Museum working to retell full story of Barakula Forest
The Chinchilla Museum has a wonderful group of volunteers who are working on completing the Barakula Forest story.
The museum has a state of...
Final warning issued to check devices ahead of 3G shutdown
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Regional Tech Hub (RTH) are issuing a final reminder to Australian farmers and those living in the bush...
Premiums through the roof, Littleproud claims
Insurance companies continued to rip off homeowners, despite mitigation works in flood-prone areas being carried out by councils across Queensland.
Leader of the Nationals David...
New-look rabbit board vows to continue ‘important’ work
A new look Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board met for the first time last week, vowing to continue the work of suppressing rabbit numbers.
Western Downs...
Pilot in fatal Chinchilla plane crash died quickly, coroner finds
A pilot whose crop duster struck a bird and crashed near Chinchilla two years ago died quickly from severe traumatic injuries, a Queensland coroner...
Felt fuels Susie’s happiness
A former medical and forensic photographer, Miles textile artist, Susie Geldard has always had an eye for the little details and the world that...
Storms, fire and road death in Maranoa region
Storms have pummelled the Maranoa with healthy falls recorded across the region while the wet weather conditions may contributed to a Port Douglas man...
Leahy’s Warrego landslide
Ann Leahy was racing around Roma late on Sunday afternoon picking up election corflutes, spotting the last one only a short distance from her...
MP coy on federal coalition’s nuclear power pledge
Callide MP Bryson Head has remained coy on his energy stance in spite of mounting pressure for Queensland’s new government to back the federal...
Council takes swipe at BoM for ‘erroneous’ rainfall data
The Western Downs council claimed “erroneous” rainfall data from the national weather bureau triggered a “significant” waste of resources when ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily moved...
Plans to expand solar farm west of Chinchilla revealed
An existing solar farm near Chinchilla looks set to expand under plans to transform the facility into a hybrid power source capable of supplying...
Fire threat still ‘very real’, rural firefighters warn
High fuel loads could pose further threats, a rural firefighter has warned, as lightning strikes continue to spark scattered fires across the Western Downs.
Darling...
PICS: Miles State High School 2024 formal
Miles State High School Year 12 students celebrated the end of their schooling on Wednesday 13 November with their Valedictory, which was held at...
