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Council ignores OIA’s advice on media policy
RECOMMENDATIONS from the Office of the Independent Assessor for Scenic Rim Regional Council to review its outdated media policy have been ignored by the council.…
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Council fails to enact decision to dismiss CEO
ONE of the most direct decisions of the elected council guiding the organisation appears to have gone missing in the offices of the Scenic Rim…
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Queensland farmers offered agritourism workshops
STH EAST QLD – Farmers looking to take the leap into the world of agritourism are being offered workshops by the Queensland Government. The Department…
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Scrambling for an alternative to two potent weed killers
A UNIVERSITY of Western Australia study found that banning glyphosate and paraquat herbicide would result in a decline in on-farm profits. These most commonly used…
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$40 million to help rid pests and weeds
WEEDS and pests which have a high impact on primary production, environment and biodiversity are the target of $40 million funding boost by the federal,…
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Vale: Father Ellis – a priest of the people
Not how did he die; but how did he live? Not what did he gain; but how did he give? These are the units to…
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Parliamentary inquiry into decline of regional newspapers seeks public input
The country’s lawmakers are inviting regional and rural Australians to have their say on the future of the newspapers that serve them – or once…
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Mega townhouse development still on the books for Beaudesert after 14 years
THE developer of a 90-townhouse residential estate in Beaudesert has been given until May this year to begin construction. The proposal to construct the two-storey,…
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Staff health ‘biggest challenge’ as vegetable growers lose half workforce to COVID-19
Richard Gorman wants to give a shout out to the young workers of the Fassifern Valley. Because the CEO of Kalfresh has lost more than…
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Fassifern Police: The Head border gate was officially re-opened
Changes to Speed limits – Yeates Av & Bnh Rathdowney Rd Boonah Police wish to highlight to motorists that Queensland Transport and Main Roads have changed…
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Plants that predict disease and a device that predicts livestock fertility under development
PLANTS that can give growers an early warning signal that a crop is under attack from a disease? It sounds too good to be true…
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Teenager killed overtaking truck on highway
A 19-year-old Warrill View man has died following a head on crash between his ute and an oncoming semitrailer on Monday night. Preliminary information suggests…
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