Tag: Tully 4854
Cassowary Council says capital works year's main focus
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) says its main focus for 2009 will be the continuation of a $180 million capital works program.[MORE]
Tully man charged with rape
A 27-year-old Tully man from far north Queensland has been arrested overnight as the result of an investigation into two sexual assault incidents earlier this month.[MORE]
Growers' group opposes Filipino banana imports
The Australian Banana Growers Council says a proposal to allow the importation of Filipino bananas vastly underestimates the risks posed by pests and diseases.[MORE]
17yo charged over backpacker sex assault
Police have arrested a teenager at Tully in far north Queensland after three women were sexually assaulted in a backpackers' hostel.[MORE]
Student charged over school knife
A Tully student accused of taking a knife to school is due to face court next month.[MORE]
Authorities confirm smut found in Tully
Sugar cane smut has been found in Tully in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Tractor driver dies in level crossing crash
Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a sugar mill locomotive and a tractor pulling cane bins in Tully.[MORE]
1 dead after pole falls on crane
A worker has died and another has been seriously injured in an industrial accident at a road works site at Euramo south of Cairns in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Maryborough Sugar Factory considers Tully merger
The Maryborough Sugar Factory has taken another step in its vision to expand its sugarcane operations in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Push on to cut Nitrogen run-off
A peak environmental body in far north Queensland says reducing nitrogen run-off is key to improving water quality around Tully.[MORE]
Elderly driver dies in Tully road crash
Police believe a pre-existing medical condition may have contributed towards a fatal car accident yesterday in Tully in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Qld boxer sheds kilos to chase Olympic dream
Olympic boxer Paul Fleming says one of his biggest challenges ahead of the Beijing Games will be to shed weight to qualify for his division.[MORE]
QR to probe rail bridge death
Queensland Rail (QR) says it will conduct an internal inquiry into the weekend incident where a 45-year-old Tully woman was killed while fishing from a rail bridge in the state's far north.[MORE]
Probe continues into far north rail death
Police are continuing to investigate a fatal rail accident near Cairns in which a woman was killed in front of her eight-year-old daughter. [MORE]
Govt counsels caution on electricity stand-off
The Queensland Government has urged Ergon and the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) to settle their dispute while the Government investigates safety concerns.[MORE]
Union seeks Ergon safety talks
Staff at Ergon Energy's Tully depot have walked off the job over safety concerns.[MORE]
Ergon staff walk off job over safety concerns
Ergon Energy staff have walked off the job at Dalby, Tully and Gladstone.[MORE]
Teenage sexual offender arrested
Queensland Police have arrested a teenager over the weekend sexual assault of a woman at Tully in the State's far north. [MORE]
Flood fallout lingers in Cairns
The rain has eased over the far north Queensland city of Cairns and the surrounding area, but the impact of Tuesday night's deluge is still being felt with roads cut and communities isolated.[MORE]
Qld Health applies for Tully, Cardwell bulk-billing
Queensland Health is seeking a Federal Government exemption so its doctors can bulk-bill patients in Tully and Cardwell.[MORE]
Doctor shortage to close Tully medical centre
Tully's only medical centre, in far north Queensland, is set to close within months due to a doctor shortage.[MORE]
Babinda beats Tully in Golden Gumboot competition
Rainfall figures continue to be counted in far north Queensland, but Babinda is already the clear winner in the annual Golden Gumboot competition.[MORE]
Jellyfish force nth Qld beaches to remain closed
Beaches across far north Queensland remain closed this morning after three people were stung by irukandji jellyfish over the weekend.[MORE]
Vaile pledges $15m for feral pest management
The Federal Coalition has promised to spend $15 million on a new national feral pest eradication program if it is re-elected.[MORE]
Toddler dies after being hit by truck
A two-year-old boy from Innisfail has died after being hit by a truck at Tully in far north Queensland.[MORE]
