The Queensland Police Service and Australian Federal Police Joint Agency Child Exploitation Team (JACET) have closed an operation targeting possession of child exploitation material in Cunnamulla. On February 16, (Friday), detectives executed a search warrant at the Cunnamulla address and … [Read more...]
Council Fires Up Over Murray Darling Decision
Goondiwindi Regional Council has expressed its disappointment at last week’s Senate vote to disallow an amendment to the Basin Plan affecting the Northern Basin. The Council has reiterated its commitment to the implementation of a plan that supports a strong national and local economy and … [Read more...]
Cameras to Detect South-West Wildfires
State forests west of Toowoomba are set to become a $455,000 testing area with cameras now installed to detect wildfires in south-west Queensland. The initiative is jointly funded by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF). Seven … [Read more...]
Rural and Regional Air Routes and Fares Inquiry Set to Begin
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee will hold hearings into rural and regional air routes and pricing structures hearings from March and Longreach and Cloncurry are two of the locations where hearings will be held. So far 122 submissions have been received by the … [Read more...]
RFDS Funding in Focus
The campaign to reinstate vital funding for the Royal Flying Doctor Service took a step forward this week with Senator Barry O’Sullivan hammering home some realities in the national capital. As part of its budget saving measures, the federal government cut the funding it makes available to the … [Read more...]
Anger Over Senate Pulling the Plug on Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Last night’s Senate vote which scuttled the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s Northern Basin plan has been described as sabotage by the Queensland Farmers Federation. QFF President Stuart Armitage says the fate of Northern Basin communities and the environment hang in the balance now thanks to a … [Read more...]
Busted – Operation Cool Winds
It’s taken two weeks, but the busts have rolled in. Search warrants were executed in the towns of Cunnamulla, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Yowah and Charleville and Three people were charged with supplying dangerous drugs, while other charges included possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug … [Read more...]
Acland Mine Extension is rejected
While local farmers opposed to the Ackland Mine extension celebrate, about 300 workers and an estimated 400 more in supporting industries are now looking down the barrel of job losses after the Environment and Science Department knocked back the approval of the environmental authority for the Stage … [Read more...]
Qld fire and Emergency Given an Edge
Queensland’s disaster response standards have been overhauled to give local governments, state and emergency service agencies greater capacity to respond to natural and man-made events. The overhaul is the result of the wide-ranging Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Disaster … [Read more...]
Long Overdue Changes for Primary Producers and Small Business
Primary Producers, Small Business operators and millions of Australian consumers are the big winners this week with the passage of legislation this week to establish the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer … [Read more...]
