Tag: Mackay 4740
Pioneer Valley residents call for more telecommunication services
A resident in the Pioneer Valley says they are concerned telecommunications will again be cut to the area if the wet weather continues.[MORE]
Mackay couple faces charges over wild NYE party
A Mackay couple could become the first in the region to be charged under a new section of the Liquor Act.[MORE]
Qld gas industry remains safe from financial crisis
Gas provider Santos says the sector has been insulated from job losses.[MORE]
Qld Govt splashes out on health advertising
New figures reveal the extent of the Qld Govt's spending on health advertising.[MORE]
Mining union warns of more industrial fights ahead
A mining union warns of more industrial disputes because of the global economic crisis.[MORE]
Mackay's Stingers excluded from State Cup
The head of Mackay District Rugby Union (MDRU) says Mackay did not meet the standards needed to enter a new state wide competition, which starts later this month.[MORE]
Mackay's water levels benefit from recent rain
SunWater says the Mackay region's three dams have benefited from the recent rainfall.[MORE]
Mackay reef renamed after pioneer
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority says it has named one of the Mackay area's reefs after one of marine science's female pioneers.[MORE]
Forecaster tips big cyclone season for Qld
Long-range weather forecaster Hayden Walker has predicted three cyclones for Queensland over the next three months.[MORE]
Qlders rack up $5m fine bill
New figures show Queenslanders owe more than $5 million in outstanding fines.[MORE]
Home sales slump in Qld despite sweeteners
Figures show a dramatic drop in new home sales in Queensland, despite an increase in the first home owners grant and a drop in official interest rates.[MORE]
Qld Oppn seizes on long surgery waiting lists
Figures show 400 people have waited more than five years for elective surgery in Qld.[MORE]
Parentline expanded to rural Qld communities
The Queensland Government has announced it is allocating $3 million dollars to expand a parenting program into rural, regional and isolated communities.[MORE]
Mackay-Proserpine sugar merger uncertain
Queensland company Mackay Sugar says a plan to merge with Proserpine Sugar, may prove too costly.[MORE]
Mackay council to auction stray bulls
A north Queensland council is looking for a new home for two stray bulls.[MORE]
Qld farmers receive long-awaited interest rate cut
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.[MORE]
Consumer complaints skyrocket in Qld
The Office of Fair Trading in Qld received 13,000 complaints last year.[MORE]
Marine park urges more coral bleaching research
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority wants scientists to learn as much they can from coral bleaching in 2009.[MORE]
Adult shops to be banned near schools, churches
New adult shops in Queensland will be banned near schools and churches.[MORE]
Turtle hatching begin on Mackay beaches
The Mackay and District Turtlewatch Association says baby turtles are beginning to hatch on the north Queensland region's beaches.[MORE]
Mining companies urged to provide own parking
Mining companies are being called on to help ease long-term parking problems in Eton, west of Mackay in Queensland.[MORE]
Farm practice-coral growth link a political connection: farmers
The Canegrowers organisation says the Queensland Government is playing politics by trying to link coral growth with farming practices.[MORE]
Bligh alarmed by latest reef report
Anna Bligh says she is alarmed by reports that coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef is at its slowest for more than 400 years. [MORE]
Reef report justifies regulating farming, minister says
The Qld Govt says new Great Barrier Reef research justifies plans to regulate farming practices.[MORE]
Mining union urges Xstrata to reveal financial situation
The mining union says it will today urge Xstrata to offer voluntary redundancy packages to sacked workers.[MORE]
