Tag: Gayndah 4625
Losing Labor MP blames Qld asset sales policy
A federal Labor MP says Queensland Government asset sales contributed to his election loss.[MORE]
Labor concedes defeat in seat of Flynn
Labor Member for Flynn in central Queensland Chris Trevor has conceded defeat to the Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate Ken O'Dowd.[MORE]
Residents face 6.7pc rate rise
The North Burnett Regional Council in southern Queensland will increase general rates by 6.7 per cent.[MORE]
Town farewells fallen soldier
There have been emotional tributes for Sapper Jacob Moerland at a hometown funeral in Queensland for the Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan last week. [MORE]
Fallen soldier to be laid to rest
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today attend the funeral of Australian soldier Sapper Jacob Moerland, killed in Afghanistan. [MORE]
Families, military prepare for soldiers' funerals
Separate funerals will be held this week for the two Australian soliders killed in Afghanistan last week.[MORE]
Fallen soldiers honoured on return home
A service has been held at Amberley RAAF base to mark the return of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week.[MORE]
Soldier's funeral announced in small Qld town
The small community of Gayndah is planning a funeral service for soldier Jacob Moerland who was killed in Afghanistan. [MORE]
Road flood damage bill tops $1m
Flood damage to roads in Queensland's North Burnett region has reached more than $1 million.[MORE]
Growers back canker-free recognition
Farmers in Queensland's North Burnett region say the European Union's recognition of Australia's citrus industry as free of canker disease is a major boost for the region's image.[MORE]
Firefighters unable to save house
Fire has destroyed a timber house in Binjour, near Gayndah in south-east Queensland, last night.[MORE]
Rainfall down, temperatures up
New figures show despite heavy rainfall over the past two days, average falls for the Wide Bay Burnett region of south-east Queensland were down for January.[MORE]
Man hurt parasailing behind car
A man from the central Burnett region in south-east Queensland is in a critical condition after trying to parasail behind a car.[MORE]
Fire threat forces bee hives move
A south-east Queensland beekeeper has spent the night moving hundreds of bee hives out of the path of a bushfire near Gayndah, west of Maryborough.[MORE]
North Burnett secures jobs funding
The North Burnett Regional Council says it lobbied hard for jobs funding from the Queensland Government after three sawmills and a mine closed last year.[MORE]
North Burnett 'needs job priority recognition'
The Member for Flynn, Chris Trevor, is calling for the North Burnett region to be recognised as a job priority area by the Federal Government.[MORE]
New economic plan for North Burnett
A new economic direction has been outlined for the North Burnett region for the next five years.[MORE]
Burnett residents get chance to advocate hail cannons
Another shot has been fired in a long-running controversy about the use of hail cannons in Queensland's Burnett district.[MORE]
Producers still assessing land clearing ban impact
South-east Queensland producers say they still do not know to what extent they will be affected by the State Government's land clearing moratorium.[MORE]
'No evidence' hail cannons effective
A Queensland Government report into the use of hail cannons has found no evidence the devices are effective.[MORE]
Gayndah Show looks to beefed up stud cattle entries
Organisers of the Gayndah Show in south-east Queensland say good weather conditions could mean a record number of stud cattle entries this year.[MORE]
North Burnett gets $1m infrastructure boost
The Federal Government has signed off on more than $1 million in funding for the North Burnett Regional Council's infrastructure projects.[MORE]
LNPs Seeney claims win in Callide
Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate Jeff Seeney has declared victory for the seat of Callide in central Queensland . [MORE]
'Fabridams' to be deflated by tomorrow
SunWater says it is confident all its remaining 'fabridams' in Queensland will be fully deflated by tomorrow afternoon.[MORE]
Rubber dams deflated after drowning
The State Government authority in charge of Queensland's dams says it is deflating rubber dams near Mackay and Gayndah, in the state's north, to do an internal safety inspection on them.[MORE]
