Carbon tax passed House of Reps
October 12th, 2011
Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas has welcomed the passage of carbon price legislation through the Australian Parliament’s House of Representatives today. “Today is a critical milestone in build
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Agriculture
Austropex Conference Agriculture Session
Tropical expertise: How it can influence food, fibre and agribusiness development and investments around the tropical world.
Demand for tropical food and products is increasing.
As one of the few developed regions with a substantial tropical footprint and a strong research and development base in tropical agri-science, Queensland has a clear opportunity to share in this growth.
This diverse session provides an exciting glimpse into some of the cutting-edge science, knowledge and innovation that are taking place in our topical north and how this expertise may influence food, fibre and agribusiness development and investments around the tropical world.
Austropex Conference Handbook - Agriculture Session
Latest News in the Agriculture Industry
Scientists work on new set of tricks to trap cane toads
September 6th, 2011
A SEDUCTIVE mating call from a flirtatious amphibian could be the latest lure to trick and trap cane toads and help curb numbers of the destructive Australian pest. With the weather bureau predicting
Far Northern beekeepers feel sting of honey drought
September 2nd, 2011
THERE will be nothing sweet about the price of locally-produced honey, which is set to soar as Far Northern beekeepers battle a honey drought. A colder than usual winter and recent windy weather have
Property market slow in FNQ
August 29th, 2011
PROPERTY valuations for Far North Queensland have been trading thinly, according to property advisors Herron Todd White. Their Month in Review report states that prior to the introduction of the live
Burdekin tops reef sediment run-off list
August 29th, 2011
A north Queensland environment group says it is not surprised most sediment running into the Great Barrier Reef comes from the Burdekin. The region tops the list of centres generating the run-off in
Farmers' vote may end export era of sugar mill co-ops
August 29th, 2011
THE era of the co-operative in the sugar milling export industry is set to end next Monday, with 200 cane farmers near Proserpine in north Queensland to decide whether to sell their mill to Singaporea
Agriculture key to reviving Far North's ailing economy
August 29th, 2011
AGRICULTURE is the forgotten and under-developed backbone of the Far North's $12 billion economy with untapped potential worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year, economist Bill Cummings says. He
Direct shipping - Cairns to PNG
August 3rd, 2011
The Port of Cairns and the Queensland economy is set to benefit from a newshipping service linking Cairns with Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG),Ports North Chief Executive Officer, Chris Boland an
Transitioning to Sustainability: The role of education
May 11th, 2011
INAUGURAL LECTURE by Professor Bob Stevenson Given that current practices are unsustainable, we are faced with the complex and difficult challenge of moving to more sustainable communities and societ
Skills Formation Strategy
May 11th, 2011
Advance Cairns is pleased to announce the appointment of Colleen Hallmond as Project Manager of the Skills Formation Strategy for the Cairns region. Ms Hallmond has lived in Far North Queensland -
