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Focus on healthier lifestyle for farmers

Two leading rural health organisations, Active Farmers and Fat Farmers Rural Health Initiative, are joining forces - combining their shared […]

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Emergency Alert for Chinchilla

This is an EMERGENCY WARNING message from the Western Downs Local Disaster Management Group. Major flooding is happening now in Charleys Creek.
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1942 floods

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