Tight match for Highlands
IT WAS an exciting match that ended in victory for our women's rugby league players in Townsville on the weekend. The Central Highlands Rugby League Ladies Representative team made the trip north to Jack Manski Oval on Saturday afternoon to take on the Townsville Ladies Representative team in a pre-season Hit Out prior to the 47th Battalion carnival. After a tough 60 minutes of footy, Central Highlands ended the day victors 28-14 over the Townsville Stingers Ladies in a hotly contested ..>> view originalClean-up legislation aimed at Palmer could have 'unintended ...
The industry has reacted with concerns and warnings of "unitended consequences" to the Government's attempt to ensure companies, like Palmer's nickel refinery, clean up any mess if they go broke. Photo: Robert Rough Legislation aimed at ensuring Clive Palmer does not walk away from any environmental clean-ups at his Townsville refinery have created tension between the state government and the mining and resource sector.The chain of responsibility legislation,..>> view originalShark circles Northern Territory
Greg Norman with NT Chief Minister Adam Giles near Uluru on Saturday morning. Picture: SUPPLIEDCHAMPION Australian golfer Greg Norman has flown into the Territory scouting tourism opportunities.Dubbed “the Great White Shark”, the Mount Isa born, Townsville raised professional golfer spent 331 weeks as world number one, creating a business empire which includes golf course design, wineries and beef.Norman started his visit in Uluru yesterday joined by Chief Minister Adam Giles, who extended an in..>> view originalCoote the hero against former club
Panthers v Cowboys all tries1:39NRL: Watch all the tries from the thrilling match between the Panthers and the Cowboys. LACHLAN Coote stepped off his right foot and then put the ball on his left to steal a win away from the club that let him go.In a Pepper Stadium thriller that went to the wire, the Windsor junior and former Ben Alexander Medal winner for Penrith’s rookie of year returned to Penrith to steal a win from his former club by landing a 74th minute field goal to silence the fans tha..>> view originalReds snap seven-game losing streak
Queensland Reds snap seven-game losing streakWayne SmithThe AustralianApril 9, 2016 10:54PMSavePrint Senior sport writerAfter a long stint as rugby union editor, Wayne Smith joined The Australian's outstanding team of cricket writers in 2007. He first covered cricket in 1971, and is also an experienced swimming writer.Nick Frisby of the Reds celebrates victory. (Picture: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)The Queensland Reds broke a seven-match losing streak at Suncorp Stadium tonight and did it in s..>> view originalUnions defend truckies' tribunal
Unions defend truckies' tribunalThe Turnbull government wants to abolish a road safety watchdog that saves lives and to redirect funding to a "dead duck", the truck drivers' union warns.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised the coalition government will dump the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal if it's re-elected, with $4 million in funding redirected to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.The decision follows anger at new minimum pay rates - set by the tribunal - for owner truck driver..>> view originalState government pushes $90m into hospitals, health services
THE Palaszczuk Government is injecting $90 million into Hospital and Health Services across Queensland to deliver vital health infrastructure upgrades. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick said 48 projects would be undertaken, supporting an estimated 348 jobs across Queensland. "This program is used to fund critical health infrastructure that requires urgent maintenance to improve services,'' Mr Dick said. "This funding will support a range of programs stretching a..>> view originalHousing, jobs widen generational divide
Melbourne student Tom Steel, 23, says he and his peers have to stay in education for longer just to stay competitive in the job market. Photo: Pat Scala At 23, Tom Steel is living with his parents and studying full-time for his second degree.The Melbourne student says it is harder for his generation to get a start financially as they have to stay in education for longer just to stay competitive in the job market. We're at a tipping point where Generation Ren..>> view originalThe story of how Brassall came to be
A STORY in the Queensland Times on January 19, 1950 stated that Brassall “is once again stretching its limbs to become one of the major suburbs of Ipswich, as it is situated on the main Toowoomba Road”.The suburb had been in stagnation for years, owing to war conditions. Now its reason for expansion was its proximity to the Railway Workshops and other industries and its very desirable residential sites.One man who founded a business in Brassall was Mr A G Sutton. He had commenced a foundry ther..>> view original76 dead as fireworks trigger India blaze
76 dead as fireworks trigger India blazeAt least 76 people have died and more than 200 are injured after a fireworks display triggered a blaze followed by explosions in a crowded Hindu temple in southern India.The fire occurred at the Puttingal temple in Kerala state around 3:30am on Sunday, an official at the Kollum district police control room said.The death toll could rise as several of the injured were in critical condition, and some people may still be buried under a building that collapsed..>> view original
Saturday, April 9, 2016
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