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4 months ago

Steamboat SL Louisa, powered with 144yo engine, given new lease on life

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When the SL Louisa cruises down a river, steam whistling from its boiler, people turn their heads and wave as it floats along on another adventure. But according to owner Ken Goodman, crabbing trips on the SL Louisa with a steam crab cooker and home brew on board are "pure luxury living". Mr Goodman said the engine was in pieces …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Owners sacrifice to spoil pets as form of joyful escapism in cost-of-living crisis

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Four-year-old cavoodle Miss Mia has 70 tutus and a shoe collection to rival Imelda Marcos. For owner Lisa Turner, spending time and money curating the social media accounts for the Gold Coast-based "dog-fluencer" is about bringing joy to herself and the community. Bond University marketing professor Rajat Roy said research firm Roy Morgan's latest Future of Retail report, released earlier …

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7 months ago

Lamb House restoration sees iconic Brisbane home transformed to previous glory

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Perched atop the cliffs at Kangaroo Point on the edge of the Brisbane River is one of the most iconic houses in Brisbane. Its original name, chosen by its architect, is "Home" but many know it by the name of the family that lived in it for generations — Lamb House. Instructions: Use left and right arrow keys to control …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Woolworths to cut lamb prices but frustration remains for farmers and processors

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Woolworths says it is a pre-Christmas gift for struggling families, the meat industry says it is the market adjusting to oversupply, and farmers battling record-low sheep prices say it is an admission consumers are being ripped off. Key points: Woolworths will cut lamb prices by 20 per cent and other supermarkets are expected to follow An oversupply of the market …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Inside the Maitland Pickers' quest to defend a rugby league trophy only they have ever won

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For every rugby league club there's good years, great years, and downright grim years. "Rugby league is healthy in Maitland and I think it's a little healthier because of how well the Maitland Pickers are doing," Lantry said. Pickers success stories: John Graves Don 'Bandy' Adams Noel Pidding Terry Pannowitz Jim Morgan David Trewhella Brian Burke Frank Threlfo Greg Bird …

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1 year, 6 months ago

High lamb prices at the supermarket frustrate farmers as saleyard price drops year-on-year

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Farmer Colin Harper was fed up with being a price taker — and not a price maker — when it came to selling his lambs. Key points: The Riverina farmer is now processing and marketing his own lamb in order to set his own prices The National Trade Lamb Indicator has dropped almost $2/kilogram year-on-year Livestock agent Harry Morton says …

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2 years ago

Young man drowns at Gardners Falls in Maleny after swinging from rope

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Friends of a young man who has died at a popular swimming hole in the Sunshine Coast hinterland are being comforted after he disappeared after swinging from a rope into the water. Key points: A 24-year-old man has died in a suspected drowning Emergency crews were called to Gardners Falls on Monday afternoon Police divers found the man's body just …

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2 years, 4 months ago

ABC 7.30: Environmental battlelines drawn in Ella Bay

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Shots of the natural, unspoiled scenery of Ella Bay, Far North Queensland. NATALIE POYHONEN: The Ella Bay site is described by locals as one of the best kept secrets in Queensland. NATALIE POYHONEN: The Ella Bay Resort could bring 3,000 residents and visitors to this tranquil spot. NATALIE POYHONEN: By turning this former cattle property into a resort and residential …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Shoppers warned supermarket lamb prices will rise without live export

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Shoppers have been warned to expect to pay more for lamb at the supermarket, as the sheep industry prepares for a future without live exports. Key points: A well established WA sheep producer is quitting the industry due to the looming shut down of live exports Consumers have been warned they'll pay more for lamb as the WA flock shrinks …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Queensland businesses on edge as COVID-19 spreads despite 'relatively strong' holiday season

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Queensland's tourist destinations are enjoying "relatively strong" demand this holiday season, but as COVID-19 cases rise, testing requirements and isolation rules are crippling thousands of businesses, industry leaders say. Key points: More than 666,000 applications have been processed to enter Queensland from hotspots since December 13 As daily cases surge past 10,000 in Queensland, businesses are facing chronic staff shortages, …

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4 years, 1 month ago

New methods and technologies hope to make mulesing, docking, castration painless for livestock

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Lisa McLennan loves her job in dusty, smelly sheep yards. Key points: New methods and technologies aim to eliminate pain from livestock procedures like mulesing and castration Freeze branding is a non-surgical alternative to the controversial mulesing process An engineer has invented a device that injects anaesthetic while docking and castrating lambs An agricultural scientist and self-confessed animal lover, her …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Raising lambs takes on new directions as farmers work hard to keep mum and babies healthy

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Farmers are being trained in methods to improve the survival of multiple-birth lambs and the need to apply tough love to the raising of poddy lambs. Key points: Scans and preparation are boosting lamb survival rates Privacy in birth is good for ewes and lambs Tough love can help lambs survival Paddocks are filling with spring lambs, and twins and …

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