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No fewer than six ex-workers for Cookhouse (Bolton) Ltd had taken the outfit to an employment tribunal. Claims ranged from unlawful deductions from wages to missing holiday pay. Employment judge Jennifer Newstead Taylor, sitting in Manchester, ruled that Cookhouse should take the place of Heaton-based Mark Ryan, one of the former directors, to answer the cases. And in each case the judge ruled in favour of the employees. Craig Shepherds wages and holiday claims amounted to £3,040. Fo...

Normal text size Very large text size Ray Revill calls over his fellow animal advocates, pointing excitedly to the gnawed coconut husk splayed out on Fraser Island’s “highway” — a 120-kilometre stretch of beach usually teeming with holidaymakers at low tide. After a bone-crunching drive along a softer inland track, it is a positive sign. The group fear for the plight of the dingo population after bushfires burnt through more than 87,000 hectares of the World Heritage-listed island known...

One of the natural wonders of the world, Fraser Island was hit by a bushfire that scorched more than half of the World Heritage-listed site. A month after the flames were contained, a small group takes a journey to the island paradise to assess the damage for themselves.

Sunshine Coast Council Mayor Mark Jamieson dismissed claims the councils work on creating a mass transit solution would make matters worse. He said in her 28 years as the Maroochydore MP Ms Simpson had not delivered a public transport plan for her electorate, or the region. Mayor Mark Jamieson said Maroochydore MP Fiona Simpson should release her plan for public transport improvements. "After nearly three decades as an elected member, I dont think its too much to ask that rather than criti...

Kimi weakens from category two system to storm but strong winds and severe weather still pose threat to Queensland

He said the changes included improvements to the vertical geometry on the Beerburrum Rd overpass connection to Steve Irwin Way. The rail track has also been shifted slightly to the west near Evans Rd at Glass House Mountains to make construction easier and to minimise impact on the Matthew Flinders rest area and Tibrogargan Creek. Mr Ryan said the overpass near Glass House Mountains had also moved further south to Barrs Rd to align with Sunshine Coast Councils strategic network planning. Th...

Parts of Queensland are bracing for flash flooding and abnormally high tides as Cyclone Kimi continues its erratic movement.  The cyclone has weakened to a tropical low off far North Queensland but the Bureau of Meteorology says heavy rainfall is still expected to lash the region.      Heavy rainfall with the potential to produce flash flooding and major river flooding may still affect coastal areas between Innisfail and Bowen on Tuesday and Wednesday if the remnant low moves closer to the...

18th Jan 2021 10:00 AM UPDATE: 8.30AM: Tropical cyclone Kimi could develop into a Category 2 and hit between Innisfail and Ingham, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, as Queenslands Disaster Management Committee prepares to meet. Preparations are underway across the state, with warnings of destructive winds of more than 150km/h heavy rain and flash flooding expected across the region from Lucinda to Ayr. The states southeast, however, is also on alert for severe th...

Rolling Updates: North Queensland Braces for Tropical Cyclone Kimi Update (4.42 p.m.) The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued updated advice at 4.34 p.m. for Tropical Cyclone Kimi, now a category 2 system. The cyclone is now 165 kilometres north of Townsville in North Queensland and moving south-southeast at 14 km/hr. Tropical Cyclone Kimi Forecast Track Map issued by the Bureau of Meteorology at 4.42 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2020. (BOM) Refer to Tropical Cyclone Advice Number 11. The BOM said that TC...

Tying up the banana trees: North Queensland prepares for Cyclone Kimi We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss 4.42pm Normal text size Advertisement As the wind picks up, the rain increases and the seas become rougher, north Queensland residents are making their final preparations for category two Tropical Cyclone Kimi to make landfall. The warning zone extends from Innisfail to Ayr, including Lucinda, Palm Island and Townsville, with the system 30 k...