Toowoomba and southern Queensland
Money woes delay Cherbourg nursing home fix
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The Cherbourg Aboriginal Council says money is the biggest obstacle to removing sanctions imposed on its nursing home.
Toddler drowns in Kingaroy dam
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An 18-month-old boy has drowned in a dam in Queensland's South Burnett region.
New maternity model offers midwife choice
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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.
Concerns aired over drought aid probe
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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.
Plants offer alternative building material
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An African expert on building technology says farmers and engineers should look to the plant world for new ways to build.
Students document Cherbourg history
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Primary school children in a South Burnett town are trying to teach toddlers how to read.
Oppn power price motion just a stunt, Govt says
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The Qld Govt has branded a State Oppn attempt to over-ride proposed power price hikes as a 'stunt'.
AgForce expects banks to pass on rate cuts
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Rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be expecting banks to pass on yesterday's full interest rate cut to commercial and rural lenders.
Great Artesian Basin 'a vital resource'
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Graziers and scientists say it is crucial there is more work done to avoid a water crisis in the Great Artesian Basin.
Man to front court over stabbing attack
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A man is expected to appear in the Warwick Magistrates Court this morning charged with attempting to murder another man on the southern Darling Downs in southern Queensland.
Qld electricity price hike will hurt small business
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The QCCI says small businesses would be forced to pass on an almost 14pc rise in electricity prices if it is approved.
Storm relief appeal up to $1.5m
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The Queensland Government's storm relief appeal has reached more than $1.5 million.
More charges for sex accused teacher
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Detectives have laid more charges against a retired teacher over the alleged indecent treatment of students at a Darling Downs' primary school in southern Queensland.
Qld electricity prices may rise almost 14pc
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Electricity prices could rise by almost 14 per cent from July next year, in the third increase in as many years.
Mobile women's health nurses begin work
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New mobile women's health nurses have begun work in south-west Queensland.
Clubs unhappy with lost race meets
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Clubs in the Brisbane Valley are among the hardest hit in Queensland Racing's shake-up of country meetings.
Court dismisses fatal road crash charges
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Charges against a man accused of killing two friends in a car crash two years ago near Millmerran, in southern Queensland, have been dismissed.
Cherbourg worker named Qld's top child safety officer
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A man who has been working to protect children at risk of being abused in Cherbourg, has been named Queensland's best child safety officer.
Rural Qld positive amid world financial woes
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Despite the global economic crisis, a new survey shows rural confidence in Queensland has improved.
Qld beef industry looks to top summer season
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Queensland beef producers could be facing one of their best summer seasons in more than a decade.
AgForce warns don't scrap drought aid early
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The rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be left "high and dry" if Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance ends too soon.
Tyre blow-out caused fatal car crash, court told
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The lawyers for a man charged over the death of two young footballers in a car crash has called the case to be dismissed.
Farm group seeks clearer drought aid transition
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The Queensland Farmers Federation says transition arrangements for new drought assistance measures need to be improved.
Man faces court over fatal road crash
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The case of a man charged over the death of two football players in a road smash two years ago has started in the Toowoomba District Court.
Meat processing jobs 'safe for now'
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A Kingaroy meat processor in southern Queensland will continue operating, despite its owner going into voluntary administration.
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