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Swine Fever Found In PNG

Swine Fever Found In PNG

Biosecurity Queensland is accelerating critical preparedness activities following the detection of African swine fever in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea.

No New Cases In Darling Downs

No New Cases In Darling Downs

Queensland Health has recorded 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Monday, raising the State total to 934, but there is good news locally with no new cases recorded in the Darling Downs Health region.

Artists Bloom Despite The Bans

Artists Bloom Despite The Bans

Wondai Art Gallery should have unveiled the winners of its annual Wondai Garden Expo art competition on Friday night … but like the Expo itself, the exhibition isn’t going ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Visa Change To Help Farmers

Visa Change To Help Farmers

Farm businesses and rural communities should benefit from the Federal Government’s move to extend working holiday visas amid the COVID-19 crisis, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said this week.

Weed Project Winds Up

Weed Project Winds Up

A two-year program to treat weed infestations in the Barambah and Boonara creek catchments has wound up, with 70km of riverbanks treated.

Four Injured In Crash

Four Injured In Crash

Four people were injured – two seriously – after a vehicle left the road and hit a tree on Gayndah-Mundubbera Road early on Saturday morning.

Ekka Cancelled

Ekka Cancelled

For only the third time in its 143-year history, the Ekka has been cancelled … another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Bomb’ Fire Wakes Town

‘Bomb’ Fire Wakes Town

Detectives are investigating an incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning which woke many Kingaroy residents.

COVID-19 Message To Visitors

COVID-19 Message To Visitors

The South Burnett Local Disaster Management Group is aware a small number of travellers continue to be present in the South Burnett region.

Ergon Launches SMS Power Alerts

Ergon Launches SMS Power Alerts

Ergon Energy has launched a free SMS notification service to keep customers informed about power outages – whether it’s an emergency outage or for critical network maintenance.