‘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. ...
Billions on the line as Nathan Dam given fresh hope
Western Downs Mayor Andrew Smith has thrown his support behind a fresh push to build Nathan Dam, saying billions of dollars worth of projects...
McPhie’s
Hector and Vector McPhie were the sons of Alexander McPhie, who founded the highly successful business, McPhie & Co., in 1896.
Following their father's death...
New exhibition at Lapunyah Art Gallery
Lapunyah Art Gallery held a gallery opening for their new exhibition 'Two Artists Trippin''.
Opening night, June 14th, was a fun-filled, quirky night attended...
Gamlins Bakery
From general stores, hotels, and garages to blacksmiths, butter factories and coal mines. The wide variety of businesses and industries in the Western Downs...
Erin at WorldSkills National Championships
Erin Redgwell won Silver at the WorldSkills National Championships in Brisbane.
Australia’s largest skills and trades showcase — the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships...
A two vehicle crash Saturday night
On Saturday night, 21 June, a two-vehicle crash occurred in Dalby.
One stable female patient in her 20s with minor injuries has been transported...
LifeFlight airlifts man after motorbike crash
The Roma-based LifeFlight Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS) aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a man to hospital after a motorbike crash in the Western Downs...
Community leader lands major First Nations health role
South west Indigenous leader Sheryl Lawton has been appointed to chair the region's peak First Nations health committee.
Ms Lawton will taken on the role...
Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service facility now open
The new Millmerran Multipurpose Health Service facility officially opened its doors to patients late last month.
Millmerran MPHS is part of the more than $1...
Remembrance Day services across the Western Downs
On Remembrance Day, the region will join together to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of our country.
The Western...
