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Rowena farmer Vanessa Radford says the Rabobank funding proved a godsend for them. Photo: supplied

Rabobank offering $100,000 to rural towns to ‘do up’ their halls

Rabobank is again offering $10,000 grants to 10 rural towns for the restoration or upgrade of their halls or other meeting hubs. The agribusiness’s $100,000 Rural Community Hub Program gives 10 rural recipients $10,000 each to carry much-needed work. Rabobank […]
Two new train and tram zones in inner Melbourne has the government eyeing a 300,000 new homes target by 20151. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Inner Melbourne on track for 35,000 new homes after Victoria locks in two final rail zones

Inner Melbourne is a tram bell ring closer to 35,000 more homes after Victoria locked in planning controls for the city’s final two rail zones. The new zones will result in 35,000 new homes across the Melbourne and Yarra council […]
Some of the seized $712,850 seized by federal police, containing bundles of $50 and $100 notes. Photo: AFP

Federal police confiscate $712,000 in cash seized from airport travellers

The federal police has confiscated more than $700,000 cash seized from a Victorian family at the Gold Coast Airport two years ago. The confiscation is part of ongoing money laundering investigations, police say. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says $712,850 […]
The Fokker tail at the new plane spotting precinct at Brisbane Airport. Photo: Josh Woning/J&A Photography

New Fokker tail sits at heart of Brisbane’s new plane spotting platform

A new Fokker aircraft tail now sits at the heart of Brisbane Airport’s new plane spotting precinct. Opened last weekend (July 19), Fellowship Place now gives visitors a closer, less obstructed view of aircraft taxying and flying past. It is […]
A serial snacking whale shark at Ningaloo Reef. Photo: AIMS /Andre Rerekura

Serial snacking whale sharks surprise scientists with new feeding behaviours

Serial snacking whale sharks at feeding at all ocean depths as new feeding behaviour is revealed in new maritime research. The research was led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Murdoch University, and partly funded by mining […]
The Clipper Endeavour is a Douglas DC4, almost the size of a Boeing 737. Photo courtesy Pan Am Historical Foundation

Pan Am airliner’s tragic legacy lives on as wreckage of flight 526A is found after 74 years

A Pan Am aircraft that crashed at sea 74 years ago and lead to safety evacuation briefs on airliners has been found. The wreckage of flight 526A has now been found 600 metres down on the Atlantic Ocean floor, off […]
Increasingly severe weather events will require new alert systems like AusAlert. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

AusAlert system ‘will be needed’ with Monday’s national trial targeting all mobile devices

A new AusAlert system to be tested nationally across all mobile devices will be needed as the impact of climate change hits harder. Former state and territory emergency leaders say a new alert system will be vital for saving lives […]
Wild birds like pelicans can carry the bird flu, says Birdlife Australia. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Bird flu arrives in Queensland after dead petrel washes up on Moreton Island

The bird flu has found its way to Queensland with the first suspected case reported on Moreton Island, Brisbane. A dead petrel found washed up on the island had returned a suspected positive result for the H5 bird flu, Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett says. The […]
Mayor Peter Flannery in front one of the new CCTV camera poles going into new housing estates. Photo: Moreton Bay City Council

CCTV cameras going into new Moreton Bay housing projects as part of council-developer deal

CCTV cameras are going into new housing projects across Moreton Bay as part of a new council-private partnership. Moreton Bay council and developers are sharing the installation costs for CCTV cameras going into areas that are being rapidly developed. Council […]
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