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CCC powers to lay charges against councillors questioned
The dismissal of Ipswich council in 2018 is likely to be raised in this week’s hearings into the Crime and Corruption Commission’s investigation of former…
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Fassifern Salvos win bid to extend Kalbar church
SCENIC RIM – The Fassifern Salvation Army have gained approval to build over a walkway to make the Kalbar church and hall one building, but…
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Regional newspapers okayed to collectively bargain with Google, Facebook
STH EAST QLD – Australia’s country and regional newspapers can join forces to bargain with the digital giants of Silicon Valley. The Australian Competition and…
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New state agency threatens journalists for notes, bugs politician
A government agency threatened a reporter and a newspaper editor with tens of thousands of dollars in fines unless they handed over notes and recordings,…
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Beekeepers enthusiastic in building awareness of the need for bees
The Gold Coast Regional Beekeepers (GCRB) are one of the latest groups to receive funding from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. And the beekeepers plan…
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Local twining beauty an easy addition to local gardens
STH EAST QLD – In this region of bright sunshine and drought and flooding rains in can be difficult to find plants for your garden…
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Mt Alford steer wins heavyweight Ekka prize
A Scenic Rim steer has stolen the show in the Champion Heavyweight Carcass class at this year’s Ekka carcass competition. Mt Alford’s Philip, Elizabeth and…
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Red tape and poor infrastructure stifles agribusiness
Government regulation and red tape and a lack of supporting infrastructure were the main barriers for agribusiness to expand in the region. The all-too familiar…
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Best bid on best Ekka beef by The Butcher Co
The Butcher Co won the bid for the 2021 Brisbane Exhibition Grand Champion Prime Steer, for a fraction of the price. “They held the Ekka…
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‘Navel gazing’: rural fire brigades slam ‘ever increasing fire bureaucracy’
The Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland has accused its bureaucratic handlers of wasting millions of dollars over three decades of “navel gazing”. The extraordinary broadside…
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Project to recruit cotton pickers a blueprint for farming labour shortages
The Queensland Government and Cotton Australia have teamed up to address labour shortages in the cotton industry through a pilot project which offers incentives to…
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Will Kooralbyn’s tennis centre rise from ruins before it hosts Olympic athletes?
“Please … NO BLACK SOLED SHOES ON COURT,” reads a sign on a gate at a tennis court in the resort valley of Kooralbyn. It…
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