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Council delays lake entrance works
Recent heavy rain and the prospect of big seas this week has prompted the Sunshine Coast Regional Council to delay moving the Currimundi Lake entrance.
The council says the entrance has moved south to the point where erosion is threatening infrastructure including the lifeguard tower.
Work was to start yesterday on relocating the entrance but it is [...]
Fishing industry still awaiting oil spill compo
Commercial fishermen affected by one of Australia’s worst oil spills say they are still waiting for compensation a year after the disaster.
A 75 kilometre stretch of coastline from Moreton Island to the Sunshine Coast was coated with oil after the cargo ship Pacific Adventurer spilt about 270 tonnes of heavy fuel oil off Moreton Island.
The [...]
Land Rover launches ‘world’s toughest phone’
London, July 3 (ANI): Land Rover has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s strongest phone, after the gadget survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant, and roasted in an oven.
Called the new S1 mobile, the ‘indestructible’ device was developed after the car giant teamed up with phone manufacturer [...]
Eight workers killed in Meghalaya
Shillong, Mar 16 (ANI): Eight workers were killed after being trapped inside a coal mine that caved in at Rongsa Awe in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills District.
According to police officials, rescue workers recovered the bodies.
Meanwhile, the state government has [...]
