Life-saving movement after tragic death
The tragic death of a man has prompted a community-wide bid to install a dozen defibrillators in a remote North Queensland holiday destination.
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MYSTERY SOLVED: Burdekin river skeleton identified
A skeleton found in a tent on the banks of the Burdekin River has been identified three months after it was located by fishermen.
Disparity claim on water price plan
A $50 million sweetener to slash water prices for Queensland farmers has raised questions for diversified North Queensland irrigators, a peak growing body says.
Labor’s ‘second Bruce’ could cost up to double more than planned
A mish-mosh of inland roads and highways stretching from Charters Towers to the New South Wales border would be upgraded and rebranded the “second Bruce Highway” under a Queensland Labor government election promise.
Oyster hunter left for hours in agony
A man stung by a stone fish was told to ‘put your foot in hot water and ride it out’.
‘Fanciful’: Highway upgrade could be death of Burdekin
A Bruce Highway duplication could be the ‘death knell’ for small towns in the Burdekin that rely heavily on passing traffic, a Labor candidate has said.
$3.4m agricultural training centre pledge raises concerns
A multimillion-dollar pledge to build the Agricultural Centre of Excellence at Bowen TAFE has raised eyebrows in the Burdekin.
Employer fined $65k for worker’s heat stress death
The employer of a picker who died from heat stress just four days starting a job in the Burdekin has been fined more than $65,000.
NQ mayors wait on budget details
The federal government budget has left North Queensland’s mayors with more questions than answers.
PHOTOS: Tears and cheers, rowers raise $134K for Laurie’s Love
Organisers of the 2020 Laurie’s Love Row for a Cure were overcome with emotion as they told crowds fundraising efforts had surpassed the $100,000 mark.
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