Fraser Coast Chronicle

Farm crisis: Crops worth $35m rot as jobs go begging

Millions of dollars worth of crops have been left to rot on Queensland farms as the industry grapples with an acute worker...

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11th Feb. 2021 11:02 AM

Fruit pickers’ scarcity bites, leads to island ‘bubble’ push

Of the $32.8m lost in rotting fruit and vegetables left unpicked across Australia, $31m is from Queensland.

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23rd Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

15,300 Qld workers needed ahead of $32m ‘perfect storm’

A desperate Queensland industry is seeking thousands of workers ahead of its busiest season, with many operators preparing...

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20th Jan. 2021 4:01 PM

Billionaires and rich families: Who owns Queensland’s farms

An investigation can reveal the state’s 10 largest landowners occupy more than 27 million hectares – the same size as New...

Farmer accused of groping and sexually assaulting workers

Multiple young women have come forward accusing a farmer of a range of abuse including pressuring them for sex and trying...

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10th Oct. 2020 7:10 AM

Multiple young women have come forward accusing a farmer of a range of abuse including pressuring them for sex and trying to force them to work in bikinis.

BREAKING: Fraser Coast has been drought-declared

The Fraser Coast is now one of eight council areas set to become officially drought-declared

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10th Dec. 2019 10:12 AM

Leyton Peterson on his family's dry as dust Nikenbah cane property.

Organised criminals targeting farms in the dead of night

Police are calling for the wider public to assist them and landowners in catching the thieves

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30th June 2019 1:06 AM

How horde of angry vegans invaded Queensland farm

Shocking images show the confronting moment a group of militant vegan activists stormed the property of a Queensland...

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26th March 2019 4:03 PM

At the end of the video the group posed for a group shot.

FARM DEVASTATION: Two years' of crops, income lost to storms

In a flash of rain, lightning and hail, Steve Miller's entire farm was destroyed

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13th Oct. 2018 4:10 AM

Damage from severe storm which hit parts of the Fraser Coast - Yengarie farmer Steve Miller amongst the remains of his pineapple crop.

How these farmers turned $30k into a $1.5 million investment

NORTHERN Rivers farmers are combining new ideas with new technology to transform more than 2000 hectares of land.

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24th July 2018 12:07 AM

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