Fire revival: how Australia’s desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby
A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or ...
The Mercury14d
State independent review into fire ant funding delayed a year
The petitioners specifically cited fears about the widespread use of pesticides, the program’s impact on private property rights, and the failure to reduce fire ant infestation despite more than ...
WestCentralOnline15d
Kindersley Fire's Mitchel R. Hope nationally recognized
Mitchel R. Hope has made significant contributions to public education and fire safety in the Rural Municipality (RM) of ...
Northern Territory News16d
Surfers Paradise McDonald’s: Fire breaks out at Cavill Mall fast food restaurant
The sign on fire. Picture: Supplied The building was evacuated. Picture: Rosie Gale Fire crews from the Surfers Paradise station arrived within 12 minutes of the fire breaking out, with a crew of ...
The Cairns Post16d
Queensland Fire crews extinguished a vehicle, rubbish, and grass fire on a private property
Fire crews were called to a private property after a vehicle, pile of timber, and a large area of land went up in flames. Three Queensland Fire crews and one Regional Fire crew were called to the ...
Hampshire Chronicle17d
Local history: The story of the great fire in Church Street Romsey
On December 18, 1826, the Salisbury and Winchester Journal recorded that 'an alarming fire broke out in the workshop of Mr. Joseph Humby, carpenter and builder, Church Street, Romsey, which threatened ...
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Museum history
In 1982, the Surveyor-General, Jean Emile Serisier, requested a mapping and surveying museum be established to preserve the mapping and surveying history of Queensland. The museum, originally named ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner21d
Firefighters extinguish brush fire that burned 4 acres near homes in rural Marengo
Photo: MFRD Firefighters extinguished a fire that burned four acres of brush near homes in rural Marengo Tuesday morning as officials urge caution with outdoor burning. The Marengo Fire & Rescue ...
The Courier-Mail21d
Fears over floating fire ants in wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
The footage, from the Scenic Rim, shows the fire ants floating in colonies in ... “In the past, I’ve seen colonies in Queensland with hundreds of individual ants doing this, but some of ...
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Car majorly damaged after catching fire at West Knox County gas station, Rural Metro says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rural Metro Fire said a car was majorly damaged Monday afternoon after it caught fire at a gas station in West Knox County. According to Rural Metro, the fire broke out at ...
North Queensland Register22d
Live cattle export industry sees early offloading amid dry conditions
North Queensland cattle producers are offloading stock up to six weeks earlier than usual due to drier-than-normal seasonal conditions, as the live export industry continues to see steady demand in ...