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New Works for Queensland fund means no more croc swim risks

New Works for Queensland fund means no more croc swim risks

The construction of a splash park so children don't have to risk swimming with crocodiles to keep cool is among the 520 projects that will be built thanks to $200 million announced in the state government's COVID Works for Queensland program.

Lucinda jetty fisho's delight

Lucinda jetty fisho's delight

Recreational fishos will enjoy the Lucinda jetty for years to come with the Port of Townsville carrying out $1.2 million in repairs.

Sydney-Whitsunday flights resume

Sydney-Whitsunday flights resume

Direct flights between Sydney and the Whitsundays will resume on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic forced their cancellation.

You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Dr James Muecke explains his five A's of sugar toxicity

Lucinda jetty fisho's delight

Lucinda jetty fisho's delight

Recreational fishos will enjoy the Lucinda jetty for years to come with the Port of Townsville carrying out $1.2 million in repairs.

Gas country up for lease

Gas country up for lease

Some 18,421 hectares of country owned by gas producer APLNG is available for lease.

Baby bats blamed for Charters Towers dispersal delay

Baby bats blamed for Charters Towers dispersal delay

Plans to move a large colony of flying foxes from the centre of Charters Towers have been delayed after the bats were found to be carrying young.

Prospect Park makes $8.6 million at auction

Prospect Park makes $8.6 million at auction

The 1559 hectare Bauhinia property Prospect Park has sold at auction for $8.6 million.

World wheat record smashed in New Zealand

World wheat record smashed in New Zealand

A New Zealand farmer has smashed the world record for highest wheat yield. What did the bumper weigh in at?

Gas country up for lease

Gas country up for lease

Some 18,421 hectares of country owned by gas producer APLNG is available for lease.

You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Dr James Muecke explains his five A's of sugar toxicity

Prospect Park makes $8.6 million at auction

Prospect Park makes $8.6 million at auction

The 1559 hectare Bauhinia property Prospect Park has sold at auction for $8.6 million.

Sydney-Whitsunday flights resume

Sydney-Whitsunday flights resume

Direct flights between Sydney and the Whitsundays will resume on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic forced their cancellation.

World wheat record smashed in New Zealand

World wheat record smashed in New Zealand

A New Zealand farmer has smashed the world record for highest wheat yield. What did the bumper weigh in at?

Flinders Highway roadworks accelerated

Flinders Highway roadworks accelerated

Roadworks have been accelerated on the Flinders Highway between Townsville and Charters Towers in a move that is touted to help support the development of a new motorsport precinct.

Wallawong sells to a $12,000 top

Wallawong sells to a $12,000 top

Bulls head to four different states with a Murray Grey bull to make his home in Tasmania.

Baby bats blamed for Charters Towers dispersal delay

Baby bats blamed for Charters Towers dispersal delay

Plans to move a large colony of flying foxes from the centre of Charters Towers have been delayed after the bats were found to be carrying young.

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You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Dr James Muecke explains his five A's of sugar toxicity

Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Why the Australian Dietary Guidelines are flawed

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

A MAN who was busted speeding along a central Queensland highway was in a battle to the death with a brown snake.

Clearwater sold for $1.475 million | Video

Clearwater sold for $1.475 million | Video

Richard and Ellanor Brimblecombe have bought the 1300ha Glenmorgan property Clearwater for $1.475m.

Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Who deserves to win the Sire Shootout title?

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Big free-range chicken farm switches on mega Tesla battery

Big free-range chicken farm switches on mega Tesla battery

A large free-range poultry farm in South Australia has switched on a major renewable energy system.

How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

Phil Holmes says benchmarking is a tool many managers of highly profitable agricultural businesses find invaluable in informing and evaluating their decision-making.

Bega Cheese announces 74 jobs will be cut at Bega site

Bega Cheese announces 74 jobs will be cut at Bega site

Bega Cheese has announced it will cut over 70 positions at its Bega site by the end of the year.

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

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Australia Post changes have led to mail being 'withheld'

Australia Post changes have led to mail being 'withheld'

Have you noticed your mail taking longer than usual?

$4-billion land management stimulus backed by 70 organisations

$4-billion land management stimulus backed by 70 organisations

The plan could raise economic output by about $5.7 billion, reduce welfare costs by $620 million and generate 53,000 jobs over the next four years.

'New economic chapter' as Indonesia free-trade agreement begins

'New economic chapter' as Indonesia free-trade agreement begins

"With a population of over 260 million and a growing middle-class, Indonesia presents huge opportunities."

A look behind the rusted on and off Nationals voters

A look behind the rusted on and off Nationals voters

Part four of a special report: why some are 'rusted off'

With friends like Joh, politics had its bruising costs

With friends like Joh, politics had its bruising costs

'My perspective of Joh's plans were somewhat coloured by having seen first hand the way he and his Queensland Cabinet worked. It was a disgrace.'

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Get knotted with natural and organic fibres

Get knotted with natural and organic fibres

Wendy McClelland fell in love with 'extreme' knitting.

Blundstone delivers underfoot protection

Blundstone delivers underfoot protection

Blundstone's new #983 boot features a lightweight, penetration resistant insole.

Chocolate and 'never getting married': Secret to 106 years of living

Chocolate and 'never getting married': Secret to 106 years of living

Bendigo centenarian attributes her long life to chocolate and never marrying.

Ongoing recognition for John Elliott's photography

Ongoing recognition for John Elliott's photography

John Elliott might have relocated to Winton at the end of 2014 but any fears that his work as a photographer would fade from view as a result were dismissed this week when he received news that three of his works have been chosen to feature in different ways around the country.

Longreach glamps it up

Longreach glamps it up

If you were to nominate the worst time to launch a brand new tourist accommodation venture in outback Queensland, it would have been hard to go past Easter this year, when the coronavirus lockdown was in full swing.

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers set to bloom brightly

Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers set to bloom brightly

The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers will run from September 18 to 27.

World's most boring video goes viral

World's most boring video goes viral

Matthew Coddington from Roseville Park thought he was posting a pretty mundane video and one that would be lucky to get 30 'likes' on Facebook, he soon discovered how wrong he was.

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Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Why the Australian Dietary Guidelines are flawed

Why governments should provide support to agriculture

Why governments should provide support to agriculture

The Gauge columnist Peter Mailler says there is plenty of evidence to support an argument for government assistance for agriculture.

Morrison clings to ignorance and prejudice

Morrison clings to ignorance and prejudice

Some would say there's an imperative to address the significant structural issues that have been consistently neglected pre-COVID, writes John Hewson.

Let's make COVID crisis unite us, not divide us

Let's make COVID crisis unite us, not divide us

A mean and petty streak has emerged in parts of Australia in the wake of the horror COVID-19 news in Melbourne - it needs to be stopped.

Impacts of the other virus remain a focus

Impacts of the other virus remain a focus

Rabobank analysts believe pork production in China will again fall by between 15 to 20pc this year.

Despite rain, drought 'still real' for many across nation

Despite rain, drought 'still real' for many across nation

It can take months for rain to translate into money, and that doesn't cancel out the years of lost income.

CWA urges quad bike advocate to 'publish the evidence'

CWA urges quad bike advocate to 'publish the evidence'

Opinion: In this week's The Gauge, CWA national president, Tanya Cameron, said the CWA supports changes that make quad bikes safer.

Beef industry does not need to apologise | Opinion

Beef industry does not need to apologise | Opinion

The beef industry has once again made a vain attempt to release a report that apologises for its very existence.

Horses

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Jockey rides for himself

Jockey rides for himself

Dual licensee David Rewald has accepted with runners in every race at Longreach on June 27.

Optimistic Kliese back in the saddle

Optimistic Kliese back in the saddle

Jockey Graham Kliese spent more than two years away from riding with a badly broken leg but is on the comeback trail.

Babarovich is taking care of business

Babarovich is taking care of business

Dual licensee Jason Babarovich will ride three of the horses he trains in races in Barcaldine on June 13.

Husband and wife are the team to beat

Husband and wife are the team to beat

Glenn and Hannah Richardson will team together in two races at Chinchilla on June 6.

Never too old to perform

Never too old to perform

French Hussler is defying his age to race competitively and connections believe he will feature in a Longreach race on May 30.

Racing restrictions to be lifted

Racing restrictions to be lifted

Restrictions limiting participants to their allocated racing regions will be lifted immediately, allowing them to compete across the state.

Peter Moody returns to the track a winner

Peter Moody returns to the track a winner

Peter Moody left on his terms as a winner and returned the same way on debut.

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Cowboy travels anywhere... anytime

Cowboy travels anywhere... anytime

Phillip Bate analyses news from the Queensland racing scene.

Hair sample testing set to improve integrity

Hair sample testing set to improve integrity

Phillip Bate analyses news from the Queensland racing scene.

Julia Creek to host joint Saxby and Yelvertoft rodeo

Julia Creek to host joint Saxby and Yelvertoft rodeo

The Saxby Round-Up and Yelvertoft Campdraft both had to be postponed earlier this year due to the pandemic but now they are joining forces for a one-off event in August.

Optimistic Kliese back in the saddle

Optimistic Kliese back in the saddle

Jockey Graham Kliese spent more than two years away from riding with a badly broken leg but is on the comeback trail.

Patrons to return to Queensland racecourses

Patrons to return to Queensland racecourses

Phillip Bate analyses news from the Queensland racing scene.