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...
Dalby market report
The first sale for 2026 saw a small yarding with the market holding firm on last year even with reduced numbers of buyers.
The...
The Summer Lamb ad takes on the World Happiness Index
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has unveiled its annual Summer Lamb Campaign, celebrating lamb as the dish that brings Australians together.
This year’s ad tackles...
WFI Insurance forges partnership with Rural Aid
WFI Insurance has forged a partnership with Rural Aid, one of Australia’s leading independent rural charities committed to safeguarding farming and rural communities before,...
Record number of graduate doctors
Darling Downs Health has welcomed 61 new graduate doctors to bolster health services across the region.
They are mong a cohort of 930 first-year graduate...
Yabbetes’ sixth straight Cup in last ball thriller
The Yetman Yabbettes have claimed an unprecedented sixth consecutive Meghan L. White Cup, defeating the Yelarbon Yellowbetties by five wickets in a dramatic last-ball...
