| 5 years after Rita hit, some left out of recovery First Baptist Church in this southwestern Louisiana town is finally celebrating its reopening, five years after the community was nearly obliterated by Hurricane Rita. msnbc.msn.com |
Stray dog remarks land councillor in trouble A Central Desert Shire councillor is facing allegations that he breached the code of conduct by speaking out about the number of stray dogs in communities. abc.net.au |
Irrigators use copycat website to slam Murray plan Irrigators have duplicated the design of an official Murray-Darling Basin Authority website and filled it with a blunt political message against the basin plan. abc.net.au |
RDANI Chair defends regional town survival The Chair of Regional Development Australia Northern Inland (RDANI), Mal Peters, says he is not prepared to let towns in the New England North West be decimated by proposed water cuts. abc.net.au |
Mining company pays tribute to founder Ken Talbot Macarthur Coal chairman Keith De Lacy has paid tribute to company founder Ken Talbot at today's annual general meeting in Brisbane. abc.net.au |