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Outback Qld tourism leaders discuss 20 year vision
Longreach 4730 Outback Queensland's tourism leaders have identified top priorities for the next 20 years.Forty delegates attended a workshop held in Longreach in Queensland's central-west earlier this week to formulate a state-wide vision for tourism.Leanne Coddington from Queensland Events and Tourism says its focus is teaching history and heritage, as well continued promotion of ...
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Whitsunday Mayor says $900K review worthwhile
Townsville 4810 Whitsunday Mayor Jenny Whitney says she believes ratepayers will back the north Queensland council's decision to spend almost $900,000 on a review.The study was completed last year and details of the process were made public during this week's council meeting.The council hired several consultants to look at the effectiveness of its operations and services.Despite the ...
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Bikie on gun drugs charges
Rebels member Saleh Atasoy, 26, applied for bail in the Southport Magistrates Court today.He was arrested yesterday after police allegedly found a loaded gun, amphetamines and illegal steroids at two homes on the Gold Coast.Officers searched one home at Oxenford on May 16 and then another at Biggera Waters on May 23.Atasoy is charged with four counts of possession of a dangerous drug, one count ...
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Southeast braces for damaging winds
The Gold Coast hinterland and southern border ranges were expected to bear the brunt of the conditions late today.Weather bureau senior forecaster Matthew Bass said the southeast was experiencing moderate winds between 20km/h and 40km/h this morning, which were set to increase with possible wind gusts of up to 70km/h this afternoon.Gusts up to 85km/h were expected at the border ranges this ...
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Double dose of commuter chaos
Buses will replace trains between Roma Street and Corinda, Yeerongpilly, Murarrie and Richlands stations from the first service tomorrow to the last one on Sunday.Passengers using public transport are expected to touch on at the train station at the start of their trip, then touch off at their destination train station - even if it is not in operation.Robert Dow from commuter advocacy group Back ...
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Hazel more than just a wife Hawke
An inspiration to the end Former prime minister Bob Hawke has paid tribute to his late former wife Hazel for being a ''constant support'' through difficult times. Mr Hawke said he remembered Hazel ''with deep affection and ...
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Union accused of anti-gay lectures
A Queensland union’s alleged stance against gay marriage, euthanasia and abortion has triggered an ugly membership battle and prompted questions over the Labor Party's top Senate candidate. Organisers allege the Queensland branch of Australia’s largest union - the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association representing more than 35,000 members - is supporting ...
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Gold Coast bikie held after raids allegedly net loaded gun amphetamines and illegal steroids
A GOLD Coast bikie charged with gun and drug offences has been remanded in custody. Rebels member Saleh Atasoy, 26, applied for bail in the Southport Magistrates Court today. He was arrested yesterday after police allegedly found a loaded gun, amphetamines and illegal steroids at two homes on the Gold Coast. Officers searched one home at Oxenford on May 16 and then another at Biggera Waters on ...
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Outback Qld gets taste of vintage radio theatre
Longreach 4730 Live radio theatre from more than 60 years ago is being recreated for outback Queensland to help keep the tradition of radio drama alive.A production company has been touring the radio play Gone with the Wind around the state and is performing tonight in Longreach in central-west Queensland. Simon Russell plays Rhett Butler in the play and says the production has been kept as ...
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French nickers causing a stink
Quelle horreur: the French consulate in Sydney has pleaded for better behaviour from French backpackers. Badly behaved French backpackers in Australia, who have been accused of shoplifting, getting drunk and showing disrespect for authority, have French officials worried about their country’s reputation. The consul-general of France in Sydney, Eric Berti, has written an open letter to ...
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Not playing politics on Cross River Rail
STATE Transport Minister Scott Emerson has insisted he is not playing politics by refusing to accept Labor funding for Cross River Rail, despite the federal Coalition's refusal to contribute ...
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Chief Justice slammed for silence stance
A CIVIL liberties lawyer has accused Queensland's Chief Justice of interfering in politics and making "a frontal attack" on the centuries-old right of silence of people accused of ...
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600 state jobs go in company collapse
They are among almost 2500 workers employed nationwide by Swan Services, which appointed Pitcher Partners as voluntary administrators on Wednesday night.The 43-year-old company had debts of about $2.8 million and 583 staff in Queensland, according to Pitcher Partners director Anthony Elkerton.About $2.5 million is owing to the company and attempts will be made to collect that money.The blow to ...
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Police investigating fter mans body found at Kingaroy
A MAN'S body has been found at Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane, this morning. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was found in Fisher St about 7am. Police are investigating. More to ...
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Parliamentary committee clears CMC over Flavell investigation
Brisbane 4000 A Parliamentary oversight committee yesterday cleared Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) of any wrongdoing over the way it investigated a senior bureaucrat. Former education department director-general Scott Flavell claimed the CMC subjected him to unwarranted media scrutiny and used his case to pursue a law reform agenda.He had been accused of misusing his ...
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Report gives tick to south-east Qld dam management
Wivenhoe Hill 4311 The Queensland Government says a series of reports has found three dams in the state's south-east were operated in line with the relevant flood manuals during floods in January and February this year.The reports on the Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine Dams have been provided to the State Government's dam regulator.Water Minister Mark McArdle told Parliament ...
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Government sets up new TAFE Qld body
Brisbane 4000 The State Government has passed laws to create a new body to commercialise and restructure TAFE colleges.It will be required to make money and TAFE staff will no longer be categorised as public servants.Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the changes will reinvigorate the sector, making TAFE colleges more competitive and financially viable. "Establishing ...
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Auction fails to sell site earmarked for central Qld school
Calliope 4680 The State Government has failed to sell land set aside for a new high school in central Queensland.Gladstone Mayor Gail Sellers and Queensland MP Liz Cunningham both condemned the State Government's decision to auction off the 14 hectare site at Calliope, south-west of Gladstone.Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek says the town does not need a high school.More ...
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Birdsville croc thought to have been dumped in river
Birdsville 4482 A Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service ranger says it is now thought a freshwater crocodile found in an outback river near Birdsville, in the state's far south-west, was placed there.The one-metre-plus croc has been found in the Diamantina River, up to 1,000 kilometres away from its usual habitat.Birdsville ranger Don Rowlands says the Diamantina does not connect with any ...
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Chat live with Courier-Mail racing writer Nathan Exelby from 1pm AEST
RACING writer Nathan Exelby will be here to take your questions from 1pm AEST ahead of a big weekend of racing. On a mobile device? Click here for a better viewing experience Chat live with racing writer Nathan Exelby from 1pm ...
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Brisbane Citytrain users face big delays travelling from southside this weekend
TRAVELLING into the City from Brisbane's southside this weekend could take an hour longer than usual because of track work on every line. Buses will replace trains between Roma Street and Corinda, Yeerongpilly, Murarrie and Richlands stations from the first service tomorrow to the last one on Sunday. Passengers using public transport are expected to touch on at the train station at the start ...
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Seven Vietnamese men caught after fleeing Scherger Immigration Detention Centre near Weipa and flying to Cairns
TWELVE people have been arrested after seven Vietnamese nationals broke out of a remote Cape York detention centre yesterday. The seven men are believed to have scaled a perimeter fence of the Scherger detention centre, 30km east of Weipa,about 5.40am. Five people in Cairns and Weipa have also been arrested, accused of helping the escape attempt. No charges have been laid. The detainees fled the ...
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Parents quizzed over injured baby
Rockhampton 4700 Police are continuing investigations into how a two-month-old baby suffered serious injuries in central Queensland yesterday.The child was taken to the Rockhampton Hospital after an incident in a private home at Koongal on the city's northside.Police say they cannot reveal details of what happened or what injuries were sustained.The child's parents have been ...
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Boy hurt on fete ride getting better
Toowoomba 4350 A five-year-old boy is showing more signs of improvement after being seriously injured at a fete on southern Queensland's Darling Downs.Patrick O'Sullivan was flung off a fast spinning ride at a school fete near Toowoomba on Sunday.He suffered serious head injuries and was placed on life support in the Mater Children's Hospital in Brisbane.The turning point came ...
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Shots fired at CSG protests
Since Monday, local "blockies" - people who live on rural residential blocks with few services - have blockaded gas workers from leaving their camp near Chinchilla, about 300km northwest of Brisbane.But protesters this morning heard three shots from one of the blockaded sites.Protestor Dayne Pratzky said the group was unsure where the shots had come from."No one was hurt but a few ...
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Cost of driving is becoming punitive in Brisbane
Is driving in Brisbane becoming punitively expensive? With the recent toll increases, on top of those made in 2006 and 2008, as well as last year, and the recent mis-management surrounding the privatisation of major roads in Sydney, it seems that using major roads in Brisbane is going to become even more expensive.
Brisbane, like many cities across Australia, is facing a mounting budget deficit in the wake of the near-crippling financial crisis and ensuing recession, as the state capital, it must also oversee Queensland’s plunge in revenues, which has created a budget deficit of over $2.3 billion for the state. Read more
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