Toowoomba and southern Queensland
Call for Qld paramedics to use capsicum spray
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A union is calling for Queensland ambulance workers to be allowed to use capsicum spray to protect them against violent patients.
Medical board suspends Darling Downs surgeon
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A Darling Downs surgeon has been suspended for six months after the Health Practitioners Tribunal found him guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct.
Police probe fatal Darling Downs car crash
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An internal police investigation has begun into a fatal car roll on Queensland's Darling Downs at the weekend.
Toowoomba councillor dies
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Toowoomba regional councillor Ian Orford has died after collapsing at his home on the weekend.
Workplace law confusion continues
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Queensland's Workplace Rights Ombudsman says there still much confusion about workplace laws, almost a year after the Rudd Government took office.
Qld Govt moves to delay new councils' elections
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The Queensland Government wants to delay the next council election by six months to give local governments more time to organise their budgets.
Planning underway for big revegetation projects
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Greening Australia says it is in the early planning stages for two massive revegetation projects in Queensland to help combat global warming.
Kingaroy hospital upgrade wanted
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A push is on in the South Burnett to upgrade the Kingaroy hospital to a base hospital.
Southern Downs' towns to get mental health cards
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A suicide prevention group on the southern Darling Downs says a new mental health reference card is like a first aid tool.
Council laments Miles railway closure
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The Mayor of Dalby Regional Council says the Queensland Government has shown little foresight in its move to close the railway facility at Miles on the western Downs.
Vinegar Hill fires considered suspicious
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Fire investigators suspect a string of fires yesterday near Gatton, in the Lockyer Valley, were deliberately lit.
Car buffs head off on Variety Bash
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A convoy of more than 200 cars has set off from Toowoomba on southern Queensland's Darling Downs for this year's Variety Bash across country Queensland and New South Wales.
Govt panel assesses institution abuse compo claims
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The Queensland Government says it has received about 10,000 claims for compensation from people who experienced abuse or neglect in the state's institutions as children.
Homeless youth to experience outback farm life
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A charity based in south-west Queensland says it wants to establish farms across Australia to give homeless youth from the city a chance to get back on their feet.
Council considers farm land protection
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A Darling Downs council has voted to investigate ways to protect premium agricultural land from open cut mining.
Expansion planned for Roma saleyards
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The largest cattle saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere are about to get bigger.
Man denied bail in torture, drugs case
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A Toowoomba man has been refused bail in the Magistrates Court on charges including torture and deprivation of liberty.
Peanut firm scores export award
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A Kingaroy peanut company has won a Queensland award for its Japanese export program.
Toowoomba man accused of torture
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A Toowoomba man has been charged with offences including torture, assault and deprivation of liberty.
Roo industry backs Garnaut climate change report
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The kangaroo industry says the idea for more native animals to be harvested to help respond to climate change is a vote of confidence in the sector.
Wheat growers plea for rail boost
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Queensland's wheat growers, who are preparing to harvest their best crop in a decade, say there are not enough trains to move it.
State Govt maintains public servant pay offer is fair
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The Queensland Government says it still believes its pay offer to public servants is fair.
Cattle drive to raise funds for school chaplains scheme
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Planning is underway to drive hundreds of cattle through inland Queensland next year in an effort to raise up to $300,000 for school chaplains.
Local wildflowers heading overseas
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Wildflowers from western Queensland may soon be blooming in gardens in the United States, Europe and North America, and in vases in Japan.
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