Rates decision sees as regional boost
An economist says regional Queensland will benefit after interest rates were left on hold.
View ArticleKangaroo tagging could restore meat exports: Mulherin
The Queensland Government says it is trialing two types of tags to track kangaroos which are harvested for meat.
View ArticleQld prawns head for US barbies
Queensland prawn fishermen have secured access to one of the world's biggest markets - the United States.
View ArticleRising dollar gouging beef producers
Rural lobby group AgForce says Queensland's beef sector is losing tens of millions of dollars because of the high Australian dollar.
View ArticleTraders up-beat despite tough times
The latest Sunshine Coast Business Confidence Survey has confirmed many local businesses are doing it tough.
View ArticlePetrol price likely to rise: RACQ
The RACQ says the price of petrol would be sitting at about $1.50 if the Australian dollar was not so strong.
View ArticleCattle export ban costing breeder thousands
A bull breeder in Queensland's Mary Valley says he has lost more than $100,000 in profits from his business since the Federal Government placed a ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia.
View ArticlePineapple imports could 'wipe out' local growers
A pineapple grower on Queensland's Sunshine Coast says a proposal to import Malaysian pineapples is the biggest threat facing the local industry.
View ArticleGympie firm signs off on China deal
A Gympie manufacturing business has finalised a deal to sell mining transport technology to a large Chinese company.
View ArticleGinger imports worry growers
Sunshine Coast farmers say they are concerned about plans to import ginger for the first time.
View ArticleUS orange imports squeeze out Sunshine Coast grower
A citrus grower on Queensland's Sunshine Coast says it has had to destroy 5,000 orange trees due to the impact of US imports.
View ArticleTrailer maker faces cheap imports challenge
A trailer manufacturing firm at Gympie in south-east Queensland says the sector is struggling for survival against cheaper imports from China.
View ArticleRegional businesses welcome lower dollar
A Sunshine Coast ginger exporter says the fall in the value of the Australian dollar should increase sales and profits.
View ArticleFears cheap imports destroying local steel industry
The owner of a Gympie-based steel business in south-east Queensland says there is a general consensus there will not be a steel manufacturing industry in Australia within 10 years.
View ArticleForum to offer export advice
An Export Networking Forum will be held on the Sunshine Coast tonight to help local businesses break into the international market.
View ArticleSunshine Coast traders urged to consider export opportunities
Trade and Investment Queensland is urging Sunshine Coast businesses to increase their investment opportunities by expanding into international markets.
View ArticleSunshine Coast exporters meet international trade commissioners to discuss...
The Sunshine Coast Council says a visit to the region by a group of international trade commissioners has been a huge success.
View ArticleChinese delegates to hear Gympie investment opportunities
The Gympie Mayor says he is hoping to expand the southern Queensland city's economic base and boost employment when he meets a delegation from China today.
View ArticleMacadamia crop losses to extreme weather this year mask a cracking future
The impact of extreme weather looks like it will buck a growing trend this year, causing macadamia prices to rise as a recent forecast for Australia's crop was revised down 13 per cent.
View ArticleFairtrade at work: Pacific delegation sees benefits of deal first-hand on...
Powerful stories of the positive impact of Fairtrade have been shared by the largest delegation of the project's certified producers ever to visit Australia.
View ArticleWhite spot disease found in wild prawns and crabs in northern Moreton Bay
Fears are growing that a disease that devastated Queensland's multi-million dollar prawn farming industry has taken hold in the wild and could spread.
View ArticleNew Zealand suspends imports of Australian cucurbits after plant virus found...
Exports of Australian cucurbits to New Zealand have been temporarily suspended after a plant virus was found on a consignment of Australian watermelons.
View ArticleStrawberry needle scare: Growers claim 'hysteria' is outrunning...
While the Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister front up to the cameras, strawberry growers are taking aim at government agencies for creating what they describe as "hysteria" over the strawberry...
View ArticleSugar industry code of conduct to survive largely intact following review
The Federal Government accepts all but two recommendations from a review into the industry's code of conduct, pleasing Australia's sugarcane growers.
View ArticleAvocados for dessert? Industry plots ways to increase future demand as...
While the humble avocado on toast is tipped to remain a staple well into the future, avo and banana popsicles, brownies and a chocolate mousse are broadening the options.
View ArticleCompany director jailed for a year and fined $1m over workplace death
A Brisbane director has been sentenced to jail for one year, and fined $1 million, in a Queensland-first Workplace Health and Safety trial.
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