As the floodwaters recede, Queensland farmers are beginning the difficult recovery process.
The intense monsoonal trough that bought unprecedented weather to the state’s north delivered one to two ... Read More
Category: Weather & Climate
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Feb2019
As Queensland farmers begin the recovery process following widespread flooding in the north of the state, the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has renewed calls for a ‘shovel ready’ agriculture recovery ... Read More
February 18, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
The Palaszczuk Government’s community recovery efforts are in full swing across Townsville, including teams of outreach workers who are visiting some of the worst-hit areas to help people who are ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
Queensland farmers hit by devastating floods will receive more support, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk increasing grants from $25,000 to $75,000.
The Prime Minister said the ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
Flood waters have uprooted sugar cane plantations. Ingham cane farmer Michael Pisano says North Queensland residents are used to a lot of rain, but the monsoon-like conditions of ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
A community recovery hub has been opened in Townsville today by the Palaszczuk Government to provide financial assistance and support services to local residents who have been affected by the ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
Queensland Rail (QR) has revealed amazing pictures of train tracks engulfed by rising floodwaters at Corella Creek in the state's north-west.
The time-lapse vision shows the nature of the historic ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Feb2019
The north’s cane growers are facing an anxious wait to determine the potential impact of widespread flooding on this season’s crop.
Cane farms from ... Read More
February 11, 2019Alicia Opajdowska
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Dec2018
A dose of good bacteria could prevent Great Barrier Reef corals from bleaching, with an innovative project winning $150,000 AUD ($110,000 USD) to fund research into the concept.
Brazilian scientist Professor ... Read More
December 17, 2018Alicia Opajdowska
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Oct2018
Dry weather conditions have resulted in one of the earliest finishes to the crushing season for the Australian sugar industry for several years
More than 76 per cent of this year's ... Read More
October 22, 2018Alicia Opajdowska