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Sandmining on Stradbroke Island to be decided at state poll - ABC Online
Sandmining on Stradbroke Island to be decided at state pollABC OnlineJESSIE van VONDEREN: North Stradbroke Island off the south-east Queensland Coast has long been a political football over the issue of sandmining. Last year, the State Government announced mining would end on the island sooner than expected.and more »

Cyclone Yasi trauma lingers - The Cairns Post
ABC OnlineCyclone Yasi trauma lingersThe Cairns PostOn February 3 last year, the biggest cyclone in memory smashed into the Far North Queensland coast. Residents lost their homes, farmers lost their crops and businesses lost their livelihoods. How is the impact zone faring one year on?One year anniversary of Cyclone YasiABC OnlineJury still out on Yasi's strengthNinemsnall 14 news articles »

Floods warning as Queensland coast cops drenching - Herald Sun
BigPond NewsFloods warning as Queensland coast cops drenchingHerald SunOthers Others Others FLOODING in creeks and rivers are a possibility today as rain continues to fall from Rockhampton to the New South Wales border. The Bureau of Meteorology says rainfall totals of between 50 to 140mm have been recorded in coastal ...Rain lashes South-East QueenslandBayside BulletinQueensland lashed by wild weatherABC OnlineFlash flood warning for Qld coastNinemsnCourier Mail -Brisbane Timesall 255 news articles »

Dredging to double along Queensland coast - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldDredging to double along Queensland coastSydney Morning HeraldMr Tilton said Gladstone's woes could be repeated along the Queensland coast. "If we don't get a better process going forward from Gladstone, then we are going to have Gladstone disasters in a number of places up and down the coast," he said.Greens worried by new Reef dredging planNEWS.com.auall 158 news articles »

Premier Bligh leads cyclone Yasi remembrance service in Tully - The Cairns Post
BigPond NewsPremier Bligh leads cyclone Yasi remembrance service in TullyThe Cairns PostA year ago today, the biggest cyclone in memory smashed into the Far North Queensland coast. Residents lost their homes, farmers lost their crops and businesses lost their livelihoods. How is the impact zone faring one year on? Meet the heroes of Yasi.Banana farmers still standing after YasiABC OnlineDignitaries gather in town of Tully to commemorate Cyclone YasiThe Australianall 84 news articles »

Koalas face demise - ABC Online
Koalas face demiseABC OnlineKoala Research Centre Research Coordinator Dr Alistair Melzer says islands along the Queensland coast with koala populations are critically important to the conservation status of koalas. "One of those islands represents one of only two natural koala ...and more »

China First sues over Queensland rail link - Financial Times
Sydney Morning HeraldChina First sues over Queensland rail linkFinancial TimesBy Neil Hume in Sydney Clive Palmer's China First mining company has launched a A$8bn ($8.5bn) lawsuit against Australia's biggest freight operator over a project linking a new 200m tonnes a year coal basin with the Queensland coast.Palmer sues QR National for $8 billionSydney Morning HeraldPalmer's China First to sue QR National for A$8bnCreamer Media's Mining WeeklyFraser denies wrongdoing in QR projectBigPond NewsThe Australianall 157 news articles »

Cracked coal ship moved to Brisbane - ABC Online
Cracked coal ship moved to BrisbaneABC OnlineBy Jennifer Huxley Maritime authorities have moved a damaged coal ship that has been detained off the north Queensland coast for more than three weeks. The Liberian registered ship was told to anchor off Dalrymple Bay, near Mackay, earlier this month ...and more »

Showers bring relief from heat along Queensland coast - Courier Mail
Showers bring relief from heat along Queensland coastCourier MailQUEENSLAND'S coastal regions will get a reprieve from the heat that has baked much of the state with showers expected for the rest of the weekend. Rainfall totals over 100mm have been recorded at Sarina, south of Mackay, and north of Innisfail, ...

Campbell Newman concedes Anna Bligh justified in attending Cyclone Yasi ... - Courier Mail
Brisbane TimesCampbell Newman concedes Anna Bligh justified in attending Cyclone Yasi ...Courier MailFLASHBACK: Premier Anna Bligh addresses the state as Cyclone Yasi closes in on the north Queensland coast last year. Source: The Courier-Mail CAMPBELL Newman has backed away from his own comments that slammed Premier Anna Bligh for using taxpayer funds ...How Bligh government will be judgedBrisbane Timesall 130 news articles »

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