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Flood anger as disaster strikes again
4:00 AM | THE irate mayor of the flood-damaged Balonne Shire wants to know why State Government authorities turned their back on her region and failed to help prepare for this year's flood disaster. M
Barnie's win something to bang on about
4:00 AM | IPSWICH butcher Barnie Nolan is proving he is a true sausage king without peer.
Hunt on for wild dog co-ordinator
4:00 AM | AGFORCE says it is pleased to announce another weapon will soon be available in the ongoing battle to control wild dog attacks on sheep and cattle.
08 Feb 12 | QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister Tim Mulherin has today welcomed the Prime Minister's approval of Category C assistance of grants up to $25,000 for communities in South West Queensland affected by flooding.
Tense wait on Roma sales go-ahead
08 Feb 12 | A DECISION on whether Roma Saleyards is likely to be back in business from next week will be taken tomorrow morning as the district heads into another tense period of road closures and heartbreaking clean-up operations.
Flood damage could see new bridge fast-tracked
08 Feb 12 | A NEW bridge on the main freight link between Darwin and Brisbane could be fast-tracked after an old bridge over the Maranoa River was badly damaged in record flooding near Mitchell.
08 Feb 12 | WHILE there is understandable concern about the impact of flooding in south-west Queensland towns, broadacre farm group AgForce said aerial surveys show outlying properties have also been hit hard by record river heights.
Locust numbers low but more flagged for Feb
08 Feb 12 | LOCUST population density remained low throughout western Queensland, New South Wales, and in northern Victoria during January.
Rail race to Galilee Basin
08 Feb 12 | RURAL landholders across a vast stretch of Central Queensland from Alpha to Bowen are contemplating yet another player in the race to establish a rail corridor to transport coal out of the state's next big coal-mining hub, the Galilee Basin.
07 Feb 12 | THE Balonne River at St George reached a record level of 13.85 metres at 4am on Tuesday morning and was still rising slowly.   | CommentsComments (1)
07 Feb 12 | HILLTOPS Pastoral Company has paid top price for $55000 for a 28 month old Red Brahman Bull at the Big Country Brahman sale at Charters Towers today G.I. Brahmans.
07 Feb 12 | ROMA food wholesaler Dennis Hurle is certain his flood insurance will cover the estimated $128,000 worth of damage to his family home.
07 Feb 12 | THOUSANDS of people remain isolated on properties around Wee Waa in northern NSW and residents in the Queensland town of Charleville are not yet out of danger from flooding, as residents of other towns are being allowed to return to evacuated properties on both sides of the border.
07 Feb 12 | SINGING, dancing, animations and quirky children’s segments hosted by idiosyncratic presenters are not something that you usually associate with the sugarcane industry.
Research specific to regions
07 Feb 12 | LOCAL research for local conditions - that's the catch cry of western border region grain growers, and the Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has heard and responded.
07 Feb 12 | STATE Government LNG compliance unit general manager Andrew Brier has taken up a new position with Santos. A Santos spokesperson confirmed that Mr Brier started with the company on January 30.  | CommentsComments (1)
Roma sales off
06 Feb 12 | TOMORROW'S store sale at Roma Saleyards has been cancelled, with Thursday's prime sale also unlikely to go ahead as floods continue to hammer South West Queensland.
Weaker La Nina hits peak
06 Feb 12 | THE La Nina climate pattern behind the latest floods in Queensland and northern NSW has reached its peak, the weather bureau says.
06 Feb 12 | GRAIN growers and advisers are being urged to register now for the popular Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Update series.
Katter the younger no fan of dad's style
06 Feb 12 | Rob Katter confesses he feels like ''a bit of a copout'' because he doesn't go in for the theatrics of his famous father, the maverick north Queensland MP Bob Katter.  | CommentsComments (2)
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