CAMPBELL Newman's visit to Hervey Bay produced an unexpected benefit for the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
07th April 2012 5:04 AM
IT WILL be an interminable weekend for Qld election candidates Chris Foley and Anne Maddern, as they wait for an answer on...
07th April 2012 5:04 AM
ROADS, rates, responsibility and rubbish - Those are the big four issues confronting the booming region according to...
06th April 2012 1:04 PM
FOOT in mouth disease. I've had my fair share of it. I've probably had your share too.
05th April 2012 4:04 AM
A RECRUITING drive to achieve a big surge in police numbers will be one of the first jobs for Queensland's Police and...
04th April 2012 5:04 AM
QUEENSLAND'S new premier and police minister have pledged their support for Bruce and Denise Morcombe to continue as...
04th April 2012 4:04 AM
AS ELECTION candidates shout their platform policies from the Southern Downs rooftops, the issue of council fat cat wages...
04th April 2012 4:04 AM
NEW Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry John McVeigh said his top priority was to re-establish a stand-alone...
04th April 2012 4:04 AM
NOOSA may not have a voice in the Campbell Newman state ministry, but local MP Glen Elmes will have his hands full...
03rd April 2012 6:04 AM
NOOSA'S campaign for a referendum on de-amalgamation has won support from Sunshine Coast mayoral candidate Brett...
03rd April 2012 6:04 AM
EIGHT out of eight - That's how many times the Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson has celebrated victory in a state...
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
SUNCOAST Junior Motorcycle Club has been granted a three-year extension of the lease on its Quanda Rd track at Coolum.
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
VETERAN Noosa hinterland and Tewantin councillor Lew Brennan believes his division can not afford to stand still while...
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
ELECTION newcomer Tony Wellington hopes to look after local interests in the transition to a new Noosa council.
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
NOOSA'S vote in the April 28 council election has come down to a head-to-head contest for the hearts and minds of locals...
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
ELECTORAL regulations have barred Bob Jarvis from bouncing back from his state election defeat to run for Sunshine Coast...
30th March 2012 4:03 AM
THE Queensland Labor Party returned to its "base" in Ipswich for Wednesday's first caucus meeting since Saturday's election...
29th March 2012 4:03 PM
THE massive 32,000-hectare Wandoan Coal Project will go ahead after Premier Campbell Newman backed the Land Court's...
29th March 2012 10:03 AM
IF THE would-be Southern Downs Regional councillors who braved a grilling in Stanthorpe survived, they'll be facing the...
29th March 2012 6:03 AM
GRAYSON – it is a name that many in the Southern Downs know and respect for many reasons and now there is one more we can...
29th March 2012 6:03 AM
BOONAH'S local lord is trying to put his title to good use.
29th March 2012 4:03 AM
ON TUESDAY the ballot draw for the local election was announced.
28th March 2012 6:03 AM
THE race is on and the field is looking fuller than Flemington for the Melbourne Cup.
28th March 2012 6:03 AM
PATRICIA Petersen has been accused of using strong arm tactics to intimidate voters at the election by hiring a security...
28th March 2012 5:03 AM
AS THE ballot draw for the council election took place in Maryborough, candidates began preparing to hear from their...
28th March 2012 5:03 AM
THE clash for mayor became a heavyweight bout after former Isis Shire Mayor Bill Trevor waded into the war on Tuesday.
28th March 2012 4:03 AM
DIVISION 5 is shaping up to be one of the more hotly contested division with another high-profile candidate throwing his...
28th March 2012 4:03 AM
CHRIS Hooper was putting a brave face on yet another rejection on Tuesday.
28th March 2012 4:03 AM
EX-COUNCIL manager Ewan Filmer says he understands how local government works and that will give him an advantage as a...
28th March 2012 4:03 AM
DEFEATED former Member for Burnett Rob Messenger voted in favour of the law that ultimately brought his political career to...
28th March 2012 4:03 AM
THE LAST loophole which could have allowed state candidates to run for council slammed shut on Tuesday.
27th March 2012 3:03 PM
VEXATIOUS vote chaser, serial campaigner or a sucker for punishment.
27th March 2012 1:03 PM
HIGH-PROFILE politician Bronwyn Bishop arrived in Gladstone on Monday.
27th March 2012 6:03 AM
IN Labor's heartland, a group of men gathered on Monday at a Park Avenue barber shop, to share their analysis of the state...
27th March 2012 5:03 AM
IT WAS out with the old and in with the Young as a new Member for Keppel took a stroll through Yeppoon on Monday.
27th March 2012 5:03 AM
TEARS welled in Paul Hoolihan's eyes as he paused while reading his first speech in the 51st parliament in 2004.
27th March 2012 5:03 AM
TALIA Rose got a taste of the political life when she participated in the 17th National Schools Constitutional Convention...
27th March 2012 5:03 AM
MARGARET Strelow confirmed the region's worst-kept political secret on Monday.
27th March 2012 5:03 AM
GYMPIE MP David Gibson has a lot to live up to, keeping his share of the LNP's election promises.
27th March 2012 4:03 AM
A BOOTH-BY-BOOTH breakdown of the primary vote in Gympie on Saturday reveals about 500 of the region's 31,000 electors...
27th March 2012 4:03 AM
NOMINATIONS for the local government elections close at midday on Tuesday.
27th March 2012 4:03 AM
GYMPIE MP David Gibson was having a busy day on Monday, though possibly not as busy as another of our region's political...
27th March 2012 4:03 AM
QUEENSLANDERS spoke loud and clear at the ballot box on Saturday and the message is most apparent: they want this state to...
27th March 2012 2:03 AM
HE'S been a solid performer as a shadow minister but an angry Qld gave Member for Mirani the opportunity to secure the...
26th March 2012 2:03 PM
WITH a 13% swing against Labor in Rockhamtpon, can Rocky still be considered a Labor stronghold?
26th March 2012 10:03 AM
ELECTION analyst Cr Paul Tully says the ALP will be out of office in Queensland until at least 2024.
26th March 2012 6:03 AM
MIKE Horan made politics a priority over rugby perhaps for the last time at the weekend.
26th March 2012 4:03 AM
THE major political parties have given Toowoomba's voters 150 million reasons to ponder at the ballot box today.
24th March 2012 6:03 AM
THEY say that behind every good man is an even greater woman.
23rd March 2012 4:03 AM
THE State Election may be first in line, but the Daily News isn't going to let that cast a shadow over the upcoming local...
22nd March 2012 6:03 AM
