Program: Central Queensland community at risk of becoming ghost town
Country towns across Australia have been in steady population decline for decades as industries come and go. As Hannah Walsh ...
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The eerie abandoned town frozen in time where chimneys tower over it
But, a vast abandoned mine, seemingly frozen in time, remains as a reminder and was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. The sites is just over a mile outside the town, with the ...
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Nuclear power inquiry to be told reactors can stop regional communities from becoming ‘ghost towns’
“I can see this community becoming a ghost town if the Batchfire coal mine or Callide power plant is closed without a plan ...
Opinion: Couldn’t be more obvious why Qld regions abandoned Labor
Queensland Labor’s embrace of progressive policies popular with the urban elite meant it had abandoned the regions. These ...
Capital flight from climate risk fuels ‘ghost town’ fears
A plan that unlocks investment from super funds in improving resilience to climate change is vital to prevent whole regions ...
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Qld-NSW border targeted again as multiple stolen vehicles found abandoned, engulfed in flames
Boggabilla residents revealed to Stanthorpe Border Post this type of behaviour had vastly become the new normal, fearing for the future of their once infamous border town. Queensland police urge ...
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Nuclear power inquiry to be told reactors can stop regional communities from becoming ‘ghost towns’
“I can see this community becoming a ghost town if the Batchfire coal mine or Callide power plant is closed without a plan for what’s next,” he added. Central Queensland businessman David Nun ...