Elly Bradfield
Triple Walkley award-winning journalist Elly Bradfield is the Lead Reporter for ABC News in southern Queensland where she files stories for radio, television and online. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from the Queensland University of Technology in 2011, Elly has worked in Rockhampton, Mount Isa and on Queensland's Regional Drive program. Elly is now based in Toowoomba and tweets from @ellybradfield.
Kingaroy bacon plant to reopen 'within a week' of fire
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The man in charge of the Swickers Bacon Factory says yesterday's fire will not put people out of a job, but some may need to relocate to other facilities.
Topics: industrial-fires, unemployment, regional, kingaroy-4610, toowoomba-4350
Glitz, glamour and support at Ladies Day in Betoota
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The population of Australia's smallest town increases from zero to 200 for the fifth annual Channel Country Ladies day.
Topics: people, human-interest, community-organisations, community-and-multicultural-festivals, charities-and-community-organisations, womens-health, health, rural-women, rural, birdsville-4482, longreach-4730, qld, australia
Queensland town divided over New Acland coal mine expansion
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A farmer whose property borders the New Acland coal mine on Queensland’s Darling Downs warns of job losses in the agricultural sector if a mine expansion is blocked.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, coal, agricultural-crops, beef-cattle, land-management, land-pollution, courts-and-trials, acland-4401
Cunnamulla shearing program to target Indigenous youth
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Police in south-west Queensland are hopeful a new shearing program targeting Indigenous youth will help improve relations.
Topics: sheep-production, wool, indigenous-culture, cunnamulla-4490
Mothers argue for the right to 'free birth', despite concerns
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A group representing midwives in Australia has raised concerns about an increase in women birthing at home without any medical assistance.
Topics: pregnancy-and-childbirth, medical-ethics, doctors-and-medical-professionals, chinchilla-4413
Man charged with murder over suspected gunshot death: police
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A man has been charged with murder after another man was found dead with a gunshot wound on the Darling Downs, police say.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, millmerran-4357, qld, australia, toowoomba-4350
'Demon wanted me to lose my mind': Former addict on what ice is like
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A former ice addict has described how his life spiralled out of control when he began using and selling methamphetamine, as the community of St George bands together to ensure addicts get the resources needed to get their lives back on track.
Topics: drug-use, drug-education, drugs-and-substance-abuse, health, education, community-and-society, drug-offences, st-george-4487, qld, toowoomba-4350, australia
Protest stops work on $1.6 billion road project
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A protest by traditional owners forces work to stop on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing development.
Topics: indigenous-culture, road-transport, toowoomba-4350
Ian Macfarlane appointed to run Queensland mining body
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Australia's longest-serving federal resources minister Ian Macfarlane rejects suggestions of a conflict of interest after taking up a job with Queensland's peak mining group.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, australia, qld
Charleville dancer overcomes past to perform in Los Angeles
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A dancer from the outback Queensland town of Charleville has overcome years of bullying and will perform in a Los Angeles stage show later this month.
Topics: bullying, education, arts-and-entertainment, dance, music, dance-music, community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, community-education, community-and-multicultural-festivals, charleville-4470, toowoomba-4350, qld, brisbane-4000, united-states
Champion Toowoomba-based boxer calls time on inspirational career
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Jack Asis, who credits the sport for saving his life, thanks his supporters at an emotional press conference in Toowoomba.
Topics: sport, boxing, toowoomba-4350, qld, australia
Queensland trial to make bio fuel from seed oil
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A Queensland Urban Utilities trial at Toogoolawah, west of Brisbane, is using treated sewage to water a crop of pongamia trees destined to power cars.
Topics: water-management, agricultural-crops, recycling-and-waste-management, toogoolawah-4313
Teen seriously burned at party sues for $6m
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A second teenager who suffered "catastrophic" burns at an allegedly unsupervised party west of Brisbane is suing for $6 million.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, toowoomba-4350, qld, brisbane-4000
Queensland astronomers join search for Earth-like planets
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Queensland astronomers will join the search for life on other planets with plans to build six telescopes on a remote Darling Downs property, west of Brisbane.
Topics: astronomy-space, science-and-technology, research, toowoomba-4350, qld, brisbane-4000, ipswich-4305
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