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![For more news visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Our top story today--flooding in the Australian state of Queensland is causing havoc for thousands of residents there. The state's premier says the flood emergency is far from over, as rising waters lead to more evacuations. Thousands have been evacuated across Queensland, Australia in what has become one of the worst ever flood disasters to hit the state. Farmlands and homes are inundated, and hundreds of roads are impassable. Rescuers have been airlifting residents to safety. Evacuees spent the night in makeshift shelters; many were unable to salvage their belongings. [Unknown Evacuee] "Quite literally most of us, the clothes we are in, that's it. That's all we have got." [Unknown Evacuee]: "We just take it day by day and helping each other out as much as we can." Queensland premier Anna Bligh said the tragedy is far from over. [Anna Bligh, Queensland Premier]: "We've still got a number of communities that are facing the prospect of increased flooding over the next couple of the days. So, this disaster that's unfolding on an unprecedented scale is far from over." The town of Theodore, now declared a disaster zone, is empty. All 400 of its residents were evacuated to a nearby mining town. Low lying areas of the town of Bundaberg were the heaviest affected, with shops and houses drowning in rising waters. Locals could do nothing but count their losses. [Bundaberg Resident]: "Ah there is an easy two to three hundred thousand worth <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MRW10Z7UhnY/0.jpg) 2.27 min. | 5.0 user rating |
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Queensland vegetable producer Barbera Farms collapses, high debt levels to blame - The Australian  The Australian--Barbera Farms employs more than 500 people and grows produce at -Bundaberg- and Childers in southern -Queensland- and Bowen in the state's north. The receivers, Justin Walsh and Chris Munday, partners at accounting firm Ernst & - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:19:40 GMT+00:00 |
| Macadamia processor takes crack at Qld market - Queensland Business Review Queensland Business Review--CNA (trading as Pacific Gold) operates the only macadamia processing plant in the rapidly-growing macadamia region of -Bundaberg- in southern -Queensland-, which is expected to produce about 40 percent of Australia's macad - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:23:31 GMT+00:00 |
| Missing sailor presumed dead - Bundaberg NewsMail Bundaberg NewsMail--The ship was about 180km north-east of -Bundaberg- when the man fell overboard. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority handed the matter over the -Queensland- Police Service after the search was called off. The vessel was directed to - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:08:54 GMT+00:00 |
| Price rise cold comfort for flood-hit growers - ABC Online ABC Online--The group representing fruit and vegetable growers in -Bundaberg- in southern -Queensland- says a rise in prices has been no consolation for many flood-affected farmers. Figures from the TD-Securities Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation ... - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:14:08 GMT+00:00 |
| For she's a jolly Food Fellow - ABC Online ABC Online--"Here in -Queensland- we send it out in a brown box, we just forget to put -Queensland- or -Bundaberg- or whatever the branding is on it. "There is an enormous amount of pride in a chef knowing where his produce is coming fro - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:04:04 GMT+00:00 |
| Rural News and Information for ABC Wide Bay, Tuesday April 12, 2011 - ABC Local ABC Local--In major sugar industry news, marketing group -Queensland- Sugar Limited has been revealed as one of the mystery groups buying up Tully Sugar shares. It's paid $41 a share to secure another four per cent of Tully Sugar. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:58:27 GMT+00:00 |
| Rural News and Information for ABC Wide Bay, Monday April 11, 2011 - ABC Local ABC Local--Olive growers from southern -Queensland- have met over the weekend to discuss the proposed introduction of an industry levy. Australian Olive Association representatives spoke with growers at Gin Gin, Goomeri and Lowood as ... - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:20:17 GMT+00:00 |
| Dempsey set for new challenge - Bundaberg NewsMail Bundaberg NewsMail--STATE Member for -Bundaberg- Jack Dempsey says he is ready to get on with the job as shadow mining and resource management minister in LNP leader Campbell Newman's new team. Mr Dempsey, who has previously been the shadow minister - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:37:38 GMT+00:00 |
| Sugar backlog slowly clearing from Bundaberg port - ABC Online ABC Online--A 120000-tonne stockpile of sugar that's been stored at the Port of -Bundaberg- since last year is slowly being shipped offshore. The south-east -Queensland- port reopened earlier this month after a successful dredging operation, followin - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:14:41 GMT+00:00 |
| LNP says Steve in Burnett seat - Bundaberg NewsMail Bundaberg NewsMail--He is a past president of the Rotary Club of -Bundaberg- Sunrise and the current chairman of the local Rotary Youth Exchange program. Mr Bennett, who was the only candidate for preselection for Burnett on Saturday, will now seek to rep - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:01:42 GMT+00:00 |