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Govt to investigate plea for Flametree protection
A Whitsunday community group says it is confident the Queensland Government will protect its area from industrial development.[MORE]
Questions raised over no boat ramp for marina project
The recreational fishers' group, Sunfish, says it cannot understand why a proposed marina project in the Whitsundays does not include a new boat ramp.[MORE]
Scheme encourages women into male dominated industries
The Whitsunday Development Corporation says it has helped a number of women gain the confidence and skills to take on work in male dominated industries.[MORE]
Tourism group fears snorkel death impact
Investigations will continue today into why a tourist died after a snorkelling trip in the Whitsundays off the north Queensland coast.[MORE]
Whitsundays dive death under investigation
A woman has died after a diving incident in the Whitsundays off the north Queensland coast yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Close eye kept on shale oil mine pit
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the impact of a shale oil mine pit near Proserpine in the Whitsundays will be placed under further scrutiny.[MORE]
Economic woes not stopping restaurant visits
There appears to be no lack of disposable income in Queensland when it comes to eating out.[MORE]
Group wants offshore moorings regardless of marina
A Whitsundays environmental group says it is disappointed that the conservation of offshore reefs may only happen if a major marina is approved.[MORE]
Local farmers to share in reef protection funds
Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday says farmers in the north Queensland region will soon see their share of $5.8 million in Federal Government funding to improve farming practices and protect the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
Nurse becomes patient whilst helping Qld woman
A nurse sent by air ambulance to help a woman with abdominal pain on a Whitsunday Island in north Queensland became a patient herself after suffering heart problems, emergency services say.[MORE]
Green group happy with shale oil ban
The Queensland Conservation Council says the State Government's ban on shale oil mining in north Queensland's Whitsunday region is a step in the right direction.[MORE]
Plane considered as Whitsundays dive wreck
Tourism Whitsundays is considering a proposal to scuttle a B-52 bomber to use as a dive wreck in the north Queensland region.[MORE]
Parliament to pass Whitsunday oil shale mining ban
Members of Queensland Parliament are expected to pass a bill banning oil shale mining for the Whitsunday region, in north Queensland, when it sits again in Cairns today.[MORE]
Rescue service calls for more sponsorship
The general manager of the CQ Rescue service says he is hopeful a number of Whitsunday Island resorts will follow the lead of Hamilton Island and sponsor the service.[MORE]
Satellites could save Reef from run-off: WWF
Satellites could be the way to enforce Qld Govt measures to protect the Great Barrier Reef, WWF says.[MORE]
Accused drink-rider faces court
Court proceedings against a north Queensland man who allegedly rode a bicycle while intoxicated, causing a serious accident in the Whitsundays last month, have been adjourned.[MORE]
LNP candidates to be named
The north Queensland region's first ever Liberal-National Party state candidates will to be announced today.[MORE]
Council wants $1.5m merger compo
The Whitsunday Regional Council wants $1.5 million in compensation from the Queensland Government for the cost of amalgamation.[MORE]
McCracken to face court again over tree clearing
Former rugby league star Jarrod McCracken has been ordered to reappear in court charged with illegal tree clearing on his Whitsunday property in north Queensland.[MORE]
Rescue chopper service seeks holiday islands' support
The Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service (CQ Rescue) says it is targeting Whitsunday holiday islands to help support the rescue service.[MORE]
Roberts rejects Opposition's triathlon accident claims
Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts has used Queensland Parliament's question time to attack the Opposition over claims a Whitsunday accident victim was forced to wait up to 17 minutes for assistance.[MORE]
Student suspensions on the rise
The Queensland Government says about 1,800 students in the Mackay-Whitsunday region were suspended from school in the last financial year and 39 were expelled.[MORE]
Figures reveal high number of Whitsunday tourism jobs
Tourism Whitsundays has been surprised by new figures showing the region's tourism industry is the second biggest employer of its type in the country.[MORE]
Ex-footy great faces illegal development charges
Former NRL star Jarrod McCracken is facing 11 criminal charges for illegally developing a Whitsunday property.[MORE]
Information sessions focus on draft water plan
The Department of Natural Resources and Water is holding information sessions next week over its draft Whitsunday Water Resource Plan.[MORE]
