Union fears jail privatisation job losses
The Queensland Public Sector Union says jobs will be lost if Gatton's new prison, in the state's south, is privatised.
View ArticleFunding welcome for flood-hit roads
The Mayor of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council has welcomed nearly $500 million in federal and state road funding in the area.
View ArticleOpinions divided on flood report in Lockyer Valley
Opinions on Queensland's Flood Commission of Inquiry interim report are divided in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, where more than a dozen people died in the January flash flood.
View ArticleMan charged over Drayton rape
Police have arrested a man over the rape of a woman on the Darling Downs last year.
View ArticleLockyer Valley crops bounce back
Crops in the flood-hit Lockyer Valley have proved resilient in the face of severe weather, with a food festival being held today to mark the region's recovery after the summer rains.
View ArticleFlood leaves council with $1m deficit
January's deadly flood has put the Lockyer Valley Regional Council, west of Brisbane, in the red for the first time in its history.
View ArticleFire service defends truck changes
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) has defended changes it has made to fire trucks in the Lockyer Valley in the state's southern region.
View ArticleEarly intervention helps flood victims heal
A Gatton GP says front-line services have made an enormous difference to the mental health of flood survivors.
View ArticleCouncil gets nod for power station appeal
The Lockyer Valley Council has been granted leave to appeal against a decision allowing the construction of a major power station near Gatton in southern Queensland.
View ArticleCentre to gauge disaster efforts
The Lockyer Valley Council in southern Queensland says its new disaster centre will have instant access to new gauges in the region's creeks.
View ArticleTwo deaths push Qld road toll to 8
Queensland's Christmas road toll has climbed to eight after two fatal accidents early this morning.
View ArticleQuentin Bryce attends flood memorial
Governor-General Quentin Bryce lays a wreath during a memorial service at Gatton, west of Brisbane, on January 10, 2012 to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 35 people in Toowoomba and...
View ArticleQueensland remembers
A memorial service has been held in Queensland one year after the deadly floods.
View ArticleFlood rescuers gave boy 'best chance' to survive
An inquest has heard rescuers tried valiantly to save a boy during last year's Lockyer Valley flood.
View ArticleBat removal delay 'ridiculous'
Lockyer Valley regional Mayor Steve Jones says he is frustrated at the time it is taking to get government approval to move a flying fox colony from Gatton.
View ArticleSkydiver critically injured in maiden jump
A skydiver has been hurt in an accident near Gatton, west of Brisbane.
View ArticleDoubt cast over Lockyer postal vote
The head of the Lockyer Valley Chamber of Commerce says compulsory postal voting should be abolished in the region.
View ArticleMan critical after skydiving into tree
A man remains in a critical condition in hospital after a skydiving accident in south-east Queensland.
View ArticlePair hurt in truck roll
Two women are in hospital after their hire truck overturned on the Warrego Highway in southern Queensland's Lockyer Valley this morning.
View ArticleDoubt cast over rare truck ownership
A southern Queensland council has been accused of holding a rare stolen truck.
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