Toowoomba and southern Queensland
Wet year for Wide Bay-Burnett region
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Last year was a wetter year than average for parts of the Wide Bay-Burnett region, but that was not the case across the board.
Qlders rack up $5m fine bill
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New figures show Queenslanders owe more than $5 million in outstanding fines.
Home sales slump in Qld despite sweeteners
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Figures show there has been a dramatic drop in new home sales in Qld.
Qld Oppn seizes on long surgery waiting lists
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Figures show 400 people have waited more than five years for elective surgery in Qld.
Parentline expanded to rural Qld communities
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The Queensland Government has announced it is allocating $3 million dollars to expand a parenting program into rural, regional and isolated communities.
Qld farmers receive long-awaited interest rate cut
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The Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA) has cut interest rates on its loans for farmers and the fishing industry for the first time in three years.
Consumer complaints skyrocket in Qld
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The Office of Fair Trading in Qld received 13,000 complaints last year.
Adult shops to be banned near schools, churches
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New adult shops in Queensland will be banned near schools and churches.
History of Darling Downs cemetery to be recorded
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People who played a role in the history of the Queensland Darling Downs in the last 150 years will be featured in a new book about the Drayton and Toowoomba cemetery.
Low demand, high production to cause wine glut
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Wine industry experts are forecasting a gloomy year ahead, with supply significantly outweighing demand.
Storms cut power to thousands of SE Qld homes
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15,000 lightning strikes hit south-east Qld and 14,000 homes lost power during the wild storms overnight.
Gun, handcuffs, capsicum spray stolen from police car
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Queensland police are trying to find a police utility belt that has been missing since yesterday afternoon.
New pipe network will curb Hinze water waste: Bligh
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she hopes there will soon come a time when the Hinze Dam on the Gold Coast no longer overflows.
Qld Govt dumps water rebate scheme
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The start of 2009 means the end of the Queensland Government's water rebate scheme.
Power plays revealed with 1978 Cabinet minutes release
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1978 Cabinet papers reveal there was a split in the Bjelke-Petersen Ministry over a new power station in Qld.
Student paramedic helps deliver baby
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A student paramedic from the Darling Downs in Queensland south has helped deliver a baby at Oakey.
Govt to meet southern Qld fruit growers over bats
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Queensland Government representatives will meet with Granite Belt fruit growers in the state's south next week to hear first-hand the impact flying foxes are having on their industry.
Scorching weather predicted for Qld's new year's eve
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The weather bureau says it is going to be a hot and humid start to 2009, with temperatures expected to creep up to the mid-30s today and tomorrow in Brisbane, five degrees above average.
More storms to whip through southern Qld
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Southern Queensland is in for more wild weather, with storms predicted for later this afternoon or early this evening.
Tougher times predicted for Qld tourism industry
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Queensland tourism leaders predict some regional operators will fail and jobs will be lost if Australia suffers its biggest drop in overseas visitors in 20 years.
Wild storms strike Qld's south-east
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Thunderstorms have again struck south-east Qld, bringing 90 lightning strikes a minute.
More storms predicted for Qld
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More heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected today from the north Qld coast to the NSW border.
Fluoridated water now in SE Qld drinking supply
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Three decades after other Australian capitals, Brisbane and 80 per cent of south-east Queensland is today drinking fluoridated water.
Storm-damaged towns face lengthy clean-up
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Emergency crews say the clean-up from last night's storm in Queensland's southern inland could take up to a week.
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