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Radford widow’s ‘nightmare’ as thousands of bats descend on home
An 82-year-old widow says she feels like a prisoner in her own house after thousands of flying foxes set up camp in the trees encircling…
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NBN failing business during Covid: MP
The latest figures on internet speeds rank Australia’s broadband capacity 60th in the world behind Moldova, Bulgaria, Belarus and New Zealand. The Speedtest Global Index…
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Farmers wanted for carbon market training
Farmers who are interested in being part of future carbon investments have one week left to apply for a training program which will run through…
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Biosecurity virtual laboratory secures funding as Fall Armyworm marches on
The perennial fight to keep pests from Queensland farms and control those that are here is set to be beefed up by what is being…
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Consumer watchdog backs ‘fair’ price logo for dairy farmers, warns processors
Australia’s consumer watchdog has the dairy industry well within its sights. In a period of just eight days, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission weighed…
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Can farmers save our soil – and fix the climate?
Scott Moore hasn’t seen the new Netflix documentary about saving the world from climate change. But the fifth-generation Kalbar farmer had already switched to some…
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Ipswich renovation with a touch of history
Renovation duo, Nicole Cox and her husband Adam said it’s the “architecture and soul” of the city which made them fall in love with Ipswich. …
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Vale: Des Freeman – Ipswich farewells a true Labor party hero
Former Ipswich Mayor Des Freeman was remembered as a true supporter of the worker and a hard-working Labor Party figure when civic leaders, former colleagues,…
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$600,000 boost for Ipswich projects under bushfire recovery funds
Recreational trails at Hardings Paddock and Fire Station 101 will undergo substantial upgrades with more than $600,000 awarded for the projects under the State Government’s…
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$1.1m bushfire recovery fund for Scenic Rim’s Binna Burra Lodge and Vonda Youngman Centre
Images of Binna Burra Lodge going up in flames shocked the nation when fire ripped through the ancient rainforest in which it stood last September.…
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Livestock industry skeptical about animal welfare inquiry
Farmers fear they could be sidelined from a review into animal welfare laws and worry it might lead to them being tied up in red…
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Bid for recycled water fast-tracked for Warrill Valley
A commitment to secure recycled water for the Warrill Valley has been fast-tracked through council with an $80,000 study commissioned to assess demand from vegetable…
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