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More than 50 irrigators express interest in Water for Warrill scheme
At least 55 irrigators have said they would be willing to buy into a water scheme which proponents say could near drought-proof the Warrill and…
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‘We need to throw the kitchen sink at our labour shortage’
A quarantine pilot for Pacific Workers is set to be trialled, but is the answer to the labour shortage closer to home? A recent announcement…
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Horse’s mystery death in Southern Queensland revealed as new Hendra strain
In 2015, in an undisclosed area just to the north of the Sunshine Coast, a horse became suddenly and violently sick. Its symptoms were identical…
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John Williamson settles near Scenic Rim as he winds back touring
Australia’s Mallee Boy, country music legend John Williamson, has become a true-blue Queenslander, settling in to his picturesque property perched on a ridge in Springbrook…
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‘Dom’s on the crawl’: Paedophile principal appointment cover up at Ipswich school
His reputation as an abuser was known throughout Northern New South Wales Catholic schools, but that didn’t stop Brother Dominic being appointed to an Ipswich private…
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Apprentice subsidy welcomed, but something else is keeping youth from trades
This week’s announcement that at least $1.2 billion will flow from government coffers to employers’ payrolls in the form of apprentice subsidies will enable them…
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USQ technology developed in John Deere ‘See & Spray’
Technology that allows weed spraying machines to only spray weeds, not entire crops, will soon be available for Scenic Rim farmers to utilise. Farm technology…
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Dairy, veggies in ACCC sights with ‘Fair Go’ decision imminent
A campaign to help Queensland dairy farmers secure a “fair” price for their milk could get the official tick of approval by Australia’s consumer watchdog…
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Deadline looms for irrigators to join ‘drought proofing’ water project
Farmers have days to submit Expression of Interest forms to buy into an irrigation scheme which proponents say would near drought proof the Fassifern. The…
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A scrubber: A wild bull, born in the scrub, aggressive and territorial
It was a scrubber. A wild bull, born in the scrub, aggressive and territorial. Lean and muscular, it was thick necked, broad and hefty across…
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Ipswich demands annual land valuations
Council is demanding true annual land valuation assessments as property values in the city’s growth belts skyrocket. The city is paying a $637,000 fee to…
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Beaudesert townhouse estate could finally clear land after 13 years
A 90 townhouse estate could soon clear land on the outskirts of Beaudesert after more than 13 years of planning. The developer is pitching the…
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