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Bligh targets farmers in new reef protections
9/10/2008 | Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has signalled tougher regulation of farm practices may be needed to end run-off damage to the Great Barrier Reef.
NQ to drive new look Blueprint for the Bush
9/10/2008 | The Blueprint for the Bush is set for an overhaul when the Queensland Government and Blueprint partner AgForce meet to thrash out ways to refine and refocus this planning initiative for rural and regional Queensland.
9/10/2008 | Pension test rules are hindering some farmers from passing on their properties to the next generation.
Burke Shire going green
9/10/2008 | North Queensland’s Burke Shire is implementing some practical means of reducing the amount of rubbish produced.
Warren’s work rewarded
8/10/2008 | A member of the Townsville branch of the National Servicemen’s Association has been honoured with life membership.
Financial turmoil a double-edged sword for farmers: AgForce
8/10/2008 | AgForce says the current financial turmoil is a double-edged sword for Australian farmers, who as exporters have the potential to benefit from the falling Aussie dollar as well as reduced interest rates, providing they are passed on by rural lenders.
8/10/2008 | Luke Bowen, NTCA executive officer says the environmental savings of farming kangaroos would be negated by the costs in keeping them.  | CommentsComments (2)
Belittle them and they will come
8/10/2008 | Mount Isa Mayor has the last laugh after dozens of women send resumes seeking work.
Asian honey bees spread into Cairns suburbs
7/10/2008 | Public reporting of Asian honey bees has become more crucial to the DPI since the battleground has expanded into the suburbs of Cairns.
AgForce backs Bligh on daylight saving
6/10/2008 | AgForce supports Premier Anna Bligh's stand against daylight saving because it says it is not suited to Queensland's tropical and sub-tropical climate.
Rubber vine bounce back halted
3/10/2008 | A grazing couple on the Gilbert River are proving rubber vine can be beaten.
3/10/2008 | Biofuels might be touted as the way of the future, but try telling that the Northern Territory plant about to go under.
New tropical science research hub for NQ
2/10/2008 | Tropical research in Queensland has received a boost today with a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the $32 million Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct at James Cook University in Townsville.
2/10/2008 | A leading former scientist with the Department of Natural Resources and Water has lashed out at "flawed" mining application processes in Central Queensland, which he says are putting the Fitzroy Basin's waterways and flood plains at major risk of contamination.
Save the Aramac hospital
2/10/2008 | The Aramac community has vowed to vehemently oppose any attempts to close its local hospital.
Funding shortfalls hinder north's development
2/10/2008 | The Commonwealth and State Governments are under-funding infrastructure and development in North Queensland by up to $2 billion a year according to economic research released in Townsville today.
1/10/2008 | North Queensland Labor MP and State Water Minister Craig Wallace has accused the LNP of having a secret plan to introduce daylight savings to Queensland if elected.
Garnaut flags urgent need for $3b research investment
1/10/2008 | Professor Ross Garnaut has recommended that a $3 billion per annum investment is required within five years to research, develop and commercialise low-emissions technologies and inform climate change policy decisions.
Missing man 'broke croc country's golden rule'
1/10/2008 | A tourist believed taken by a crocodile in Queensland's far north yesterday appears to have broken the golden rule used by fishermen who work in croc country - don't go back to the same place twice.
Landcare fights coal
30/09/2008 | At a hastily convened Landcare meeting yesterday, around 100 landholders affected by the proposed Tarong Coal mine on the Haystack Plain called on the Queensland government to protect iconic farmlands from mining development.
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