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Topics: rural, weather, vegetables, drought, maryborough-4650
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Topics: rural, weather, vegetables, drought, maryborough-4650
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Poor seasonal conditions and easing commodity prices are credited with causing a sharp decline in the confidence of Queensland farmers.
Topics: rural, drought, cotton, grain, wheat, sugar, bundaberg-4670, gympie-4570, toowoomba-4350, maryborough-4650
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| UpdatedAfter nearly 50 years in the air, retired pilot Pam Jensen reflects on how flying has changed since she first gained her licence.
Topics: older-people, women, community-and-society, careers, history, work, townsville-4810, maryborough-4650
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Topics: science-and-technology, science, computers-and-technology, engineering, mathematics, mathematics-education, maryborough-4650
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Topics: science-and-technology, science, computers-and-technology, engineering, mathematics, mathematics-education, maryborough-4650
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A young Indigenous woman from Queensland is recognised for her passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Topics: science-and-technology, science, mathematics-education, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, women, maryborough-4650
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| UpdatedThe Bundaberg region in Queensland has been drought-declared after suffering through its hottest summer since 1897.
Topics: rural, pasture, weather, irrigation, grain, crop-harvesting, beef-cattle, sugar, drought, bundaberg-4670, gayndah-4625, childers-4660, maryborough-4650
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Fraser Island dingoes that have threatened humans and are destined to be put down should be allowed to live at Queensland's only sanctuary for the animals, a wildlife park owner says.
Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, activism-and-lobbying, animal-welfare, people, durong-4610, qld, eurong-4581, australia, maryborough-4650
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Topics: government-and-politics, maryborough-4650
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Staff are embarrassed and disgusted to work at the Fraser Coast Regional Council, according to a confidential report.
Topics: local-government, maryborough-4650, hervey-bay-4655
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Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, corruption, maryborough-4650
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| UpdatedEnvironmentalists want the Federal Government to scrutinise Queensland's proposed Colton mine, which they say will pour a billion litres of untreated waste into waters around the World Heritage-listed Fraser Island.
Topics: federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, industry, business-economics-and-finance, coal, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, maryborough-4650, qld
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Topics: rural, land-management, water, water-management, water-supply, maryborough-4650
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Topics: rural, land-management, water, water-management, water-supply, maryborough-4650
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Topics: rural, land-management, water, water-management, water-supply, maryborough-4650
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| UpdatedA Queensland farming family teeters on the brink with hopes a crowdfunding campaign will provide a water lifeline.
Topics: rural, land-management, water, water-management, water-supply, maryborough-4650
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Topics: visual-art, maryborough-4650
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Topics: depression, rural, maryborough-4650
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| UpdatedFormer farmer Steve Junghenn uses his latest art exhibition to encourage other farmers to start talking about rural suicide.
Topics: suicide, rural, maryborough-4650
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There are calls to rethink a decision that could see part of a 19th century hospital and cemetery site cleared for development in Maryborough.
Topics: history, maryborough-4650
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Topics: sugar, medical-history, maryborough-4650
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Topics: history, sugar, maryborough-4650
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Topics: history, sugar, maryborough-4650
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A Queensland labour contractor says employment programs need to be more flexible if they want to tackle the shortage of worker in rural industries.
Topics: rural, regional-development, education-industry, unemployment, rural-youth, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-policy, mount-isa-4825, maryborough-4650, boulia-4829