Tiny town explodes into life as Tara Festival celebrates record-breaking year
Organisers of the famous Tara Festival have declared the latest installation of Australia’s biggest camel party a record-breaking success.
The biennial festival, known for its...
Heavily armed cops sent if dangers known, inquest told
Police would have sent heavily armed officers to serve an arrest warrant at Wieambilla if they were told at least one person present was...
Ekka right around the corner
The long-anticipated annual agricultural show of Queensland, the Brisbane Ekka is right around the corner and to signal the launch of its festivities, Beef...
Dalby soup kitchen lending a hand and a smile
A warm meal and a friendly smile is helping brighten the lives of Dalby residents struggling with cost-of-living pressures.
Each Thursday night, volunteers gather at...
Cup fills community spirit
Inglestone is a ‘blink and you miss it’ kind of place on the Meandarra Talwood Road on the Western Downs.
And while it may seem...
$76 million fund to boost future jobs and industry
Over $20 million in funding will support 18 projects in the Darling Downs, South West and South Burnett regions to support future jobs and...
Prolific country muso given superstar’s welcome on return to Surat
Award-winning singer songwriter Josh Arnold was given a superstar’s welcome when he returned to Surat State School, almost a decade on from his first...
Family affair in Emus win
Goondiwindi welcomed Dalby, where the Wheatmen came away with a crushing 42-0 win in the C grade fixture, and the Emus got a 17-13...
Minister says not all farmers opposed to CSG
Queensland’s resource minister has acknowledged coal seam gas concerns around Dalby but claimed some stakeholders were also “accepting” of gas extraction on their farms.
Speaking...
Miles truck driver hospitalised in fatal highway crash
A Miles truck driver has survived a serious two-vehicle car crash which left another man dead at Millmerran on Wednesday morning.
Police are investigating the...
Families of slain officers call for change
The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland have called for immediate law changes around firearms and police communications.
They made the call on...
Big brand savings on now
Hedge’s Sports Store annual winter sale is on now and with 20 to 50 per cent off all clothing, you’re sure to find a...
Man jailed for life over toddler’s torture and murder
A man who murdered a two-year-old girl after inflicting severe physical abuse and punishments has been jailed for life.
Tane Saul Desatge, 45, was found...
