Coffs Coast Advocate

History: Sarina’s struggle for a good water supply

THE earliest reported hardship experienced by the citizens of Sarina was a shortage of water in 1913

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10th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM

Building Middle Creek Dam to service the Sarina community.

CRUSH: Bin derailment cuts cane supply

‘Scattered showers throughout the district in the middle of the week delivered some good rainfall totals’

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07th Oct. 2019 3:10 PM

Wilmar Australia's Plane Creek Mill at Sarina

The national industry that could have changed Sarina

Plane Creek Mill would have a very different backstory today if cassava had grown successfully south of Mackay.

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19th Sept. 2019 5:09 AM

Some of the workers who built the Sarina distillery.

Crush report: CCS continues to rise at Plane Creek

Isolated showers last week did not impact on harvesting

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06th Aug. 2019 3:08 PM

Push to stop poison on people's doorsteps

Gruesome death: 'A bout of indescribable agony and terror, screaming and convulsing violently'.

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16th July 2019 6:07 AM

Syd Miels, from Plane Creek, believes his eight-and-a-half-year-old Weimaraner dog Kula died after eating 1080 baits.

Flood watch issued for region as rain looms

Heavy rains forecast this week have forced the BOM to issue an initial flood watch for the region.

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03rd July 2019 7:07 PM

THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued a initial flood watch for the region as heavy rainfall was forecast over the next few days.

The sweet season

With only weeks to go until the crush season starts in Proserpine, things are looking up.

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27th May 2019 5:05 AM

CRUSH: Proserpine mill team with the Number 2 pan which has received a $1.4 million upgrade ahead of the 2019 crush season.

Industry leader re-elected

Mackay farmer confirmed as organisation's chairman for a third term

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25th May 2019 6:05 AM

Paul Schembri has been elected for a third term as Chairman of Canegrowers Queensland.

Crush estimate up on back of wet weather

Farmers, mills count down to June start for crushing as region's crop shapes as better than 2018

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25th May 2019 5:05 AM

Region fights to contain environmental weed

Australia's worst environmental weed invades region

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14th March 2019 5:03 AM

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