Tag: Toowoomba 4350

Pest-resistant hardwoods will meet growing timber needs

September 9, 2010 11:31:00

Agricultural scientists have developed a new range of hardwood plantation trees that are resistant to pests and disease. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, rural, forestry, timber, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670, maroochydore-4558, toowoomba-4350

Independent body should review water retailers' books: LGAQ

September 9, 2010 11:25:00

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says any review of the state's south-east water retailers' books should be undertaken by an independent economic body. [MORE]

Tags: environment, government-and-politics, local-government, states-and-territories, water, activism-and-lobbying, water-management, water-supply, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350

Tourism booms as south-west flood plains bloom

September 9, 2010 07:42:00

Record numbers of visitors are travelling to parts of south-west Queensland to see the outback in bloom. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, floods, rural, rural-tourism, australia, qld, toowoomba-4350

Schwarten to clean hotel rooms

September 8, 2010 12:42:00

Queensland Information Technology Minister Robert Schwarten says Premier Anna Bligh's "Walk a Day in my Shoes" program is not about winning favour with voters. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, political-parties, labor-party, states-and-territories, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, gladstone-4680, longreach-4730, mackay-4740, maroochydore-4558, mount-isa-4825, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350, townsville-4810

Mayor vows no CSG salt waste dumping

September 8, 2010 07:53:00

A southern Queensland mayor says he will not let coal seam gas (CSG) companies dump salt waste on the western Darling Downs. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, environment, mining, recycling-and-waste-management, government-and-politics, local-government, rural, coal, australia, qld, toowoomba-4350

MP doubts Gillard will build Toowoomba bypass

September 8, 2010 07:51:00

The Member for Groom Ian Macfarlane says the Toowoomba bypass will not be built under a Gillard Labor minority Federal Government. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, government-and-politics, federal-government, local-government, rural, community-development, activism-and-lobbying, road-transport, australia, qld, toowoomba-4350

Hundreds stay despite Birdsville exodus

September 8, 2010 07:41:00

Hundreds of tourists have decided to remain in Birdsville in the Queensland's far south-west despite an exodus of visitors.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, floods, human-interest, people, birdsville-4482, longreach-4730, toowoomba-4350

Biosecurity Qld steps up fire ants fight

September 8, 2010 07:07:00

Biosecurity Queensland says it will lay baits in parts of south-east Queensland's Lockyer Valley to prevent the spread of fire ants.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pests, australia, qld, grandchester-4340, laidley-4341, lockyer-4344, toowoomba-4350, walloon-4306

Birdsville exodus begins

September 7, 2010 11:24:00

Authorities say it is been an orderly exit of people from Birdsville as thousands head out of the town swamped in a quagmire.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, floods, human-interest, people, birdsville-4482, longreach-4730, toowoomba-4350

More fire ants found near Brisbane

September 7, 2010 11:18:00

Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) says its fire ant eradication system is working despite the discovery of a new colony, south-west of Brisbane.[MORE]

Tags: environment, environmental-management, government-and-politics, public-sector, rural, pest-management, environmental-impact, pests, australia, qld, ipswich-4305, toowoomba-4350

Thousands still stranded in Birdsville quagmire

September 7, 2010 07:12:00

Authorities hope one road out of mud-bound Birdsville will reopen today where there are still about 3,000 people left are stranded.[MORE]

Tags: floods, human-interest, people, birdsville-4482, longreach-4730, toowoomba-4350

Price cap could send water companies broke: LGAQ

September 6, 2010 14:17:00

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says a cap on water prices could send council-owned water companies broke.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, water, water-management, water-supply, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350