Commercial fishermen in the Coral Sea are reassessing their future in the world’s largest marine sanctuary.
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Gavin Scurr discusses Piata farms' substrate strawberry trial.
Accused backpacker killer Smail Ayad moved from Townsville to secure mental health facility in Brisbane
The man accused of murdering two British backpackers in north Queensland is moved from Townsville to a secure mental health facility in Brisbane.
Most of Piata Farms' strawberries are still grown in open fields.
Marburg event celebrates 70 years of weekly country dances
A weekly country dance responsible for mischief and marriages across south-east Queensland in its heyday holds a special knees-up to reignite interest and passions.
Piata Farms is also trialling growing strawberries in the ground under the polytunnels.
NRL finals preview: Blockbuster weekend kicks off series
With as many as five legitimate premiership contenders in action, the first week of the NRL finals is promising some serious fireworks.
Juicy varieties like the Albion strawberry, which is vulnerable to the weather, grow well in the polytunnels.
CCC chief welcomes phase-in period on new organised crime laws
Crime and Corruption Commission chairman Alan MacSporran says it makes sense for the Queensland Government to phase in some of its proposed new laws against organised crime.
Tow truck firm claims Queensland Police Service not paying debts on forfeited car storage
A towing company is threatening to take legal action against the Queensland Police Service for debts allegedly accrued for storing vehicles forfeited under the state’s anti-hooning laws.