Pesticide scare at far north Qld school

By EducationHQ News Team
Published March 30, 2015

A rural school in far north Queensland is in lockdown after pesticide spray drifted over the grounds.

BRISBANE, March 27 - It's understood paramedics are checking students of the Butchers Creek State School, located near Malanda, for any ...

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Pesticide scare at far north Qld school

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