Bundaberg and Wide Bay
Govt well-equipped to ensure reef's future: Garrett
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Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says the Government knows it must do more to save the Great Barrier Reef.
Weaker dollar may boost domestic tourism
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The weakening of the Australian dollar could have a positive impact on Wide Bay's tourism operators.
Council looks to pick up jobless mill workers
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The North Burnett Regional Council says it hopes to take on some of the workers who will lose their jobs when two sawmills in the region close.
Robertson rejects public hospital beds number falling
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Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson has dismissed claims of a big drop in the number of public hospital beds.
Task force to look at regional health staff shortages
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Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson says the State Government will do more to attract medical staff to regional areas.
Report highlights grave fears for Barrier Reef
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A new report tabled in Queensland Parliament paints a bleak picture of the Great Barrier Reef.
Wide Bay on fire alert
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Firefighters in the Wide Bay Burnett area are on a heightened alert due to hot and windy weather conditions.
Man dies in Gympie region road crash
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Police say a 22-year-old man has been killed in a single vehicle accident near Gympie.
Surfers to paddle out and remember 'tribal elder of surfing'
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Sunshine Coast surfers will hold a 'paddle out' service later this month to scatter the ashes of the man dubbed 'the tribal elder of Australian surfing'.
Qld groups welcome interest rate relief
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The REIQ says the Reserve Bank decision to cut interest rates by 1 per cent will boost consumer confidence.
Farm group wants entire 1pc rate cut passed on
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The Queensland Farmers Federation says rural producers should get all of the 1 per cent reduction in official interest rates.
Traveston opponents say lungfish protection will fail
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Opponents of the proposed Traveston Crossing dam in south-east Queensland have called for the Federal Government to reject it because they say a strategy to protect vulnerable lungfish will not work.
Paramedics' union stages work bans over pay dispute
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The union representing Qld paramedics will start statewide industrial action over stalled EBA negotiations.
Debate heats up over Traveston dam
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The Queensland Government says it would be disgraceful to set environmental policy for political reward.
Push on to lift profile of women gliders
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Organisers of this year's National Gliding Championships in the South Burnett say they want to raise the profile of women in the sport.
Oppn grills Govt over environmental stance
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There was an environmental tone to Question Time in State Parliament today as Labor defector Ronan Lee took his place as a Greens MP.
Fears farmers won't benefit from lower dollar
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A Queensland farm lobby group says the usual benefits from a drop in the Australian dollar may not flow on to farmers because of the instability in global markets.
Council backs desal plant review
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The Gladstone Regional Council says it welcomes an independent agency looking over its handling of the controversial desalination project at Agnes Water, on the Queensland coast between Bundaberg and Gladstone.
Prawn farmers expected to cope with climate change
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The Queensland Aquaculture Industries Federation believes prawn farmers will be able to adapt their practices to deal with climate change.
Call for Qld paramedics to use capsicum spray
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A union is calling for Queensland ambulance workers to be allowed to use capsicum spray to protect them against violent patients.
Water authority faces 'fish ladders' legal fight
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Conservationists are launching legal action against a Queensland Government-owned water company over 'ladders' designed to preserve fish at a Wide Bay dam in the south-east.
Early days for Golden Circle takeover: Growcom
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Farm lobby group Growcom says there is still a long way to go on Heinz's proposed takeover of Golden Circle.
'Flexible' seafood industry needed to tackle climate change
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The Queensland Seafood Industry Association says the management of the fishing industry must become more flexible to deal with climate change.
MP's defection seen as Traveston boost
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The Mayor of the Gympie Regional Council says a state MP's defection to the Greens, because he was unhappy with environmental progress under Labor, will be a boost for Traveston Crossing dam protesters.
Greens urge Govt to scrap Traveston dam plans
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Greens leader Bob Brown says a new scientific paper is further evidence that the Traveston Crossing Dam should not be built.
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