Anger as 19th-century historic flour mill structure faces wrecking ball
By Samuel O'Brien
The remnants of a 140-year-old historic flour mill will be demolished to make way for a housing development despite a regional community calling for the city's history to be preserved.
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'Visionary' outback museum unfinished with owner near financial collapse
By Catherine James, Lucy Thackray, and Kim Goldsmith
The Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge risks becoming a "white elephant" as construction indefinitely stalls and an auditor raises concerns about the organisation's viability.
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In just a few years vigneron Mike Hayes has lost produce to bushfires, drought, floods, heatwaves and wild storms. Now he's a leading voice in climate resilience and how communities can adapt to accelerating change.
Debate over building heights in the tourism hotspot of Bargara is ongoing, but with the council voting to approve a proposal for six-storey developments it is up to Queensland's planning minister to have the final say.
Climate change and coastal erosion could leave parts of Busselton's beachfront, including schools and businesses, under water within 100 years. So which properties get protected and which ones are abandoned?
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