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Seriously, if the lifts are running and theres snow on the ground, then the best snow resort is always the one youre at. But why be so serious when you can have another great trans-Tasman debate - namely who has the better snow experience, the Aussies or the Kiwis? Unexpected lockdowns and border closures notwithstanding, weve tracked down skiers and snowboarders with more talent than well ever know to give the inside word on their area. And in so doing, to cast their vote on who has the best w...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mirani MP Stephen Andrew is calling to ban the use of funnel or ‘opera house’ style yabby traps in Queensland fresh waters, after a platypus was found trapped and drowned in one earlier this week. Mr Andrew said he had previously campaigned against the traps and even sponsored a petition on the issue back in early 2019, after several platypus were found dead in the traps around Broken River in his electorate. “I ran the petition back then, hoping ...

Premium Content A platypus has been found dead in a trap at Broken River campground. Reports indicate visitors to the area were trying to spot a platypus in the popular Eungella camping area but were distressed to find one dead in a yabby trap. Broken River camping information, specifying platypus can be spotted in the area. Picture: Queensland Parks and Forests   Broken River Visitor Information Centre operator Oskar Krobath was distraught at the finding. More stories:

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Smith, a father of two, was non-responsive suffering multiple significant injuries. Fire crews and paramedics, including critical care, struggled for about an hour to remove him from the vehicle. He was then moved to the waiting RACQ CQ Rescue chopper and flown to Townsville Hospital. Mr Beamish said checks revealed he had amphetamine and methylamphetamine in his system, as well as other pain relief medication. Smith, 34, pleaded guilty to drug driving and failing to have proper control of...

Offbeat by Jeremy Pierce & Stephen Nadin 9th Mar 2021 6:11 PM Premium Content   There is no better time of year to go camping in Queensland than the Easter holidays. Whether its in a national park, by the beach or a hinterland glamping getaway, were spoilt for choice. Here are the 30 great Queensland camping spots. Binna Burra Lodge, Beechmont Positioned 800m above sea level amid the subtropical rainforest of Lamington Nati...

Offbeat by Jeremy Pierce & Stephen Nadin 9th Mar 2021 6:11 PM Premium Content   There is no better time of year to go camping in Queensland than the Easter holidays. Whether its in a national park, by the beach or a hinterland glamping getaway, were spoilt for choice. Here are the 30 great Queensland camping spots. Binna Burra Lodge, Beechmont Positioned 800m above sea level amid the subtropical rainforest of Lamington Nati...

Premium Content Subscriber only Workers in mining towns such as German Creek, May Downs, Peak Downs Mine and Moranbah are raking in the most dough in the Isaac region, while those in Hamilton Island and Hayman Island are earning the least. New Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the average full-time salaries for workers across Mackay Isaac Whitsunday and Queensland by postcode. German Creek and May Downs were the richest workers in the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region, taking hom...

Council is recommending people stay out of the water at Platypus Beach almost a fortnight after dangerous bacteria was detected there. A Mackay Regional Council statement issued on Friday said ongoing tests showed little change to moderate E.coli and Intestinal Enterococci levels. “Council recommends that members of the public don’t swim in the area,” the statement said. “Anyone swimming in the area does so at their own risk.” Platypus Beach, a popular swimming spot under the br...

Premium Content Subscriber only Progress is being made on the game-changing Urannah Dam project after comments on the draft terms of reference for an environmental-impact statement closed late last month. The State Governments co-ordinator-general will now finalise this once all public and agency comments have been considered. A spokesman for the office of the co-ordinator-general said the proponent, Bowen River Utilities, would then have 18 months to prepare an environmental impact statemen...