.[MORE]
Emerald, Gayndah start clean up after storms
View images and video of the wild weather that battered central Qld.[MORE]
Hundreds expected to protest against amalgamations
Burnett region mayors and councillors say they are not the only ones angry about proposed amalgamations, and expect hundreds of residents to join them in a day of protest.[MORE]
Opposition MPs kicked out as Red Friday turns fiery
Queensland Opposition Leader Jeff Seeney and his deputy Fiona Simpson have been thrown out of Parliament after fiery exchanges over "Red Friday" protests.[MORE]
'Red Friday' protests planned for Qld
Today is "Red Friday" in regional Queensland and residents from more than 80 shires will get together and show their opposition to planned council amalgamations.[MORE]
Burnett collision leaves two badly injured
Two men remain in a critical condition in the Royal Brisbane Hospital after a two-car head-on collision near Gayndah in Queensland's central Burnett region.[MORE]
Residents urge telecommunications revamp
Speakers at a telecommunications forum in Gayndah have called for an upgrade of services in the area between the coast and the outback that they have described as a "no-mans land".[MORE]
Rain offers allocations boost for central Burnett farmers
Increased water allocations are in store for central Burnett farmers in Mundubbera and Gayndah.[MORE]
Big downpour in Gayndah
Nearly 50 millimetres of rain fell on the drought affected South Burnett town of Gayndah overnight. [MORE]
Remains may be missing hitchhiker
Police say human remains found near Bundaberg on Monday could be those of a missing 50-year-old man.[MORE]
Jury still out on 'hail cannons' impact
The scientist researching the use of 'hail cannons' says it could be another year until there are conclusive results on whether or not the devices affect rainfall patterns.[MORE]
Hail storms to slash Wide Bay, Burnett citrus crop
The central Burnett citrus industry, in south-east Queensland, says next year's crop will be down at least 30 per cent because of hail storms which tore through the region a fortnight ago.[MORE]
KR Castlemaine closure a 'harsh reality'
A Queensland pork producer says he does not entirely blame KR Castlemaine for closing its operations in Toowoomba in the state's south-east.[MORE]
Queensland rural communities losing their solicitors
An increasing number of Queensland rural communities are losing their only solicitor, according to the Queensland Law Society.[MORE]
Weir body may be boating accident victim
A man's body is being taken to Brisbane for forensic testing after it was found in the Gayndah Weir, south-west of Bundaberg this morning.[MORE]
Severe storms hit SE Qld
Severe storms have swept through south-east Queensland this evening bringing heavy rain to regions from Gayndah to the Gold Coast. [MORE]
Qld producers lose millions from storm damage
Producers in southern Queensland are bracing for more storms in the next few hours after last night's weather caused tens of millions of dollars damage.[MORE]
Sth Qld orchards cleared of citrus canker
Citrus canker surveillance in the Gayndah-Mundubbera area in southern Queensland is complete and no evidence of the exotic disease has been found.[MORE]
