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Southern Qld councils get disaster funds Ninemsn The Balonne and Goondiwindi councils are to receive assistance from the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements fund after flooding that occurred ...

Lower Gwydir River update December 19th, Gravesend and Yarraman ABC Online The Carnarvon Highway is closed northwest of Moree from Garah to Mungindi. Details of other main and local road closures within the Moree Plains Shire are ...

Barwon/Darling river Flood update December 16th ABC Online The Barwon River at Mungindi was still peaking at 7.38 metres on Friday morning causing major rural flooding. At Mogil Mogil, the river level was 8.58 ...

Teacher's Union disagree with LNP policy Toowoomba Chronicle "The LNP need to come out and explain what this failed policy would mean for state schools at Begonia, Bollon, Brigalow, Burra Burri, Bymount East, ...

Qld fatal plane crash investigation closes Ninemsn The solo pilot of the FU-24-954 Fletcher aircraft was crop-spraying on Wynella Station, 40km southwest of Dirranbandi, when the crash occurred on December ...

Murray murmurings: the MDBA explains where the 2750 figure comes from Crikey Part of this modelling was a detailed analysis in the Condamine–Balonne and the northern basin (including investigating the environmental outcomes at Narran ...

Looking back and looking forward The Canberra Times Back at St George, the ducks have lately taken up residence on the levy bank next to my house, rather ominous and unerring as the Balonne River once more ...

Barwon river flood update December 14th ABC Online Major flooding continues at Mungindi where the Barwon River was recorded at ... Predicted River Heights: Mungindi: Peak near 7.4 metres later today with ...

A warm and loving Australian Goondiwindi Argus ALMA May Rigney (nee Francisco) was born at “Merriot”, Mungindi, to Violet and Joseph Francisco in 1918. In the following year of 1919 the family moved to ...

Wet continues Moree Champion The road between Mungindi and Garah is still closed while the Newell Highway ... “We are also working closely with the Mungindi community to see what they ...

Mixed emotions Moree Champion It's still too wet to go anywhere or do anything with continued flooding at Mungindi, and it's a similar story at Weemalah. ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local By Arlie Felton-Taylor, Toowoomba Major flooding continues in the Balonne River with the peak past St George and moving towards Dirranbandi. ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local By Arlie Felton-Taylor, Toowoomba Major flooding continue in the Balonne River with the peak overnight around nine metres in St George. ...

The Wanstalls pack in an adventurous break Moree Champion THE recent flooding has given one Mungindi family a week-long adventure on planes, trains and automobiles. They five may still have been stranded in Moree ...

Barwon River Flood Bulletin Thursday December 8th ABC Online The Barwon River at Mogil Mogil downstream of Mungindi has fallen below its ... At Mungindi, the Barwon River is predicted to peak near the moderate flood ...

Cool, wet summer ahead as La Nina strengthens ABC Online Floodwaters near Mungindi, near the NSW-Queensland border. The weather bureau says the ... (Audience submitted: Theresa Bracks) Floodwaters near Mungindi.

More mulga 'madness' Land Bollon landholder Gus McGown said the thickening that had occurred in mulga lands was absurd. "The mulga regrowth has just gone berserk," Mr McGown said. ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local By Arlie Felton-Taylor, Toowoomba Major flood levels have been recorded at Weribone and river levels at St George, on the Balonne River, are expected to ...

Outback town braces for floods ABC Online The Balonne River is expected to peak at 7.5 metres on Monday after recent downpours over the catchment. However, Mayor Donna Stewart says properties should ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local A flood warning is current for the Maranoa River warning of major flood levels and in the Balonne River there are currently minor flood levels south of ...

The last thing we need is more rain ABC Online ... of the North West Slopes and Plains mainly west of Moree, around Collarenebri and Mungindi. That rain should fall mainly this afternoon and tonight. ...

Rural Report for New England North West and Upper Hunter, Thursday ... ABC Local So far the weather bureau says Moree has had another 24 millimetres, Mungindi has recorded 16 mills, Gunnedah has received 12 while Tamworth has had around ...

MDBA and Burke talk Basin savings in Qld ABC Local The Authority is touring Dirranbandi and St George as part of the MDBA's 20-week consultation process. Reporter Arlie Felton-Taylor spoke to us live from ...

Victorian Country Hour ABC Local MDBA chairman Craig Knowles is in southern Queensland meeting people from Dirranbandi (dir-uhn-BAN-dee) and St George. It's the first public meeting as part ...

Southern Qld on flood watch, more rain due Ninemsn The Lower Macintyre and Weir rivers were also at moderate flood levels, while the Moonie, Balonne, Georgina, Warrego and Barcoo rivers recorded minor ...

Parts of Queensland on floodwatch Sky News Australia Moderate flood levels were reached in the Lower Macintyre and Weir rivers, while the Moonie, Balonne, Georgina, Warrego and Barcoo rivers recorded minor ...

Good falls give big dry a raincheck in Queensland as more rain is ... Courier Mail It empties into the Balonne River near St George, meaning another boost to the Murray Darling Basin which was dragged out of drought by Queensland's autumn ...

Flash flooding hits Roma businesses Ninemsn Flood warnings remain in place for Bungil Creek and the Balonne and Maranoa rivers in the Darling Downs district, and for the Flinders, Weir and western ...

Anthony Doyle named Mungindi's main man Moree Champion The 78-year-old Mungindi resident was acknowledged for the work he does with the elderly, the sick and ex-servicemen. Patricia Barlow, Betty Betts, ...

Rural Report for New England North West and Upper Hunter ... ABC Local It's at the Walcha Bowling Club from 10am. * The SES wants to make a list of the isolated properties at Moree, Collarenebri, Wee Waa and Mungindi. Call 132 500.

Outback Qld on flash flood alert ABC Online Locations that might be affected include Quilpie, Thargomindah, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Roma, Mitchell, Bollon and St George. In the north-west, ...

Irrigators group back Murray-Darling plan ABC Online The chairman of the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Craig Knowles, will meet with affected landowners in Dirranbandi today, as part of a 20-week ...

Queensland consultations went well, says Basin authority ABC Online The Authority is proposes returing 135 gigalitres in surface and groundwater allocations from the Condamine-Balonne system in the southern inland. ...

summer cold snap breaks records Courier Mail Balonne's previous all-time low of 18.4C, recorded in 1975, was surpassed at 3pm yesterday when the southern town registered 17.5C. Weather bureau climate ...

Rural Report for New England North West and Upper Hunter, Tuesday ... ABC Local ... management ideas to remove coolatai. * The SES wants to make a list of the isolated properties at Moree, Collarenebri, Wee Waa and Mungindi. Call 132 500.

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local By Arlie Felton-Taylor, Toowoomba Irrigators from the Lower Balonne say unlike many they want to make sure the draft plan to revive the Murray-Darling River ...

Southern Queensland irrigation group backs Basin plan ABC Online The Authority is proposing returning 135 gigalitres in surface and groundwater allocations from the Condamine-Balonne system. President of the Smart Rivers ...

Criticism flows from river report PS News “For example, the table lists the 'current water use allocation' of the Condamine-Balonne as only 118 GL a year and states that more water needs to be ...

Flood warning updates December 1st ABC Online (blog) The Barwon River at Mungindi peaked near 6.7 metres Tuesday afternoon [29/11/11] and is now falling slowly with minor flooding. Minor flooding will extend downstream to Walgett over the next 2 weeks. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to ... See all stories on this topic »

Case IH making tracks Stock and Land Trials with an Axial-Flow header (pictured) equipped with the technology have been conducted during the early 2011 harvest near the NSW town of Mungindi, one hour north west of Moree. First reports are of three 8120 models supplied on the new tracks ... See all stories on this topic »

Bruxtner highway reopens ABC Online (blog) The Carnarvon Highway is closed between Garah and Mungindi but has been reopeend between Moree and Garah. The Kamilaroid Highway is closed between Narrabri and Wee Waa. The Gwydir Highway is closed between Moree and Collarenebri. ... See all stories on this topic

The calm instead of the storm ABC Online The Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning to parts of the North West Slopes and Plains, which may have seen both Moree and Mungindi affected. The warning of large hail stones, flash flooding and damaging wind was expected to ... See all stories on this topic »

Riverland on the water-saving frontline Stock and Land The region was singled out in the MDB draft plan as being particularly vulnerable to the water reform, along with interstate regions such as the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys, the Condamine-Balonne region, the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District and ... See all stories on

Murray-Darling Plan: A 'common-sense' outcome for SW Queensland ABC Online The biggest cut for Queensland in the new draft MDB Plan is in the Balonne Shire, where the plan proposes that 95 gigalitres of surface water needs to be recovered from the Condamine-Balonne catchment and 40 gigalitres in groundwater extractions. ... See all stories on this topic »

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern Queensland ... ABC Local Under the plan 135 gigalitres in surface and groundwater would be returned from the Condamine-Balonne while eight gigalitres would be recovered from the Border Rivers Catchment. The Border Rivers Food and Fibre group says the northern half of the basin ... See all stories on this topic »

Barwon River Flood update Tuesday ABC Online (blog) Mungindi to exceed minor flood level. This morning the Barwon River at Mungindi was 6.69 metres and rising slowly. It is expected that minor flooding will extend downstream to Walgett over the next 2 Further flood peak predictions will be made when ... See all stories on this topic »

Weengallon takes out Woolies award 4:00 AM | IN an industry of giant beef producers, Weengallon's Ken Rigney may be small, but there's none walking taller this week. Weengallon Producers takes out the Woolies award...Well done Ken Rigney and Family

Water cuts still too severe under new Basin plan Stock and Land The Queensland farming communities most affected by the proposed water cutbacks will be St George and Dirranbandi (the Balonne River) and Goondiwindi ...

Hopes lift with water buyback under Murray Darling Basin plan Courier Mail Queensland farming communities most affected will be St George and Dirranbandi on the Balonne River and Goondiwindi on the Border Rivers system. Environmental flows totalling 2750GL across the basin will cut irrigated agricultural production by 11 per ... See all stories on this topic »

Queensland irrigators angry at Murray plan Sydney Morning Herald The Condamine-Balonne, Moonie and Border rivers in southern Queensland are affected by the plan, with 117 gigalitres of water to be clawed back from irrigators by 2015. Mr Hobbs, the Liberal-national MP for Warrego, said Queensland farmers had not ... See all stories on this topic

Water cuts still too severe: AgForce Stock and Land AgForce water spokesman Kim Bremner said in a statement the plan proposes cuts to the amount of water farmers can take from the Condamine-Balonne, Moonie and Border Rivers systems in southern Queensland, but allows seven years for those cuts to take ... See all stories on this topic

Farms isolated, harvest disrupted, by NSW floods ABC Online Mungindi farmer Andrew Earle says he's received about 200 millimetres on his property, which is almost half his annual rainfall, during harvest time. ...

Latest road updates from RTA Sunday Evening ABC Online The Carnavon Highway is closed between Mungindi and Moree. The Oxley Highway is closed in both directions between Carroll and Gunnedah. ...

Road Closures - latest from the RTA and SES ABC Online Carnarvon highway is closed from Mungindi to Moree and will be reassessed today. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for ...

More than 100 properties isolated Moree Champion ... Highway is closed between Gunnedah and Tamworth. The Carnarvon Highway is closed between Mungindi and Moree. Many local roads across the area remain closed.

Moree Champion Implications: Floodwater crosses the Moree – Mungindi Rd, no road access from Moree to Ashley, Garah, Boomi, Weemelah, & Mungindi. At the predicted flood ...

'Tug-o-war' won't help Basin Stock and Land The MDBA has already made clear the Condamine-Balonne, Goulburn-Broken, Murray and Murrumbidgee catchments will be worst affected by the draft - a ...

Countdown to Basin plan Stock and Land ... with the first of its public consultation meetings scheduled for St George on the Balonne River in southern inland Queensland, on December 7. ...

Murray rescue plan under threat Adelaide Now The Condamine-Balonne region in Queensland will be asked to relinquish 100GL - rather than 150GL - after the authority "assessed a detailed scientific ...

Quagmire just got deeper The Canberra Times ... Basin Authority's aptitude for inclusive consultation, ABC's Lateline received a copy before the people of Renmark, Mildura, Deniliquin or Dirranbandi. ...

Murray-Darling water take slashed The Age But The Age understands the authority has now reduced the cut to farmers' water rights in the Queensland catchment of Condamine-Balonne by 50 billion litres ...

Buyers cautious at Charleville Stock and Land First-time buyers Warren and Ron Mobbs, Wallambank, Bollon, were "short a few bulls" and looking to top up numbers after making both $6500 top-money bids on ...

Funding a boost for community initiatives The Ridge News Murdi Paaki Regional Enterprise Corporation Ltd - covers Lightning Ridge, Mungindi, Walgett, Coonamble, Gulargambone, Goodooga and Collarenebri.

Exciting new era for campdraft Goondiwindi Argus Harry Steiger took home the trophy rug with John Cookson from Dirranbandi coming a very close 2nd. The TSS Southport School Pocket Watch Open Draft was a ...

Rural School Bus Safety ABC Online The committee has received 112 submissions in all, including one from the Collarenebri-Mungindi Branch of the Isolated Children's Parents Association. ...

Weengallon Kindergarten - Pink Ladies Day Out - funding success...click here for full story

Rural Report for New England North West and Upper Hunter, Friday ... ABC Local The trials, which are being conducted on a property north west of Mungindi, are examining planting time, performance and the crops' impact on pests and ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local 56 millimetres was recorded at a property called 'Abbieglassie' between Mitchell and Bollon. The McLean family says there was lots of wind with that rain ...

Scientists fly in to study birds after the floods ABC Online The team will be visiting sites including the Barmah-Millewa, Murrumbidgee, Macquarie Marshes, Condamine and Balonne and expect to finish the report in 12 ...

A SECOND northern hairy-nosed wombat joey has been caught on film emerging from a burrow at a nature refuge in south-west Queensland.  Click here

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Tour de Long leaves Mungindi Moree Champion It started with 18 riders at Mungindi last Saturday morning and will end in Brisbane tomorrow. Co-organiser Michael Beeston said no fundraising target had ...

Lukewarm response to more Murray-Darling Basin detail ABC Online The document also explains that catchments like Goulburn-Broken and Condamine-Balonne will be more affected by the cuts than others, due to over-allocation ...

Let's hear it for the boys Moree Champion She was a very nice girl who lived in Dirranbandi. She may have been a nanny. There was Summer, who worked in a mine near Orange. She worked four days on, ...

Basin plan unlikely to bring peace The Australian "Some catchments are more affected than others, particularly the Condamine-Balonne, Goulburn-Broken, Murray and Murrumbidgee catchments. ...

Councils in race to be flood ready with another wet summer predicted Courier Mail BIG WET: This file photo from March shows floodwaters in the Balonne River upstream from Dirranbandi. Source: The Daily Telegraph QUEENSLAND councils are ...

City girls looking for love Moree Champion Dave Lonergan (Mungindi), Tom Harrison (Mungindi), Ed Gray (Weemelah), Andrew Sherman (St George) and Jules Brunt (Finley) are some of the single men who ...

The great water debate one year on...what's new? Goondiwindi Argus In our valley, it is towns like Inglewood, Texas, Boomi, Talwood and Mungindi that stand to suffer the greatest impact from the loss of productive capacity ...

No official word on Cubbie sale ABC Online Balonne Shire mayor Donna Stewart says she's disappointed the current owners haven't been given the chance to trade out of debt. ...

Push for infrastructure to bring basin plan water savings ABC Local "With the numbers that are out, the hardest impacts are going to be felt in the Murrumbidgee Valley, in the Condamine-Balonne and the Goulburn valleys. ...

Barnaby Joyce concerned at sale of Cubbie Station to foreign buyers The Australian "These tenders provided the owners of Cubbie Group, and every other entitlement holder located in the Lower Balonne region, with the opportunity to submit a ...

Upclose: Gabrielle Leis Tenterfield Star St Joseph's Mungindi was a very small country school with both day and ... “Sometimes we would fly from Mungindi airport to our property… or if it was ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local Mayor of the Balonne Shire Donna Stewart says it's the end of an era. "It's disappointing news as everyone knows Des Stephenson and John Grabbe developed ...

Medal mystery solved Moree Champion A 40-YEAR mystery that started in Moree, continued in Mungindi and passed through Gympie has finally ended in Ballina. The Champion reported in May that a ...

Regional women affecting change Stock and Land Ms Grey, a rural communicator from Mungindi in NSW, has a vision for her inaugural event to become a permanent fixture on the regional women's calendar. ...

The Wagners Tour De Long Goondiwindi Argus A group of friends from Goondiwindi have decided to do a bike ride from Mungindi (where Ken used to work) to Brisbane (where Ken is situated now). ...

Rural and Resources Report for North West Queensland, Wednesday ... ABC Local If you're living along the Bollon and Warrego Rivers you might be surveyed about your stock and domestic dams. The Department of Environment and Resource ...

Rare Newborns' historic 1st steps' captured - Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat

Riders converge on Dirranbandi for camp The Ridge News Last week the Dirranbandi Pony Club held its annual pony camp. Seventy-four children from around the district, including Lightning Ridge pony club members, ...

Qld/NSW rain puts downward pressure on feedgrain markets Beef Central In Southern Queensland St George, Goondiwindi and Mungindi recorded 25-30mmm while the Darling Downs had lighter falls of 5mm. In NSW Narrabri had 40mm, ...

NSW on watch for damaging winds and storms Sydney Morning Herald Further north, Mungindi was also inundated by its heaviest September rain in more than 100 years, receiving 61mm. This band of heavy rain is moving further ...

Green Army helps flood recovery in St George Media Newswire Minister Hinchliffe said the flooding of the Balonne River in January 2011 had resulted in ... “With Balonne Shire Council workers focussed on road repairs, ...

Disability Action Week Goondiwindi Argus McIntyre Employment Solutions, Care Goondiwindi is a Disability Employment provider servicing the Goondiwindi, Balonne, Namoi and Gwydir regions. ...

Good rain in southern Queensland could save some wheat crops ABC Local Jeff Sabburg, the bureau of meteorology's Queensland climate services manager ... Bill Gallagher lives west of Thallon on 'Langoora' and he tipped 50 mm out ...

Nats to review daylight saving ABC Local "If you went from Mungindi to a point approximately Tabbimoble, that line then inconveniences the least number of people. "It doesn't run through any major ...

Stock and domestic dam surveys underway Land ... Farmers' Federation, the surveys have commenced and will be conducted on a sample of farms from the Warrego, Condamine Balonne and Burnett catchments. ...

Carp busting - fishing in the name of pest eradication ABC Local The final event in the series is being held in Dirranbandi on the 29th and 30th of October.

Floods inquiry hears the pros and cons of levees ABC Online Kylie Kilroy says her property, downstream from St George on the Balonne River, had never flooded until a large levee was built on the opposite bank. ...

Mixed views on the expected uptake of the latest MDB water buybacks ABC Local Two tenders have been announced by the Commonwealth Government for the lower Balonne, one begins next Monday and the other on the 14th November.

'Novice' Terry rides tall Goondiwindi Argus BY SALLY RIGNEY RAIN settled the dust but didn't dampen the action at the Nindigully Campdraft last weekend. Phones were running hot as the rain fell. ...

Georgeous in Pink Goondiwindi Argus St George fashion boutique owner, Julie Dries, bought the Rabobank bra for $1150 and Judy Bodkin from Balonne Steel and Rural Supplies bought the local ...

Outrage over new Murray-Darling estimates The Australian The Murrumbidgee, Murray, Goulburn-Broken and Condamine-Balonne catchments would be hardest hit. Andrew Gregson, chief executive of the NSW Irrigators ...

Exciting end to Darling Downs season THE pride of the Darling Downs senior rugby union competition came to a close last weekend as the winners of the grand finals for A grade, B grade, under 19 and C ...

Nindigully's BIG weekend gets an early start Goondiwindi Argus Nindigully Campdraft President, Josh Carrigan, says a lot of campdrafters stay on for the Balonne Invitation Bull Sale on Monday the 12th of September. ...

Joanne Grainger named new QFF president THE Queensland Farmers’ Federation has welcomed southwest Queensland cotton grower, Joanne Grainger, as the organisation’s new president, in the wake of the retirement of previous QFF head Gary Sansom.

QFF president stands down ABC Online The position of president will go to a vote at the QFF's annual general meeting tomorrow and there is only one nomination, Mungindi cotton grower Joanne ...

QLD trio takes out Cotton Grower of the Year Award Cotton growers Ed & Maria Willis, Bill & Sue Willis and Von Warner of Bullamon Plains Pastoral, Thallon in South Western Queensland have taken out the prestigious ...

Tourism Association Merger - Is Bigger Better? ABC Online Donna Stewert is the Mayor of the Balonne Shire and she is far from happy with the growing tourism group. Stuart Perry is the General Manager of Toowoomba, ...

Probe into Qld crop duster crash continues Ninemsn The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been looking into the July 19 crash on a cotton station about 22km south-west of Dirranbandi, which killed ...

Big turnout for annual open The Ridge News Carol Mason (Dirranbandi) is the A grade 18-hole Open winner with a scratch ... Dirranbandi Open. Put your names on the board. Wednesday August 31 Men's ....

12s top of league table The Ridge News Farren was awarded the Balonne Barwon under-12's player of the year, congrats Farren. To the players who leave us next year, we wish them well in their next ...

0830 ABC New England North West News 24/08/2011 ABC Online A plan to seal the road network from Mungindi to Coonabarabran is expected to cost $46 million, blood stocks at Red Cross Services around the region are ...

Delivering beef's message Stock Journal She also had the help of Brahman cow, Chudleigh Autumn Rose, as well as Nudgee College's Angus Rigney, Nindigully, and Harry Williams, Warwick. ...

Truck convoy rolls into Canberra ABC Online Who is here from Dirranbandi, who's here from Camooweal? Well done, you've come from everywhere. Who's here from Rocky? Do we have, are there people still ...

Duo on high road for bash Toowoomba Chronicle ... set to spend the next nine days visiting centres including Gayndah, Dirranbandi and Surat on their way to the event's final destination of Gympie. ...

Successful Mungindi Show Moree Champion Mungindi Show Society president Andrew Earle said about 1000 people came to the showgrounds - above average, though fewer than last year (1200). ...

Mayor keen for more councillors ABC Local The Balonne Shire Mayor says it is essential the number of elected councillors is increased at next year's election. Queensland's Electoral Commission will ...

'Virgin basher' rallying support Westerner ... than 100 vehicles that will visit 17 schools in towns such as Warwick, Goondiwindi, Lightning Ridge, Nindigully, Miles and Kingaroy during the rally. ...

Hat-trick for Ciprian in under 10s The Ridge News Aaron Walsh and Leslie Stanton played for Mungindi this weekend UNDER 12's v Mungindi: ... Mungindi kicked off Patrick Demaine ran hard with Adrian Brown, ...

Queensland cotton farmers gain national recognition ABC Local Cotton Australia says the annual awards held in the New South Wales town of ... for their work at Bullamon Plains near Thallon in south west Queensland. ...

Best bulls to be on offer at Balonne Stock and Land THE Balonne Invitation Bull Sale is building a strong reputation for delivering a dynamic draft of bulls that meet the demands of commercial cattlemen. ...

Young Tigers entertain The Ridge News GAME 2 v Mungindi: Doug took the ball forward every time he got the chance ... The final score saw Mungindi win the match. Jacob won the player of the match ...

City girls thank Wagga's country boys Daily Advertiser The Thank Goodness he's a Country Boy concept was born 18 months ago when founder Brie Peters, in Mungindi for harvest, found herself in a local pub ...

Tiny bikes head west on big trip Bundaberg NewsMail Along the way, the group will stop in many towns including St George, Cunnamulla, Dirranbandi, Bedouri and finally Birdsville. Mr Brooke said he had been to ...

Nobbys Mate right for Armidale Just Horse Racing Inverell trainer Ernie Berger thought Nobbys Mate was a good thing first-up when taken to the annual Mungindi meeting on July 9. ...

Mayors urge levee regulation rethink ABC Local Balonne Mayor Donna Stewart wants the State Government to take back the responsibility of regulating how farmers can build levees and diversion channels on ...

Mungindi Show promises a hell of a ride! Goondiwindi Argus On Saturday and Sunday August 13-14 the annual Mungindi show will bring entertainment galore for the whole family. The theme is “From horse to horse power” ...

Grains group celebrates decade of success Farm Weekly Queensland PinG developed agronomic discussion groups for women we call WAGs (Women's Agronomy Group) in the Mungindi area which has now spread to Meandarra ...

The bush has been rorted The Canberra Times My shire of Balonne in western Queensland produces $600 million of cotton, over $100 million of grain, about $30-40 million worth of cattle each year, ...

Man dies in plane crash near NSW border Ninemsn The crash occurred at Dirranbandi, about 100km from the NSW border, sometime between 11.40am and 2.45pm (AEST) on Tuesday, police said. ...

Man killed in light plane crash Fraser Coast Chronicle POLICE attended the scene of a light plane crash that claimed the life of a man at Dirranbandi on Tuesday afternoon. Initial information suggests the ...

Dissent continues on GrainGrowers push Stock and Land Mr Drage's opinion was echoed by northern NSW grower Robert Eassie, Mungindi. Mr Eassie said his main concern was GrainGrowers' lack of engagement with ...

Cotton bale out ABC Online ... Senator John Williams as just another curious development in the saga out there that's ebbed and flowed much like the Lower Balonne in recent times. ... ABC Online

Bandits bag victory The Ridge News The under 10/35kg Balonne Barwon representative team have had a dream run at the annual Zone 5 Junior Rugby League Carnival in Cunnamulla, Queensland. ...

Drama at the Mungindi races Moree Champion One jockey was knocked unconscious, two horses jumped the fence and one horse hit the rail in a dramatic fourth race at Saturday's Mungindi races. ...

Mungindi races a day of fun Moree Champion The main fashion awards were claimed by Melissa Hindle (Best Dressed Lady), Ben Taylor (Best Dressed Male) and Ashleigh Taylor (Millinery Award). ...

Ladies bowl them over at the Ridge Goondiwindi Argus Three teams hit the road on Friday morning with lunch at Dirranbandi and dinner at the Club. Six games of fifteen ends awaited us for Saturday and Sunday. ...

Property computer mapping to help with CSG risks Stock Journal The free AgForce Projects property computer mapping workshops are open to all producers and will start in Dirranbandi, Goondiwindi and Condamine from 26-28 ...

Camp Over Cooking (For the Queensland Governor!) ABC Online Queensland Governor is touring flood affected towns around Southern Queensland this week which is fantastic, but in Bollon on the first night of the trip, ...

Brendan to take aim at nationals Nambucca Guardian News Brendan was handed his coat of arms, signifying his place in the national team, by his mentor, Mungindi-based shooter Ben Picton. Brendan said it was a very ...

Nominate a carer Moree Champion Last year Mungindi's Ida Wall and Narrabri's Irene Hobden were honoured with awards. “At the age of 92 Ida Wall is an inspiration,” he said. ...

Cross-border rivalry over Origin Warwick Daily News Balonne Barwon under 43kg rugby league players (clockwise, ... The boys both play for the Balonne Barwon team which has players from both sides of the ...

Crime prevention strategy for shire Moree Champion A number of meetings, including two in Moree and Mungindi, were hosted this week while another will be held in Boggabilla next month. ...

Moree woman put on good behaviour bond Moree Champion Robert McGrady, 29, of Mungindi was fined $250 and placed on a two-year good behaviour bond for stating a false name to police and resisting an officer in ....

Sinclair wins Talmoi Cup Moree Champion The next race for Sinclair's Innocent Billy will be at Mungindi on July 9. “I am confident that he should be very competitive in the Mungindi Cup especially ...

Offers for Cubbie draw close Stock and Land Located near Dirranbandi in Queensland's southern inland, the station was at the centre of the federal government's controversial water buyback scheme ...

Junior Tigers roar The Ridge News Jonathan put up a great grubber kick which was difficult for Dirranbandi to ... GAME 2 v Dirranbandi: In this game the Tigers were tackling more as a team ...

Chance for community to get vocal on crime Moree Champion He encouraged everyone to attend the meetings to be held at the Moree Banquet Hall on Monday from 6pm and at the Mungindi RSL Club at 6pm on Tuesday. ...

Cross-border crunches Land ... between NSW and Queensland Health at Mungindi and daylight saving issues, there's no doubt we have cross-border confusion in Barwon,” he said. ...

Big win for U12s The Ridge News Congratulations to Dylan Ciprian, Oscar Cheal, Jonathan Brown, Ryan Weatherall, Tom Barrett, Dan McIntosh and Josh Norton who have been named in the Balonne ...

Cr labels interest as 'ridiculous' Toowoomba Chronicle THE Balonne Shire mayor has lashed out at the administrators of Cubbie Station over the “ridiculously high” interest rates the cotton enterprise is paying ...

Reforms Streamline Water Resource Planning Process My Sunshine Coast In the coming few years communities in the Warrego, Moonie, Condamine-Balonne, Boarder, as well as Georgina and Diamantina catchments will also benefit from ...

Mayor demands more transparency over Cubbie Station ABC Online By Fidelis Rego The Balonne Shire Mayor is demanding more scrutiny of the way Australia's largest cotton enterprise, Cubbie Station near Dirranbandi in ...

Rural Report for ABC Capricornia and ABC Southern Queensland: June ... ABC Local The mayor of the Balonne Shire says she was shocked to learn about the Cubbie Group's real financial position at a creditors meeting in St George yesterday. ...

Cubbie's cotton winner Stock and Land The recent 2010-11 summer cropping season was the first time Cubbie Group had utilised all its irrigated cotton country to capacity on the Lower Balonne ...

Cubbie gets go-ahead for another cotton crop ABC Online Cubbie Station, near Dirranbandi, went into administration in 2009 with debts of $300 million. A full crop worth $150 million has been planted at Cubbie and ...

Cubbie Group creditors agree to fund 2012 crop program after heavy ... Courier Mail The Lower Balonne Floodplain Association says Cubbie and other irrigators take too much water from the system during times of weak and moderate water flows. ...

Mixed conditions in NSW Weekly Times Now To the region east of Mungindi and Burren Junction, while the long range weather forecasters have not been overly optimistic, there have been heavier ...

ABC Rural News and Information for Capricornia and southern ... ABC Local Bollon grazier and Sheep CRC director Stuart Mitchell says all growers welcome this rally but it has to be looked at in perspective. ...

Connecting women on the land Stock and Land ... Barbara Grey, a rural communicator from Mungindi in QLD, wants to build a stronger understanding of how women on the land can forge stronger connections ...

Of Drought and Flooding Rain - 21 ways to fix the Murray River ... ABC Online That group represents water users from Tenterfield to Mungindi, covering 60-thousand hectares of irrigated land were cotton, wheat, olives and citrus, ...

Mungindi woman tops class Moree Champion Mrs Grey is the 2011 Queensland winner and national runner-up of the prestigious Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Rural Women's Award. ...

Parthenium weed alert Land A day later another plant was found just a metre up the north riverbank of the Barwon River near the weir at Mungindi. All three infestations have been ...

Australian's single city women forced to look for love in the country Telegraph.co.uk Brie Petersen came up with the idea after visiting friends in the rural town of Mungindi in Queensland. During a night at the pub, the owner told her that ...

Ridge kids tackle hard, take possession of game The Ridge News Nick and WG from Dirranbandi made some good passes from dummy half. ... GAME 1 v Dirranbandi: Well done to Lightning Ridge for displaying greater teamwork ...

Flood Recovery: Thallon ABC Online ... of flood affected towns around Southern Queensland, to chat with Thallon ... a levy around the town had stopped floodwaters affecting most residents. ...

Outstanding wa rural enterpreneur wins The FINANCIAL Barbara Grey, a rural communicator from Mungindi in Queensland, is the Award runner up. Tonight's winners were presented with their awards at a gala event ...

MP questions mine impact on flood peak Stock and Land Mr Johnson said he was prompted to speak out when an appeal by the Mayor of the Balonne Shire, Donna Stewart, receive a pat response from DERM, which passed ...

Mystery surrounds medal Moree Champion Mystery surrounds the finding of a World War II medal located under the Mungindi bridge. The search is now on for the relatives of Anthony Mitchell Tonkin ...

WA women riding high at RIRDC Stock and Land Barbara Grey, a rural communicator from Mungindi in QLD was named this year's runner up during the award ceremony held at Parliament house in Canberra, ...

Rural Report for Northern Tasmania: Wednesday 25th May 2011 ABC Local The runner up of the Rural Women's Award was cotton grower Barbara Grey from Mungindi in south-west Queensland. By Eliza Wood Managers from dairy company ...

Flood Stories: The Dirranbandi Caravan Park ABC Online That's the main message I took away from a morning I spent with Tracey and his wife Sharon who own the Dirranbandi Caravan Park. Now the actual township of ...

The Beauty of the Balonne ABC Online I'd fallen in love with the Balonne, as most visitors to St George do, with its parkland and walking tracks stretching along the town reach and right down ...

Jenny Swan .. Back on the Airwaves (well .. for a minute or two !!) ABC Online Jenny's message is that, yes, there are still some quality single men left out there and you have a fair chance of finding them around the Balonne Shire, ...

Slaying the Dragon ABC Online With the rising Balonne River turning his farm into an island, .... KIRRIN MCKECHNIE: The Balonne shire mayor Donna Stewart said the recent sacking of ...

ABC New England North West News 20/05/2011 ABC Online ... quick thinking by local police has helped save the life of man who arrived at Mungindi Hospital with a suspected heart attack, and local solar industry ...

Aussie blokes realising their two-wheel dream The Ridge News The boys had travelled from Mungindi, the trip taking a bit longer as they had a breakdown in their support vehicle. An adventure of true Australian spirit ...

League players off to Mungindi The Ridge News It was great to see the full side travel to Dirranbandi this week. ... Tigers v Mungindi/Dirranbandi: After a great talking to from coach Smut the whole ...

Recovering From the Floods: Gai and Paul White - Riverview ABC Online It's been around three months since the Balonne River rose up inundated Gai and Paul White's property Riverview between Surat and St George. ...

Rural Report for ABC Queensland: May 20, 2011. ABC Local The latest record season has all three of the Balonne shire's gins running hot and it'll take about twice as long to process the crop this year. ...

The extraordinary life of a 'Rat' Goondiwindi Argus Bert was branded the name “Mungindi” in the army and Bruce's nickname was “Gundy”. Bruce had the next number after Bert's which was QX10008. ...

More Queensland rest areas for truckies Media Newswire Two new sites are in the final stages of completion at Nondoo and Dirranbandi on the Castlereagh Highway, south of St George, at a combined cost of $750000. ...

Road death at Mungindi Moree Champion A 26-year-old local man, formerly of Dubbo, died in a car accident near Mungindi in the early hours of Friday. The accident occurred at about 1.15am on the ...

Nervous Disease In Horses – NSW, Victoria, SA HorseYard NSW cases are widely distributed, mostly west of the Great Divide from Mungindi in the north to the Murray River, and including a significant cluster in the ...

First home game of season big success The Ridge News We had some new players to the game and new teammates from Dirranbandi and Goodooga. There were some great plays and runs by the team. ...

Weather impacts property values Land ... reduction in the rural areas recorded at Tara, Miles, Balonne, south of Roma, traprock country near Warwick and Inglewood, and the Goondiwindi region. ...

School of bush tucker Bundaberg NewsMail An indigenous woman born in Dirranbandi, she is also a qualified chef who has twice been invited to France to teach French students how to cook using bush ...

Flood Inquiry faces enormous challenges ABC Local ... response to flash flooding in Toowoomba, and this week frustration over the effects of levee banks near the Balonne River in southern Queensland. ...

Tigers ready to kick off new junior season The Ridge News At the Balonne Barwon meeting on Monday of this week it was decided the 10s would field 13 players this season opposed to 11 in previous years. ...

Tough Emus take out Cotton Cup Goondiwindi Argus THE Goondiwindi Emus have retained the 'Cotton Country Cup' with a 34 – 17 defeat of the St. George Frill Necks at Dirranbandi on Saturday. ...

Tough Emus take out Cotton Cup Goondiwindi Argus With Ambulance on hand, McNaulty was taken to the Dirranbandi Hospital in a neck brace to be stabilized before being flown to Brisbane with the RFDS. ...

ABC Rural News and Information for southern Queensland, Thursday ... ABC Local Cr Stewart says the Balonne Shire Council is trying to investigate further. ... The Balonne mayor says she believes DERM should be investigating. ...

Cotton growers flooded business: inquiry The West Australian Ms Kilroy has told the inquiry the Balonne River peaked at 13.2 metres on January 9. ... She is angered the Balonne Shire Council is allowing the growers to ...

Levees criticised at flood inquiry ABC Online ANNIE GUEST: Meanwhile, the Balonne Shire Council says a hydrological study is needed to assess the veracity of Kylie Kilroy's allegations. ...

Bringing the voice of the villages to the fore Moree Champion Next stop was the prosperous village of Mungindi. On arrival I was surprised to see the ... Local butcher Gary “Red” Trindall was born and bred in Mungindi. ...

Flood victims to give more evidence to inquiry ABC Online Representatives from the Balonne and Maranoa councils, the Queensland Police Service and residents are due to take the stand today. ...

Joyce calls for dam near St George ABC Online LNP Senator Barnaby Joyce says the best option is to dam the Balonne River north of the township. He says building the Barrackdale Choke Dam would stop ...

Growers want bang for WQA buck Stock Journal Large-scale wheat producer Ron Greentree, Mungindi, said growers wanted a greater say on wheat classification to ensure net returns to growers were taken ...

First exhibition for pastel painter The Ridge News Cathy is a pastel painter living in Dirranbandi and lives on a sheep, cattle and cropping property. Cathy's exhibition titled “Bold Colour and Movement” ...

Crops swamped as Dawson River peaks ABC Online The Balonne River in the southern inland town of St George is expected to peak at 7.3 metres today, far lower than last year's flood height of more than 13 ...

St George braces for flooding again Toowoomba Chronicle Minor to moderate flood levels are expected this week along the Bokhara, Balonne River, Minor and Narran rivers and Briarie Creek.

Rain pours in parts of Queensland over Easter weekend causing crop ... Courier Mail The weather bureau has issued flood warnings for the Balonne, Dawson, Georgina and Diamantina rivers and Coopers Creek.

Break out the brushes Moree Champion After a three-year hiatus, the Mungindi Art Show and Competition will return ... One of the novelty sections unique to Mungindi is the “I don't know much ...

Talwood rallies to help Sophie Goondiwindi Argus The auction turned out to be a huge success and was well supported by local businesses in Talwood, Goondiwindi and Mungindi. Some of the more popular items ...

Cotton prices cool Stock and Land In the border areas, Mungindi Cotton Growers' and Water Users' Association president Glen Price said some producers had finished picking while others had ...

Virus threat for horses Weekly Times Now ... and in NSW west of the Great Divide, from Mungindi in the north to the Murray River, the Hawkesbury Valley west of Sydney and the Upper Hunter Valley. ...

Fight continues for Roma flood insurance ABC Online A flood warning remains for Bungil Creek and the Balonne River downstream of Bungil Creek junction. The Bureau of Meteorology says, major flooding continues ...

Record crop as cotton bounces back Stock and Land ... through the growing season, harvest is now well under way around St George and Dirranbandi and is starting to move into stride in Central Queensland. ...

Voice of the village: Neeworra Moree Champion Neeworra is located on the Canarvon Highway between Weemelah and Mungindi. It was first named Paradise, by a boatload of thankful people who managed to ...

Cubbie managed sacked ABC Online Cubbie Station, located near Dirranbandi, Queensland, is the largest privately owned irrigation property in the southern hemisphere. (Amy Phillips)

ABC Rural News and Information for southern Queensland and ... ABC Local The mayor of the Balonne Shire council says it's come as a surprise. Cr Donna Stewart says she's worried what it'll mean for staff at the operation ...

Lizzie lived life to the fullest Warwick Daily News With her father originally from Stanthorpe and then Dirranbandi and her mother from the Greymare district, west of Warwick, the Crothers family now live in ...

ABC Rural News and Information for southern Queensland and ... ABC Local The mayor of the Balonne Shire says it comes despite the Cubbie Group still being in administration since 2009. More than 21-thousand hectares of fields ...

Cubbie cotton picking underway ABC Local Workers have begun picking Australia's largest cotton crop at Cubbie Station near Dirranbandi in Queensland's southern inland. The 21000 hectares of cotton ...

Making hay by having the best of both worlds Sydney Morning Herald Rebecca Longworth, who works in Sydney, comes from a farm in Mungindi. She hopes to go back ''one day''. Photo: Anthony Johnson While young people continue ...

Celebrating Dirranbandi ABC Online The people of Dirranbandi in southern Queensland are busy, caught between recovering from the flood and enjoying a bumper cotton harvest. ...

Farmer marries sweetheart Toowoomba Chronicle TRUE LOVE: Farmer Wants A Wife contestant Scott Warby has married Clare Spark at the couple's Mungindi property. FARMER Wants A Wife contestant Scott Warby ...

ABC Rural News and Information for southern Queensland and ... ABC Local Another Dirranbandi farmer, who lives near Cubbie, has just finished picking his ... The Crothers clan is also readying itself for the Dirranbandi show. ...

Two distinct diseases in Aust outbreaks Horsetalk Various locations in New South Wales, including west of the Great Divide, from Mungindi in the north to the Murray River, and a significant cluster in the ...

Water prices drop Stock and Land An additional tender process for the Lower Balonne region is also open with a $40m budget and closing date of April 15. No more NSW entitlements can be ...

Weemelah...in the beginning Moree Champion The village of Weemelah whose Aboriginal name means 'Windy Ways' is located 3km off the Carnarvon Highway and just 27km east of Mungindi. ...

Queensland growers expect bounty cotton crop Fibre2fashion.com Though massive rains in the Balonne Shire have caused extensive harm, but then the rains have also left back in the region, plenty of water, with which the ...

Queensland growers ramp up for bumper cotton crop ABC Online Recent rain in the Balonne Shire has caused widespread damage but it has also left the region with an abundance of water. Mayor Donna Stewart says a ...

Queensland Rail's Western line opens early Rail.co “Queensland Rail has worked quickly and safely to ensure essential services ... “Many residents may not have seen a train pass through their town for nearly ... Rail.co Trains on the western rail link Toowoomba Chronicle Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine said about 250 Queensland Rail and Thiess ... “Many residents may not have seen a train pass through their town for ...

Round bale technology inspires contract picking venture Stock and Land They are set to kick off the venture stripping cotton as early as this weekend on farms in the Dirranbandi area, then move through to Goondiwindi before ...

Strong demand will continue Weekly Times Now Falls in other areas have varied from 10mm at Mungindi and Collarenebri, to 50mm at Pallamallawa, and an isolated storm in the north of the Golden Triangle ...

Betts Senior of the Year Moree Champion Mrs Betts was nominated by Mungindi HACC, Anglican Parish of Mungindi, Mungindi Central School, Returned and Services League of Australia Mungindi ... 'We've done enough' Goondiwindi Argus “They measure it at a guage in Mungindi. The official figure is 64%. I think that's back-of-an-enevelope stuff. More than 40% isn't being gauged at all. ...

Rural and Resources Report for Western Queensland, Wednesday March ... ABC Local ... Category C funding: Diamantina, Barcoo, Quilpie, Bulloo, Murweh, Paroo, Maranoa Regional, Balonne, Blackall-Tambo Regional and Western Downs Regional. ...

Dalby flood peak eases Toowoomba Chronicle Flood warnings are in place for the Condamine, Balonne, Moonie and Warrego rivers and Myall Creek. The Kogan-Condamine Rd at Wieambilla Creek and Lambing ...

Dalby flood threat lessens Toowoomba Chronicle Flood warnings are in place for the Condamine and Balonne rivers and Myall Creek, the Moonie River and the Warrego River. The Kogan Condamine Rd at ...

Congratulations to Barb Grey on Qld Rural Woman of the Year Award

Regional shift Moree Champion Mungindi resident Elrene de Beer, who took the Australian Citizenship Pledge with the ... Mrs de Beer took over the running of the Mungindi Community and ...

Toowoomba Range to close for repairs supply chain review ... lines will reconnect vital trains carrying coal, grain, livestock and general freight to and from towns all the way out to Quilpie and Dirranbandi.”

Sorghum growers weather the worst Farm Weekly Mr Philp said the western areas had had a good run, with spring plant sorghum around Roma producing a tremendous harvest, and growers around Mungindi and ...

Bulldogs & St. Andrews College Enter Exciting New Partnership Canterbury Bulldogs Ed, who has been named to make his Toyota Cup debut on Monday night, hails from Mungindi in the state's far north. He is undertaking a Bachelor of ...

It's all academic - rising stars juggle footballs with textbooks Sydney Morning Herald He is studying agricultural science for a possible return to the Mungindi farm where he grew up or a career in agronomy. But he wants to take rugby league ... All systems go for Boars Goondiwindi Argus Prince is originally from Mungindi and has spent 10 years in the NRL playing for the Sydney Roosters, Cronulla Sharks, Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers and ...

White Pages reveals cover star Toowoomba Chronicle The phone directory will be distributed to Toowoomba, Warwick, Stanthorpe, Goondiwindi, Inglewood, St George, Dirranbandi districts and surrounding areas ...

Young Tigers team of year The Ridge News The Lightning Ridge Tigers U12 team not only claimed the Balonne/Barwon JRL premiership undefeated in 2010, the team were announced as the Walgett Shire ...

All systems go fir the Mighty Boars! Goondiwindi Argus He was born at Mungindi and left at 15 before heading to boarding school in ... His mum and dad, Sue and Geoff are still in Mungindi and will be making the ...

Program Transcript ABC Online If you take away the economic underpinning of Dirranbandi, then what're you going to do? Are you going to buy the service station? ...

South-West Qld in recovery mode Central Telegraph The town of St George suffered worse floods in 2010, but Balonne shire mayor Donna Stewart says tourists remain wary so soon after seeing dramatic images in ...

Qld farmers say flood help too late Brisbane Times The Category D payment was extended to parts of Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, ... More disaster relief on way for Qld SBS Balonne; Banana; Barcaldine; Brisbane; Bundaberg; Central Highlands; Cherbourg; Fraser Coast; Gympie; Ipswich; Lockyer Valley; Moreton Bay; North Burnett; ... Category D Relief to Queensland My Sunshine Coast Extended concessional loans and grants measures are now available within the defined portions of the following LGAs: Balonne; Banana; Barcaldine; Brisbane; ...

Mixed blessings for St George after floods Ninemsn The cotton harvest has been one of the best for years, but the Balonne Shire's roads have been left in a mess. The shire is now holding its breath, ...

Aerial flood images released Toowoomba Chronicle The same aerial mapping is available for more than 100 Queensland ... and see where their property is located, in relation to the city or town flood line. ...

Maps show extent of flooding Noosa News Premier Anna Bligh and Queensland Reconstruction Authority chair Major General ... their property is located, in relation to the city or town flood line. ... Just how far did the floodwaters come? Cooma Monaro Express Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the Australian Defence Force and private ... Thallon and Theodore, but more locations will be added in coming weeks. ...

Cashing in on Anna Bligh's leadership Herald Sun Julia Gillard and Anna Bligh on the bank of the Balonne River in Queensland. Picture: Luke Marsden Source: The Courier-Mail FLOODS, cyclones and now ...

Severe storm lash Brisbane, Ipswich and southeast Queensland Courier Mail At Bollon, west of St George, lightning hit an Ergon transformer and a powerline was down and on fire at Macalister, southwest of Dalby, she said. ...

Cops tread flood beat Sunshine Coast Daily Water police and others from Maroochydore were sent to Dirranbandi, Grantham and Rockhampton. Supt Hanbidge, Inspector Keith Schultz and a team of eight ...

How it all began Goondiwindi Argus Another notable lessee of Talwood station was Arthur Harold Warner, who came to Curragundi (Mungindi district), in 1908 fro Yorkshire, England, ...

Condolence address by Premier Anna Bligh View News Sunshine Coast The Condamine River, the Balonne River, the Burnett River, the Comet River, the Dawson River and the Nagoa River reached flood peaks never before recorded ...

$370m boost for post-flood road repairs ABC Online He says $216 million of that is for state-controlled roads, while more than $153 million has been approved for roads in the Maranoa, Balonne, Bulloo, ... $370 million for South West road restoration Media Newswire “More than $153 million has also been approved for restoration works on the local government road network for Maranoa Regional Council, Balonne, Bulloo, ... Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements extended in North Queensland Media Newswire NDRRA funding has been activated for the Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, ...

River's European invasion Toowoomba Chronicle The noxious fish are common in the Balonne, but their numbers have ... The Balonne Beacon's Louise Wilson, who has taken a series of stunning photos of the ...

A European invasion Toowoomba Chronicle Photo: Louise Wilson, Balonne Beacon THOUSANDS of European carp have invaded St George's Jack Taylor Weir after making their way upstream along a swollen ... What's causing Australia's 'super floods'? The Age Flood levels there are continuing to slowly fall but the effects of the flood will still be felt until the end of February, said Balonne Shire Mayor Donna ...

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Australia PM introduces disaster tax to Parliament KPSP Local 2 In this handout photo provided by Maranoa Regional Council an aeriel view of the swollen Balonne River is seen just before water levels peaked at 12.75 ... JRL in need of coaches, managers The Ridge News The Under 8's are the foundation of the Balonne Barwon competition and we really need to give it the attention it deserves. There will be a coaches course ... Flood inquiry will be open and transparent ABC Online ... north to the Fitzroy Basin, to the central west and down to the Balonne and the Condamine plain. The towns and regions affected are too many to name now ...

ABC Rural News and Information for southern Queensland and ... ABC Local Border Rivers Food and Fibre is a group which represents irrigators between Tenterfield and Mungindi. Its CEO Tim Napier says his group agrees that it could ...

Soaked state still under the weather Courier Mail ... continue to hit flood-soaked southern Queensland, with falls up to 110mm near St George yesterday and in the wider Moonie and Balonne River catchments. ...

Minnamurra keeps growing Weekly Times Now Which right now includes 8000 cattle on 120000 hectares of permanent lease agistment country at Bollon, west of St George in Queensland. ... Flash-flooding hits Toowoomba again Courier Mail It was for heavy rain and possible flash flooding over the next several hours in Charleville, Cunnamulla, St George, Quilpie, Windorah, Bollon, Mitchell, ...

Downpour quells fire threat ABC Online Margaret Neill from Newstead Station on the Balonne River says she would like more heavy rain to clean up the area after last month's floods. ...

Road to Dirranbandi reopens ABC Local By Sam Burgess Dirranbandi in Queensland's southern inland is no longer isolated from the rest of the state. The town has been cut off by floodwaters since ...

Satellite imagery key to gauging flood damage SATELLITE imagery taken hundreds of kilometres above the earth shows the extent of flooding ...

Yasi to drop up to 300mm of rain Brisbane Times ... flash flooding in rivers and streams between Townsville and Sarina, and Townsville and Cooktown, as well the Balonne, Connors, Isaac and Gulf rivers. ...

Wild dog fighter recognised for contribution Land ... and Peter has been instrumental in leading strategic wild dog control not only in his local area, but further afield in Murweh, Blackall Tambo, Balonne, ...

Mungindi flood to last longer than predicted ABC Online The State Emergency Services says floodwaters around Mungindi are likely to stay above the major flood level for a week. Floodwaters peaked several days ago ... Highway reopens after Mungundi flood Moree Champion About seven houses at Mungindi were sandbagged, he said, along with three ... Mr Martin said he had made a helicopter reconnaissance of Mungindi on Friday. ...

Tax-effective clean-up will pay off Courier Mail QRAA said the $25000 grants were now available in the Local Government Areas of Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall Tambo, Brisbane, Bundaberg, ...

Two motorcyclists taken to hospital after collision on Cunnigham ... Courier Mail Earlier, a 25-year-old man suffered a neck injury and grazes when he fell of his motorcycle on a property in Bollon, around 113km west of St George. ...

Gee, gee, she's a nice lady Goondiwindi Argus The SES is continuing to monitor flood waters between Boggabilla and Mungindi with the Barwon River at Mungindi predicted to peak at a level of 7.9 metres ... Ipswich welcomes new citizens Quest News ... to general duties policing, particularly in rural areas of Queensland serving in remote and country areas such as Bollon, Mungindi, Goomeri and Murgon. ...

A raft of activities at flooded town's Australia Day celebrations ABC Online Mayor of the Balonne Shire, Donna Stewart, says the community of St George has been planning the day for six months, and come hell or high water, ...

GRDC Queensland Updates confront global challenges TTKN News (Various speakers at Goondiwindi and Nindigully) To register contact John Cameron or Erica McKay on 02 9482 4930 or email northernupdates@icanrural.com.au. ...

Mungundi to peak late Moree Champion Floodwater isn't expected to peak at Mungindi until around Thursday, according to North West State Emergency Service (SES) region controller Steve Martin. ...

'Farmer Wants A Wife' stars engaged Digital Spy ... who met 27-year-old Clare Spark on season four of the Australian reality television show, proposed to her on his Mungindi property recently. ...

Small quake hits flooded region Sydney Morning Herald Balonne Shire Mayor Donna Stewart said floods meant communities in the Dirranbandi and Hebel areas would remain isolated until February. ... Ferry replaces school bus Toowoomba Chronicle Oscar McGee is delivered for his first day of prep in a SES boat over the swollen Balonne River at St George yesterday morning. THE first day of school can ...

Quake hits Dirranbandi Toowoomba Chronicle Queensland Police Media stated there were no concerns or fears held for Dirranbandi or the surrounding towns. No reports have been received of anyone in the ...

Cyclone Anthony lurks off the coast The Australian ... of St George until at least the end of this week, while flood levels further downstream at Dirranbandi and Hebel will remain high well into next month. ...

Flood boat carries boy to first school day Ninemsn A boy in the southern Queensland border town of St George has had an unforgettable start to pre-school - he was ferried over the flooded Balonne River ... School resumes despite Queensland floods Herald Sun Students at St George in the southern inland will travel to school wearing life vests as they are taken by flood boat across the swollen Balonne river, ...

School back in flood-ravaged Qld ABC Online Authorities in Queensland have been working around the clock to get ... students will be forced to stay at home, with the Surat Road into town still closed. ... Schools back in flood-ravaged Queensland ABC Local Only three of the 92 state schools in Queensland will be closed today. ... will be forced to stay at home, with the Surat Road into town still closed. ...

St George awaits second flood peak ABC Online The Balonne River is expected to peak at 12.5 metres today with water levels likely to remain high for several days. (ABC TV: ABC News) An anxious wait ...

St George waits for second flood peak Sydney Morning Herald The Bureau of Meteorology senior hydrologist Ian Rocca said the Balonne River is expected to peak again at 12.5 metres this weekend. ... Emergency over but Queensland in a state of alert for wet season The Australian In southern Queensland, the Balonne River at St George is expected to reach a peak of 12.5m by late tomorrow or early Monday -- its second flood peak this ... Volunteers wanted for weekend flood clean-up ABC Online In the southern inland, the Balonne River is expected to peak in St George tomorrow, slightly lower than the flood earlier this month. ...

Essential services information Courier Mail The Balonne Highway from St George to Bollon is closed to all vehicles at the Jack Taylor Weir Crossing as the bridge is under water.

Boomi on alert Moree Champion The State Emergency Service (SES) is preparing for a major flood warning due to peak at Mungindi this Friday. Floodwater in the Macintyre River, ...

Prolonged Balonne flood delays damage assessment ABC Online Most towns in the Balonne shire are either isolated by floodwaters or are expecting rivers to peak in coming days. The Balonne River at St George, ... Spirits high on road to recovery Courier Mail THE Balonne River in St George continued to rise overnight, flooding the Andrew Nixon Bridge. It was closed yesterday at 3pm and Balonne Shire Mayor Donna ...

Surat endures isolation but flood averted ABC Online By Sam Burgess Authorities say they are optimistic the Balonne River at Surat, in Queensland's southern inland west of Toowoomba, has peaked below its ...

Floodwaters cut off Dirranbandi ABC Online Dirranbandi in Queensland's southern inland is cut off by floodwaters, but locals say the levees are holding and the town is in no danger. ...

St George braced for more flooding Herald Sun THE south-east Queensland town of St George is braced for more flooding as the Balonne River peaks again. But it may be less severe than the major ...

A tale of two seasons Stock and Land Mr Greentree's operation covers a geographical spread that ranges from the QLD border around Mungindi through to Collarenebri in north-west NSW and like Big ... Thousands remain isolated The Daily Telegraph Ms Groom said the next danger point for the flood would be the Barwon River at Mungindi, with the river expected to peak at 7.8m on January 21. ...

Queensland Floods News.com.ag In Dirranbandi, the flood waters that came through the southwest systems for most of last, the last two weeks have now hit Dirranbandi. ...

St George waits for another flood peak ABC Online The Balonne River is expected to peak at 13 metres over the next few days, which is just below the level it reached earlier this month. ...

St George braces for another peak Toowoomba Chronicle Cr Stewart said there were no issues with the supply of goods in St George, Dirranbandi, Bollon and Thallon. “We have got plenty of milk, fresh fruit, ...

Latest updates: Queensland floods New Zealand Herald The southern Queensland town of Dirranbandi, west of Goondiwindi, has been cut off by flood waters and will be isolated until next month. ...

Holland plays for lucky break Moree Champion Lead singer for Mudgee band McGee, Mungindi's Jess Holland has made the finals of the Australia's premier country music talent search, Toyota Starmaker 2011 ... 850 evacuated: flood victims move to Moree Goondiwindi Argus Major flooding is expected in Boggabilla today and flood warnings were issued to Mungindi where the Barwon River is expected to exceed seven metres next ... South-west now battling floods Warwick Daily News A major flood warning is current for the upper Macintyre in New South Wales including information for Boggabilla and Mungindi, with river levels expected ...

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Floods worsen in NSW ABC Online The water is expected to cause flooding downstream at Mungindi, (and on the following rivers) St George, Narran, Bokhara, with peaks at Weilmoringle, ...

Floodwaters to move further south ABC Online The waters in the Condamine-Balonne system are now falling but Chinchilla is not out of the woods yet. About 66 homes and businesses have been inundated by ... Flood photos from Southern Queensland ABC Online The devastation of the flooding through the Condamine, Balonne, Macintyre and Moonie Rivers is being captured by locals and the media, follow the links to ...

Jess's music, Kevin's words are starmakers Mudgeee Guardian While Miss Holland waits for that lucky break to launch into a full time music career, she works as an agronomist at Mungindi on the New South ...

QLD Premier Joint Flood Press Conference with Gillard Scoop.co.nz We also know that there's many other towns downstream, Dirranbandi, Bollon and Hebel are likely to be cut off and isolated for many weeks, ...

Flood-weary residents abandon homes again ABC Online The swollen Condamine-Balonne system is expected to rise further, putting major population centres in the Western Downs towns of Warwick, ...

Queensland Town Gets Reprieve as Rain Continues to Fill Rivers BusinessWeek The Balonne River in St George reached a peak yesterday of 13.2 meters (43.3 feet), about 20 centimeters short of record flooding that hit last year, ... Gillard pledges to dig deep Courier Mail Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld) PRIME Minister Julia Gillard made a flying visit to St George this morning to inspect the rising Balonne River that has ... Maryborough braces for the worst Sydney Morning Herald Rockhampton residents have been told they'll be awash for another week and much of St George will be under water for at least 10 days, says Balonne Shire ...

PM praises St George's flood preparation Sydney Morning Herald The Queensland town of St George is well-prepared to face its second flood in a year, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Ms Gillard, Queensland Premier Anna ...

Scheduled power outage in Bollon ABC Local Ergon Energy says it will cut power to Bollon and surrounding areas Friday afternoon so it can prepare for flooding in the Balonne River. ... Flood fears ease for St George Coolum & North Shore News Ergon Energy will also be cutting power to customers west of the Balonne River, including Bollon from approximately this afternoon, to raise the conductors ...

Floodwaters Wreck Theodore TopNews United States ... with its level rising slowly in the southern inland town of St George, which gives rise to the threat for Dirranbandi, Ballon and Hebel to be inundated. ...

Gillard touring St George ahead of flood peak ABC Online The Balonne River is expected to reach last year's record of 13.4 metres later today. (www.flickr.com: Flickr: brump69) After facing angry flood victims ... ABC Online Flooding public appeal reaches $18m Sky News Australia But the worst is not over yet for parts of the state, which are still waiting for rivers to peak, such as the community of St George, where the Balonne ... Returning home to mud and memories lost The Australian Further south, the anxious residents of St George yesterday made their final preparations ahead of the Balonne River's expected peak to a record high of 14m ... Man clings to bull bar in floodwaters Herald Sun The forecast for the Balonne River will be revised at 11am (AEST) and Mayor Donna Stewart says there's a chance it'll be revised down from predictions of ... Flood recovery chief visits flood-ravaged Rockhampton ABC Online In the Southern Queensland town of St George the Balonne River is raging and expected to rise to a record tomorrow. Further north in Rockhampton, ...

Qld recovery under way as rain continues Ninemsn The communities of Dirranbandi, Thallon and Hebel remain on high alert while Theodore ... In Condamine, 42 of the town's 60 homes, nine businesses and seven ... Flood recovery will take years - General Adelaide Now The Queensland Government yesterday made Brisbane City, Gympie, ... The communities of Dirranbandi, Thallon and Hebel remain on high alert while Theodore, ... Recovery chief describes Rockhampton region as "tropical islands ... Courier Mail THE man charged with leading the rebuilding of flood-ravaged Queensland has ... The communities of Dirranbandi, Thallon and Hebel remain on high alert while ...

Theodore residents coming home ABC Online The Balonne River is slowly rising in the southern inland town of St George and Dirranbandi, Ballon and Hebel are preparing to be inundated.

St George residents catch boats to work ABC Online By Andree Withey The Balonne River continues to rise in the southern inland Queensland town of St George where people are now catching flood boats to work. ... Dash to pick crop before it goes under Sydney Morning Herald Perched on the banks of the Balonne River at the southern edge of town, Riversands Vineyards still has not recovered fully from the record floods that hit ... Opposition looking for new dam sites ABC Online Mr Truss's comments come after Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce yesterday said dams should be built on the Fitzroy and Balonne Rivers to prevent future ... More rains for Australia's flooded north-east Straits Times But the town of St George was bracing itself for a flood peak at the weekend of almost 14m on the Balonne river, the highest level on record. ... Queensland floods swamp finances Herald Sun Hydrologists are watching Balonne River levels at Warroo, as an indicator of how high the floods might get at St George, 66km downstream. ... Tony Abbott's dam solution for flooded rivers Herald Sun However, the floodwaters heading inland down the Balonne River, which are expected to peak in St George on Sunday or Monday, may be slightly lower than ... Deepening flood crisis spills over to hit national bottom line NEWS.com.au Rain in the area would hit the already-flooded Condamine River, sending another wall of water into the Balonne. Premier Anna Bligh said the state's flood ...

Military transport plane relieves flood-hit St George ABC Online By Andree Withey and Francis Tapim Extra sandbags are also being sent as residents battle the rising Balonne River. (ABC contributed: submitted to flickr by ...

Township of St George waits for flood peak ABC Online There are still concerns though in the south-west of the state where the town of St George is preparing for the Balonne River to peak early next week. ...

Crisis widening as the waters surge southwards The Australian THE focus of Queensland's flood emergency is shifting to the border region around St ... At St George, the home town of Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce, ...

Severe storm warning for flood-hit town Brisbane Times Locations that may be affected include St George and Bollon. St George is currently isolated by floodwaters as residents await the peak of the Balonne River ...

Rain forecast has flood-bound Qld on edge ABC Online While the clean-up has begun in some areas the Balonne River in St George is expected to peak soon, inundating the town and forcing residents to leave. ...

Revised peak sees St George bracing ABC Online It's now expecting the Balonne River here to peak at about 14 metres or even higher early next week, probably on Monday. Now current flood mapping shows ...

Flooding May Threaten More Cotton Crops in Queensland, Growers Group Says Bloomberg The Balonne River is at risk of flooding crops at St George as damage is assessed around Theodore and Emerald, where waters are receding, Sydney-based ...

D-day for Rockhampton today Adelaide Now The weather bureau said the Balonne River was predicted to reach a record 14m at St George on Saturday, with the possibility of small increases on Monday or ...

Severe storms expected today Central Queensland news ... Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts, including Warwick, Toowoomba, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Bollon, Oakey, ...

Thunderstorms to strike Toowoomba Warwick Daily News Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Dalby, Roma, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Bollon, Oakey, Mitchell, Taroom, Rolleston and Springsure.

More wild weather on the way Brisbane Times ... warnings for the Barwon River at Mungindi and the Darling River at Bourke. A moderate flood warning was in place for the Bogan River at Mulgawarrina. ...

From inland town to island town Brisbane Times The small southwest town of Dirranbandi could be completely cut off from the ... Sheep farmer Gerry Grant said her property, located between Dirranbandi and ...

Floods cut off city, military sent to help UPI.com In the towns of Surat, St George, Dirranbandi and Hebel in the southwest, residents sandbagged and scrambled to higher ground, the Brisbane Courier-Mail ...

Rockhampton besieged by floodwaters as Queensland braces for more rain Courier Mail To the southwest, in the cotton and grazing towns of Surat, St George, Dirranbandi and Hebel, residents scrambled for sandbags and higher ground yesterday. ...

Homes evacuated in Surat ABC Online (File image) (7pm TV News NSW) The Balonne River has been rising slowly at Surat in Queensland's southern inland where two homes have been evacuated. ...

More wild weather on the way Sydney Morning Herald The amount of water building up in the Condamine and Balonne river basins in Queensland was expected to lead to further floods downstream in NSW later this ...

No Waterloo for this farmer ABC Local Major floods have occurred in the Condamine River (which flows into the Balonne River), the Moonie River and the Weir River. Others upstream are in clean up ...

St George braces for second big flood Ninemsn Nearby Dirranbandi is expected to be isolated for more than a month, Ms Stewart said, and the grocery store was stocking up on supplies.

Balonne braces for record flooding Toowoomba Chronicle Last year's flood peak reached the 13.39 metre mark and the weather bureau is expecting the Balonne River to peak higher than 13 metres by Saturday and ...

And not a stop to think, as government ignores water Sydney Morning Herald From my front window I have twice in the last year seen the Balonne River in flood, surging to some 330000 megalitres a day. About 500000 megalitres fills ...

When a town becomes an island Brisbane Times It was less than a year ago that the Balonne River reached a peak of 13.9m, as floodwater roared through the town, 500km west of Brisbane. ...

Record floods leave thousands homeless The Age Dirranbandi on the NSW border became cut-off today, while any hope of returning to homes in Theodore, west of Bundaberg, and Condamine, in the Western Downs ...

Rockhampton to be flooded until mid-January ABC Local Further south, residents in the town of Dirranbandi near the Queensland-New South Wales border could be cut off for a month as major flooding continues. ...

More help for flood victims Central Queensland news Areas now eligible for Category B help are Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall-Tambo, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, ...

Waiting game continues as floodwaters rise ABC Online The Andrew Nixon Bridge has been closed, with the Balonne River still rising after yesterday reaching 12.4 metres. Some residents have been warned they will ...