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NATIONALS AND LIBERALS REFUSE TO STOP BORE WATER BEING USED TO WASH DRIVEWAYS
Queensland National and Liberal party MPs have opposed a proposal to restrict backyard bores to protect community water supplies, in a debate currently before State Parliament
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT RULES OUT TAXES ON WATER TANKS
Rainwater collected from a roof for a rainwater tank will belong entirely to the homeowner and no tax or charge can be levied, in water reforms passed by the Queensland Parliament today
Shine Moves Quickly On Bindeez Catalogue
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Kerry Shine has assured Rockhampton residents that the banned Bindeez beads are not being sold in the area despite a catalogue from a major retail chain suggesting they were on sale
Terri Irwin backs Minister’s Croc Wise campaign
Terri and Bindi Irwin have become the new public face of a television campaign by the Environmental Protection Agency designed to promote ‘croc safety’ in North Queensland
Medical oncology services restored to Gold Coast Hospital
Two specialist doctors recruited to the Gold Coast will enable a staged return to full inpatient medical oncology services from next week, Health Minister Stephen Robertson said today
State foots the bill for Brisbane bus boom
The Queensland Government is paying almost twice as much as the Brisbane City Council in subsidies for increasingly popular Brisbane bus travel, Transport Minister John Mickel told State Parliament today
Airport roundabout task force report due next month
The Brisbane Airport roundabout task force would submit several options for the Queensland Government to consider by the middle of next month, Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt told Parliament today.
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GULF AND MITCHELL WATER PLANS ALLOW COMMUNITIES TO GROW BUT STILL PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
Water resources in the Gulf and Mitchell areas will be better managed following the completion of Water Resources Plans (WRP) for the region.
Arts funding allows creativity to flourish across Queensland
Record livestock exports and new trade opportunities marked a strong trading year for the Port of Townsville in 2006-07