Tag: Innisfail 4860
Strike action won't hurt patients: Qld Health
Qld Health says it is working with unions to ensure strike action won't hurt patients.[MORE]
Hospital staff strike over pay
Hospital administrative staff will stop work in far north Qld over a pay dispute with the State Govt.[MORE]
1 dead after pole falls on crane
A worker has died and another has been seriously injured in an industrial accident at a road works site at Euramo south of Cairns in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Road crash hampers Bruce Hwy traffic
The Bruce Highway has been reduced to one lane north of Innisfail because of a road accident.[MORE]
Cane regions warned of smut threat
Sugar research organisation the BSES expects all farms in three of Queensland's main cane growing regions will be affected by smut in the next year.[MORE]
Cyclone helps keep canopy walk costs down
The Qld Govt says its latest ecotourism attraction has come in under budget, partly thanks to Cyclone Larry.[MORE]
Third Sea Patrol series to be shot in Qld
The Nine Network is to produce a third series of television drama Sea Patrol in Queensland.[MORE]
Katter attacks Qld Govt over Innisfail hospital staff losses
The Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, says yesterday's opening at Innisfail Hospital in far north Queensland does not hide the fact three key personnel have left.[MORE]
Wilson orders urgent report into Ergon problems
Qld's Energy Minister appointed an independent expert to deal with Ergon's financial problems months ago.[MORE]
Smith opens Innisfail Hospital redevelopment
Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson has officially opened a $42 million redevelopment at the Innisfail Hospital in north Queensland. [MORE]
Minister raps Ergon Energy over 'extremely poor' records
Qld Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has called for an urgent report into Ergon Energy's financial record-keeping.[MORE]
GM bananas set for initial trial
Approval has been granted for Australia's first trial of genetically-modified bananas will go ahead in Innisfail in Far North Queensland. [MORE]
Innisfail resident rejects Defence Dept Agent Orange claims
An Innisfail resident says she does not believe the Defence Department's claim that it did not test the toxic defoliant Agent Orange near the far north Queensland town in 1966.[MORE]
Council to check water for Agent Orange contamination
A far north Queensland mayor says it is likely councillors will check water supplies for Agent Orange despite the Defence Department ruling out testing of the toxic defoliant. [MORE]
Defence denies using Agent Orange in Qld
The Defence Dept says scientists did not test Agent Orange near Innisfail in far north Qld in 1966. [MORE]
Govt reveals Innisfail TAFE redevelopment plans
The Queensland Government has unveiled plans for a multi-million dollar high school and TAFE complex in Innisfail.[MORE]
Bligh defends prison work camp consultation
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has defended the State Government's consultation process for an Innisfail prison work camp, during a community Cabinet forum at the weekend.[MORE]
Agent Orange fears spark call for water tests
The Mayor of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council says water supplies should be tested amid claims the military used Agent Orange in the region 40 years ago. [MORE]
Agent Orange probe to take time: Defence Dept
The Department of Defence says it may take some time to investigate claims Agent Orange was used in tests near Innisfail, in far north Queensland, in the 1960s.[MORE]
Qld Govt calls for probe into Agent Orange claims
The Queensland Government says it has asked the Defence Department to investigate whether Agent Orange was tested in the state's far north in the 1960s.[MORE]
Vets expecting Agent Orange cover-up
The Vietnam Veterans Association doubts the Defence Department will respond meaningfully to claims Agent Orange was tested near Innisfail, in far north Queensland, in the 1960s.[MORE]
Agent Orange scare: Soldier 'witnessed rainforest defoliant test'
A former soldier says he drove two scientists to an experimental site in far north Queensland 40 years ago so they could test what is believed to be Agent Orange in the rainforest.[MORE]
Agent Orange testing fuels cancer fears in N Qld town
There are concerns that the possible testing of the chemical Agent Orange in the far north Queensland town of Innisfail may be the cause of the town's high rate of cancer.[MORE]
Wallaby killers need psychological help: RSPCA
The RSPCA says the people who killed 14 wallabies at a crocodile farm in far north Queensland need psychological counselling.[MORE]
Crocs missing, wallabies dead after farm attack
Vandals have been at work at a far north Queensland crocodile farm, causing juvenile reptiles to escape and shooting small wallabies.[MORE]
