Archive for July 1st, 2009

Queensland electricity costs to lift at peak times

By • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: News

QUEENSLAND households are set to be hit with higher power prices at the time of day they want to use electricity the most – the morning and early evening.
The State Government has ordered the Queensland Competition Authority to investigate a new system of power pricing that ramps up costs at peak times.
Such a scheme would [...]


Sunshine Coast’s healthy koala population at worsening risk

By • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Featured Articles, News

Koala populations outside surveyed areas are at greater risk of extinction due to negligence, say a group of Sunshine Coast residents, who have received the support of the Australian Koala Foundation.
The warning follows the State Government’s release of shocking survey results on Saturday (23 May) which show that koala numbers in an outer Brisbane region [...]