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Multiple crashes over weekend

On Friday evening, 16 January, two seperate crases occurred in Dalby. The first one occurred at 6.08pm on the corner of Moreton Street and...

Entertaining the community

Dalby PCYC held a Community Drop In Event last Friday, 9 January at the Chinchilla Skate Park. It was a big success, with plenty...

RACQ gears up parents for the learner driver journey

RACQ is developing a new road safety program designed specifically to help mums and dads guide young drivers through the journey to getting their...

Comparing crime statistics of the regions

The Western Downs local government area has recorded the highest number of crimes across the region in the past year. Analysis of Queensland Police statistics...

Roma raised Amy York now a doctor

Roma-raised Amy York has graduated from medicine after seven years of study and secured a job as a doctor, and encourages other rural kids...

Western Downs welcomes first baby of the year

Darling Downs Health welcomed the first baby born across the Darling Downs region in 2026. The newborn arrived just after midnight at Dalby Hospital, bringing...

Pleasant State School

Pleasant Park State School opened 31 January 1939 and closed in 1945. The school was located on land donated by Mr. A. A. Johns...

BoM ‘tax’ for councils

The Bureau of Meteorology is phasing out its old software system that has provided councils with real-time rainfall and river-level data for almost 30...

State Flying Squad clocks up 100 deployments

The Queensland State Flying Squad has charged almost 2000 offenders with 5957 offences targeting serious and repeat offenders across the State. Built...

LifeFlight airlifts teen injured in quad bike crash

The Roma-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a teenage male to hospital after a quad bike crash. The LifeFlight helicopter...

Drillham through the lens of time

Drillham is a rural town in the Western Downs. In the 2021 census, the locality of Drillham had a population of 113 people. Drillham...

Extreme weather increasing health risks in rural and remote Australia

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says extreme weather across Australia is increasing health risks for rural, remote and First Nations...

Multiple crashes over weekend

On Friday evening, 16 January, two seperate crases occurred in Dalby. The first one occurred at 6.08pm on the corner of Moreton Street and...