Tom Curtain launches Here’s To You 10th Anniversary Tour with animals, live music, and...
Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain is coming to the Western Downs with the Here’s To You Tour, celebrating ten years of bringing his award-winning...
Farms could be our secret climate weapon
The world’s farms could become one of the most powerful tools in the fight against climate change, according to a new international study led...
Volunteers of the year
In a special presentation hosted by the Western Downs Mayor and Councillors last week, Council had the honour of presenting the Volunteer of the...
Staying heat safe
As summer sets in and temperatures consistently hit the high 30s in the Darling Downs, it's important to look after each other in the...
Zane Nonol wins major award
Goondiwindi's Zane Nonol has won the prestigious Queensland Family and Child Commission Dedicated to Supporting Young Queenslanders Award.
With hundreds of nominations, Mr Nonol won...
Morgan’s bone cancer battle
Morgan Janke dreams of being the next Reece Walsh and playing for the Brisbane Broncos one day.
The seven-year-old Dalby boy used to spend every...
Tara community gathers to talk gas wells
Tara locals have expressed concern in response to Origin Energy’s plans for a massive expansion of coal seam gas wells just north of the...
Kicking with a legend
NRL great Adam Reynolds’ visit to Condamine brought the excitement of professional rugby league to the region and offered young players and local coaches...
Darling Downs teachers strike again
More than 1000 teachers across the Darling Downs and South West regions walked off the job on Tuesday, following the second breakdown of bargaining...
Growing resilient plants
Rather remarkably much of what we take for granted in our gardens these days, started out in the Mediterranean.
I wonder if you can...
Jandowae through the lens in time
Jandowae is a town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland.
The Western Downs regional library writes the town was at first called Jindowie, from the...
102 stranded patients in the Darling Downs waiting for care
The Queensland Government is calling on the Australian Government to urgently meet its responsibilities to Queenslanders waiting for aged care placements and National Disability...


















