Tony Moore

Tony Moore

Tony Moore is a senior reporter for brisbanetimes.com.au.

More rain could cut Brisbane water supply: ecologist

Tony Moore Another bout of heavy rain could cut Brisbane's water supply, a respected water ecologist warns.

Company offers helping hand to flooded Gympie

gympie flood

Tony Moore The company that helped relocate Grantham in 2011 has offered to kickstart a flood-proofing plan for water-logged Gympie - for free.

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Council cleared over Mirvac deal

Tony Moore Brisbane City Council has been cleared of improper land negotiations after its decision to pay developer Mirvac $9 million for riverside land at Tennyson in 2011.

Roma gets state funding for flood levee

This handout photo provided by the Queensland Police Service on February 6, 2012 shows a recently flooded road in Charleville, Queensland.  Flood waters rose on February 6, 2012 in parts of Queensland but residents of a threatened town in the Australian state were thrown a lifeline with news that the levee on a swollen river might hold.     RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Tony Moore Queensland's Roma - flooded for three consecutive years - has state government support for $13 million it needs to build a $20 million, 4.8 kilometre flood-proofing levee.

Generating interest, and plenty of power

Solar Panel

Tony Moore A Kallangur man who installed 42 solar panels on the roof of his house now receives $1500 a quarter through selling his surplus energy to the state government.

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Flood buy-back's $1.2m shortfall

Tony Moore Twenty-four flooded homes have been bought by Brisbane City Council in 2011-12 under its flood buy-back scheme, eight fewer than predicted.

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Lockyer Valley remembers darkest hour

Private Colin Afflick from 8th/9th Battalion looks over the devastation in the town of Grantham.

Tony Moore A region made "sacred by courage and loss'' has marked the first anniversary of the January floods with an emotional ceremony at centre of the Lockyer Vallery.

Brisbane parks to go wireless

Park.

Tony Moore Free wi-fi will be rolled out in more Brisbane City Council parks in one of the only real surprises in Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's first budget.

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Quirk refuses to address rising rates

BRISBANE. NEWS. BRISBANE TIMES.
Photograph taken by Michelle Smith on Friday 27th January, 2012.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk talks to the media about the installation of back-flow valves to prevent storm water drain flooding in New Farm.

Tony Moore Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has refused to address predicted rates rises in the upcoming budget despite reports this year's rates hike could be three times higher than last year.

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Newman ready to take on Bligh

Campbell Newman

Tony Moore Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has won LNP endorsement to stand in the seat of Ashgrove at the next state election.

West prepares to get wild

Cyclone Yasi.

Tony Moore When you are 412 kilometres inland from Cairns and almost halfway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, you don't automatically think your town needs to prepare for cyclones.