A fire burns near Chinchilla
A vegetation fire has been burning since last night at Baking Board.
After the fire was under control and burning safety last night, the Queensland...
Harvest and herbicide concerns at Broadlea
President of AgForce Grains Queensland, Brendan Taylor, speaks about his first harvest of the season, Australia’s barley supply at an all-time high, and the...
Matt Hughes Charity Day
The Matt Hughes Foundation Footy game will be held on Saturday, March 1 at the Dalby Rugby Union grounds.
Starting at 2.30pm, there will...
Melon Festival receives major boost
The 2025 Chinchilla Melon Festival received a major funding boost to coincide with a three-day celebration of all things watermelon.
The State Government vowed...
Record-breaker at Melon Festival
Bonnie Hancock, who is the fastest person to paddle a surf ski 12,700km around the Australian coastline, spoke at the Chinchilla Melon Festival lunch...
Collision at Kumbarilla
Two trucks have crashed at Kumbarilla.
Paramedics arrived on the scene of a two truck crash on the Moonie Highway at 4.29am, Tuesday 18...
Scammers trying to trick Roma and Mount Abundance residents
Police have reminded residents to be aware of people posing as tradesmen offering to conduct work on their houses.
The warning comes following two...
The country life
A country girl since day one, Janet Doyle portrays the intricate little details of the world around her on canvas.
A grazier or a...
Search for Tayla Spies
Police are appealing for dash-camera footage as part of an investigation into a missing 29-year-old woman from the Roma and Dalby areas since February...
Rebuilt Illoura Village achieves aged care milestone for region
An aged care provider is set to open the Western Downs region’s first new aged care centre in 16 years in Chinchilla next week.
Southern...
Big Skies Festival under a cloud
Western Downs Regional Council will no longer host its flagship Big Skies music festival after councillors narrowly voted to withdraw from organising the event...
Severe Weather Warning
A Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the Darling Downs Region.
The Bureau of Meteorology states locations that may be affected include Stanthorpe,...
If Meta was a miner we’d shut them down
I’m often asked why Meta (owners of Facebook) should be forced to pay compensation to news publishers.
It’s a fair question.
On the surface, Facebook can...
