An application to increase CQ’s largest egg farm to 165,000 chickens has been approved despite objections from some neighbours claiming potential issues with increased noise, dust, odours and traffic.
Irrigators lumped with 53 per cent water charge increases say two of the major users of the $40 million infrastructure are not paying their way. See what council says.
The proposed 500MW project is 10 times bigger than the nearby Genex Power system where a Tesla battery caught fire last year.
An investigation is underway after a man in his 40s was reportedly shot in North Qld overnight. UPDATES.
Latest figures reveal there has been an almost 30 per cent increase in the number of registered firearms in Queensland in just under five years.
She tackled the Syrian chemical weapons crisis, fought Ebola, and knows what it means for a small community to rely on you — all thanks to what she learned growing up ‘wild’ in regional Queensland.
Now halfway finished, the wind farm will produce enough electricity to power roughly 330,000 homes but its first major customer will be the operator of two Queensland coal-fired power stations.
Voting is officially open for the 2024 Queensland state election. Here’s all the information you need to vote in the Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin and Mirani electorates.
A new public shooting gallery catering to unlicensed shooters as young as 11 has opened as firearm sports experience a surge in popularity. See our exclusive list of all gun clubs in Queensland.
An off-highway motel has relaunched its restaurant with a new look and menu, celebrating with free margaritas for a month across its Queensland sites. SEE THE MENU.
As campaigning gears up ahead of October 26 and early voting is less than a week away, check out who is hoping to win your vote in the electorates across the Greater Whitsundays.
Some of Rockhampton Zoo’s most popular faces will soon be moving interstate as part of conservation efforts.
A rural doctor who helped save the lives of five men after an horrific underground mine explosion has revealed how she was plagued by nightmares of ‘burning boys’ as she spiralled into post-traumatic stress disorder from her heroic efforts.
A year on from the shocking crash which claimed a “cheeky”, fishing-loving labourer, we visit the still-grieving hometown where touching memorials and his brave parents are ensuring “his honour lives on”. VIDEO, PHOTOS.
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