Robo-choppers spy for weed in Queensland rainforests
Eco-enemies weeded out.
28 August, 2014
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‘Party house’ crackdown powers given to QLD councils
Raucous rental properties in tourist hotspots to be targeted by councils under new laws.
5 June, 2014
Newman spruiks regional relocation for public service
By Paul Hemsley Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has talked-up the prospect of moving substantial parts of the state’s bureaucracy out of Brisbane and into regional areas in plans to entice half of Sunshine State’s population to live outside its south-east corner within the next 30 years. Dubbed the ‘Queensland Plan’, the long term vision aims […]
24 October, 2013
Newman laps-up Abbott’s $10 billion promise of Bruce Highway aid
By Paul Hemsley Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has warmly welcomed a funding pledge from federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott worth up to $10 billion to flood-proof the state’s Bruce Highway should the Coalition win government at the next federal election. The flood-prone Bruce Highway is a major artery stretching 1,700km along the Queensland coast from […]
19 July, 2013
Queensland councils face skyrocketing flood insurance
By Julian Bajkowski When the chief executive of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), Rob Whelan, took to the airwaves in late January 2013 to take councils in Queensland to task over flood protection measures, it was the opening shot in a war of words between local government and the risk industry that had been […]
24 April, 2013
Cairns partners on aged care
By Paul Hemsley Council and Mossman District Nursing Home Inc (MDNHI) will collaborate with the Salvation Army Aged Care Plus (TSAACP), which has offered to develop and operate a high-care section of the proposed facility. MDNHI, a community group, will manage the establishment of low-care, assisted living and independent living components. The Salvation Army proposed […]
1 August, 2011
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