CQ farmers face devastation if no significant rainfall by Christmas
THE FESTIVEseason is gearing up to be a bleak and desperate time for Queensland farmers aswater levels in the Fairbairn Dam drop to 8.75...
Egerton Street lit up for Future Hope Twilight Markets
The street literally lit up and was filled with marketgoers, with vendors displaying a variety of goods, from crystals to handmadecrafts, toiletries and accessories.
Some...
Longreach Hospital recognised for highest standards of patient support
The annual awards are designed topromote and recognise the contributions made by health service staff throughoutQueensland.
Those eligible for the awardsinclude hospital orderlies, cleaners, kitchen,...
Family Carnival visits the Central Highlands
Fun Time Amusements explained that they hostedcarnivals at the tail end of the COVID pandemic.
Fun Time Amusements operator, Roy Johnson explainedthat, pre-COVID, Fun Time...
Little Bravehearts raising funds for child sexual abuse survivor support
The Denim and Lace Model Support Group are holdinga fundraiser at McIndoe Park to help sexually abused children supported byBravehearts.
There will be a fashion...
Good samaritan bears new signs
Since the saleof their first bear in February 1993, Tambo Teddies has hand-crafted and sold morethan 50,000 woollen toys to people across the globe...
RFDS lights-up Outback airstrips
Charleville Senior BasePilot, Nick Tully, and flight standards manager, Warren Schmidt, have developedkerosene lantern kits which will aid pilots land in remote areas obscured...
Share the Dignity this Christmas with Its In The Bag
The study found that, almost onein 10 Australian women in a relationship have suffered through domesticviolence during the COVID-19 crisis, with two-thirds of these...
Winton’’s Dinosaurs now cast in bronze
Digitally sculpted by palaeo-artist Travis Tischler,the models, two of which are long-necked sauropod dinosaurs, were in productionfor nearly 12 months and were cast at...
From Soldier to CEO: An interview with Blake Repine
The former Associate Vice Chancellor of CQUniversity (CQU)has supported numerous organisations to better our Emerald community andsurrounds.
“I’m originally from the US, and my wife...
New market for parents and kids of all ages to hit Emerald this November
The North Queensland Babies & Kids Market is a boutiquespecialist market catering to parents, babies, kids, teens, and mums to be.
“Our markets are just...
Ride sharing the love in the Emerald community
Many more of its kind have popped up since, but none moreneeded than Emerald local rideshare busines.
Emerald local Jay Edwards and his wife Sally...
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Agritourism Accelerator Mentoring Program
The Outback Queensland Tourism Association (OQTA) has partnered with agritourism development experts Sparrowly Group to deliver free, personalised mentoring to 10...
