High-level help needed to save the ‘sacrificial sand’ of Great Keppel Island
Mayor says moving “sacrificial sand” from a precious Great Keppel Island beach to protect a resort from erosion was a short-term solution that has gone on for too long.
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Central Queensland’s coolest young female grazier makes TV debut
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Developer given extra time to overcome problems with large child care centre
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Inside new mission to return dilapidated Qld resorts to glory days
A Queensland MP and mayor are Japan-bound for face-to-face talks with the Iwasaki boss over stalled plans for the once-grand Capricorn Resort with a stop also planned in China over the future of another Great Barrier Reef gem.
Great Keppel Island residents, businesses consulted about $4M plan
For the thousands of Great Keppel Island snorkelling enthusiasts who make the arduous trek over a headland to reach a fabulous coral reef beach each year, salvation is coming.
Questions about quarry expansion’s impact on bat cave answered
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