Tag: Purga

RISING THREATS: The platypus, brush-tailed rock wallaby and flying-foxes all face a range of threats and risks that have seen their conservation status elevated over the past two decades.
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Conservation efforts fail to keep up with impact of development

Koala populations are falling in Ipswich as development increases, prompting new conservation…

Brian Bennion
Brian Bennion
FALSE START: The Q has had a controversial run since opening last year.
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Flagship greyhound track riddled with design flaws, botched oversight, and a damning welfare record

The $90 million Purga greyhound racing venue faces backlash after reports reveal…

Rowan Anderson
Rowan Anderson
Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann, centre, with Ipswich City Council Division 1 councillors Jacob Madsen and Pye Augustine in front of the Purga bridge which will undergo a major upgrade.
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Old timber Purga bridge ready for $8m upgrade

AN old timber bridge at Purga will be replaced thanks to a…

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