Tag: Longreach 4730
One-student outback school fears closure
A tiny town in outback Queensland says its school should stay open, even if only two or three students are attending.[MORE]
Outback town praised for war hero statue efforts
The Australian War Memorial says it is encouraging to see an outback community working to honour a Queensland Victoria Cross (VC) winner. [MORE]
Housing approval figures slump in Qld
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is confident the building industry will pick up, despite Queensland recording the worst drop in building approvals in the country.[MORE]
Mt Isa awaits further blood-lead test results
Further blood test results on children with elevated levels of lead will be released today in Mount Isa.[MORE]
Cancer council welcomes new ad campaign
The Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) has praised a new $2 million TV advertising campaign warning about the dangers of sun tanning.[MORE]
Weed threat still being sold across Qld
Biosecurity Queensland is still trying to track down an invasive weed being sold at nurseries across the state.[MORE]
Qantas told not to forget 'birthplace'
A western Queensland Mayor says it is important Qantas does not forget its outback origins if a merger with British Airways goes ahead. [MORE]
Outback memorial to honour WWI hero
A World War I hero from central western Queensland will be honoured with a new memorial. [MORE]
New maternity model offers midwife choice
Queensland Health says women will now be able to choose to have a midwife deliver their baby, under an innovative new plan to improve maternity services in south-west Queensland. [MORE]
Concerns aired over drought aid probe
A south-west Queensland Mayor says he is worried an enquiry into drought assistance will not hear enough first-hand accounts from graziers struggling with drought.[MORE]
Drought taking toll on beef producers: Mayor
A far western Queensland Mayor says beef producers across a vast area of the state are still struggling with drought and are far from expecting a bumper season.[MORE]
Oppn power price motion just a stunt, Govt says
The Qld Govt has branded a State Oppn attempt to over-ride proposed power price hikes as a 'stunt'.[MORE]
AgForce expects banks to pass on rate cuts
Rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be expecting banks to pass on yesterday's full interest rate cut to commercial and rural lenders.[MORE]
Great Artesian Basin 'a vital resource'
Graziers and scientists say it is crucial there is more work done to avoid a water crisis in the Great Artesian Basin.[MORE]
Qld electricity price hike will hurt small business
The QCCI says small businesses would be forced to pass on an almost 14pc rise in electricity prices if it is approved.[MORE]
Qld electricity prices may rise almost 14pc
Electricity prices could rise by almost 14 per cent from July next year, in the third increase in as many years. [MORE]
Mine group up-beat about economic turnaround
A group representing minerals explorers across Australia says it is confident the sector will bounce back from the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Mobile women's health nurses begin work
New mobile women's health nurses have begun work in south-west Queensland.[MORE]
Racing official sees benefits in shake-up
A Queensland country racing official says a $3.6 million boost to racing in the bush will help the sector to flourish.[MORE]
Water begins flowing into Cloncurry dam
The Mayor of Cloncurry, in north-west Queensland, says water has started flowing from Chinaman Creek into the town's dam for the first time in two years.[MORE]
Rural Qld positive amid world financial woes
Despite the global economic crisis, a new survey shows rural confidence in Queensland has improved. [MORE]
Qld beef industry looks to top summer season
Queensland beef producers could be facing one of their best summer seasons in more than a decade.[MORE]
Qld Health rejects intervention influx claims
Qld Health says there's no evidence many Indigenous people are moving to Mount Isa to escape the NT intervention. [MORE]
AgForce warns don't scrap drought aid early
The rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be left "high and dry" if Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance ends too soon.[MORE]
Farm group seeks clearer drought aid transition
The Queensland Farmers Federation says transition arrangements for new drought assistance measures need to be improved.[MORE]
