Higher informal vote than recent state elections likely in by-election ...
Toowoomba South: Higher informal vote than recent state elections likely in by-election, Green says Posted July 16, 2016 08:23:32 Voters in the Toowoomba South by-election today will be the first to test out new voting rules which will be in force for the next state election.Full preferential voting has been reintroduced, which means the "Just vote 1" option is no longer allowed.It will be the first time since the early 1990s that voters in a Queensland election will ..>> view originalPolice halt Toowoomba crime spree
Police have arrested a man who was allegedly responsible for a month-long crime spree in Toowoomba. The 28-year-old man was arrested after police spotted a suspicious vehicle in the early hours and deployed a tyre deflation device to bring it to a halt. It was a chance encounter, but officers had been tracking the vehicle following a spate of incidents in the past month. The man was taken into custody without incident and will appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court charged with over 65 offences,..>> view originalHazel's long-life dietary secrets
HAZEL Green turned 100 and this week passed on her secret.“Good eating,” she said, outlining some of the diet tips responsible for her long and productive life.“Steak, dairy products and lots and lots of sugar,” she said.“I’ve cut down on salt though. I used to put extra salt on corned meat, but I’m giving that up.”Milk, sugar and salt, combined with those nice juicy steaks have been the country eating staples that saw Hazel outlast the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Berlin Wall an..>> view originalJoe Abbott is newly elected director of Toastmasters District.
Public speaking once terrified Tara sheep and cattle producer Joe Abbott – so how did he end up leading thousands of Toastmasters in an area covering almost half of Australia? HOME ON THE FARM: Coolalee stud sheep breeder Joe Abbott moves his ewes and lamb onto a fresh paddock on his Tara property. The Coolalee stud sheep breeder was elected to lead Toastmaster’s vast District 69, an area covering Papua New Guinea, the Northern Territory, Queensland and part of NSW, and comprising 190 individual..>> view originalRural Press Club to debate social licence
Consumer interest in food and produce means that agriculture has to answer more questions than ever before about how it delivers our food supply.With many demands for health, animal welfare and sustainability, there are now a plethora of ways that agriculture has sought to demonstrate that it can meet consumer expectations, from labelling and sustainability certification to traceability and regional landscape agreements.Yet the level of trust has been dropping with consumers. It’s now critical t..>> view originalHow Nintendo's Pokemon Go app is helping Australian business but ...
Pokemon Go rockets to top of app store2:24PokemonGo is a phone sensation that has generated Nintendo an extra nine billion dollars worth of revenue. Pokemon Go players are gathering in Brisbane’s South Bank precinct to catch Pokemon, including Jarrod Roberts, 12, Macy Atkins, 15, and Jenna Baxter, 14, Macy Barnshaw, 15, Gina Collins, 15, Tyler Robinson, 14, Morgan Whittaker, 15, Kimberly Wood, 15, and Naomi Goody, 16. Picture: Tara Croser.Jennifer Dudley-NicholsonNews Corp Australia NetworkIT’S..>> view originalBill eyes off new herd
Well-known Brisbane ophthalmologist and Blackall grazier, Bill Glasson swapped eye-testing for a morning in the saleyard at Blackall on Thursday, selling four cows and buying 50 steers and heifers in a yarding that was arguably the strongest in the state for fat cattle this week.Since receiving June rain on Cooper’s Run west of Blackall, Dr Glasson has been on the lookout for suitable animals to put back on his destocked paddocks, and broke the yard record for light store steers, paying 401.2c/k..>> view originalFerrovial y Acciona construirán un puente en Australia por 172 ...
Las compañías Ferrovial y Acciona se han adjudicado el diseño y construcción de un puente de 1,5 kilómetros de largo y cuatro carriles de circulación en la autopista Pacific Highway de Australia, según han informado ambas empresas. El contrato firmado por el español asciende a 250 millones de dólares australianos (172 millones de euros). La infraestructura, llamada Clarence River Crossing, cruzará el río que le da nombre a la altura de Harwood, en el estado de Nueva Gales del Sur. El puente, qu..>> view original充气主题公园11月在黄金海岸开业
【大纪元2016年07月15日讯】（大纪元记者天睿悉尼编译报导）澳洲黄金海岸今年11月将开放大型充气主题公园，届时将有最陡的攀爬设施和滑梯。 据九号新闻网报导，该充气式主题公园位于Robina区的Titans体育场，滑梯的长度和足球场长度差不多，与一个5层的高塔相连。 主题公园推广人Liam Benson表示：“这个充气主题公园就像一个成人版的充气式蹦蹦床城堡，但它有5000多米长。” 黄金海岸市议会是澳洲第一个批准运营充气式蹦蹦城堡的议会，7岁以上的人都可以玩。 运营商还计划在布里斯本、阳光海岸和Toowoomba举办大型活动。 责任编辑：尧宁 打开微信扫一扫[Scan QR Code]，打开网页后点击屏幕右上角分享按钮 click to here>> view original充氣主題公園11月在黃金海岸開業
【大紀元2016年07月15日訊】（大紀元記者天睿悉尼編譯報導）澳洲黃金海岸今年11月將開放大型充氣主題公園，屆時將有最陡的攀爬設施和滑梯。 據九號新聞網報導，該充氣式主題公園位於Robina區的Titans體育場，滑梯的長度和足球場長度差不多，與一個5層的高塔相連。 主題公園推廣人Liam Benson表示：「這個充氣主題公園就像一個成人版的充氣式蹦蹦床城堡，但它有5000多米長。」 黃金海岸市議會是澳洲第一個批准運營充氣式蹦蹦城堡的議會，7歲以上的人都可以玩。 運營商還計劃在布里斯本、陽光海岸和Toowoomba舉辦大型活動。 責任編輯：堯寧 打开微信掃一掃[Scan QR Code]，打開網頁後點擊屏幕右上角分享按鈕 click to here>> view original
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