Storms leave trail of damage
ERGON crews were kept busy on Monday night after intense storm cells battered the Gemfields, Capella and Rolleston regions.
Power lines were knocked down, shade...
Dam rises above 35% and it’s not over yet
IT has been five long years since the Fairbairn Dam reached more than 35 per cent.
Inflow from the catchment after the rain event in...
Mining Union condemns attempt to import foreign labour
ATTEMPTS by a Queensland coal mining company to import foreign labour has been condemned by the Mining and Energy Union.
Sojitz Blue has applied to...
Air and land search for missing woman
POLICE have commenced a land and air search for a 19-year-old woman who was last seen in Richmond on October 16.
Tea Wright-Finger was last...
Kids to farms roadshow hits the Highlands
Four walls were left behind for a walk into the Central Highlands classroom of life for some lucky students as part of the Educating...
Storms last Central Highlands
THE Central Highlands was deluged by a rain band on Tuesday into the night that had dumped more than 100ml in Emerald, the Gemfields...
Moranbah woman arrested, charged with fraud
DETECTIVES from the Moranbah Criminal Investigation Branch investigating alleged auction fraud have charged a local woman with 16 counts of fraud.
It will be alleged...
Inquiry targeting regional mobile infrastructure
MOBILE infrastructure services across regional Australia will be the focus of a new parliamentary inquiry.
The House Communications and the Arts Committee will hear...
Manufacturing roadmap to jobs unveiled for Jobs and Energy Plan
THE State Government has released an updated Queensland Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap, to help thousands of manufacturers create good, secure jobs following the release of...
Boyce calls on ALP to honour Flynn funding commitments
FEDERAL Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has called on the Federal Labor Government to honour the almost $1bn of election commitments that were made...
It’s time to rebalance the nation with Queensland regions rising
IF Australia wants to fast track to a more productive and prosperous nation, we need to pivot attention away from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and...
Bells ring for e-scooter reforms
THE first wave of the Palaszczuk Government’s e-scooter reforms have been revealed.
Applying to e-scooters, e-skateboards and other personal mobility devices, the reforms include speed...
Flood warning as deluge to hit Queensland central coast
A 200mm deluge is creeping towards Queensland's central coast after drenching inland parts of the state.
Severe thunderstorms struck inland towns on Wednesday night bringing...
