NAIDOC Chinchilla event
Chinchilla is celebrating NAIDOC week with a community fun day.
On Sunday, 6 July, at the Chinchilla botanical gardens, the community is coming together...
Bell’s Mens breakfasts
The next Bell’s men’s breakfast is coming up.
On Saturday, July 5, the of local men in Bell and Kaimkillenbun will gather together at...
Motorcycle crash in Condamine
A motorcycle crash occurred at Condamine yesterday evening.
Paramedics have transported a stable male in his 60s to Miles Hospital following a single-motorcycle crash...
School Holidays in the Western Downs
With school holidays right around the corner, start planning how you’re going to keep the kids entertained.
At the Western Downs libraries, they are...
Warrego faces ‘pressing’ housing shortages, Leahy says
State MP Ann Leahy has said housing remains “one of the most pressing issues” facing her Warrego electorate.
Ms Leahy used her budget day speech...
The Warra Post Office
In December 1911, the Commonwealth purchased an area of 2 roods in the town of Warra as a site for a new post office....
Telstra phone outage proves need for Universal Service Obligation reform
Due to the significant mobile phone outage in the Western Downs, Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud is calling for Universal Service Obligation (USO)...
Qld budget: What’s in it for the Darling Downs and south west?
Health, education and roads in the Darling Downs and south west have received targeted spending in the LNP’s first state budget since 2014.
Queensland Treasurer...
Water on the agenda for Canberra lobbying trip
Water will likely be a key focus when Western Downs council representatives head to Canberra for Australia’s largest gathering of local government leaders this...
‘Tough process’: Rates up 4.1% in $269 million council budget
Ratepayers will pay an average of 4.1 per cent more on their rates after Western Downs Regional Council endorsed its $269 million budget for...
ACCC digital platforms report signals urgent need to support local journalism
Country Press Australia has welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report from its Digital Platform Services Inquiry, describing it...
Sculptures unveiled at Lake Broadwater
Visitors to Lake Broadwater will be able to immerse themselves in the region’s newest sculpture trail designed by acclaimed metal sculptor Fred Beel. ...
Million-dollar reward to solve mum’s cold-case murder
Detectives are hoping a large reward will help uncover crucial information leading to an arrest for the murder of a woman two decades ago.
A...
