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Edited news file 57
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TitleEdited news file 57SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsDairy farm unable to be sold due to world heritage listing by UNESCO, interview with owner Mrs Kiernans who is concerned about buffer zones -- Senator Graham Richardson speaks to select landholders, other landholders angry at non-inclusion -- Dennis Hardy, David Badcock, Peter Lawson, Tom McAuley visit Kakadu to paint works for sale in Pacific International Hotel -- Horserace 6 at Canon Park -- Small business award for mine simulation tourist operator -- The Great Barrier Reef World tourist package promotion in Cairns and Townsville formed -- Qantas would benefit for an extended runway in Cairns to meet demand from overseas tourists, interview with Mr. Hercus -- Mr Martin Tenni attends opening of Palm Cove Jetty acts as alternative access from the coast to the red waters -- Cairns City Council considers limiting Esplanade waterfront properties to three stories to prevent shadow over beaches, interview with Hawaii University’s Professor in Tourism John Coffs who promotes zoning -- Interview with Rainforest unit spokesman Chris Eckles, clarifies exclusion of private land to world heritage listing -- Hearing Dog program trainer Pamela Keene and demonstrates the use of trained hearing dogs for owners like Robert Keene, dogs sourced from RSPCA dogs home, and trained in Lions hearing dog centre in South Australia -- Petrol price wars in Cairns -- National Trust and Cairns City Council compile a list of 55 historically significant listed buildings -- Leichhardt prices taskforce in Cairns, Innisfail, and Weipa in October monitoring supermarket prices, price drops higher than national average -- CSIRO researcher in Brisbane Mervin Hegarty believes black bean tree extract shows potential for controlling AIDS, Keith De Lacy says major source of genetic variation in Australian breed -- Tourism Minister concedes fine balance between tourism vs sustainability, Diakyo refused Palm Island multimillion dollar tourist facility development, alternative locations suggested such as Cooktown -- Department of Primary industries says major stumbling block in erratic flowering of coffee plants in areas such as Kuranda, Commonwealth funding for research could be key, Brazilian harvesting mechanization can also make industry viable. Research done near Mareeba -- Religious man speaks about the introduction of the $2 coin being introduced in Australia, and the “Mark of the beast” and ID cards -- Closure of prawn fishing grounds in Cairns, ban of fishing during closure, skippers diverted -- “Seasons Greetings” Nine cast to perform a Christmas comedy based on familiesCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022276Original Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 933MBDate1987ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1987Cultural content warningPlease be aware that records may contain references to deceased people which may cause sadness or distress.
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Edited news file 57 (1987). Townsville City Council, accessed 25/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23051
